Doing the Doo

The sun peeks inside the roof of the Skygazer home on the first floor. The lush vines and vegetation that cover the roof compliment the assortment of plants found inside, with the heavily padded floors between. It's rather early as Andromeda pads up to the family sleeping pile and scritches Kainudy's ears where they peak out from the fur pile.

Kainudy periscopes her head up above the pile.

"Morning already?" she mumbles..

Andromeda whispers, "We need to head out early. It was hard to get an appointment for two at the "Body Shop" on such short notice."

Kainudy pulls her limbs out of the rumbling pile of felitaurs as if from a tarpit.

Nebula, Metora and Shatter (Copernicus's mothers) and LaGrange (his sire) roll a bit in their sleep to allow Kainudy to escape. Seems it's not an unusual thing.

Kainudy says, "Do they have coffee or tea there?"

Andromeda hmms, "Tea we can get. It's not a very popular drink. What type would you like? And how much cream or honey?"

Kainudy stretches to warm herself up.. "Surprise me."

Andromeda grins as she watches Kainudy, "So, you up to some full body pampering? They even do fur and feather painting."

Kainudy finishes her warm-up. "Feather painting? It's been a long time since I've had my feathers done. The last time.. well, it led to your brother's being caught in a social upheaval.."

Andromeda watches Kainudy as she stretches and purrs, "You are well designed. Crossing the street can get my brother caught up in a "social upheaval". You can decide when you get there. Ready?"

Kainudy nods.

Andromeda leaps up onto the roof ledge and then into the air, wings snapping smartly open as she takes to the skies.

Kainudy follows, trying not to yawn.

Andromeda chuckles, "You're lazier than my brother. C'mon sexy, let's get moving."

Kainudy harrumphs, and flaps harder.

Andromeda leads Kainudy towards another building that mixes high technology with as much plant life, small fountains and waterfalls and ponds and artificial streams as possible. She lands in through the open roof and waits for Kainudy to land.

Kainudy lands nearby, and admires the architecture.

Kainudy says, "Almost like home.."

Andromeda blinks, "Really? I thought all your places were living buildings?"

Kainudy says, "It is. But it also has a lot of gardens inside."

Kainudy says, "We only have one building on the home world. }:)"

Andromeda flicks an ear, "I...I think I'd like to see that someday. The thought of being inside a living being...it's just not the normal position for a predator. ;) So, Anise and Armand are waiting for us, and some tea. I think they have a couple of assistants, Camille and Dalton. Only one building?"

Kainudy nods, "It's pretty.. big."

Andromeda hmms, "Well, let's get on the couches and you can tell me more about it. You've got my curiosity up."

Kainudy nods and follows.

Four well groomed felitaurs greet the pair, and Armand and Camille lead Kainudy over to one raised slab like platform that turns out to be very soft. Andromeda headrubs Anise and Dalton and then sprawls out flat on both stomachs. Armand purrs to Kainudy, "It's a pleasure to get to work on someone as unique and lovely as you. What would you like today? Oh, Camille, get Kainudy her tea."

Kainudy says, "What would I like? Hmm. Anything to make my mane look alive and my scales look as if they aren't about to fall out, I suppose. For starters, anyway. Maybe a little iridescence for my feathers if you can do that. }:)""

Andromeda purrs instructions to Anise and Dalton, and the two pull out several brushes and small bottles of lightly scented oil and start working the fur on her back thoroughly, causing her to rumble happily and flick her tail.

Armand nods, "If you'll lie on your stomach I shall work on your mane and Camille will oil your scales first, and then we have a gentle body wax that works well on claws too."

Kainudy relaxes on the couch, and sips her tea. "Sounds wonderful. }:)"

The tea is actually mostly tea. One of the lighter green teas, with a small hint of mint (probably catnip) some cream and a bit of honey. Armand starts carefully combing Kai's mane with some special feathers, getting the kinks out before washing it and styling it.

Kainudy says, "What were those feathers originally designed to do, I wonder? }:)"

Andromeda is purrumbling happily as her two groomers brush and oil her fur, she churrs, "Well Kai, if you remember the museum, our old "masters" enjoyed the good life. We apparently groomed them, along with many other things."

Kainudy smirks, "They must have been very confident in their control over your ancestors. Must have been quite a shock when the revolution came."

Anise, a sleek looking felitaur with a Siamese type pattern nods, "Yes. It happened very very sudden. No one seems to understand how the slavers were so caught off guard. I'm just glad we're free now. Andromeda, stretch out your hind legs so I can groom your haunches properly."

