The Sojourner’s Rest

Going to try and start casually doing tumblr again. I’ve become very isolated and need to start breaking out again. Just try to reblog some art and stuff. Won’t reblog anything NSFW on here because I have some followers who definitely did not follow me for that but may create a different sideblog for that at a later date.

“Can’t… stop… writing…”

“I have brain worms.”

“Writing is so fun~”

“Oh, yes!” Ghrishma nods as she enters, smiling at Lucy and waving hello. “I am interested in spending the night, and I have plenty of coin to pay for it!~” She says with a grin, tapping her coin purse and hearing her gold clink against one another. “How much would it cost for the finest bed here?”

“All the beds here are equally fine, and I won’t take any payment for it!” The hairless ape said to the upright lizard. “Just come over here and sign in to the guest book, then I can help you pick out a room with a bed that has the right amount of firmness for you!” She said as she walked around a counter, and opened up a big leather book.

“Oh? Really?” Grishma was surprised, but certainly wouldn’t complain. A free room, and it’s good quality? Well, that’s just a steal! “How do you keep this place open if you don’t charge anyone?” She asked with a chuckle as she walked over to the counter, leaning against it as she spoke with Lucy.

“Well, even if I did charge people, there’s not exactly any place around here to spend it!” Lucy smiled, like that didn’t just raise more questions than answers. Just where did she get all this stuff? Certainly she didn’t make everything there herself. She was only one woman.

“Ah, thank you so much miss Loveless. Are you sure I can’t repay you somehow? It feels weird getting this stuff for free, ya know?” Grishma asked as she set her backpack down and sat down on the bed, looking up at her hostess. She certainly didn’t have a problem taking the offer on the room, but not repaying her host somehow? That was something she couldn’t ignore.

“Oh, sure! I can handle that!” Grishma grinned and nodded, getting up and stretching a bit. “If you want, I can go get it done right now!” She eagerly said, flexing off her arms as if to prove Lucy’s point.

“Oh, that’s quite all right, there’s no rush! You can get to it in you own time.” Lucy gave a smile with a mirth that reached her eyes. “You should settle in before you go right into it, I think. You’re here to enjoy yourself, after all!”

“Oh, right. That’s a fair point.” Ghrishma chuckled a bit and nodded, taking some time to make herself comfortable and to unpack her things. “So Lucy, what other services does your little inn offer?”

“Oh, pretty much anything! There’s a hot spring and clear lake if you feel like getting wet. If you’re hungry, I have a fully stocked kitchen, and I can make you anything from apple pie to zucchini bread! I also offer massages, have supplies for arts and crafts, have a big game room, and plenty of other stuff too!” Lucy had gone all out preparing her bed and breakfast, to give her guests as many opportunities to enjoy themselves as possible.

Grishma listened to all of the options and amenities Lucy described, surprised by how much was available. “Well, I suppose I could go for a bite to eat. What would you recommend?” She asked her host, curious what she would have in mind for her guests.

Lucy hemmed and hawed, trying to come up with something for her guest to enjoy. “Hard to say, since I don’t know your tastes, but I’m sure if you give me something to work on, I can whip you up something you’ll enjoy!”

“Hm.. how about something sweet then? Maybe some pie?” Grishma asked with a smile, hoping that she didn’t make it too obvious that she had a sweet tooth. “I would love to give that apple pie you mentioned a try!”

The eager proprietress clasped her hands together and nodded her head enthusiastically. “Absolutely! Maybe with some vanilla ice cream on top? It’s a popular combo where I come from! Oh, but I don’t want to push anything on you! I can get started on it now, and you can think about it!” The woman whipped around, and hurried for the kitchen on the floor below to get started on the pie.

Grishma chuckled as she watched Lucy run off, happy to see how excited the was. She took some more time to make sure everything was taken care of in her room before exiting it, looking for her host.

Grishma was able to follow her nose down to the cottage’s kitchen, and found the proprietress extracting a pie from one of two ovens. That was fast… “Ah, just in time! It just needs a few minutes to cool, then you’re free to dig in!” She said as she put the pie on windowsill.

Grishma was amazed at how fast Lucy was able to make the pie, but she certainly wouldn’t complain about it. “Oh, splendid! Thank you so much!” She smiled as she spoke with Lucy, leaning against a wall and waiting for the pie to cool. “So, do you have any other guests here?”

