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Tanz looked confused by his sudden change of topic but led them into the change room. They each picked a cubby for their clothes, with biometric reader locks, and began to undress. Jack noticed that it took the Shreen all of a few seconds to strip off their kilts, place them into the cubby and be on their way.
Soon Jack was standing naked with the equally naked Altarians looking at Tanz who looked… much like she had previously.
“You look much different when you take your clothes off!” she said in surprise.
“Yes, that’s true. Shall we go?” Jack asked and he gestured for her to proceed them.
They walked out into a much warmer corridor and the Altarians sighed happily. There were several paths leading to smaller pools but to get the truly local experience Tanz led them to the main pool where most of the community went to relax and chat.
When they entered the vast room the temperature went up a few more degrees and Jack could see Gee and Bal finally relax. They walked through a corridor that rained on them until they exited the other side drenched and frozen. The Altarians made a bee line for the large pool and waded in immediately. The room was a little prone to echoes and the white noise of the water fall they’d just walked through made talking impossible. Tanz nodded when Jack pointed to his ears and guided them further along. Gee and Bal kept pace with them from the water. They looked much happier in the water.
The sight of the Queen’s Facilitator walking along the pool’s edge with a tall, horned, furless creature was drawing attention. Heads turned and conversation lulled as they passed by.
Tanz was still being called to and nodded to her admirers.
They found a quieter grotto and slipped into the water. Now that Jack was up to his shoulders in the hot water he felt himself relaxing as well.
“Ohhhh this is niiiiiiiiice,” he sighed happily and Tanz grinned at him.
“I’m so glad you like it! I was beginning to get the impression you were uncomfortable,” Tanz said with a relieved expression.
Jack glanced over to check on Gee and Bal and saw they’d found an underwater ledge to sit on a little distance away which kept most of their bodies under the surface. Their eyes tracked the movements of the guests. He smiled at their vigilance. He turned back to Tanz who, he noticed, had moved much closer.Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.
“To be honest, I’m not terribly comfortable being nude around strangers. It’s not something I would normally do but as I’m on Chrystan and it seems to be how things are done I’ll give it a go.” Changing the subject once more he rested back against the side of the pool. “Was there a plan for the rest of the day?”
“The Queen and King were going to give you a tour of the city but they were up all night so they won’t be able to join us today.” Tanz said grinning expectantly at Jack.
He wasn’t sure why she was looking at him like that. “What?”
“The royal couple were making love all night long after being seen sneaking out of last night’s dinner party with you! One of the doormen informed me they were enjoying themselves quite… energetically as you slipped out of their apartment,” she said excitedly with a giggle.
Jack blushed as he struggled to remember what she was talking about. He got flashes of a furred thigh up close and twitching and shook his head to clear the intimate image. Tanz’s eyes were wide and twinkling with happiness. “I- I had a little too much Lussht last night and I may have… done things I can’t recall clearly now.”
“Do you like Lussht? I could get you some-” she chirped and began to move away to get some.
“No! Please!” he blurted, reaching out to stop her and caught her hand. When her eyes flew wide looking at her hand he snatched his back. “I’m terribly sorry about that! Human gesture! Means something much less intimate!”
She was looking at him oddly as she moved back to her spot.
“Listen, I wasn’t really prepared for this visit and I haven’t taught myself how to avoid all of the social taboos so I’m making mistakes. I know you said the Shreen are easy going but I’m finding myself doing things that might be seen as… taboo breaking.” His mind flashed to the Queen looking at him with a dazed expression as he kissed her finger tips. He groaned quietly and put a hand to his forehead.
“Does your head hurt from the Lussht? I have not heard of that side effect,” Tanz said quietly.
Jack realized she was much closer now. He knew she was the Queen’s closest assistant so she was probably concerned he might be indiscreet with what he… might have done the previous night with the royal couple. “Listen, I won’t tell anyone what we did or might have done-”
Tanz began to giggle.
