While the teaching did slow down progress, Karl still had enough time to do some work before the end of the shift, and then everyone would be free to do as they liked the next day.
Matriarch’s day was one of the biggest holidays in the city of Drodh, and everyone slept in, knowing that the shop would be closed for the day.
The teachers from Lared Academy were the first to get motivated, and started right into working on what they had learned the day before, ensuring that it was memorized and that their previous wealth of slightly incorrect knowledge wasn’t hindering their future progress.
The next was Lotus, and once Lotus was up, everyone was up. Mostly because she went knocking on their doors to see who wanted to come with her to get chocolate.
Dana had informed Karl that they had already chosen chocolate gifts for Matriarch’s day during their trips to the dungeon. But now that the day was upon them, the chocolates would be on sale, and the city was decorated for a festival.
"Give us ten minutes." Karl called when he heard Lotus coming to his door.
"No, it’s time to go!" She complained.
"We really aren’t suitable for going outside right now. Let us shower and we will join you." Karl retorted, while Dana laughed quietly and turned on the shower in the ensuite.
Once the shower was over, they both transformed back into [Bestial Form] and Dana picked out a powder blue Hanfu dress that Rae had made, while Karl went for a black silk shirt, unbuttoned halfway down the chest the way that the Casino Guard’s had been. With white pants and pocket square to contrast with his fur, Karl thought that it looked quite stylish.
Until Dana took one look at it and laughed.
"I keep expecting you to use a sleazy pickup line on me when I see that outfit." She giggled.
"Oh? Perhaps you would change your mind after a few drinks? You and me, back in my bedroom?" Karl replied in a rumbling drawl that triggered every amorous instinct in Dana’s transformed body.
"That’s cheating. No abusing species triggers. Plus, we’re already in your bedroom, and Lotus is waiting for us to get dressed." Dana retorted.
"You sound like you’re already dressed. I am waiting for you to stop flirting." Lotus shouted through the door.
Karl left his outfit unchanged and stepped out to the main room.
Lotus took one look at him and looped a large gold chain around his neck. Then another one before she nodded in satisfaction.
"Now the look is complete."
Tessa smirked when she saw Karl with Dana on his arm, but Ophelia gave them an enthusiastic thumbs up.
Thor came out of his space in a fancy black and gold suit that Rae had tailored for him, complete with a gold embroidered cape, which was a bit overkill for a city was warm as Drodh.
But he did look very Noble.
They headed out into the street, and Lotus looked down at their feet.
"Hey, why aren’t you wearing shoes?" She asked.
Karl shrugged. "They’re not comfortable with these feet, but I have [Eternal Lightning] active anyhow, so I’m not going to pick up a nail or anything."
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