The club is emptied early for a Special Event, an invitation only affair. During the brief window of emptiness, the cleaning crew works at high speed and decorators change the lighting. Ornate beds are rolled out of storage and spruced up, eventually being moved in close to the stage after the tables and chairs have been removed. The large water clock is erected at the back of the stage, and more Inala statues are brought out - all of them depicting the goddess either pregnant or holding babies. The most ornate 'bed' is placed in the center of the stage, and is actually similar in build to the Altar of Beauty back in the actual temple - it just has a padded leather mattress on top and lots of convenient handholds.
The bouncer lets Nikky inside, of course, since she's the featured player in the alleged festival of fertility..
Unfortunately, though, the bouncer loses his pants and gets his backside pinched, several others get goosed, and a mop discovers it has a skreek dance partner a few minutes. Right up until Nikky spots the bed and thinks, "Aw crap, she wasn't joking!"
"Nikky!" Honey calls from near the stage. It's not a loud call, coming from the Lapi doe. She's wearing a gauze skirt and lots of flowers, and waving for the Skreek. "We have to get your ready!"
"Ready? Vha? Like drop yer drawers and spread em?" Nikky asks in her usual blunt and uncouth way. She also cackles.
"No, silly-tail!" Honey says, closing the distance to take the Skreek's hand. "You have to be washed and anointed and have your fur styled.."
Nikky makes a 'bleah' face! "But den I no look like a dirty rat. Everyone likes a dirty girl," the skreek claims as she relents and seems like she'll follow.
The doe takes her to the bath chamber... where Bara herself waits, sniffing at a fragrant jar. Seen without clothes, there are few more Yodhblakat-delivered scars, including a nasty one on her lower abdomen. "Ah, the sacrifice arrives," the former Yodhinala says.
Nikky's brow arches. One thing about being her is, she can be blunt! "Vha happen to yer belly?" she asks. "Dose about to be sacrificed are nosy."
"I fought back," Bara claims, and gestures to the stool next to her. "Honey will take your clothes."
Nikky strips unashamed, drapes the clothes on Honey's head, then plops her backside on the chair. "Good fer vou," the skreek claims.
"My punishment was being allowed to live," Bara claims, and then asks, "Are you allergic to anything?"
Nikky shrugs, "No dat I know of. An I don' see how livin' be a punishment. So ya got a couple scars, so vha? Livin' and propserin' be a great revenge t' dose who hurt you."
"Well, I doubt the one who did this to me is still alive," Bara says, still in her calm tone. She scoops out some gelatinous goop from the jar she has, and begins working it into the slightly longer, wiry hair on Nikky's head. It smells.. fruity.
"I smell like a fruit bowl," Nikky complains. "An vho did it? I travels lots, might have heard."
"A Yodhblakat, I did not catch her name," Bara says as she works the fatty material into Nikky's hair. "She'd have one eye now, if she wasn't killed by the Temple with the others." Once the 'stuff' is worked in.. out come the combs.
Vah de heck are you puttin' in my hair? I usually only goopy between me legs," says Nikky in her usual crude sort of way; the grin that follows is the kind that a prankster would have. "Vell, iffin I hear anythin' I let ya know. Fun t'ing about bein' me. No one take me very seriously an jus spill dere guts. I mean, dumb crazy skreek an all." She punctuates this by making a goofy, half-tongue-hanging out face and twirls one of her her fingers near one ear.
"Well, in Babel the phrase 'spill their guts' is usually a bit more literal," Bara notes. "This is just a gel to hold your hair in place. A proper sacrifice must look beautiful. There are standards."
"Den goodness, why pick me?" Nikky has to ask. "I be gutter trash."
"Because Inala seems to like you," Bara notes, and then reaches down to insert some fingers into the rat. "And because you're qualified in other areas. I imagine there will be some wagering going on as to how long you will last."
Nikky arches! "Hey now, vou do dat and I may drag vou to a bed," the skreek claims and waggles her brow. She also smiles slyly, noting, "As fer Inala, vell, dere be reasons fer dat." Her brow waggles.
The bat also squeezes one of Nikky's breasts testingly. "You're a good match for Fluffer. This should be a memorable festival, and Honey does not seem to mind being replaced. Skreeks are notoriously fecund, after all, so pairing one with a Lapi is appropriate. Now hold still while I do your curls." Another styling tool is put to use, which also involves some unpleasant tugging on the short hair atop Nikky's head.
