Someone that she recognizes!

For a tense few moments, Ruby held her breath, waiting for that dreadful moment when she would be completely exposed. She went back to looking through the mail, hoping to act natural when she was spotted. She could hear whoever, or whatever, it was getting closer and closer, until she saw someone ride their bike around the corner. Almost immediately, they noticed her, their eyes glued to her nude body.

Ruby smiled at them and gave a small wave, her hand shaking from the adrenaline that was coursing through her veins right now. She hoped they'd just ride past her, allowing her to get back to her chores.

Unfortunately, Ruby wasn't that lucky. The biker came to a stop only a few feet away from her, their face showing pure shock at the sight before them.

"Ruby?" the biker asked, pulling off their helmet. Ruby could see it was a young man, early 20's at the most. He had slightly darker skin, chocolate brown eyes, and pitch black hair.

"Uh...yes?" she said, blushing, doing her best to keep her voice steady. "Do I know you?"

"Kyne," he said, pointing to himself. "We went to school together, like, years and years ago."

Ruby felt her blush deepen as she suddenly remembered. Kyne was a boy who was in her year when she was in elementary school. They had been pretty good friends, with the two of them going over to each other's houses somewhat regularly. Ruby had wanted to stay in touch with him, but that became difficult once she started going to Signal Academy. They just grew apart over time, until eventually they stopped talking to each other.

And now, here she was, standing in front of him with nothing but a small pile of junk mail to use as cover.

"Oh, right..." she said, smiling weakly. "Uh...how have you been?" she asked, trying to keep the focus off of her.

"No, no, no," Kyne said, shaking his head. "I go first. Why, on Remnant, are you naked? Outside? Are you a nudist, or something?"

Ruby paused for a moment, her brain running slower given the circumstances.

"Uh...kinda?" she eventually said, shrugging. "I mean...my dad gave me a list of chores to do, and...one of them was laundry, so..."

"So..." Kyne continued. "You decided to wash all your clothes, and streak to get the mail?"

"Hey, it didn't start like that!" Ruby shot back, folding her arms. It was only after Kyne's eyes dropped to her chest that she realized this pressed her boobs together. Ruby quickly dropped her arms back to her sides, blushing deeper still. "It just...it started with me vacuuming and doing the dishes."

"But it clearly didn't end there," Kyne smirked.

"Well...no, it didn't," Ruby shook her head. "It felt really good, being naked around the house. So I...came out here, still naked."

Ruby waited for Kyne's response, feeling her heart beat faster in anticipation. She wasn't entirely sure why she cared so much what he thought. They'd been friends once, yes. But that was a long time ago. She was her own person, now. Maybe she was justifying all of this to herself, as much as she was to him...?

After a few moments, Kyne began to nod.

"That makes sense," he said. "I've read stories online about people who live in nudist colonies."

"Oh, Kyne..." Ruby got a teasing smirk on her face, grateful for a chance to turn the tables on him. "You read about naked people, online?"

"Says the woman who walked out to the main road, naked," Kyne responded, allowing his eyes to drop again. "And still hasn't walked away."

"Touché," Ruby nodded. To her surprise, she didn't feel a need to cover herself when Kyne looked at her just now. In fact...she found that she kind of liked it.

"Well, I should get going," Kyne said, putting his helmet back on. "It was nice seeing you again, Ruby!"