Posted by Civilian Karina Enger (Director of Education) in Another Night, Another Swim

Posted by Civilian Jewel Stone (Police Detective) in Another Night, Another Swim

Posted by Civilian Karina Enger (Director of Education) in Another Night, Another Swim
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Standing near the edge of the rooftop pool of the Miscall apartment complex, Jewel stretched her shoulders and back. She was wearing a pair of bikini bottoms and a mid-drift swim tank. It was late , it was always late when she got home, and was the reason she was still single. Her stress level was still very high from the days events, something she was trying to forget.

The pool was technically closing in 20 minutes but she had gotten permission to use the pool after hours given her schedule as long as she was quiet and no one complained. She was in great shape, her lean toned muscle from all the exercises, she was arguably in better shape than someone half her age. She had to be, her job could be physically demanding and dangerous. Nights she spent swimming and doing yoga, early morning she would kick box and lift in the apartment gym.

Laying out her matt and towel she laid across her legs preparing to enter her yoga routine. The stretch ached as her muscles relaxed more it felt great.

Detective Inspector Jewel Stone

Karina had had a long day. Her work wasn’t physically demanding, but she felt like it was. She was carrying the day’s stress in her neck and between her shoulder blades. She had a headache from sitting hunched over a computer staring at the screen most of the day.

Getting home, she tried to sit back and relax, but she was too tense, too overdone from the day. The pool was still open. She wasn’t a great swimmer, but the water relaxed her and gave her something physical to do. She slipped into her copper colored one piece with the open midriff. She took the lift to the roof and stepped onto the cool tiled space.

Jewels face turned from her knees as someone walked out of the lift, ‘odd people are not usually up her this late’ she thought. She did not recognize the woman which was not a surprise however, as she had been in the building two years and had really not met anyone. She was far to busy and almost ever around when others were.

Her eyes scanned the space. She saw a woman she wasn’t overly familiar with, doing yoga by the pool. She was in exceptionally good shape. Karina was fit, but she was by no means as tone. She smiled and nodded politely before putting her towel down and slipping into the water. It was still warm and she groaned softly as she let her body become weightless.

Enger, DOE
Stone returned her nod as she moved past and pushed her face back into her knees trying to extend past them. When she heard the groan she turned her face toward the pool, Jewel as anything but shy, in fact she loved to socialize she just did not a a lot of opportunity to do so in a non work setting. “Rough day?”, her she asked softly taking the chance to be social while she could.

Detective Inspector Jewel Stone

Karina raised her head and let her feet sink toward the bottom of the pool. “Too many rough days back to back.” The woman’s voice was slightly mechanical in nature, but she had kind eyes. She also had large developed temporal lobes behind her ears, marking her as Cairn (if the woman knew anything about other species). “I hope I am not disturbing you.”

Enger, DOE

She had not noticed that the woman as Cairn, she was not intimately familiar with them but she had a grasp of most of the know species the frequented federation space. “No you are not bothering me even a little, I don’t get to socialize much” she responded. “It’s nice” she said as she rolled out of her stretch and stood up, her eight pack abs flexed as she stretched her arms above her head. She then sat down at the edge of the pool her feet entering the water, she was not going to get much yoga in while talking so she reversed course and decided to work toward swimming.

“Sorry you had rough couple days, hard when they come one after another. ” she said stirring her feet in the water. “I don’t catch people up her this late normally.” she noted , she was going to ask the woman if she wanted to talk but it felt in appropriate . “Been living her long?” she asked.

Detective Inspector Jewl Stone

The woman smiled and moved through the water, obviously not a strong swimmer. “It happens. Cyc… rhythms of life.” She shook her head no. “I work late most days. Today I returned early.” Her head tipped to the side, taking in the woman’s form. She was even more fit than she realized. If she was caught staring, Karina wasn’t embarrassed by it. “Four years, but I have not… settled in,” the woman said. “I am Karina Enger.”

Enger, DOE

Jewel smiled warmly “Jewel Stone,” her soft voice was inviting . “I thought I was the only night owl in the building” she said with a small snort, as she slid into the water. ” she was avoiding the What do you do talk because people reacted odd around her once they new she was a detective. Might as well get it over with she thought. “So what’s got you up all hours of the night?” she asked as she pulled herself gracefully around the surface.