Camille pulls over a hovering cart with a bottle of oil that has been heated to Kainudy's body temperature (there are sensors in the couches). She puts some on her paws and works the oil into the saurian's shoulders, massaging her as well as oiling her scales.

Kainudy rumbles, letting her wings and eyelids droop a bit.

Armand mists Kainudy's mane and purrs, "Do you wish it trimmed at all? Curls or straight?" and Camille rests her forelegs over Kainudy's back as she continues to oil her upper back and arms.

Kainudy says, "Mmmm.. I've always wanted curls."

Kainudy says, "Trim it where you think it needs it."

Andromeda churrrrrrrrrrrrs as Anise and Dalton work her over, lightly trimming hairs here and there with their claws, fluffing up her fur on her behind and meticulously grooming her tail.

Kainudy is a non-anthro dragoness, 14 feet long from nose to tail, half of which is taken up by her silky tail. Her expressive eyes are grey-green, and she has a mane of thick golden hair flowing down to the base of her neck, along with long, tapering black spinal ridges going to her tail. Her scales are black at the spine, fading into blue and then into mother-of-pearl on her underside. A single streak of gold and green runs from behind her eyes and continues along to the base of her tail, running evenly between the black and blue coloration. Along her left flank is a large streak of bright green, forming the shape of a flying wyvern, while a gold circle marks her belly. Her large wings are feathered in electric-blue, with golden highlights.

Armand nods and finishes combing it out, he uses a very light mist of water on it and, using a feather comb to pull sections even, slices off the various split ends and uneven sections of Kainudy's mane, shortening it no more than 2 or 3 inches in any one area. Camille has slid back and is working Kainudy's lower back.

Kainudy relaxes more, almost back into sleep.

Armand purrs, "So, light curls, wavy, or Cornish Rex style?"

Kainudy blinks back awake, "What is a Cornish Rex?"

Armand touches a panel between two trees and a hologram of a felitaur pops up where the fur looks to be in rows of tight loops. Camille starts oiling up Kainudy's tail.

Kainudy says, "I think just.. wavy?"

Armand nods and gets to work, using small heated clamps and a light water/oil spray slowly adds waves to Kainudy's golden mane as Camille then works on Kainudy's right leg with the oil, working slowly and thoroughly.

Andromeda is on her back now, purring and nibbling at Anise's arms now and then as the two felitaurs carefully groom her undersides, legs and thighs carefully. She purrs, "So Kai, tell me about this one big building on your home world."

Kainudy lets her leg go limp, spreading her toes. This is actually quite a nice way to start the day.

Kainudy says, "Oh.. we call it T'Spyra. It's a tower, with a star-shaped base whose arms extend for a few miles each. The main tower is about eight miles tall, with another six extending underground. Two of the arms of the base form a bay and provide housing for the cetaceans.."

Camille, who is really enjoying the slick feeling of Kainudy's scales purrs, "Cetaceans?"

Kainudy rumbles, "Whales, dolphins, orcas.. they live in the ocean. It's nice to have areas where we can all mingle."

This seems to intrigue all the fuzzy horde and Andromeda purrs, "So they are sapient? Do your people love mate with them?"

Andromeda flexes her toes as Anise fluffs out the fur over her chest and Dalton works along her legs.

Kainudy says, "T'Spyra was too big to become sapient. The Stelya-rhyan are sapient though, and we can mate with each other."

The groomers decide to not interrupt the conversation, and Camille gets out a very light waxy substance and now works that into the scales on Kainudy's back. Andromeda purrs, "Love mating or breed mating or both?"

Kainudy mrrrs, "Yes.. both. The Stelya-rhyan - the starships - create bodies to interact with others."

Andromeda closes her eyes for a bit and hmms, "Yes, my brother told me about some of these...remotes. And some of the students met some too. How odd it must be to have little sentient pieces of yourself wandering around."

Kainudy grins. "The Stelya-rhyan are often hard to comprehend."

Camille smirks and looks at Andromeda, who purrs, "I know Camille. My brother has always been hard to comprehend sometimes. Yet he can be so...wonderful at times."

Camille purrs, "That's it for your back. You have the most wonderful feeling skin. Care to turn over Kainudy?"

Kainudy rolls over with difficulty, pulling her wings back against her sides.

Andromeda is having her claws done as she purrrrrrrs happily. Camille starts oiling down Kainudy's front with the same efficiency she did her back and Armand puts a holo display up for Kainudy, showing her the waves he's put into her hair so far, "Do you approve?"

Kainudy says, "Ooo.. Yes, they're lovely! How long will they last?"

Armand hmms, "Well, depending on how often you wash it, probably 2 to 3 months."

Kainudy asks, "What can you do for my feathers?"

