There has to be somewhere to get a job around here...

Stepping back out into the warm summer air, Meril's skin tingled as she took another look around. She was glad that her audience had seemed to disperse, there were still eyes and onlookers, but few of the same. Part of her almost felt sad about that, sad might be an exaggeration, her emotions regarding being seen like this remained complicated and not very well understood by Meril.

Taking a deep breath the newdist set off, her mail held firmly under her right arm. She had no real plan of where to go, she wanted to go shopping but her wallet was out of reach. This limited her choices to places that cost no money at all, or gained her money. Now that idea she liked, at current she was unemployed, not the greatest position for a newcomer to be in, her over all plan was to sell her art but to help support her pay from a regular job. Therefore, her list of tasks included getting a job with a decent enough wage, one to at least pay the bills.

As for the where, that was the hard part. Meril lazily wandered down the street, taking in the sites as she walked, noting the locations of the local pharmacy down, what looked like a tasteful coffee shop, and the hard to miss mall. Meril judged though by the cleaner look of the place people in a big working truck like Kara might go for a more hands on place, or at least somewhere you can buy in bulk without needing to cart it through the store in bags.

Speak of the devil that is just what she found, what looked like a more open market coming into view around a corner. The naked woman decided that the job office wasn't going to go anywhere, so put that on hold in favour of investigating. This market seemed to be the real deal, taking over a whole street, with road markings laid out to facilitate it, there was enough room to drive a truck through the middle. Meril presumed people would drive through to load or unload then leave, rather efficient.

As she got closer so increased the amount of attention she'd gained. Meril avoided people as best she could, stepping aside when they got into her way. She was confident nobody would 'try' anything, but there was a level of intimidation that came with the more well built part of a community and being totally nude near them. She didn't feel weak but certainly felt an inherent vulnerability, gazes that didn't even need to undress her. Meril tried forcing those thoughts away, as they simply reinforced stereotypes about people like farmers and workings, but there was an itch in the back of her mind.

"Meril!" Hearing her name get called out made the nudist jump, her heart skipped a beat as she looked around in a very mild panic. She let out a sigh when she saw Kara standing in the pickup bed of her truck, Meril had to be obvious a mile away from higher ground like that. Relieved, Meril headed over to her first actual friend in town "Made your way here huh? You lost or something? Ready to head back?"

The brunette just shook her head and chuckled "Oh no, I was looking for the job office...grabbed my mail so I figured I'd attend to other affairs y'know?" Meril explained as Kara hopped down from the back of the truck and headed over to a palet of cardboard boxes.

"Oh yeah?" Kara asked, picking one up and heading back to the truck, loading it on "Well, there's a town hall which has a job office inside...but your best bet is just walking into places and asking, always something to do around here"

Meril raised an eyebrow at that, it was almost a little surprising, and almost reminded her of when her parents talked about the good old days and how you could start a job in the morning, quit if you didn't like it and simply get a new one in the afternoon. "Yeah I'll keep that in mind" She said with a smile, tossing her letters onto the truck's passenger seat through the opened window, before heading over to help Kara load up.

"Oh c'mon Meril, you don't need to" The clothed redhead shook her head and smiled, clearly thankful for the help, but at the same time cut from the same well mannered stock as Meril "Besides, I'm only hanging around town so long, meaning you're just giving yourself less time to wander"

"It's fine Kara" She replied with a chuckle, hefting another box over. They were just light enough to be easy to manage, but at the same time heavy enough that each box did it's best to squash her ample chest "You're the first person I met and you helped me out, I'm just returning the favour"

It didn't take too long before the truck was loaded up, especially with double the workforce than before. Meril just let out a satisfied sigh at a job well done, and gave Kara a pat on the back "There, wasn't too bad eh?" It was quite the workout though, coming out of it with her skin glistening with sweat, she considered a shower when she got home.

"Thanks for the help sweetcheeks" Kara smirked in response, replying to the pat on the back by giving Meril a gentle slap on the butt. It was certainly just a friendly gesture, but that was her first butt slap naked like this, like her previous experiences, this simple act had unearthed a host of emotions she'd have to untangle later.

Her cheeks flushed red, Meril **** those thoughts from her mind and got to business "Oh uh, if I could ask for a favour. If I miss you at the post office, if, I left a couple of letters in your truck...could you post them at my place? Just while you're driving past"

Kara just shrugged, pushing a hair out of her face "Sure, sounds easy enough. Though I gotta get going, I've got to pick up a sack or two of sand and cement, just some home improvements, nothing too crazy"

"I'll have to let you go then, see you around Kara. And thanks, for the letter thing I mean" Meril quickly added at the end, her cheeks still burning hot from that sudden contact. Then the pair went their separate ways, Kara taking the truck down the street and Meril heading in the vague direction of the town hall. That's when a realisation shit, one that made her groun internally and externally.

"Damnit I could've got my purse from her..."

Opportunity already long gone, Meril continued walking both clothesless and penniless. That being said Kara now had her address, here's hoping she leaves both her mail and her purse at her place. She did trust Kara though, the redhead seeming genuine and honest...perhaps she could get a job working for her...whatever she did. Meril simply shrugged at the idea, padding along to her original destination, hopefully without issue.