Arioso
Soothing the Soul
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OOC: Deep breath...okay....take the plunge for your first thread, girl...
This will be a closed SRP for Arioso and Ariosto...no, we're not the same person...
IC: Lisa Riviere, 35, manager of Thistlewood Lodge
Lisa sauntered down the gravely, dirt path that led from the main lodge to the lake front. Her arms swung easily, a full water bottle dangling from one hand and towel draped over her other arm. She hand a flashlight clipped to a caribiner through the belt loops on her shorts. On most other nights, she'd need it to navigate the path, but tonight....tonight was glorious. A full moon bathed the entire region with pale light. She hardly had to squint to see her way.
The lake was beautiful. Framed by thick, summer foliage, it glittered and sparkled with reflected moonlight. She grinned to herself. Who needed diamonds? A lake was a girl's best friend.
Life was good. She loved her job as manager of the Thistlewood Lodge, a rustic resort up in the Catskills that attracted an even mix of tourists from the City, hikers, and hunters. There was a night manager, so it wasn't like she was on-call 24/7, and that meant she was free to enjoy one of her favorite perks of the job.
The sauna.
It wasn't impressive to the eye. Outwardly, it looked like a dilapidated wood shack with a narrow chimney. And the old wood-burning stove inside had certainly seen better days. The lodge's owner had been talking about replacing it for years. But to Lisa, this was a little piece of heaven.
She opened the door, set down her towel and water bottle in the vestiary, and grabbed several logs from the wood pile. Opening the inner door to the sauna she set the logs down by the stove, went outsie to retrieve some kindling, and set about building a fire. When she was satisfied that the stove was on its way toward getting piping hot, she went back to the vestiary and stripped off her clothes.
Climbing up to an upper bench, she stretched out directly on the smooth, fragrant wood planks. A deep breath....mmmmm, it smelled so good in here, so fresh and woody. Squirming to get comfortable, she tossed her long, dark hair over her head, dangled one leg over the edge of the bench, and propped her hands beneath her neck. She could have been Huckleberry Finn daydreaming by the river rather than a naked woman in a rapidly warming sauna.
With a smile on her face, she exhaled deep sigh and relaxed. She wasn't expecting any company...it was after midnight, and guests were usually asleep by now. Not that she would be embarassed or anxious if someone showed up -- she'd been using the sauna for so many years, she had no shyness about nudity in here.
So it startled her, though not to the point of covering up, when she heard noises out in the vestiary....
This will be a closed SRP for Arioso and Ariosto...no, we're not the same person...
IC: Lisa Riviere, 35, manager of Thistlewood Lodge
Lisa sauntered down the gravely, dirt path that led from the main lodge to the lake front. Her arms swung easily, a full water bottle dangling from one hand and towel draped over her other arm. She hand a flashlight clipped to a caribiner through the belt loops on her shorts. On most other nights, she'd need it to navigate the path, but tonight....tonight was glorious. A full moon bathed the entire region with pale light. She hardly had to squint to see her way.
The lake was beautiful. Framed by thick, summer foliage, it glittered and sparkled with reflected moonlight. She grinned to herself. Who needed diamonds? A lake was a girl's best friend.
Life was good. She loved her job as manager of the Thistlewood Lodge, a rustic resort up in the Catskills that attracted an even mix of tourists from the City, hikers, and hunters. There was a night manager, so it wasn't like she was on-call 24/7, and that meant she was free to enjoy one of her favorite perks of the job.
The sauna.
It wasn't impressive to the eye. Outwardly, it looked like a dilapidated wood shack with a narrow chimney. And the old wood-burning stove inside had certainly seen better days. The lodge's owner had been talking about replacing it for years. But to Lisa, this was a little piece of heaven.
She opened the door, set down her towel and water bottle in the vestiary, and grabbed several logs from the wood pile. Opening the inner door to the sauna she set the logs down by the stove, went outsie to retrieve some kindling, and set about building a fire. When she was satisfied that the stove was on its way toward getting piping hot, she went back to the vestiary and stripped off her clothes.
Climbing up to an upper bench, she stretched out directly on the smooth, fragrant wood planks. A deep breath....mmmmm, it smelled so good in here, so fresh and woody. Squirming to get comfortable, she tossed her long, dark hair over her head, dangled one leg over the edge of the bench, and propped her hands beneath her neck. She could have been Huckleberry Finn daydreaming by the river rather than a naked woman in a rapidly warming sauna.
With a smile on her face, she exhaled deep sigh and relaxed. She wasn't expecting any company...it was after midnight, and guests were usually asleep by now. Not that she would be embarassed or anxious if someone showed up -- she'd been using the sauna for so many years, she had no shyness about nudity in here.
So it startled her, though not to the point of covering up, when she heard noises out in the vestiary....