Well, pretty regretfull since she just shot someone!

Aloy immediately dropped her bow and ran over to John. “Why would you do that?! That machine just tried to attack you!” The wound bled exactly ten seconds, and then it was simply an arrow stuck in his shoulder. It didn’t bleed, it didn’t even hurt, it was just a really weird feeling of a foreign object in his body.

John quickly snapped off one side of the arrow and removed the other part carefully, cautious to not get any splinters. “Well, that’s because A) he didn’t try to attack me, but to get cover behind me, and B) because he’s… my companion I guess? Also, Thorn, stop it, she’s not a threat. This is just a misunderstanding.” Just as he said that, Thorn trotted out of another bush, growling at Aloy and looking at her menacingly, or, well, as menacing as a puppy could look.

Once the arrow left his body, the wound and the hole in his clothes immediately closed again. Did his armor have durability? He was pretty sure he saw that once or twice when he checked the items, but the Observe didn’t seem to be entirely consistent…

Looking around herself for a second to check for any other hidden entities, the ginger slowly dropped her spear to the ground, “Did you… are you also able to override the machines? And where did you find that pup? He looks nothing like anything I have found around here… Speaking of which, what is up with your armor? I have never seen anything like it before…”

Well… what was he supposed to tell her? Aloy was usually pretty intelligent, and she would likely notice if he was going to bullshit her. On the other hand, she would also likely call him crazy if he told her the truth about herself, the world and his origins…

So, why not mix both? “Well, you see… I’m from a land far away. So far away that you wouldn’t even know its name. I have a… tribe there, but it is very small, and only a small part of us are capable of some of the feats that I have. And yes… I do have the ability to override machines, but I can use it in other ways as well. And the pup? I found him on my travels, just before he was hatching.” What John told there wasn’t entirely wrong, but it was certainly a lot more in-tune with the world.

Aloy seemed to believe his story. “I guess I have nothing that speaks against any of this… But what are those abilities of yours? I have seen you fight, it almost seems… magical what you do.”

With a grin, John summoned a Mana Dagger and twirled it around in his hand before it disappeared, “Oh you mean stuff like this? Yeah, that’s magic. I won’t explain exactly what they are, but I can tell you that they are plentiful. Stick around and maybe I’ll show you some of them?” he said with a wink.

The flirt didn’t seem to have the effect on her he had wished for, as he only received a roll of the eyes in return. “Oh great, not another one…” she mumbled just loud enough for John to hear.

Another one? Oh, she was probably talking about that guy flirting with her during her trials… what was his name? Oh! Erend, right. So I guess this is sometime after that? But I’m pretty sure it’s not too much into the future after that. Or maybe the story doesn’t really matter here? Guess I’ll have to find out...

“I’m John, by the way, nice to meet you,” he said, extending his hand to her.

“John… What a foreign name… I’m Aloy, and I guess it’s nice to meet you as well, even if it was under such… unfortunate circumstances…” As she took his hand, John quickly cast Arouse to get her horny. He could immediately notice the effects, as she let out a sharp breath and gripped a bit tighter than a second before.

Now, he had no intention of **** her or anything, but this was a virtual hottie that he had been fantasizing about for months now; he just had to try his luck! With the lack of anything sexual in the game, a bit of help thanks to Arouse didn’t sound like the worst plan… And hey, if she said no, he would stop. To make this work, he would need to stay close to her, though.

“Would you mind if I travel with you for a bit? I think it’s better in this area to be in higher numbers, and I surely won’t slow you down,” he assured her, already out to get the stuff he could loot from the two Watchers he had killed.

2x Scrap Electronic
2x Scrap Metal
1x Enhanced Metal

Could’ve been better, could’ve been worse… As he turned around back to Aloy, she immediately moved her hands away from… something. A moment before she seemingly had them in front of her body, and now she immediately shifted them to her sides. Her face was fiery red, and her breathing was quite ragged. Seemed like someone wasn’t really that used to the urges of her own body.

As John approached her, with fake concern in his face, he quickly cast Observe to see her stats:

Aloy (Elizabeth Sobeck)
Lv. 8 Seeker
RP: +75 (She feels really guilty about almost killing you, and she feels really horny.)
Preferences: Bondage
Mood: Horny, Concerned

Oh wow, she was actually below his level? He did not expect that. And bondage? Kinky, but he could see it, with all the traps she was usually laying around.

“Are you okay? You look kinda red right now… Do you have a fever?” he asked with a concerned voice.

Seemingly shocked about being found out, she quickly shook her head and tried to tread backwards. “No, no, this whole thing about shooting you just seemingly put my body a bit on the-” as she was walking back, she didn’t notice the small dragon pup standing behind her, sniffing at the remaining Watcher wreck. She quickly lost her balance and rolled into the river they were standing next to, drenching herself completely in water.

Now, her clothes weren’t made out of white fabric or anything, so they didn’t get see-through, but thanks to their leathery properties, they started to cling to her body. John had to suppress a laugh, as he extended a hand to help her back up again, this time deciding not to use Arouse on the touch. What he did instead was pulling her up, getting her pretty close to him in the process and then touching her forehead as if to check her temperature, now using Arouse. The ginger woman in his arm let out a stifled moan, trying to suppress her growing urges.

“Seriously, are you alright? Your breathing doesn’t sound healthy at all, and you’re really hot. The wet clothes probably won’t help with that.” Her body instinctively pushed against John’s, trying to get as much contact as possible. Judging from her hazy look, he might have overdone it.

“I... I don’t know… I have never felt anything like this before… I feel… hot… hungry… But I’m not sure what it is. My body’s burning, I can’t think straight… What’s happening to me?” she asked in a fearful tone, accompanied by heavy breathing.

John smiled softly, “I think I know what this is. And I think I know exactly what you’re hungry for.” He then put his lips softly on hers, at which point she practically jumped him, crashing her lips onto him as she pushed him to the ground.

Their tongues swirled in a heated dance as Aloy tried to pull off John’s cloak, only for it to disappear in his inventory, unequipped. John then pulled Aloy’s top over her head, leaving her in her tight, leathery shirt, which she promptly discarded as well, pushing her naked, small breasts against John’s chest.

Grinding against the ginger’s crotch with his growing member, he thought about how far he could go with her and if he could use Magic Bond to tie her up.

His thoughts and their make-out session were, however, interrupted by some fierce growling behind them.