“People are always coming and going, but presently you’re my only guest, so you’ll have my total undivided attention!” If that thick leather guest book was anything to go on, she had quite the successful… well, not business, since she apparently didn’t change, but she wasn’t lacking for guests.

“Oh, I’m glad to hear that your little inn is so popular! I’ll try not to be too much trouble while I’m here.” She joked as she looked over at the pie, gently picking it up once it cooled off enough. “I can’t wait to try this!”

Lucy had gotten a carton of cold ice cream from the ice box, and had already gotten scoop out. “Have you decided if you’d like some ice cream with it?”

“Oh, sure! I’ve never had it before, so I might as well give it a try.” Grishma nodded and happily accepted Lucy’s offer. “Though, uh, what is it?”

“Hmm… Well, ice cream is like frozen cream, but not frozen solid. It’s actually pretty soft. Like butter, but sweet!” Lucy put the scoop of white iced cream onto the big slice of apple pie for Grishma.

“Oh, thank you! It sounds lovely!~” Grishma smiled more as she happily dug into the slice of pie, enjoying every bite of the sweet dessert.

“Oh, it’s wonderful! Thank you!~” Lucy’s guest smiled more as she helped herself to another slice, not noticing just how much she was eating as she indulged her sweet tooth. “No wonder that guest book of yours is packed. A wonderful inn, and amazing food!~

“Awww! That’s so nice of you to say!” Lucy lived to take care of others. So long as she was doing that, she was happy. But to get all her hard work recognized, and praised? Oh, that was better that crack… she assumed. “You can have as much you want! Don’t even hesitate to ask if you want more, or something else! I want you to have the best vacation of your life!”

Oh! Well, alright!” Grishma nods and smiles before grinning at the rest of the pie, gradually helping herself to one slice after another of the sweet stuff. She didn’t seem to notice just what all the sugary slices of dessert were doing to her figure, as her belly began to soften and gradually grow from each slice of the stuff. “Mm~ Could I have some more please?”

“Absolutely!” Lucy’s smile never faltered as she kept Grishma topped off on sugary ice cream while she prepared a second, and then third pie for her. The food was delicious, but not very filling, despite the bloating it caused. Bloating that, while it had gone unnoticed by the scaly woman herself, the human had spotted, and was eager to see more.

“Oh, yes!” Ghrishma nods as she enters, smiling at Lucy and waving hello. “I am interested in spending the night, and I have plenty of coin to pay for it!~” She says with a grin, tapping her coin purse and hearing her gold clink against one another. “How much would it cost for the finest bed here?”

“All the beds here are equally fine, and I won’t take any payment for it!” The hairless ape said to the upright lizard. “Just come over here and sign in to the guest book, then I can help you pick out a room with a bed that has the right amount of firmness for you!” She said as she walked around a counter, and opened up a big leather book.

“Oh? Really?” Grishma was surprised, but certainly wouldn’t complain. A free room, and it’s good quality? Well, that’s just a steal! “How do you keep this place open if you don’t charge anyone?” She asked with a chuckle as she walked over to the counter, leaning against it as she spoke with Lucy.

“Well, even if I did charge people, there’s not exactly any place around here to spend it!” Lucy smiled, like that didn’t just raise more questions than answers. Just where did she get all this stuff? Certainly she didn’t make everything there herself. She was only one woman.

“Ah, thank you so much miss Loveless. Are you sure I can’t repay you somehow? It feels weird getting this stuff for free, ya know?” Grishma asked as she set her backpack down and sat down on the bed, looking up at her hostess. She certainly didn’t have a problem taking the offer on the room, but not repaying her host somehow? That was something she couldn’t ignore.

“Oh, sure! I can handle that!” Grishma grinned and nodded, getting up and stretching a bit. “If you want, I can go get it done right now!” She eagerly said, flexing off her arms as if to prove Lucy’s point.

“Oh, that’s quite all right, there’s no rush! You can get to it in you own time.” Lucy gave a smile with a mirth that reached her eyes. “You should settle in before you go right into it, I think. You’re here to enjoy yourself, after all!”

“Oh, right. That’s a fair point.” Ghrishma chuckled a bit and nodded, taking some time to make herself comfortable and to unpack her things. “So Lucy, what other services does your little inn offer?”

