Cadence

Cadence is leaning against a nearby building, wearing her usual outfit and carrying her guitar. Her band rehearsal isn't for a couple more hours, so she's making the best of her free time by patrolling the city for rifts. With the help of Heph, Merlin, and Nocturna, it shouldn't take too much longer before she can track down whoever's causing them (she still thinks the NecroDancer has something to do with it, but she's open to being wrong at this point). While she waits for a rift, she hangs out in the shade and watches videos on her phone; if anyone notices her, she doesn't want them to start worrying about rifts and thus becoming susceptible to them. Besides, she doesn't really need to be watching anyway; she can feel them coming when she's nearby.

"Cadence!" Almost out of nowhere, Cadence hears the voice of one of her closest friends and is promptly pulled into a hug. As she hugs back with the hand that isn't holding her phone, Cadence realizes that Dove's hug feels a little strange today, as if it's...fleshier than normal?

"Hey Dove, it's good to--wha?!" As Cadence pulls back from the hug, she freezes as she realizes what felt so off: Dove has not a scrap of clothing on her, and Cadence immediately fears the worst for her gentle friend. "Dove, what happened to your clothes?! Was there a rift? Was it Harmonie?"

Dove reaches out to set a hand on Cadence's shoulder to calm her. "Oh, no, no! Everything's fine, I just decided I didn't want to wear any clothes today!" Dove does a little spin on one foot and stops with her arms behind her back as if to let Cadence fully take in the sight of her.

Cadence takes a deep breath. She's never known Dove to be a good liar, so if she says she wants to be nude, then Cadence believes her. She blushes as she catches herself staring at her friend's chest and then shakes her head and chuckles nervously. "Heheh, I guess the weather has been pretty warm lately. You know, now that I think about it, I remember you tried this once when we were kids until you got in trouble with your parents...but what they don't know won't hurt them, right?"

"Right, I knew you would understand!" Dove smiles brightly. "Anyway, I know you're busy protecting the city, but my yoga class is starting soon, and you're welcome to attend if you have time. We can play that game where we stretch in time with the music again!"

Cadence thinks for a moment and then shrugs and smiles. "Well, it doesn't seem like anything is happening here today, so sure, why not?" Cadence puts away her phone and starts to follow her cheerful friend to the studio. "You're not...going to teach the class like this, are you?"

Dove giggles. "Of course I am! Exercising is always better with less clothes on, after all."

"Right..." Cadence tries not to worry about what might happen in a yoga class with a nude instructor and instead focuses on not staring at her friend's butt as they continue walking.

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Dove can't seem to stop smiling as she and Cadence reach the yoga studio. Cadence has always been protective of her, so her reaction to Dove's nudity was to be expected, but she adjusted to it very quickly. She has high hopes for today's yoga class as she enters the studio proper, leaving Cadence to get changed into her exercise outfit.

A few of the students are already in the studio when Dove walks in. Most of them are stunned into silence at the sight of Dove's exposed body, but one squeals in excitement. "OH MY GOD! Dove, letting everything hang out in yoga class is the best idea ever! You HAVE to let me post a picture on my social media, it'll drive engagement like crazy!"

Dove has to take another deep breath when she hears Harmonie's voice. The pink-haired banshee has mostly left her and Cadence alone ever since Cadence wiped the floor with her, but she still attends Dove's yoga classes and can still be a little exhausting to interact with. But Dove still can't find it within herself to say one rude word to her; she leaves that to Cadence. "If you insist, Harmonie, but please, no filters or edits to the pictures."

Dove stands at the front of the class and tries to look as casual as possible while Harmonie takes several pictures of her, and the other students whisper amongst one another, seemingly unsure how to address the elephant in the room. Cadence joins the class in her exercising outfit just as it's time to start the class.

"Good morning, everyone!" Dove addresses the class, with as much energy as ever. "Before we start our warm-up stretches, I'm sure you're all wondering what's going on with me today. Well, to answer that, I'd like to officially declare this a clothing optional yoga class! If any of you would be more comfortable exercising without your clothes on, feel free to remove them, and there will be no judgment! I'll give you all a few minutes to do that before we get started."

Dove glances over at Cadence to see her reaction. She really doesn't care what her friend decides to do as long as she's comfortable, but she's still curious.