Dinner with the fitness models.

It comes as no surprise, to you, that Danica & Rachelle would choose a restaurant, where plenty of nutritious meals are served. When you arrive, you find the ladies have also just arrived. Both women are carrying their purses, & wearing similar-style dresses--one-piece, broad shoulder straps, and the bottom end pretty tight, and ending at a spot above their knees. Danica has a pair of open-toed heels on, to go with her dark blue dress. The only thing else she has on, is a silver necklace. Rachelle has tied her hair back, so that you can fully see her red dress. Her own high heels have small openings at the front, compared to Danica having her entire feet exposed. Otherwise, Rachelle has a gold necklace on, with a small pendant hanging down.

After bring shown to the table, and glasses of water are ordered, you order a balanced meal, while the ladies choose dishes with more vegetables and greens on their plates, along with grilled, low-fat meats. You then listen to the ladies gossip on various things, ranging from Danica's own tests with a high-incline, walking treadmill that has been seen on TV commercials, to Rachelle's recent surfing adventures in Hawaii. After that, you enjoy your meal, when it comes, then wash it down with a few glasses of water, before the ladies speak again.

"I couldn't ask for a better night than this." Danica tells you. "Doing the fitness modeling, and spending time with great friends."

"Same here, Alex." Rachelle adds in. "You know, Shannon was inquiring with us about diet & fitness tips after the photo session at the studio yesterday."

"What did you tell her?" You ask Rachelle.

"First," Rachelle tells you, "we gave her some various dieting options, that she can try. Secondly, we gave her some fitness routines that she can fit in to her daily schedule, especially things that she can do before or after her secretary work at your studio."

"Shannon is looking for ways to help get fitter & more trimmed, Alex." Danica tells you. "Don't get us wrong, you have a beautiful secretary working for you. She just wants to be healthier, have more energy, maybe improve her sex drive."

"Maybe she wants to look hotter in lingerie, Alex." Rachelle adds in. "Or perhaps, she wants to be like that cosplayer that regularly visits your studio."

"Shannon asked Mia about it last weekend." You tell the ladies. "Mia's response was pretty simple, and I quote..."

(The previous weekend, at Lionheart Images.)

"Do it,if you want to, Shannon." Mia told the secretary. "You can do it as often as you want, but don't let it consume your life. You do a great job being Alex's secretary, do not forget that."

"What about costumes, Mia?" Shannon asked her.

"If you saw my first cosplay photos, Shannon," Mia told her, "I started off with simple, low-cost costumes, and went with those for the first comic cons I went to. Go with whichever character you like--one that you have a most connection to--then go with costume pieces that fit your budget. I still go with simple, quick-to-make costumes sometimes, if I don't have the time."

"I'll think about it, Mia," Shannon told her, "thank you."

"Remember," Mia told her, "you just want simple, low-budget costumes first. You won't be an overnight superstar in the cosplay culture, so it's best to take small steps first. You want to grow your fanbase first, because they'll be the ones that will ultimately ask convention promoters to book you."

(Back to the present night.)

"I think she has grown envious of models like us, or cosplayers like Mia." Danica tells you.

"Or perhaps those lingerie & swimsuit models that you take photos of sometimes." Rachelle tells you next. "The way I see it, Alex, I think she likes you as much as your favorite cosplayer or lingerie model like you."

"Of course," Danica adds in, "we like you, too."

You finish your conversation with the models, then pay your share of the tab. As you & the ladies leave the restaurant, after you leave a reasonable tip for the waitress, you hug the fitness models, then make sure they're safely in Rachelle's SUV. Then you watch them drive off, then you head back to your vehicle, so that you can return home yourself.