Tyranny decided she could use some pampering and then some, it was along week, between her need for a busy and carefree life and long hours as a nurse in the local all saints E.R. she was wore out, she saved up all of her vacation and this is how she was kicking it off. Technically this was day two, but day one was spent at her apartment just recuperating so, she had enough energy to get out and do anything, without her usual gallon of coffee through out the day, that's right she was operating on genuine honest to goodness rest. She had saved and saved and saved for this vacation and looking at Bliss Soho's Spa Menu, she might spend a good quarter of it on spoiling herself today.

She was ready for a good couple of hours under someone's well schooled hands. Messages were the best and they were even better when you were paying and wouldn't be expected to reciprocate. So far the trendy modern look was impressing her. Though it some how seemed to fit the place as well, it didn't look like they were trying too hard, it was simply Right. She glanced around the lobby checking out the other clientele, they were all waiting on the next hot tub to open up so they could wait out their appointments in a nice huge tub of steamy bubbling water..

Spa days. One of the things that Riley had never eschewed in the name of financial prudence. Even when she’d been scraping the bottom of the barrel, Riley had justified her trips as a business expense. A model had to have gorgeous skin and a glowing complexion to satisfy the masses, right? Besides, there was something so sensual about the massage that came with the package she always purchased, it almost made the photoshoot easy….almost.

Riley frowned, suddenly irritated and impatient, and looked around the lobby of the Soho Bliss Spa. It was her regular place at her regular time, but for some reason it seemed like the entire planet had shown up for a treatment on this particular day. Apparently appointments didn’t mean a thing these days. She was eliminating the point, Riley realized and made a conscious effort to relax a little bit. Who went to a spa and let themselves stress out like this? Soon enough she’d be settled in a hot tub of water to soften up her skin before the masseuse got his hands on her. At least she assumed he’d be male, they usually always were. This wasn’t one of those kinds of massage parlors, but they definitely didn’t lack in eye candy. It was another perk that made it that much easier to hand over the money at the end of the day.

The door opened again, and Riley nearly growled in irritation, her resolve to ignore the rest of the customers overwhelming her desire to relax…until she saw the woman. Petite, dark haired, and rocking out a fairly kicking body, the woman had looked completely out of place as she grabbed a spa menu and sat two seats down from Riley. It had been a little bit, now, and the woman was still looking at the different services offered. Obviously she was a Soho Bliss virgin, a cherry Riley had popped years ago.

”Don’t waste your money ordering a’la carte.” she said, raising her voice over the quiet din of voices and sitar music in the lobby, ”Trust me, it’s how they fleece new customers. The packages look expensive, but they’re worth every penny.”

The Hottie with the look of irritation on her face seemed to give up with a sigh and simply wait it out. Good for her. Truth be told, if Tyranny went nearly as often as Riley did she might have spoken with someone by then, but she appreciated the time to figure out what the heck she was going to do. Sure she had the money to blow, but she still wanted the most bang for her buck….er, they better not try anything sleezy. Did that really happen? Gross.

”Don’t waste your money ordering a’la carte.””Trust me, it’s how they fleece new customers. The packages look expensive, but they’re worth every penny.”


“Oh? I was just wondering that, Thanks!” She said grabbing her handbag and closing the one seat gap. “I haven’t been here, or well any spa before. Which package do you recomend?” she said folding her knee over toward the girl and holding the little menu so she could look it over if needed. Tyranny was allergic to respecting personal space and so she was already edging in on comfortable with a mere suggestion. She settled her self again resting her bag in the chair she had just been in. She decided on an easy on and off Dress, seeing as she was obviously going to be participating in the off activities.

“I’m Tyranny.” she said in her typical abrupt bubbly introduction.

