Three's Company, Four's a Party (for PurpleMage)

[Crossedes]

"That was the goal!" Rayna had set herself up with the description, and she finished it off even while Adel started to open her mouth to speak. She watched the bluenette reach for the mochi on her plate, study it as if searching for the number of calories, and take a genteel bite. Shay followed suit soon after, and Rayna figured she would continue to carry the conversation while they had a bite - not that she didn't always carry the conversation. "We all want to do well, obviously, but if we get to keep participating in crazy sports together... that's just about all we want out of the experience. And I'd like to make new friends." She batted her eyelashes at Serena.

Adel, the ever-competitive member of the group, looked ready to disagree, but she had to dab her mouth with her napkin first - despite having a completely clean mouth. Rayna had never understood how so many manners could be shoved into one person, but then, Adel hadn't lived with over a half-dozen siblings. "Some of us would like to do very well, and we shouldn't be here for the participant's award, mind you."

Rayna grinned. "Adel likes winning more than she likes us."

"I think you have the perception to see that half of what she says is not true, Serena."

Rayna just waved her hand over at her friend, indicating for her to stop her complaining by having another tiny bite of the food. Rayna picked her own mochi up and took a big bite, talking right through her full mouth - though she did have the decency to cover it with her hand while she spoke to Serena. "Not to stop you from having your own snack, but right back at you - did you get the celebrity treatment from the League, too? There's so much spicy wrestling around here."

[PurpleMage]

Serena grinned at the story Rayna was telling, her recall of how the three of them valued remaining together more than the kind of competition they were in was in fact a very compelling tale for the blonde who never had that kind of connection with anyone in the past. That made her think a lot about it, what she had and what she lacked in her life. It wasn’t as if she was jealous or anything, she was just reflecting on her own life by making a comparisson.

Luckily Adel had some insight on her prospects for her career to share before Serena could dwelve into that deep and dark place, so the blonde’s attention shifted towards the blue-haired who proved to be the most competitive out of them, something Serena could not only respect but approve as she did with a silent nod. “You know? I like that, and I think that having ambition is pivotal for you to get somewhere in wrestling, but let me warn you of something: it’s good to have a high goal but be careful when setting your expectations. After all, there can only be one title belt. That’s why my aim is to make an impact in the league and that goes through having the crowd’s attention. If I never get my hands on a title at least I can say I left my mark on the league.”

Then came Rayna with a question that left Serena puzzled since she never thought of herself as some celebrity given her background: “Are you serious? I was surprised L.A.W. knew about that backwater of a league in the first place! I was stuck there under a pretty shitty contract until the league came and offered me not only a place among them but to break my contract with my idiot of a boss, and I’m quite thankful for that honestly. It was good at first because I really needed the money, but it turned sour pretty soon. Don’t wanna sound pretentious, but I was a too big fish for that pond if you get what I mean.”

[Crossedes]

Adel did try to temper her expectations, but years of expectations had trained her to think of anything less than exemplary as closer to failure than a positive to build upon. The subject itself had her tapping her foot again. Rayna didn't intend to strike a nerve, but she was always quite adept at the act. Adel had a difficult time stifling the trait. Rather than commit to heeding Serena's advice, the bluenette opted to poke back at the blonde. "Well, whatever impact we make, I'm sure any titles between this group will be held by Sha'ree and me." She wriggled in her seat and took another dainty nibble of the food while Rayna fell into the back of the couch, dramatically clutching her heart like Adel had shot her in the heart.

Relief struck the bluenette as that seemed to end the conversation, giving space for Serena to tell her story. Adel took the opportunity to get in a few more nibbles of food and dab her mouth clean again. She didn't enjoy eating in front of people... it made her self-conscious. For once, she was glad when Rayna picked up the conversation. Rayna wouldn't know manners if they walked up and threw a mallet into her face. It was endearing in its way, but Adel still scrunched up her face watching Rayna almost drop a bite of food on herself. Shay, in silence, had already eaten all of hers. Of course.

"I'd say that makes you a celebrity. A diamond in the rough sort of thing," the blonde mused. "You had to do something right if the League found you in a place that lame. It's not like they had years' worth of meet videos and silly videos to find scattered all over the internet like we do." Rayna made a rare adept point that Adel and Shay both ended up nodding in unison about.

"So are you... good at all wrestling or just- ? I mean, I don't mean it like that-"

Rayna fell into chuckles. "That's a good way to ask it."

"I mean, was the sensual wrestling what you got started in and what you stick to, or do you do any sorts of matches? You look like you could beat anyone in any kind of match."

[PurpleMage]

Serena chuckled when Adel went for a snarky retort when she offered her advice, the blue-haired turning her words against Rayna who overexagerated her reaction. Those three had pretty different personalities, but it didn’t take much time around them to notice that their dynamic was an honest to heart one. They might act like they were like oil and water, but they merged together quite well, even complimenting each other in Serena’s eyes.