“Oh, pretty much anything! There’s a hot spring and clear lake if you feel like getting wet. If you’re hungry, I have a fully stocked kitchen, and I can make you anything from apple pie to zucchini bread! I also offer massages, have supplies for arts and crafts, have a big game room, and plenty of other stuff too!” Lucy had gone all out preparing her bed and breakfast, to give her guests as many opportunities to enjoy themselves as possible.

Grishma listened to all of the options and amenities Lucy described, surprised by how much was available. “Well, I suppose I could go for a bite to eat. What would you recommend?” She asked her host, curious what she would have in mind for her guests.

Lucy hemmed and hawed, trying to come up with something for her guest to enjoy. “Hard to say, since I don’t know your tastes, but I’m sure if you give me something to work on, I can whip you up something you’ll enjoy!”

“Hm.. how about something sweet then? Maybe some pie?” Grishma asked with a smile, hoping that she didn’t make it too obvious that she had a sweet tooth. “I would love to give that apple pie you mentioned a try!”

The eager proprietress clasped her hands together and nodded her head enthusiastically. “Absolutely! Maybe with some vanilla ice cream on top? It’s a popular combo where I come from! Oh, but I don’t want to push anything on you! I can get started on it now, and you can think about it!” The woman whipped around, and hurried for the kitchen on the floor below to get started on the pie.

Grishma chuckled as she watched Lucy run off, happy to see how excited the was. She took some more time to make sure everything was taken care of in her room before exiting it, looking for her host.

Grishma was able to follow her nose down to the cottage’s kitchen, and found the proprietress extracting a pie from one of two ovens. That was fast… “Ah, just in time! It just needs a few minutes to cool, then you’re free to dig in!” She said as she put the pie on windowsill.

Grishma was amazed at how fast Lucy was able to make the pie, but she certainly wouldn’t complain about it. “Oh, splendid! Thank you so much!” She smiled as she spoke with Lucy, leaning against a wall and waiting for the pie to cool. “So, do you have any other guests here?”

“People are always coming and going, but presently you’re my only guest, so you’ll have my total undivided attention!” If that thick leather guest book was anything to go on, she had quite the successful… well, not business, since she apparently didn’t change, but she wasn’t lacking for guests.

“Oh, I’m glad to hear that your little inn is so popular! I’ll try not to be too much trouble while I’m here.” She joked as she looked over at the pie, gently picking it up once it cooled off enough. “I can’t wait to try this!”

Lucy had gotten a carton of cold ice cream from the ice box, and had already gotten scoop out. “Have you decided if you’d like some ice cream with it?”

“Oh, sure! I’ve never had it before, so I might as well give it a try.” Grishma nodded and happily accepted Lucy’s offer. “Though, uh, what is it?”

“Hmm… Well, ice cream is like frozen cream, but not frozen solid. It’s actually pretty soft. Like butter, but sweet!” Lucy put the scoop of white iced cream onto the big slice of apple pie for Grishma.

“Oh, thank you! It sounds lovely!~” Grishma smiled more as she happily dug into the slice of pie, enjoying every bite of the sweet dessert.

“Oh, it’s wonderful! Thank you!~” Lucy’s guest smiled more as she helped herself to another slice, not noticing just how much she was eating as she indulged her sweet tooth. “No wonder that guest book of yours is packed. A wonderful inn, and amazing food!~

“Awww! That’s so nice of you to say!” Lucy lived to take care of others. So long as she was doing that, she was happy. But to get all her hard work recognized, and praised? Oh, that was better that crack… she assumed. “You can have as much you want! Don’t even hesitate to ask if you want more, or something else! I want you to have the best vacation of your life!”

“Oh, yes!” Ghrishma nods as she enters, smiling at Lucy and waving hello. “I am interested in spending the night, and I have plenty of coin to pay for it!~” She says with a grin, tapping her coin purse and hearing her gold clink against one another. “How much would it cost for the finest bed here?”

“All the beds here are equally fine, and I won’t take any payment for it!” The hairless ape said to the upright lizard. “Just come over here and sign in to the guest book, then I can help you pick out a room with a bed that has the right amount of firmness for you!” She said as she walked around a counter, and opened up a big leather book.

“Oh? Really?” Grishma was surprised, but certainly wouldn’t complain. A free room, and it’s good quality? Well, that’s just a steal! “How do you keep this place open if you don’t charge anyone?” She asked with a chuckle as she walked over to the counter, leaning against it as she spoke with Lucy.

