Naomi returns for the long haul

The time was nearing the ten minute mark, and you and Tori started talking about going to get some coffee and then find Leo. Before you could get up and leave, however, an orca--Naomi, by the looks of it--returned to water near the bridge, spraying from her blowhole to make sure she was seen.

"She's a feisty one," Tori said with a grin. "One moment, I'll be right back." Without much of a thought, Tori jumped right into the water as her hand started to glow blue, reaching out to the orca drifting nearby! In a bright flash, the displacement of a large orca disappearing made the water sink and fill the missing space in a big splash. You backed up to avoid getting sprayed too much, but the water still got your shirt a little wet.

Not that it mattered. When Tori rose out of the water again, she brought her tall, muscular frame out of the water, dripping from head to toe, and immediately grabbed you at your sides and pushed you against the back wall for another powerful, purposeful kiss! Fortunately, Tori's body was quite warm, staving off the chill in the air as you ended up totally drenched by the front of your strong friend!

Breaking the kiss and leaving you paralyzed by temporary shock from the assertiveness she displayed, Tori stepped back, so you could get a better look at her. This was definitely Naomi again! While her musculature and frame were considerably enhanced, she wasn't bulky to the point of absurdity like her mother had caused Tori to be. Rather, Tori ended up looking like a proper weightlifting powerhouse, though she maintained a still clearly curvaceous physique--particularly with the chest, which coupled with her broader shoulders, seemed large but firm! You could tell, given how hard she pressed you into them.

"So did you have a chat with your mom?" You asked, curious about how orcas might communicate.

Tori looked back toward the pod, waving a hand. "More or less. She's happy I'm safe, and she thinks I'll remain so with you. So, I decided I would see how long I could last on land, as long as we come back to visit on occasion. Maybe I'll get bored of land life after a week or a month or whatever, but I'd bet I could go the full year as long as I have someone like you I can lean on to guide me." She winked, and took your hand in hers. "If... if you're okay with that, that is. All of me is all-in on trying this for a while, since I'll get a break from the uncertainties of channeling strangers for a bit!"

You nodded. "Yeah, I can, uh... honestly, you don't even need to ask me! That's your body, your life to choose how you live it. If you want to be Tori and Naomi together until the end of time, what matters is you're happy. Although..."

Tori frowned as she furrowed her brow, not sure what the matter was. "What, what's the problem?"

"Well, two things come to mind. First, you're always doing your vet work using channeling, what are you gonna do now?"

Tori snorted as she stepped into the sun to drip dry a little faster. "Oh, that's easy, Pete. I'm fully licensed as a vet, you know. So, I can actually work at the clinic downtown for a while! Plus, I can still make my checkups as needed. I'm just going to have to use, y'know, stuff I learned. I mean, if you could channel houses so you knew how to build better ones and then suddenly you couldn't, you'd still be able to do your job with what you know, right? You already do that!"

Well, she got you there. "I suppose so. One more thing, though... police are still going to be looking for us. I can blend in pretty easily, but right now you stand out by a mile. Everyone that sees you is going to recognize you from the news, or mistake you as your mom from the earlier footage, but neither scenario is good for us."

Tori looked down at herself, running her hands along her wetsuit. "I guess you're right. Hmm, I like this shape, but now that I think about it, people are going to ask questions if I just show up on Monday looking like this, huh?"

"Sadly, yeah." You put your hand on Tori's shoulder as she frowned a little. "But you're going to be sticking around a while, right? If you toned things down to start, you could add a little more bulk every week until you're back to this shape. That gives you time to work into a story about it."

Tori tapped her chin, and then nodded with a smile. "You're right! I can do that. Plus, if I can get my re-channeling times down, I could adjust my body almost at will, without needing to be at a large body of water. Though I'll have to practice at the lake. It's freshwater, but my record right now is a minute between channeling events, which is really close already. The more I practice, the better I'll get, and you and I will have so much fun!" Tori pushed her hand to the wall right next to your head as she leaned forward to say that. You weren't sure if she was making a promise or a threat!

Before you could say anything else, Tori jumped back in the water, the blue energy coursing through her arms again as Naomi returned into view. You sure hoped nobody was watching, there were a lot of vantage spots where people might see something if this went on for too long... a minute later, with a second blue light, Tori re-emerged, looking far closer to her original self than she had before. But, you knew she at least kept a little bit of Naomi's influence in her, especially as she unzipped the baggy wetsuit and showed off her adjusted body. It was Tori's frame, but the muscle tone and firmness to her arms and stomach were still there! As with her chest, which seemed firmer and perkier as well--no doubt a little cherry on top for Naomi to give you a little extra thrill. Tori completely abandoned the wetsuit, surprisingly unconcerned about whoever might see her without any clothes, before she dug into the backpack. Once she'd slipped on some underwear, shirt, and skirt--all of which at least fit with only a little bit of tightness against the muscles she did keep--she smiled.

"How's this?" Tori asked, with one more spin. "I can make do with this. I'd been wearing a lot of long sleeves lately, people might think I'd just been working on this over the winter."

With a grin, you put an arm around Tori's waist, both of you still a bit soaked from the water--with no towel to dry off, Tori seemed to just deal with the dampness. Without hesitation, Tori pulled you in close again for another long kiss. Wow, she really seemed eager to take the initiative!

"You look great, Tori," you said when the kiss finally broke.

Tori bit her bottom lip. "If you don't mind, could you call me Naomi?" She grinned a little wider. "Let's just say one personality in me is very eager to push to the forefront, and it'll make us both happy if you could go along with it."

You smiled at her as well. That was a bit of a surprise, it seemed like in Tori's other infusions, only the involuntary ones that had names kept using them in the body. Naomi must indeed be quite dominant. "Alright, Naomi it is. At least, when we're on our own. When we're doing your vet work, I'll stick with Tori."

"Fine with me! Just you wait, Pete. I am going to drive you wild, in the best ways I can, while I see as much as I can on land! Now, how about lunch? I'm craving some fish."