Nikky hehs and makes a face. "Dat be de ultimate joke, tho," the skreek remarks, "I be sterile. Or at least seem t' be. Never pregnant anyvay, just inspiring." She does amazingly manage to be still. Well, except for her tail, that twists all about ... including rubbing Bara between her legs.
"Perhaps there will be a miracle tonight then," Bara says, and squeezes her thighs together to catch the tail, all without breaking her stride in terms of styling the Skreek's mop of hair. She reaches into a box, and pulls out a white fabric flower, which she weaves into the hair-do as well. The box seems to be full of fake flowers.
Nikky' sail squirms and tries to push up into the bat. "Hah, wit a lapi? Doubt it!" Nikky notes and shrugs a little, "S'ok tho. I gets to fill my life wit o'ter t'ings. I don' begrudge t'ings I no gonna have, I happy for de t'ings I do have, yannow? Life is like dat', no promises. So gotta be happy wit whatcha got."
"Or endure it, at least," Bara says, and leans back, still apparently ignoring the tail as she turns her head this way and that to check out Nikky's head. "I am happy with what I have to work with at the moment, which is your hair which I assume you have never combed out. Stand up please.."
Nikky slips off the chair and stands up. "Y'kin allow yerself to enjoy some t'ings," the skreek encourages.
"Hmm, I have my pleasures," Bara insists, and begins working in a different sort of goo into Nikky's fur - all of her fur. It also has a flowery fragrance instead of a fruity one though, and it's primary purpose seems to be to make fur shiny.
"Oh? Wha kind? Skreeky minds vanna know!" Nikky chirps. She also watches the new goo and cannot help but thing of Scourge, or heck, Nicora when she's really oozy ... only that it smells a lot better.
"I take pleasure from my status, and the respect I am shown," the scarred woman notes. "Especially from doing better than the Temple of Inala every did."
"Eh, vou as bad as de Barsunala. All business," Nikky mutters.
"It is not just business," Bara says as she lifts Nikky's tail to get to all the fur. "I care about my people, and about those who come here. I care about many more things than I ever did as a Yodhinala."
"But it also leave vou lonely," Nikky points out and looks over her shoulder ... and wiggles her bum. "Betcha feel dat vay some time."
"Everyone feels lonely sometimes," Bara, says, and pinches Nikky's bum to try and get her to stay still. "Feeling lonely is better than feeling abandoned. Loneliness lets you think clearly about some things. Do you think I am that lonely? It is perhaps the image I project.."
Nikky squeaks at the pinch! "Mostly vou seem sad vhile surrounded by merriment," she points out. "I kin usually make anyone laugh, but vou, nope."
"You see me while I am working," Bara says, moving on to Nikky's legs. "So yes, I am serious then. My position at the center is so I can keep an eye on everything, and that requires much attention. Tonight is important too, and I need to keep focused."
"Vhereas I haf t' fornicate until I pass out, eh?" Nikky asks. "No dat isn' fun ... but dere is more t' me den just dat.""
"You don't have to pass out," Bara notes, and the combs are employed once more to brush the now-glossy fur into something uniformly sleek. "You aren't a full-timer here yet.. so while you are certainly a friend, you are not yet in my family circle. If you were, you would get to know me in a more personal way. But I do have a family to take care of, after all, and I take that responsibility seriously."
"I be no one family. Safer dat vay," Nikky notes and shrugs a bit. "I know far too vell how my kind kin' be seen in dis city and I haf risked a lot stoppin' some of it. Dis isn't de first time I be a sacrifice, just de first time it didn' come wit' de real risk of death, or worse."
"And did it give you pleasure to save others?" Bara asks as she combs. Like all grooming behaviors.. it's relaxing.
"No pleasure in de same way as, vell ... tryin' t' breed," Nikky admits, "But ves."
"Good," the Eeee says. "That is the future. Getting pleasure from making others suffer is the past. The people who come here.. I make sure they are of the former inclination. I also make sure they meet others of like-mind."
"Vell ... some kinds of pain can be a little fun," Nikky admits, "I like me jewelry for example. But yah, I know vhat vou mean."
"And Nicora loves pain. That form gets off on being hurt," Nikky thinks.
"That's pain, though," Bara says. "A physical sensation. It isn't suffering. Pain can be endured, or transformed. Suffering.. is without hope. A suffering person needs someone to lift them out of their situation. It is a state of being broken down. When you have power, it's easy to make others suffer."
