"Once I was able to walk properly, I left the meadow that I woke up in and ended up in front of a perfume shop on the other side of the city. Yet, this time I wasn't alone as someone was in the alley next to the shop."
"You didn't get in trouble, did you? I mean, you are still naked, meaning you didn't get dressed before you left the meadow."
"Haha, no, I didn't get in trouble at all. Honestly, I think they rather enjoyed the view as we talked. Guess who it was, though." I give her a knowing smirk.
"Bea or Green?"
"Nope, but I do need to speak to them later. It was Erika, as in Gym Leader Erika."
"Oh? You came across a Gym Leader, completely naked, in the middle of her city, and didn't get in trouble." She confirms with a wide-eyed look. I just give her a beaming smile in return.
"Like I said, she seemed to enjoy the view as we talked. Now this might tie into what you did tonight, but she was surprised that I didn't seem affected by the effect in the city."
"Hmm? What effect is that?" She asks curiously. Did she not realize how odd the city is?
"It seems like a perception filter of sorts? It makes it seem like nothing is wrong in the city, as far as I can tell." As I say that, Flannery gets a thoughtful look on her face and then looks like something clicked for her.
"So that is what it was! I had this feeling like something wasn't quite right, but everyone I spoke to looked at me like I was crazy!" Flannery stomps her foot, causing her perky tits to bounce deliciously, drawing my attention like a magnet. I think I will need to enjoy my little firecracker again tonight; the boost in my cultivation might be causing my libido to run wild. I reach out and lightly pet her hair as I chuckle at her reaction.
"So, Erika asked me if our group would be willing to help her test the effect to see if Aura actually prevents it from working. I was able to work out a deal with her for some of her special perfume for us as payment."
"I don't have an issue helping her out, and we can ask Bea in a bit. Now, what do you mean by Special perfume?" She asks as she presses her head into my hand.
"I'm not sure how well-known it is outside of Kanto, but Erika is an accomplished Aromachologist. She is an expert in using different scents to cause any number of things. Two of the more notable ones are Calm Scent perfume that relaxes raging Pokemon, Grandpa uses that one to help with his studies, and Cleansing Scent that works better than an antidote to remove poison, paralysis, and curses."
"Huh, I never knew that scent could be used that way. I wonder what she will give us."
"No clue, but it was part of the deal. We parted soon after that, and I headed back here! As I said, my night was pretty good overall."
"More so than mine, honestly," Flannery sighs as she organizes her thoughts. "So, besides going nearly crazy as no one seemed to be able to give me a straight answer about the sudden influx of nudity, I only found a few things of interest. For one, there seems to be a whole city under the city itself. It mainly has shops available and a few specialty places, but the main draw seems to be the training fields. They are where trainers can go and battle on simulated terrain."
"So that is why the lobby was full! I was wondering what was going on when I came back." I nod with understanding. These training grounds sound like a great place to practice field-level tactics.
"Yep! I checked out the Fire fields myself, and they range from a pit of lava with stone islands to burning grasslands. I found out that every gym challenge from the fourth badge on will be broadcast publicly for people to watch. Oh, and I also found where flying lessons can be taken!" She gives me a bright smile as she finishes.
"Fantastic finds! Erika actually brought up the fact that there is broadcasting," I tell her with a slight blush appearing on my cheeks as I think about what will happen during our battle. I feel a small clenching in my core from anticipation. "So what is our plan for tomorrow?" I ask as I head over to the bed and sit on it, finally. Growlithe, who I sit right next to, gives me a little huff and moves to a different part of the bed.
"Well, let's send a message to Bea and Green to see if they are willing to get tested by Erika. If they are cool with it, maybe we can handle it right away. Otherwise, I think there is mainly signing up for the gym and flight lessons? Not sure how long any of that will take, though." Flannery responds as she moves closer and actually sits directly in my lap, facing me, instead of on the bed. I rest my hands on her hips, letting my fingers play with her firm butt, prompting a pleased hum from her.
"Sounds like a plan to me. Let me send a text to Bea right now." I reach into my bag, pull out my phone, and open the message app. It only takes a few seconds to send a message, and before I even set my phone back down, I get a thumbs-up from Bea. "That was quick. Looks like they are good for meeting up with Erika. Now to just let Erika know…" I bite my bottom lip slightly as I get a playful idea, though only if Flannery is up for it. "Babe?"
"Yeah?"
"How would you feel about sending a sexy photo to someone?"
"It depends…" She answers while raising one of her eyebrows. "Who is the target and why?"