Detective Inspector Jewl Stone

Karina watched her move easily through the water with envy. Karina had been given an excellent crash course in swimming, but she was not that skilled. Compared to Jewel she probably looked like a drowning cat. “I am the director of education for Oed. It is an endless task.” Everyone knew about the new university that had opened two years prior. And with the dome gone, people were moving to Oed in droves. They didn’t have enough buildings for the school children. “What about you, Jewel?”

Enger, DOE

Jewel settled into a tread in the deeper end of the pool, might as well work out while I work, she thought. “Wow, I was not expecting that to be honest, that’s a lot of work” she said, that’s a lot of work,she knows that Jewel she said to her self, she found her self now taking her in for the first time, she was quite stunning. She blushed and hid it by dipping her head backwards.

Karina laughed softly, it was a slightly odd sound with the mechanical edge to it. “It is.”

here we go, mybe since she was busy and worked for the government she will understand she thought, Jewel really wanted a friend that she could just be herself around, “Im a Detective Inspector for the city” she noted waiting for the woman’s expression to shift.

Detective Inspector Jewl Stone

Karina had tipped back to let the water tug her hair back. She looked up with interest. “Really?” She didn’t look repulsed or put off at all. Just genuinely intrigued. “That must be fas… fasci.” Of course now that she was tired the word would not form. She took a breath, “fascinating.”

Enger, DOE

Jewel did not really react one way or the other to her vocal studder. Fascinating, I guess someone on the outside would think that, and in a way it was she thought. “I guess it can be” she said her stress appearing revealing her worry lines in more detail. “It can be very taxing emotionally if you let it” she noted not wanting to sugar coat it to much. “The influx of new people has certainly made things interesting as of late, I’m guessing the same is true for your work” She said continuing to tread water, she was not even breathing hard.

Detective Inspector Jewel Stone

Karina didn’t venture as far into the deep water as Jewel. She could tread water where she was, but with a hand she could stretch and reach the side if she got into trouble. “Yes, I believe it can be heavy on the mind. The science of for ren sics has intrigued me.”

She nodded with a sigh and a roll of stiff shoulders. “Yes. It is good to see Oed grow. Not so good for headaches.”

Enger, DOE

She continued to tread water trying to work her core strength while talking, it was a good work out. She watched the woman roll her shoulders trying to shake out the tension . I could offer to work that kink out of her neck, but that would be a little weird she thought, “There’s a hot tub over there, we can take the conversation over there if you would like? Might work the kinks out” she suggested.

Detective Inspector Jewel Stone

Karina’s eyes snapped up and toward the hot tub. “I forget it is there.” She stretched out her arms, moving across the water toward the ladder. Karina gripped the rail and pulled herself up out of the water. “Shall we?” she asked over her shoulder. The breeze rushed past and she shivered, it raising goose bumps on her skin.

Enger, DOE

Jewel smiled, “Sounds nice actually” she said looking at her as she exited the pool she subconsciously licked her lips. “Cold?” she asked as she did a soft breast stroke to the stairs.

Karina nodded. “The air is cold and so is the water.” She didn’t reach for the towel though. She was watching Jewel instead. How had she missed seeing this woman living in her building?

_She is really pretty, _ she thought but brushed it off. Grabbing the handle she stepped up the stairs the soft layer of clear hair stood on end, goose bumps forming all over her. “Crap” she said laughing, not really thinking she giggle grabbing onto Enger’s arm, pulling her to the hot tub, “Lets get in before we freeze to death” she said starting to move toward the pool.

Detective Inspector Jewel Stone

Karina laughed and put her other hand over Jewel’s hand on her arm and did a rushed speed walk to the hot tub and sank into the hot water. Her face scrunched up and she puffed out a breath over the sting of the heat. No sound came out though. Karine sank down to her chin innthe water and sighed.

Enger, DOE

Jewel laughed all the way to the hot tube, it had been a long time since she laughed with anyone else, most the time she was just laughing at a holo movie. She sank all the way under the water, the heat releasing the blood flow and her muscles relaxed. “Wooo, that feels great!” she laughed sitting up she leaned against the tub her arms spread out on the lip of the tub. “So tell me, what do you like to do for fun?” she asked trying to return to some small talk, she felt very relaxed.

Detective Inspector Jewel Stone