"Easier dan liftin'," Nikky notes, "Vhich is vhy so many choose to make people suffer den help. A shame."
"I had little power as a Yodhinala, but what I did have.. I sometimes used to make others suffer. Just because I was suffering," Bara notes, and dips into the box of flowers. There's a colorful garland necklace that goes over Nikky's head, and a matching belt to hang from her hips. "Suffering is self-reproducing, like a living thing."
"Unfortunately true. Be easy t' give in to makin' other feel as you feel. Seen it often enouh," Nikky agrees.
"But it's a chain that can be useful, too," Bara notes, and adds some more garlands to Nikky's wrists and ankles.. and even to her tail. They're all perfumed as well. "Suffering is a bond. It can be used to spread hope as well. Those of the Streets Below went from preying on one another to helping one another quickly enough, once someone began the process." She steps back and looks Nikky over. "Much better," she claims.
"Yeah, I almost look dignified," Nikky laments and makes her 'bleah' face again. "I surprised not'ing has to go in me hoohoo as part of dis. Vell, other den Fluffer."
"You are the Altar," Bara points out. "The men will come to you to be anointed." Bara also produces a small mirror, so Nikky can see how her 'hair' has been transformed into a mass of (slightly oily) curls with white flowers to contrast the black.
Nikky's brow arches. "Egad, I look all poofly," the skreek says, "I don' recognize meself!"
"This is how a Yodhinala would be expected to look every day," Bara says. "And the fat in your fur will help to prevent fluids from gumming them up."
"I kin pull dis off for one night," Nikky agrees and nods. "Helps dat I do like lotsa sex and such."
"So, you think you'll only last a single night?" Bara asks, almost in a challenging tone. "I must prepare myself now, so just head for the stage. Honey will be able to handle things from there.
"Bah, I coul' last a week in a bed wit me legs spread," Nikky retorts, "Wit be biggest male y'kin find in me."
"I have to assume you still have other bodily functions," Bara notes with a grin. "Still.. I'll be placing my own bets in the pool."
Nikky smirks. She actually kisses Bara on the cheek. "Vell, ta! Off t'get messy," the skreek claims as she steps away, then heads out to find Honey.
The decorations have been finished, and a buffet has been added. The dishes are kept covered to keep the food from escaping, of course. Honey is standing on the altar to oversee things. "Ah, you look amazing!" she calls to Nikky, causing other heads to turn and gaze upon the dolled up (and oiled up) 'gutter rat'. The original Igorina would probably approve.
"I look right slutty," Nikky cackles, "So, I kinna like it." She drapes one oiled arm around Honey, "So, I gonna be chained to the Altar again like I was fer Fluffer?"
"Oh no, that would be boring," Honey says, and points to the various foot and hand-holds (although the foot-holds are clearly meant for Eeee, Skreeks have agile toes as well). "You'll want to be able to change position a few times, otherwise your tail will fall asleep.."
"Oh good, I do so tend to like bein' rutted from behind," Nikky says, unashamed, "It's all nice and animalistic. So, issit just Fluffer be beddin' me, or lotsa peoples?"
"Wellll..." Honey says, with a little grin.. "That depends! See, the couples will each have their own bed.. but since we've got you and Fluffer for this, the ritual can be a bit more traditional. All of the men will have to be anointed at the altar.." and here Honey uses her fingers to make a universal gesture of copulation.. "which is you. They won't be doing more than just dipping the wick really, but they have to do something while waiting for Fluffer to warm up their wives, and he'll be doing the same with them, pretty much. So it might actually be a little frustrating at first.."
Nikky makes a face, "Bah, dat sound no as much fun."
"But, if you manage to wear out Fluffer, I've got a hand-picked bunch of Skreek guys who'll keep things going!" Honey claims enthusiastically.
"Skreeks? Are ya tryin' ta get me preggers?" Nikky teases and elbows the doe.
"Well.. yeah..." the doe admits, looking surprised. "The whole point of this is to get people pregnant!"
Nikky snickers. "Oh, good luck wit' dat," the skreek claims. "I kin sleep wit anyt'ing, true, but I can't get preggers. That would be a miracle."
"Can't hurt to try though," Honey says with a wink. There's some activity at the entrance, as the invited couples are beginning to arrive Bara is there, wrapped in gauze.. but somehow managing to look more naked because of it.. to greet them. They don't seem to be young couples, though.