Armand grins, "We can preen, oil and smooth them out. Dye them, paint them, nearly anything you want. Dalton is even good at painting designs on them."

Kainudy hmmsss.. "What would you suggest?"

Andromeda grins and purrs, "I'm going to go for the Phoenix effect. Shades of reds, yellows and oranges so that my wings look like they are flames. Try whatever you wish."

Kainudy glances at her own feathers. Blue with gold highlights. Hmmm.. "I'm at a loss. Fashion and beauty just aren't my forte."

Camille looks at them and hmms, "With just a touch of other shades of blue, some silver and the rest, I think we could make your wings look like a waterfall. How does that sound?"

Kainudy blinks, "You can do that?"

Dalton grins, "Sure. The effect would only work when your standing with your wings held in the resting position, but it would still look good even when flying."

Camille is obviously enjoying the oil rubdown as much as Kainudy, working down her front and belly, not an single spot is missed.

Kainudy spreads her wings a bit. It looks silly with her on her back though. "Okay, waterfalls it is then!" }:)

Dalton gives Andromeda's toes a quick nibble then collects his dyes and pads over to Kainudy to work on her wings.

Kainudy just sort of.. sprawls.

Andromeda grins at Kainudy as Camille's hands massage and tease Kainudy a bit, "So, enjoying your vacation?"

Kainudy purrrss... "So far.."

Camille finishes up the oil and starts applying the wax. She purrs softly, "You can purr too. You are very beautiful Kainudy."

Kainudy blinks, "Thank you.. but then, that just means you're doing your job well, doesn't it? }:)"

Camille's ears flick, "Well, yes and no. It's easier when you have good material to work with. And the feel of your skin, I'd love to spend some time with you. I bet my mates would enjoy that too. Are you interested?"

Andromeda just smirks.

Kainudy says, "You mean, getting together for dinner?"

Camille purrs, "Sure, we could have dinner first."

Kainudy thinks, o O { First? }

Camille looks expectantly at Kainudy as she works more of the light wax into her scales.

Kainudy smiles, "Thank you for the offer.. I'll have to think about it a bit though. One doesn't just jump into these things after a few centuries.."

Andromeda chuckles softly as Camille's whiskers droop a bit and purrs, "Apparently when you're immortal it's easier to deny yourself Kai?"

Camille purrs, "Well, if you change your mind, let us know."

Kainudy blinks at Andromeda, "Deny myself?"

Andromeda purrs, "Surely you must have SOME sex drive?"

Andromeda watches as Anise turns her wings into a glory of flame, bit by bit. Considering how large her wings are, it'll be another couple hours before they are done.

Kainudy hmms, considering that. "I suppose.. it's just that most of my physical reactions are.. voluntary."

Andromeda grins, "Well, so are some of ours. But that does seem to take the spontaneity out of life. Can you "voluntarily" enjoy love making?"

Kainudy says, "Oh yes.. it's just the arousal part I need to work on a bit. Out of practice. }:)"

Kainudy says, "My mate died twelve hundred years ago.."

The first comment brings a grin to all five felitaurs, and the second brings a soft whisper from Andromeda, "I'm sorry to hear that. Losing someone you love always hurts, but being alone for so long...I mean, yes you're immortal, but that's too long to be alone."

Kainudy says, "My lifestyle of late hasn't been conducive to partnership.. }:)"

Andromeda carefully raises her head so as not to bump Anise's painting and purrs, "Well, you have a lot of opportunities here for some good companionship if you want them Kai. I know Camille's mating group, they're very nice. Oh, and Dalton is doing a great job on your wings."

Kainudy says, "Well, it would be a shame to let all of this effort to doll me up go to waste. I'll think about it. }:)"

Andromeda hmms, "Well, maybe I can set us up on a group date for this evening. You sky dance at all?"

Kainudy says, "Sky dance?"

Andromeda nods, "You dance while flying."

Kainudy says, "Using all the limbs, or just the wings?"

Andromeda purrs, "All the limbs. Legs, tail, arms."

Kainudy grins, "I'm short a set."

The felitaur's chuckle and Camille purrs, "Won't matter. The point is to just have fun."

Kainudy says, "I can give it a try then, I suppose.. }:)"

Andromeda mrrrs and nods, "Then I'll see what I can arrange for tonight. For now I think I'm going to doze off while Anise finishes."

Kainudy says, "How long does it take for the dyes and paints to dry?"

Dalton purrs, "We keep it slightly warm and dry in here to speed it up. About 15 minutes to a half hour to fully dry. But it takes about 2 hours to do the full set of wings. You'll be done a bit before Andromeda."

Kainudy lays her head back then, and dozes as well..