Again, Jack was confused by her behavior. “What?”
“I spoke with the Queen and King first thing this morning. They were delighted to tell me about some of the fun they had last night and that you taught them thrilling new ways to make love!”
His face flushed as his mind carried him back to a scene of the Queen’s face close to his, panting with lust. His eyes cleared and he returned to find Tanz almost leaning against him. He turned in surprise and his erection bumped into her soft fur.
A hand touched then gripped his cock under the water and she gasped.
“You’re huge!” she cried out.
He knew he wasn’t but perspective is everything. Jack shook his head and gently pulled back from her grip. “I- I think the heat is getting to me. I’d better go cool off. He moved to the side of the pool and climbed out.
Tanz watched him with a worried expression. When she saw his erection her mouth dropped open. She jumped when Gee and Bal moved past her quickly and climbed out to chase after Jack who was walking quickly back towards the change room.
Snapping out of her daze she scrambled to catch up.
He’d tried, he really did, but he’d never be a nudist. Too many eyes and he was just too shy. He spent a little extra time under the waterfall rinsing the hot spring water off and cooling his… passion. He spotted two dark shapes dart past him in the cold spray. They were spending as little time as they could in the cold water. He felt a part of himself shrinking so he moved on to the locker room to find Gee and Bal standing in the hot air dryers rubbing the water from their fur. The image started to bring life back to what had been shrinking so he turned away to find himself facing a distraught Tanz.
“I am so sorry if I disturbed you with my touch! I got the impression from the royal couple that you might be… at ease with such bold gestures.”
Jack couldn’t stop a chuckle from escaping and a smile began to return to her face. “I’m sure it sounded like that but remember, I’d had a fair amount to drink and for humans that can have a profound impact on our inhibitions. It makes some of us a little too relaxed about… everything. It can also degrade our judgement so we find ourselves doing stuff that perhaps isn’t too wise.”
He smiled at Tanz. “I’m glad the Queen and King weren’t offended or hurt by anything I did with them last night.”
She looked down again. “I don’t understand how you made love to the Queen with something that becomes so large without hurting her!”
He fidgeted again. “Uh, while I don’t have a clear memory of the night, I don’t believe Humans are compatible with Shreen for having that kind of sex.”
“Kind of sex?” she gasped with wide eyes. “Is that like the ‘thrilling new ways to make love’?”
“Uh, yes.”
Gee and Bal were dressed and standing at his elbow. “You should dry off,” Bal said.
He nodded and with a nod to Tanz he made his way into the dryer.
“Has he taught you these thrilling new ways?” Tanz excitedly asked the Altarians.
The two agents shared a look and eyes twinkled. They saw the woman was almost trembling with curiosity. Gee leaned forward as if to share a secret and Tanz leaned in so quickly she almost lost her balance.
“As his security team it wouldn’t be appropriate for us to make love with him but… I’ve heard that Jack is most talented with what he can do with his… tongue… down there.”
Tanz trilled loudly in her excitement and eyes turned in their direction. She rushed off to jump in the air dryer next to Jack’s. He smiled at her and wondered at her almost manic grin.
Jack left the dryer and got his clothes out of the cubby and got dressed. Once he had that layer, or in this case, layers of clothing between himself and the rest of the world he felt much better.
Then Tanz walked over with something large and furry in her arms. Gee and Bal joined them.
“They arrived! Courtesy of the Queen! Skrahak pelt coats! I asked the staff to bring them to me wherever I was so I could make sure you were warm.” She handed Gee and Bal their smaller coats and the ladies tugged them on. Their expressions of bliss told Jack all he needed to know.
“What’s a Skrahak?” he asked taking the larger coat from her arms. It was a little heavy. It was also very soft.
“They’re a native predator on the planet. When they’re small they’re just a nuisance. When they get big they become a real threat! We’ve lost villagers on the Ridge to the big ones,” Tanz explained.