"Huh, she could almost be Yodhgorphat ... only pretty," Nikky thinks for a moment. The fact the couples are older actually isn't s surprise. Conceiving gets harder the older the couples get. So, for now Nikky climbs up on to her 'altar' and lounges, taking the time to watch and learn.
There are some variations. One couple has a middle-aged man with a much younger wife.. and another is the opposite, with an older (but still handsome) woman and a younger male. Bara seems to know them all personally, or at least acts that way. As the last couple arrives, the whole group is led towards the stage. Then a hand comes down on Nikky's shoulder from behind, as a very well-groomed Fluffer greets her. He's also oiled up, his hair is curled and he's got flowers on.
"Ah, 'ello dere," Nikky says and looks over her shoulder at the lapi. She rolls her butt backwards and bumps him. "Lookin' forward to t'night? I hear I gots to lettum all stick demselves in me to get blessed, eh?
"Well.. I hope we're successful," Fluffer notes, and kisses Nikky on the cheek. "You have the easy part! I have to warm up all the ladies.. and it looks like we've got ten couples tonight.."
"Meh, ten is easy-peasy," Nikky claims, grinning. "I hope I get some satisfaction tonight too. Don wanna be frustrated-rat! So ya may have t' tend to me too."
"My tongue is gonna be swollen.." the buck laments, but then is all smiles again as the couples arrive and disrobe. They aren't wearing any jewelry or especially fancy clothes - nothing to hint at their stations in society. But everyone is supposed to be equal before the Kindly Ones, after all.
Nikky assumes many are probably reasonably well off, or at least comfortable. She doesn't really care though. She rolls onto her stomach and scoots her legs up to lift her butt high in the air. Her tail flicks out of the way and spreads her legs a bit, presenting her altar. "It gonna be fun, Fluffers," she comments to the lapi beside her. "Swollen tongue or no, it'll be a lot of fun. Worth it."
"Well, you won't be tied up this time," Fluffers notes. "So.. uh.. be gentle on me okay?" He gives a wink and a lopsided grin to the Skreek.
"Bah, gentle is so ... dull. But I suppose," the skreek retorts and winks.
Soon enough, Bara has every situated, one couple to a bed. "Tonight we beseech Inala to bless those here trying to start a family. By our actions, we shall draw her attention, and should she be pleased you will all be blessed with fertility. Our Altar tonight is already favored by the White Lady, and through her and her milk we hope that favor will be shared." The house band begins to play behind the stage.. because of course there would be music!
And Nikky makes a rumbling sort of moan sound, and nothing has even started yet. It doesn't matter, the thought of what might happen has turned her on in a big way. Even the slight risk of being with a skreek excites her, the small twinge of danger just makes thinks more exciting. She even sways her rump slowly in time to the music. "I get to almost be Yodhinala tonight," she thinks, feeling thrilled. "I hope Inala blesses me even more this night!"
Honey also takes a position near the altar, holding a basket of fake white cloth flowers.
Things start off when Fluffer goes to the first bed. He kisses the back of the woman's hand, and her husband gets up to approach the altar. There is a little bit of ceremony, in that the woman kisses Fluffer down below, while the man is given a flower by Honey, only to offer it to Nikky - the flower being Inala's symbol after all.
Nikky accepts the flower graciously and tucks it into her hair. "Your office is accepted," she murmurs, trying ti suppress her crude accent a little. "Vhen you enter Inala's flower, may her blessing be upon you through me, her Altar," she adds, Reasonably dignified thing to say for the skreek.
The man bows, and at least seems to know what's going on - this may not be his first time at this event. He kisses Nikky's hand, and goes about exploring her a bit. He's not so young that he's ready to go at a moment's notice, after all!
Nikky shivers, lips drawing back into a smile. She's very excited, it seems. She reacts to the Eeee's touch, too, squirming and moaning softly from each touch and exploration. The skreek does nothing to stop the male from exploring whatever he wants, however he wants.
Some of this may be a delaying tactic - he probably knows how long his wife is going to take, after all. By the time he goes in for his blessing, his better half is already moaning under the buck. Nikky's new friend finally enters, but doesn't do much - a few slow thrusts - since he has to dash back to his real partner in a moment! With all the lead-up, it's a bit disappointing for the Skreek, other than that the man smelled good and had a friendly face. However, since everyone else has been watching all of this.. warm-up times are probably going to be shorter and shorter from this point.
