"Lady Funaho!" A voice said suddenly from above. Following the line of the Queen's gaze Both Kiyone and Mihoshi looked to where Tenchi was standing on... the second floor balcony. Key took another moment to stare.She was so used to seeing him in his 'farmer browns' or T-shirt and Kackies, the sight of Tenchi dressed in a white low-cut Jurian style tunic and breaches was enough to bring her to a halt."He looks like one of the pirates of Penzance!" She thought, only having known that because of a. " Good. Strip!" You have to turn around." You're going to go shy? Now?" Well, you did!" Oh, Lord! Okay, hold on." As she spoke she reached up and pulled the towel from her chest and threw it to the floor, and climbed out of her panties. "How's that for shy?" Point taken." I thought it might be. Now get 'em off!"It didn't take long, and we were both stark naked, still damp but dripping a lot less on the floor. Zoe disappeared and came back with a laundry basket, and we piled our clothing into. As my mind reeled to keep pace with my aching heart, I eased my grip on the pillow.She saw the opening and seized it, yanking the pillow from my hands and hiding it behind her. Realizing that I was about to lose the game, I pounced forward to reclaim my prize.The pillow was trapped beneath her back, and she was trapped beneath me.It was her turn for time to slow. I could see her breath catch for a second as she returned my earlier gaze. The connection was complete.Her eyelids half-closed and. Invariably, especially in normal ‘line’ units, there were a small number of troops who’d never learned to swim at all. One secondary aspect of the training revolved around overcoming fear. Even an experienced swimmer can find bobbing off the bottom to be nerve-wracking. There was always at least one who’d freak out and need to be pulled from the pool. Usually this involved throwing a floatation device, but sometimes it wasn’t enough, or the soldier wouldn’t reach for it and a lifeguard would.