Less embarrassing than expected.

Sarah was taking the lead, though she wasn't quite sure if it was because she pulled ahead or if her friends were lagging behind a little. Her mind was a flood of thoughts, she was still untangling the why of her nudity, why she'd been perfectly fine staying naked for two days, why she'd been comfortable trekking nude cross country...and why she was a mix of nerves and arousal at the idea of walking into a normal town bareass naked. That cocktail of thoughts only got more tangled as the ground beneath her feet progressed from the softer dirt of the trail, to a more padded down texture, until she was walking barefoot on concrete.

They weren't in the town itself yet, but feeling sidewalk beneath her feet like this felt so strange, something she'd walk over time and time again without giving it anywhere near this much mind. Yet now here she was, overthinking.

The nude girl didn't stop walking, she kept going with her friends of mixed states of dress along with her.

What was weird about it was the lack of noise about it, she was seeing people milling about and while the group were certainly getting gawked at, it wasn't like there was any kind of angry mob. Just people reacting among themselves.

A tap on her shoulder made Sarah lightly jump though "Hey it's just me" Came Annabelle's voice, almost sounding concerned "You doing okay?"

"I uh...kinda?" Sarah whispered back "I haven't been naked in public before"

"You have been naked for two days though" Katie cheerfully pointed out "On a public hiking trail"

"Yeah but that's not the same" Mary chimed in "Sarah, me and Katie were gonna go do some shopping, want to tag along or...?"

"I'll stay with her, it's alright" Annabelle replied in the nude girl's place, but her answer was exactly what Sarah was hoping for.

"Y-yeah it's fine, you two go on ahead" Sarah nodded, watching her other nude friend go off with Katie.

It felt weird now, not weird bad, but just being here with Annabelle made her feel so ****. At the same time, the lack of anyone taking direct offence made things feel oddly liberating...that could change quickly however. With that thought entering her head, Sarah almost instinctively took Annabelle's hand, intertwining her fingers with the other woman's.

"...want to go to the park? Might stand out less" Asked Annabelle, returning the gesture with a gentle squeeze of the nude woman's hand.

"Please. Also because I kinda want to have grass under my feet again" She replied, looking down at her bare feet, almost regretting not slipping her boots back on before entering town.

"I'll give you a massage when we get there" And with that the pair set off. Avonton wasn't a huge place, it only took a couple of minutes to find the park and they'd been blessed with empty sidewalks so far and the park was only slightly different. It wasn't just grass, as the town hall seemed to be connected to the one end with a couple of wooden and stone gathering areas with benches built through the middle, the grassy areas still made up the majority and there was plenty of free space available.

A suspicious amount of free space...Sarah was beginning to question their luck.

Those doubts were eroded when she felt fresh grass beneath her soles "Okay, the dirt trail was nice to walk on but this is great"

"Really getting the most out of not wearing shoes, aren't you?" Annabelle asked with a raised eyebrow and a slight smirk.

"What? Not every day I get to take nature in like this...besides, you're the one making a thing out of it" Sarah joked back, finding a spot to sit down and set her pack down.

"Hey I'm not making a thing out of it. It's just y'know" The clothed woman shrugged, setting her bag down too "You're having fun, aren't you?"

"I might be" Taking a look around, Sarah smiled "Helps that it's a nice place, do you think nudist hikers are common enough that it's not as taboo?"

"Maybe, or they might not know what to make of you. Miss 'Nudist Hiker'?"

"Hey I could mean other nudists"

"Still doesn't exclude you...nudist"

"Clothist"

Annabelle just giggled back "Okay that doesn't roll off the tongue as well"

"Oh? Offended by me titling you based on the status of your attire?" Sarah snarked back with a grin.

"Mm, should I be offended though?" The clothed woman asked, looking her friend over "I mean it's just how I choose to present myself, surely if it's harmless then people should be able to present however they choose"

"You think that includes nudity?"

"I don't know, are you being harmful at the moment?"

Sarah looked around, she was attracting looks, a couple of glares, but no more than she would if she was wearing a pride shirt on a subway. That being said, full nudity was a whole lot rarer than openly presenting as gay. Though she could get used to this, she'd gotten over the initial shock of being nude in public relatively quickly, she only worried about what'd happen once the townsfolk stopped keeping their distance.

"So, nude hiking" Started Annabelle, deciding to change the subject "That's one thing, but do you have any further naked plans?"

"Hey we haven't even finished the hike yet" Replied the nudist with an awkward chuckle.

"It's a hypothetical, besides that's not a valid answer for the question"

"You know...I uh, I kind of want to go on vacation" Sarah leaned back, propping herself up on the grass by her elbows "Whole nine yards though, however that'd work. Like this, I left my clothes at home"

"I don't think you can get on a plane naked"

"I mean yeah, that's a little far fetched. But a train? We could drive, or go by ship. Oh you think they let nude people onto cruise ships?"

"Unlikely, but not as unlikely as the plane thing. Hygiene would be less of an issue for sure"

"Plus being stuck on a plane doesn't feel as sexy as a cruise liner"

"Private ship? Hire something out and they could let you go naked wherever"

"Yeah but that's cheating. Plus less chance of taking other vacationers by surprise"

"You want to get caught naked?"

"I mean..." At that Sarah felt a little sheepish "Maybe?"

"N-no it's alright I'm just- This is all new to me"

"You can be my designated clothed person, help explain to people that I'm not crazy when they bump into me wandering around"

"You are kinda crazy though"

"Shush Clothist"