Nikky enjoys it as much as she can, after all. Also, she does bear down and hold the man as tightly as she can when he does finally part her Altar and enter Inala's passage. It's funny, she must be 'affected' by Inala as she deosn't mind being Inala's 'proxy' right now. Frustrating and all (and it really is as she's incredibly randy now, yet there is no way to build up to anything with the man's minor movements. "/Please bless this man through me, Mother Inala," the proxy Yodhinala thinks.
Things do move faster, which each gentleman acting more or less the same, with varying degrees of confidence or nervousness - except for the younger man of the older woman. He jumps right in, flower held between his teeth, and seems like he really does want to go all the way with Nikky instead of returning to his mate. Then again.. the woman has Fluffer, who is certainly more experienced and effective than this young Eeee.
And in spite of how randy Nikky is, she stops the man before he releases his gift to his wife into the wrong woman! That is certainly not a typical Nikky behavior, and boy does it leave her feeling frustrated. But, she felt it was very necessary for some reason. "Dangit, it's maddening doing the right thing! the poor skreek laments in though.
The boy looks shocked, then abashed. It helps that Fluffer shows up then, and announces, "It's time to start.." The Eeee hastily returns to his assigned bed, and Fluffer takes over. The clock is started.. and then Fluffer starts.. after giving Nikky a long kiss!
Nikky hooks her hand around Fluffer's head and kisses him right back. "Git yerself in me now, bunnyboy," she whispers in his ear once the kiss breaks. That whole part about being gentle? Yeah, Nikky may not be so much now; not with how frustrated she feels!
Nikky also gets an idea in all of this. She thinks of the shrine maiden, and the orb in her belly just above her vulva. Though it does not exist physically on this body, she tries to focus on how it feels and tries to use it to help boost everything around her.
The frustration doesn't last much longer. Fluffer knows exactly how Nikky likes things, and instead of just one unbroken session, there is a lot of repositioning. And it all does help 'feed' Nikky's Shrine Maiden aura. It doesn't unfold right away though - she hasn't had as much practice with it in this form, after all. It also helps her handle the intensity as things progress, since it seems to 'soak up' some of it - at least so she can breath easier.
And Nikky ... goes with the flow. She feels much less frustrated now; she has an experienced buck working her well now. Things are building slowly and ever so lovely ... and she just feels so much less tense. Of course those around her might be feeling moreso if she is actually radiating the results of their copulation. "Oh, I could so get used to this. This is a nice job," she thinks.
After an hour, during one of Fluffer's milk-breaks, a few things become apparent. While some of her aura is spreading out.. there still seems to be a lot of pent up energy in it. The other thing is that despite all the fragrances masking things, Nikky notices the scent of her milk has changed. It smells a bit more like one of Mave's potions now.
"Inala must be blessing me even more," Nikky thinks. She ought to be scared, but she isn't. In fact, she samples some of her own milk! Hurray for flexible rat body. She doesn't even mind being a pheromone factory.
It isn't exactly like Mave's virility potion, but it's close - and has the safe effect, certainly. As the other couples take their breaks, they all visit the alter to partake of the magic milk, even while Fluffer is still hammering away.
And wow, does Nikky moan when she's nursed on. She doesn't mind this at all. It's almost like when Nicora gets suckled on by the plant, only, you know, pleasant! "I am Inala's channel, her Altar, my flesh is hers," the skreek thinks in the throes of bliss (for good or bad).
As with the audition, things keep ramping up until the Skreek loses all sense of time and her surroundings. Things are definitely happening beyond the altar, and someone is always nursing on her (or more often a pair of someones). The only moments that really stand out are when things slow down. And eventually, Honey comes to pry Fluffer off for his own good.. but he's immediately replaced by a ready and randy rat. Honey picked handsome ones, at least - and while they weren't modified with studs or giants like Otto and Orca, they were certainly eager and felt right all the same.
"Oh yeah, skreeks are still best! Well, except for my snakey ... but skreeks are next best," Nikky thinks as she hugs around the skreek and goes at him like the rat in 'heat' that she is! Well, for as long as her arms can be, she has to let go so others can nurse. So, she hugs with her legs instead!
The Skreeks aren't trained like Fluffer. They get in and soon they're ready to be replaced. Nikky isn't sure how many there are, or if they're in a rotating queue or not, but around hour twelve she's given one she definitely hadn't seen before. He's gorgeous and pure white with blue eyes and curly blonde hair - it even has flowers in it! And every touch makes Nikky feel like she's going to explode or burst into flames or something.