“Well, even if I did charge people, there’s not exactly any place around here to spend it!” Lucy smiled, like that didn’t just raise more questions than answers. Just where did she get all this stuff? Certainly she didn’t make everything there herself. She was only one woman.

“Ah, thank you so much miss Loveless. Are you sure I can’t repay you somehow? It feels weird getting this stuff for free, ya know?” Grishma asked as she set her backpack down and sat down on the bed, looking up at her hostess. She certainly didn’t have a problem taking the offer on the room, but not repaying her host somehow? That was something she couldn’t ignore.

“Oh, sure! I can handle that!” Grishma grinned and nodded, getting up and stretching a bit. “If you want, I can go get it done right now!” She eagerly said, flexing off her arms as if to prove Lucy’s point.

“Oh, that’s quite all right, there’s no rush! You can get to it in you own time.” Lucy gave a smile with a mirth that reached her eyes. “You should settle in before you go right into it, I think. You’re here to enjoy yourself, after all!”

“Oh, right. That’s a fair point.” Ghrishma chuckled a bit and nodded, taking some time to make herself comfortable and to unpack her things. “So Lucy, what other services does your little inn offer?”

“Oh, pretty much anything! There’s a hot spring and clear lake if you feel like getting wet. If you’re hungry, I have a fully stocked kitchen, and I can make you anything from apple pie to zucchini bread! I also offer massages, have supplies for arts and crafts, have a big game room, and plenty of other stuff too!” Lucy had gone all out preparing her bed and breakfast, to give her guests as many opportunities to enjoy themselves as possible.

Grishma listened to all of the options and amenities Lucy described, surprised by how much was available. “Well, I suppose I could go for a bite to eat. What would you recommend?” She asked her host, curious what she would have in mind for her guests.

Lucy hemmed and hawed, trying to come up with something for her guest to enjoy. “Hard to say, since I don’t know your tastes, but I’m sure if you give me something to work on, I can whip you up something you’ll enjoy!”

“Hm.. how about something sweet then? Maybe some pie?” Grishma asked with a smile, hoping that she didn’t make it too obvious that she had a sweet tooth. “I would love to give that apple pie you mentioned a try!”

The eager proprietress clasped her hands together and nodded her head enthusiastically. “Absolutely! Maybe with some vanilla ice cream on top? It’s a popular combo where I come from! Oh, but I don’t want to push anything on you! I can get started on it now, and you can think about it!” The woman whipped around, and hurried for the kitchen on the floor below to get started on the pie.

Grishma chuckled as she watched Lucy run off, happy to see how excited the was. She took some more time to make sure everything was taken care of in her room before exiting it, looking for her host.

Grishma was able to follow her nose down to the cottage’s kitchen, and found the proprietress extracting a pie from one of two ovens. That was fast… “Ah, just in time! It just needs a few minutes to cool, then you’re free to dig in!” She said as she put the pie on windowsill.

Grishma was amazed at how fast Lucy was able to make the pie, but she certainly wouldn’t complain about it. “Oh, splendid! Thank you so much!” She smiled as she spoke with Lucy, leaning against a wall and waiting for the pie to cool. “So, do you have any other guests here?”

“People are always coming and going, but presently you’re my only guest, so you’ll have my total undivided attention!” If that thick leather guest book was anything to go on, she had quite the successful… well, not business, since she apparently didn’t change, but she wasn’t lacking for guests.

“Oh, I’m glad to hear that your little inn is so popular! I’ll try not to be too much trouble while I’m here.” She joked as she looked over at the pie, gently picking it up once it cooled off enough. “I can’t wait to try this!”

Lucy had gotten a carton of cold ice cream from the ice box, and had already gotten scoop out. “Have you decided if you’d like some ice cream with it?”

“Oh, sure! I’ve never had it before, so I might as well give it a try.” Grishma nodded and happily accepted Lucy’s offer. “Though, uh, what is it?”

“Hmm… Well, ice cream is like frozen cream, but not frozen solid. It’s actually pretty soft. Like butter, but sweet!” Lucy put the scoop of white iced cream onto the big slice of apple pie for Grishma.

“Oh, thank you! It sounds lovely!~” Grishma smiled more as she happily dug into the slice of pie, enjoying every bite of the sweet dessert.