A group of goofballs

Hayley calls out as you walk into the large building. “Hey boss! I got the new guy!”

The two of you approach another dwarf, this one blonde, who is pouring over some designs on a large table. As you walk up, she turns to give you an appraising look.

With medium length blonde hair braided into pigtails, and eyes so pale blue they appear grey, the much more serious looking dwarf eyes you up. You **** yourself to look into her eyes rather than her rather brazenly displayed cleavage. She’s similarly built to Hayley, though she carries herself differently. Nodding, she offers a hand to shake. “Welcome to my shop, Greg. I’m Helja, the siege master here. I hear you’re good with your hands, and you can magically manipulate metal and stone?”

You nod, shaking her hand. “That’s all correct. The magic thing is new to me, though.”

She nods. “That’s fine, we’ll definitely give you plenty of practice here. How are you settling in?”

You smile. “Quite well. Everyone is pretty friendly, including Hayley here.”

The red headed dwarf laughs, and Helja chuckles. “She would be. Hayley is a bit of a flirt, especially for humans.”

Hayley grins. “I’m not the one who has her tits out for the new guy!”

Helja looks away, muttering. “It was warm today, it’s no big deal.”

Looking back to you, she nods. “I’m sure you don’t mind, right?”

You shake your head. “Not at all, though I apologize if I glance where I shouldn’t.”

The blonde dwarf shrugs. “Looking doesn’t hurt anyone, as long as you keep your mind on work. Anyway, let’s introduce you to the others. Marin should be right around here somewhere.”

“My ears are burning, you talking about me, Helja?”

Walking in from a side room is a tall, muscular woman with dark skin, orange eyes…and the ears and tail of a tiger!

Striding over confidently, she shakes your hand. Wearing comfortable looking pants, and a maroon crop top that puts her defined abs and muscular arms on display, you realize that she’s actually a bit taller than you. “I’m guessing you’re Greg, right? I’m Marin, nice to meet you. Be good to have someone else big and strong around here for once!”

Hayley laughs. “Hey! We’re strong, we’re just not that big!”

Marin grins, exposing her sharp teeth. “You’re adorable is what you are. And hey, it’s nice to get some real meat around here! I’m sure Greg won’t mind if I work very closely with him.”

She nudges you with her elbow and winks at you, and you can’t help but chuckle. Helja looks at the two of you blandly. “As long as the work gets done, you can flirt all you want, Marin.”

The tiger woman chuckles. “I’m sure we can share him, no need to be jealous, boss.”

Hayley giggles. “I think we should let Sanni in on your plotting, Marin. She’ll be interested in this conversation too.”

Marin grins at you. “I bet she will. Hey Sanni! Get your snake butt in here!”

An exasperated sigh comes from the doorway. “I’m not a snake, Marin.”

You turn to see an astonishing sight.

Slithering through the same doorway Marin came through is a lamia! You’re familiar with them from years on the internet before you came to the old world. From the hips up she is a beautiful woman, though she has green skin. Similarly to the other women here, she is fairly muscular, though less so than Marin or the dwarves. Her black hair is braided, hanging all the way down her back, and a blue top, barely more than a sports bra, contains her sizable breasts while baring her toned stomach. Her lower half resembles a snake, maybe ten feet long in total. She smiles as she slithers up.

“I’m assuming you’re the new human in town? Greg, if memory serves. I’m Sanni. Please don’t call me a snake.”

You smile. “No problem, Sanni. Yeah, I’m the new guy.”

She nods. “It’s a pleasure meeting you. Hopefully you enjoy working here, even if some of our coworkers are a bit boorish.”

Sanni looks pointedly at Marin, though you can see that it’s not a mean spirited comment. Marin laughs. “Hey, just because you’re last to the party doesn’t mean you need to sulk!”

Hayley laughs. “Don’t let them fool you, Greg, we’re all good friends here. A little gentle ribbing.”

Helja nods. “If anyone makes you uncomfortable, just let me know. Especially Marin.”

The tiger woman laughs, and Sanni smirks. Hayley winks at you. “Even Helja gets in on the banter sometimes.”

You laugh. “Glad to see the boss isn’t a boring stick in the mud…”

Hayley and Marin laugh, Sanni chuckles, and even Helja smiles. The blonde dwarf nods at you.