"Oh baby, this one is hot," Nikky thinks. Even with how intense his touches are, she won't ahy away. She wants him. Her loins demand that they need him! She must have him!
He's as good as Fluffer.. no, even better! When he licks her nipples, Nikky is sure her breasts get bigger. Then the Skreek nuzzles her cheek, licks her ear, and whispers, "Well, you've summoned me.. do you want me to grant these people the miracle they desire?"
"Yessss," Nikky hisses in the skreek's ear, back arching. It downs on her this must be Inala. Well, it does explain why his touch felt so amazing. "They only wish for children; they deserve them."
"Very well then.. for you.." the Inala-Skreek whispers, and starts really working Nikky. This time, her aura can't possibly absorb enough.. and when it reaches its limit, it explodes outwards into everyone in the immediate area. That includes the staff, and probably Bara too.
For me?" Nikky suddenly wonders. She hopes she won't also be 'blessed' with child too! That would be ... awkward. Of coutse she can't say it, she's a bit overwhelmed. All that she knows is her cries out are genuine and intense as the Inala-Skreek fills yer to the bursting point and she bathes the room in its Glory.
"Do you love me more than Gorphat?" the buck-Skreek asks Nikky, still keeping up the pleasure-pump.. only now Nikky has to take on the full effect of it.
"This form loves you more than Gorphat," Nikky murmurs diplomatically, her back arching and the skreek groaning soon after.
"Only this one?" Inala asks, and makes things even more intense. "Have I not blessed Alptraum and the Shrine Maiden?"
"Well, of course the Shrine Maiden loves you," Nikky moans into Inala-Skreek's ear. "And Alptraum's love is for Sunala, then you of course."
"I shall have to work harder then," the buck whispers, and then goes on to temporarily blot out Nikky's higher brain functions (and muscle control) by drowning her in pleasure.
"At least she isn't blessing me as she has the others," Nikky has a moment to think before her brain disappears into pure animalistic pleasure. She ... doesn't mind.
Floating in that sea seems to go on forever.. but it turns it was only another six hours! When Nikky starts to regain her senses, Fluffer and Honey are looking down at her with concern. Even though Fluffer is still mating with her at the time, having gotten some sleep apparently.
"Eeeey, it's all goood," Nikky croons at Honey ... right before she starts going at Fluffer. Man, she's dedicated to say the least! One good thing about her blessing, she can keep this up!
Everyone else is quiet.. and most likely asleep in their beds. "You missed out on everyone going crazy," Honey notes, before having a suckle on Nikky. "It was wild! Everyone else is done I think, if you want to rest at all.. otherwise I guess I'll pour a bucket of water over the both of you when it's time to reopen.."
"I kin rest, or keep going!" Nikky claims. "But, I should prolly let all of you rest, eh?"
"I'm fine!" Fluffer says, taking a revitalizing drink of rat-milk. He's not going full-bore now, but focusing more on comfort and pleasure. "I can go until breakfast!"
Nikky giggles and wraps her arms and legs about him. "Until breakfast, then!" she concurs with the lapi. And she's right back at it. Man, her hip muscles must be things of legend, nevermind her insides.
Things do feel a bit weird, especially with the buck lying on top of her. Are things bigger now?
Nikky will have to check herself out when the buck lifts up! Why would she be bigger, though?
At least the next hour or so with Fluffer is a good cool-down. The clock has stopped.. nobody bothered to refill the reservoir when it ran out. Staggering staffers bring out a fresh breakfast buffet, one that is stocked with less bugs and more fruit and baked goods. It's a pleasant aroma at least. When Honey threatens to get the bucket again, Fluffer kisses Nikky and slides out of her - which after nearly a full day of having someone in there, feels weird - and offers her a hand up off the altar.
Nikky accepts the hand and carefully gets up. Her legs are a bit stiff by now! "Whoo, I could make a livin' doing dat," she claims, grinning widely. It also gives her a chance to look down at herself.
Her breasts are bigger.. or at least heavier. And there's much more of a bulge to her belly than before as well.
"De heck?" Nikky remarks. She feels around her chest, then her belly. "Did I sleep wit so many I gots fat?"
"Oh my," Honey notes, and pokes at the belly. "You should go see Granny and get.. cleaned out.." the doe suggests.
Nikky snorts. So, off she goes to find Granny. "Ey, at least it wasn't like when Bucktraum was all swollen down below, couldn't walk," she thinks. As she walks, one hand is on her belly.