Instant regret. The other woman definitely wasn’t opposed to suggestion, and Riley’s smile got more and more strained by the second as the personal space bubble suddenly popped and she got a seat mate. It was rude to lean away, but she did it anyway, just a little bit. It was something you learned in the converted warehouses and old storage spaces that served the pin-up industry as recording studios. If you let someone close enough to touch you, they were going to touch you. This woman wasn’t a slavering, strung-out photographer looking to get a piece of ass, but the fact still remained that she was close enough to Riley that she could smell whatever Bath & Body Works product the woman had slathered on herself that morning.

The woman was speaking, and Riley tried to remind herself that she was the one who had initiated the conversation. In a way, that made her responsible for the continuation and conclusion of the thing. The woman really was clueless about what went on in a spa and Riley nodded to herself slowly when it was confirmed that the other lady was, in fact, a spa virgin. She’d also worn a dress that looked like it belonged on a runway. C’est la vie, Riley moaned internally, she was destined to be a good Samaritan on this day.

”Oh honey, I don’t mess around.” Riley said, when asked what package she usually went with, ”I start with the hot tub soak, then onto the facial, mani/pedi, and scalp massage, then I do the full body shiatsu. I think they call it the works. It’s almost a quarter of what I make each month, but worth every penny.” That was the God’s honest truth as far as Riley was concerned, then again, not everyone got paychecks based on how little computer work the nerds back at the print house had to do. Perfect skin had its perks, and word got around.

The other woman introduced herself and Riley’s eyebrow raised slightly. Riley had always sworn her mother had been coked out when she signed the birth certificate with a boy’s name on it…but at least she hadn’t been saddled with something like Tyranny. Then again, the girl kind of gave off the, ‘daddy’s little girl, I always get what I want’ vibe with her personal space invasion and overly friendly demeanor. Riley smiled for a moment, imagining the girl at a shoot.

”I’m Riley.” she said, feeling better about the whole situation in general, ”Stick with me kiddo, you might learn something.”

Just then the white door behind the white counter opened and a white aproned receptionist entered the waiting room, ”Ms Sommers, Natal is clearing the tub for you right now, it should be just a few moments.”

Riley rose, almost ready to say her goodbyes to the woman with no concept of personal space, but instead, she sighed, ”Margoe, I brought a friend. Tell Natal to make sure there’s enough of everything for two. That is...if she decided to go with the same package as me.”

~~”Oh honey, I don’t mess around.” I start with the hot tub soak, then onto the facial, mani/pedi, and scalp massage, then I do the full body shiatsu. I think they call it the works. It’s almost a quarter of what I make each month, but worth every penny.”

“That, sounds delightful!” She glaced over the package that she had been breezing over for what ever reason and she left a polite smile on her face and simply smiled her thanks at her new friend.

~~”I’m Riley.””Stick with me kiddo, you might learn something.”

“Ok, sounds good, Riley. I appreciate the advice.” She said clearly relieved, She usually didn’t mind throwing money around, but she was looking at this as an investment to the start of a great vacation, she felt like now that she had a veteran on her side that she was going in the right direction.

**”Ms Sommers, Natal is clearing the tub for you right now, it should be just a few moments.”

~~”Margoe, I brought a friend. Tell Natal to make sure there’s enough of everything for two. That is...if she decided to go with the same package as me.”

She looked at the snooty pair of wemon that turned their noses up wen she had entered the room making her want to drop them both and put them in their places, not that she was a violent person, but some people needed to be taken down a notch or two.

“I’d love to Riley, I’m all for learning how this done, the right way. I’ll take the works as well.” Her hand brushed Riley’s arm as she moved to grab he purse. “Oh, you have Nice skin.” Not that Tyranny’s skin was bad, it was just That Riley’s skin was nice and pampered daily.

Tyranny rose and waited for Riley to lead the way; After all she knew Natal and Margoe. She wondered if that was their real names or if they had to have Spa names that sounded trendy or ….posh. She didn’t mind whatever the case was, she was just happy to have met someone nice in the lobby and to be free of the area all together.