After that Serena took some time to enjoy one of the mochis. Damn she disliked Japanese food, but their sweets she loved them. In the meanwhile Rayna took some time to flatter her more about her previous career. “Wow, I think I know who to contact to manage my fan club! If I ever get to have one...”, she said lightly while bumping a fist against Rayna’s shoulder in a friendly manner while acting modest about her sex wrestling background.

It was at that time when Sha’ree broke the ice with a question that Serena wasn’t expecting, not at least from the shy woman. “That’s a really good question, actually.”, she started trying to reassure Sha’ree. “See, I don’t shy away from standard matches, I have even had mixed ones on that regard, but it’s true that I kept myself closer to the sensual wrestling department. But even there you can find different kind of aspects for matches. Some matches are pretty soft and tender in nature and some of them are pure sexfights. The ones I like and practice the most are what we call hardstyle hentai, where you mix standard wrestling moves with the lewd ones. You can ask anything about it as long as you feel comfortable about it."

[Crossedes]

"Oh I already have to manage these two on social media. What's one more?"

Though Adel looked indignant, Shay had to agree that Rayna did do most of the media stuff for the three of them. Shay liked to post pretty pictures here and there, both of herself and of her environment, but she didn't have any interest in finding all the things to say to maintain a good social media presence. When the blonde said she could pull it off, she meant it. Even after their decision to back out of that unfair meet had met with some mixed reactions from journalists, Rayna had done a great job keeping their fanbase intact.

But... Serena likely didn't need the help. Despite Shay having stuck her foot in her mouth - is sex wrestling all you can do? ugh - Serena took it in stride and answered her. The dancer didn't know where hardstyle hentai was going since she had heard of hardcore and... well, she had never once thought the concept of someone getting spit-roasted or whatever Rayna had called it sounded particularly appealing. Or appealing at all. But clearly, that was not what she described.

"These two probably won't have any questions, but I-"

Shay held up her hand. "No, I did. Do-" she paused this time, making sure she worded it right, and noticed that Rayna looked impressed that she was actually trying to maintain the conversation about the sexfighting. She would love to remind the blonde that she had started the conversation. Shay didn't think of sex as intimidating - like she believed Adel might, though the bluenette would never admit it - but the idea of getting into it with someone she didn't know in front of people didn't compute, somehow.

"Do you... have a set of moves you always know will work? Or give you confidence? I mean, it's a situation where it's a stranger and there's people and-" She trailed off, playing with the front of her shorts, but she was proud of herself for even making it that far into the line of thought.

[PurpleMage]

Serena found so difficult not giggling at those women dynamic. The three of them look so authentic in the ways they communicated with each other, and authenticity was one of the features Serena respected the most. Their relationship wasn’t a forced one or one based on habit and routine. The three of them looked like they really cared for each other in a true way, with their ups and downs and wow they teased each other about their downs. Serena couldn’t help but smile and feel comfortable around them and hoped they felt the same.

At that point in the conversation and when all the jokes landed on each one of them, it really looked like Rayna had some questions for Serena, but just when the blonde was straightening her posture to listen Shay raised her hand as if she was asking for permission to talk. She didn’t ask for it though, as she just started asking her question in a display of confidence that apparently surprised even her partners. In Shay’s inquiry Serena could notice the woman’s interest in the matter they were discussing, but it was still a little foggy, lost in the mist of misconceptions, lack of knowledge on the matter or even unvoluntary prejudice.

“Okay, I see different layers in this question so let’s go one at a time. First of all, each one of us erotic wrestlers have our favorite moves the same as regular wrestlers. There always are some techniques each one of us would favor in a match. In my case I feel more confident while grappling and applying submission moves, but I have met others who would just powerhouse everything or even throw you. What I mean to show you is that erotic wrestling can be similar to regular wrestling in some ways. The same can be said about the other wrestler. When you are in a match if you notice your rival being extremely vulnerable to submission moves or throws you would use those, right? Of course you can always beat them up without finesse, and the same can be said about erotic wrestling, but that’s what differentiates a good match from a bad one. You have to pay close attention to your rival’s reactions and fing her weaknesses. Some might feel more sensitive about her breasts, some would be into breathplay so it is time to go for a smother hold… What I’m trying to say is that anyone can finger her rival to orgasm, but we erotic wrestlers train our endurance so it is very important to try and find your rival’s weakness. After all this is a battle of bodies but also of willpower.”

Serena changed positions so she could directly look at Shay to further emphasize her support about her will to know. The woman was clearly interested about hentai wrestling but was still learning about it, but Serena felt happy to help. “Then there’s the matter about everyone looking. There you have to take it your way. I personally don’t mind people watching because for me this is work. Making love I demand privacy, but when I’m on a ring I’m not making love, I’m wrestling a rival and try to outfuck her, so I don’t feel appalled about people looking and cheering, but if you do my advice would be to mentally block them so there’s only you and your rival in the ring. It’s going to be a little complicated but I’m sure it can be done.”