The staff lounge is mostly deserted, since a lot of folks are either asleep or working on breakfast. The elderly Kavi is still in her usual spot in the back corner though, drinking some strong-smelling tea.
"Hey, oldie! I need a gut-flush! Too much fornicating!" Nikky calls out, looking terribly amused by all this.
Granny snorts, and gestures the semi-reclined chair with a big hole in the seat. "Nice hair though," the old woman sniffs. "Lemme mix up the stuff.."
Nikky snickers and feels around on her gut, trying to feel how ... 'fluid' she is in there. It's shades of Nicora all over againl Nicora was sure bloated for a long time.
Things feel.. sort of firm, with a bit of squish. It might be gas. Soon enough Granny has wine-skin full of vinegar and who knows what else, and is flushing Nikky out. This does nothing to relieve the gut pressure though.
"All done," Granny announces.
"You can't be all done," Nikky says, frowning. "I'm still all inflated."
Granny gives Nikky an odd look. "You been drinking booze all night?" she asks.
"Eh? What do you mean? No. I be up on the altar all night," Nikky counters. She tries something else, she reaches down between her own legs and works some fingers up inside herself, trying to find her cervix. If she does, she'll try to ease the muscle open a little to see if anything drains. Gross, but it's something to try.
There's definitely a blockage there.. and it's a sturdy one. Granny swats at the delving arm. "You crazy? You be at least a Sphere into pregnancy. How you not know that?"
"I wasn't like this before I came in," Nikky insists, eyes narrow.
Nikky pokes Granny in the forehead. "I can't get pregnant," she notes, eyes narrow, "And I wasn't in here before. I don know what dis is, or what's sealin' me off inside.."
"Silly.." Granny mutters.. and sticks most of her arm up into the Skreek. She removes it and sniffs the fingers, then licks them. "Yeah, been pregnant a while." She even puts her ear against Nikky's belly. "Mmm-hmm. Twins, sounds like."
"Dat is not possible," Nikky says and folds her arms on top of her belly bulge. "Inala ... what the heck? What's going on?" she thinks.
"Eh, believe what you want," Granny says, and pats Nikky's belly. "I seen enough pregnancies and brought lots of children into the world though."
Nikky's ears twitch. She does not look pleased. She pushes on her gut again, feeling around.
Was that some motion in response? How can someone become a month pregnant in.. a few hours? Of course, Nicora would find this all normal by now.
But she isn't Nicora. Nicora liked being pregnant and birthing monsters; the demented Eeee enjoyed being all swollen and squirmy inside. Nikky looks flustered, frustrated, and confused. "I going to a room to rest," the skreek says in a huff. And off she goes, too.
There are a few empty rooms, so it isn't hard to be alone if that's what Nikky wants. Presumably, Jan is still in Honey and Fluffer's room, dealing with her own miracle pregnancy.
And so Nikky finds an empty room, closes the door for silence and privacy, then asks the room, "De heck, Inala. What is dis?" She gestures at her swollen belly.
There's no response. Maybe Inala used up all her energy on the altar, and needs to rest. Or she's just watching in silence.
Nikky finds a mirror in the room and stands sideways in it to look at herself. Yeah, she definitely has what looks like a pregnancy bulge. She feels inside herself again and traces out the plug; things are very well sealed. That isn't coming out right now without significant injury. "I don believe dis," she mutters, looking flustered. Gorphat is going to be pissed.
She already looks bigger than when she left the altar, but that could just be from seeing things in reflection.
Nikky then decides to wait half an hour ... just to see what happens, as in if she gets bigger. She's ... worried. That's rare. Nikky is almost never worried.
She could probably use the rest anyway, since she hasn't slept in over a day now. And the bed looks invitingly comfortable.
And so Nikky goes and settles down into it. She's smart enough to lay on her side; she learned that from her time as Nicora. It relieves pressure from her insides. "Dis can't be real," she mutters as she relaxes.
It's hard to stay awake.. and despite the weirdness, Nikky falls asleep (probably half-hoping she's been asleep and dreaming the whole time). She's awoken some time later by a feeling of dampness.. only to find her legs soaking wet.. and her stomach blown up huge and moving.
"Bluh?" Nikky mutters as she seems to wake up. She tries to roll onto her back to sit up, then notices the wet, and feels the squirming. "What de dagh?" she blurts out and starts flailing, "Vhat is goin' on? Dis no possible!"