"Well, in my memories, there is a lot of fan-created work about this world. An extremely common trope is that Erika is a lesbian and she has a 'Garden of Lilies' or that her gym trainers are her conquests. When I met her earlier, she hardly took her eyes off me and seemed rather turned on."
"And why was she turned on?" Flannery asks with a slightly chilly voice.
"Ah, um… I kinda wanted to keep it a surprise?" I say with a sheepish tone. "It may or may not have to do with the Gym Battle and the fact that it is broadcast?" She quietly watches me with a blank stare that doesn't give anything away. The silence stretches just long enough for me to start to fidget with my fingers as I wonder if I did something wrong.
"Alright, I won't pry into that right now." She finally answers, letting me sigh with relief. "I'm not sure I see where you are going with this, though."
"Ah, right… So, I was kind of wondering what would happen if we sent a sexy picture to her with our response? Or possibly a video call?"
"Why would you want to do that?"
"Well, she is rather cute, easy to tease, and seemed interested. The fact that I had a girlfriend didn't seem to bother her or reduce her interest, so I thought that if we teased her, maybe something would happen…"
"Something, huh?" Flannery taps on her chin lightly as she thinks over my idea. I squirm a little under her as my hands trace along her sides. I know it is a big ask, something that can completely change or break our relationship. Yet, after we had our fun with Bea in Saffron City, I noticed my eyes wandering a little more, and that Flannery was becoming more sexually open. Maybe I was wrong about this, and she will turn it down, causing our relationship to change. She is mine, and I am hers, but this is a lot to ask. I really hope I didn't screw things up with one of the best things in my life. "Okay, let's do it. Any ideas on what to send?"
"Really?! You are okay with the idea? You are not mad or just going along with it?" I ask as I feel some Butterfrees doing flips in my stomach in happiness. It seems like I didn't screw up anything!
"Really, really. It actually sounds kind of fun, honestly." She nods and gives me a bright smile. "Does this mean you want another girlfriend?"
"Wha-what?" I ask with wide eyes, wondering how she got that idea. "No! I am perfectly happy with you!"
"And I with you, yet I don't have a problem if we find a third for us if there is a chance. It's not uncommon for there to be multiple partners in a relationship, though?" She says as she tilts her head to the side slightly.
"It's not? I don't recall seeing any…?" I think back on all the couples I have met and realized that outside of Pallet, I haven't really paid much attention to people's relationships. I know that on social media, there is always some sort of news about relationship drama and cheating, yet I can't recall anything about polygamous relationships. Wedding culture here is different as well, as each region has its own style, but overall, they tend to be rather private affairs.
"Maybe not as common in Kanto, but outside the region it is extremely common. Kanto is known for its rather traditional views at times," she says with a shrug.
"So is Johto, for that matter, but I don't know too much about our sister region," I add as I sort out my feelings about the revelation. I am rather happy that I was able to find one person who likes me as much as I like them, but finding another and possibly being with them as well seems like a dream. I will need to see how things turn out. " I'm not sure about adding a third permanently, but on occasion if we both agree…?" I watch her face for a reaction as this still sounds almost too good to be true to me.
"Sure, and who knows, maybe we will find someone we both want to be with more than just a fling," Flannery laughs lightly before giving me a serious look. "No going behind each other's back, though. Just like now, we talk about it and decide together, deal?"
"Deal. Now this is what I had in mind to send to Erika." I start to explain my idea to my flame-loved girlfriend, who nods along with it. Once I am done, she expands on my idea with a few of her own, and we go back and forth refining the idea until we are both happy. I grab my phone again and set it up to take a series of photos and videos before setting it on the nearby shelf and pointing it towards the bed.
Twenty intense yet blissful minutes later, the two of us lay snuggled on the bed with our Pokemon sleeping peacefully on the floor nearby. I grab my phone again, and we start going through everything that was taken. It takes a few minutes to find the perfect set of pictures to send, and after a quick trip through a photo editor, I bring up Erika's contact information. I type out a quick message stating that we are good to go and attach our photo set to it before sending. I don't bother waiting for a reply before setting my phone back on the shelf and giving Flannery a light kiss on the forehead.
As I start to drift off to sleep, I begin to wonder how Erika likes my surprise for her and about what Flannery mentioned. I'm not sure if anything will happen with Erika, but knowing that my girlfriend is on board with it takes a weight off my shoulders. The thought of having multiple loving girlfriends seems like a pipedream, as I know that a relationship requires work from all sides to be maintained, and that more people will just make it harder to manage, just like any group. For now, though, Flannery is enough and she is all mine.