"Relax and breath," the midwife says. Nikky knows the woman is the midwife, but has never seen the Eeee before. She helps get the Skreek into position, and even holds her legs helpfully aloft.
"Dis is not possible," Nikky complains as her legs are lifted. She knows this position, and in many respects, the feeling. She is also wondering who this Eeee is, and how this is even possible. Is this a dream? It has to be, there's no pain!
When the birthing actually starts.. it's very different from the monsters Nicora's produced. Nothing is crawling out this time - it's her that's pushing them out. There's a bit of light-headedness, then euphoria.. if there was any pain it's forgotten now. The midwife deals with the cords and afterbirth and clearing the lungs of the newborns, and before she knows it Nikky has two pure-white ratlings suckling on her. It's almost like being connected to Hortense's pump!
Nikky is amazed that she felt no agony ... or at least none she remembers. Instead she finds herself holding two children and cooing at them as they nurse on her. She's still confused ... but also incredibly content and happy. Maybe giving birth can be wonderful too; she sure feels wonderful right now. Even with the intense suckling...
"They are perfect," Inala says, still dressed as the midwife as she sits on the edge of the bed. "But that is to be expected - they are the creation of myself and your aura, after all." Even as she speaks, it feels like the babies are getting bigger.
Nikky blinks. "Who are they and why are they?" she asks of Inala. "What is this? I do not understand."
"They are.. me," Inala says with a smile. "Well, with some of your spirit template of course. They are not flesh and blood. Or even half-flesh, as some of the creatures Nicora birthed are. No, there are my cherubs.. one day my angels, perhaps? Spirits of fertility."
"Some of me?" Nikky inquires and for a moment, frowning. "I kinna one messed up person."
"Tonight you were my altar though," Inala says. "You've given them their form is all.. but I'm sure little Aura will be just as lusty, and handsome Eros will take after his sire. I liked seeing the old rites enacted again. I want to ensure that they continue."
"Heh. Vell, yes, I can be a bit insatiable," Nikky admits. "It just ... I love feelin' someone in me. Can't explain it more den dat. It just feels right. I really like bein' a female." She rubs her head a bit, commenting, "An you already named them."
"Their names are their duties," Inala says. By now the spirit-children are a year old in development, and weaned. "Eros will possess the male, granting him vigor and virility. Aura will likewise possess the female, and spread her joy to those around her."
Nikky looks back down at them. "Not bad things," she has to admit, then back to Inala, "Joy and vigor. Nice aspects if pure." Her head tilts, "I do wonder, tho, iffin I throw myself into so many things is because I feel all broke and messed up. I no exactly normal in any body. Dagh, Nicora likes having other things squirming around inside her causing pain." She makes a face.
"You are related to the Kindly Ones," Inala points out, and lifts the babies off of Nikky to cradle them in each arm. "These things are normal for us. And so we are reflected in you, and you in us. But only you can defy the Lore."
Nikky nods. "An I do. I guess I am jus an outlet for the old ways so that others are spared it," she admits and shrugs a little. "It at least makes life interestin'." She reaches out and tickles the children.
Both ratlings smile to Nikky, showing blue eyes and curly blonde locks. At the moment they look identical. Nikky feels normal too.. her belly is back to normal, and no other radical modifications seem to have occurred (but Nikky always did have child-bearing hips). After all the nursing, her breasts are even back to normal, if feeling a bit tingly.
"This is some sort of strange dream, isn't it? Nikky asks as she admits the children and feels an odd, tingly, attachment to them. "I'm asleep on the altar still."
"Does it matter?" Inala says. The door cracks open, and a familiar long-eared face pokes in. "Oh, there you are!" Fluffer declares. "Did you have a good nap?" He doesn't seem to notice the divine Eeee and angelic baby Skreeks.
"Not really," Nikky admits to Inala. To Fulffer she says, "Yah, I be good. Almost overdid it, but only almost. I coulda gone longer."
The buck climbs onto the bed (which is dry, miraculously), and snuggles up to Nikky. "It's too bad you aren't a Lapi," he notes, and begins to nuzzle and rub and squeeze. He must have taken the 'coulda gone longer' as an invitation.
Inala winks to Nikky, and gives her a kiss on the forehead, before fading away with her new angels.
Nikky snickers and nips his nose. "Why dat?" she asks of him as she drapes her arms around him, then pulls him right on top. She moves her hips and rubs her nethers against him. "Anyway, jus pretend. I kin wiggle me nose!"