Locked out

Amy tried the door to her room again, it gave no ground. Letting out a frustrated groan she took a look around, the dorm was thankfully pretty quiet, nobody to see her standing outside her room in a towel that barely fit while obviously having no clothes on her.

"C'mon I told you I was going for a shower..." She cursed her roommate "C'mon Blake I told you not to lock the- ugh"

She had extremely limited options. Either spend her day hiding out in the dorm building for Blake to get back, with nothing but a towel. Or go to where she knew her roommate/friend-with-benefits would be and get her spare key. Biting her lip, she took yet another look around, then padded barefoot down the hall.

Summer Vacation had meant that a lot of her peers had gone abroad or elsewhere, though a few students had opted to stay to do jobs or study or merely hang out. This made for very infrequent but slightly awkward encounters in hallways as people made their way to the library or to another student's room. Blake and Amy didn't have this issue.

Well, Amy was now, technically. She'd already passed two people that she had to smile at and hope wouldn't ask questions, she was thankful that they didn't.

At least she knew where Blake would be, her redheaded roommate had been getting some extra cash working as a barista in a place that was on the edge of campus. Amy knew it'd still be her shift, so she could probably just go in, get the key and get out. Easy enough.

Through the hall, downstairs and her first hurdle was made apparent to her, even if it was obvious. Wandering a dorm wearing nothing but a towel was odd but kind of common. Nobody wandered the campus itself in so little. The summer sun seemed so very inviting though.

Biting her lip, she glanced about, before quickly sliding her way out. Now outside the sun almost blinded her, having been indoors the whole morning, but it felt wonderful on her skin. The blast of sensation, the heat on her body, the rough ground beneath her feet, it was almost enough for her not to notice the 'click' of the door behind her.

"I...sh-shit." The front door worked off of similar rules to the room doors, you needed a key to open it. Unfortunately, the door had closed on Amy's towel. There was nobody nearby who could help, and waiting could mean missing Blake. Butterflies welled in her stomach as she considered what to do.

Taking a deep breath, she let the towel fall and stepped forwards.

Amy stood entirely nude and in the sun for a moment, unsure of how to feel. On one hand, she was naked, she should cover up, indecent, in public. On the other it wasn't as if anyone had decended upon her to punish her in some otherworldly way. So, she took another step, her hands remained at her sides. Her heart was beating in her throat, she was a mess of nerves that were strangely under control.

"...okay, I can do this" And she kept walking, trying to act natural, despite how she was feeling.

A couple of minutes passed, with Amy walking and avoiding judgement. She'd seen eyes watching her from afar, but nobody had really said anything, those that got close spoke under their breath, or would even smile and nod. How acceptable even was nudity on campus? Maybe it's just because she wasn't in a class.

Seeing the coffee shop come into view her confidence didn't quite drop, but it did shift. This was different from simply walking across campus, this was a place with customers and people she knew. Blake for one, but she was at least friends with the owner.

Get the key and get out. Easy enough.

Taking a deep breath, she gathered herself and kept walking.

The front of the coffee shop had a sort of quaint but young adult vibe to it, very clean and cozy, but weirdly sleek. Like it was designed by people with nostalgia for a vibe but had never experienced it. As she came to the door Amy was thankful that there were barely any customers inside, but those that were immediately spotted her as she pushed the door open, ringing a bell to signal.

"Holy shit what?" Blake called out, the redhead was working the front counter and saw Amy walk in, her cheeks flushing red.

"Oh uh, hey Blake" The blonde awkwardly smiled, trying to hold her hands to her sides as she heard a whistle from somewhere behind her "I got locked out of the room can you...spare key?"

"L-locked, but your clothes didn't you- Towel?" Her roommate stammered, seemingly anchored to the spot given she had yet to get the key.

"Oh my clothes? I didn't bring them into the shower and I lost my towel so I had to get a different one, but that got caught in a door so-"

"This is a surprise" Came a voice from behind the counter, Abigail, the shop owner stepping out. She was a late twenties something woman who kind of felt like she'd experienced more than her age ever implied. Raven black hair and light skin. "Amy, you forgot to get dressed"

"Hey Abby, and no I just got locked out" Amy clarified, her cheeks starting to flush as more people she knew saw her nude.

"You don't seem especially bothered by that" Abigail chuckled, leaning against the counter behind Blake...almost like she was blocking the redhead in.

"What makes you say that?" Asked the blonde, shifting her weight from foot to foot.

"I mean, she didn't go and ask a member of staff" Blake pointed out just as awkwardly "If she was nude and in distress they would've let her in"

"So she's nude, but not in distress?" The coffee shop owner asked with a smirk "Is that correct? You walked here on your own despite having better options?"

"I uh..." Amy realised what had just happened, she'd certainly had better options, if she was panicking or was even actually embarrassed she'd have taken them "...yes. Yes I did"

Abigail nodded, Blake blushed even more.

"Can I have the spare room key now or?" The blonde asked sheepishly.

"Or...?" Abigail asked, focusing on that like a hawk "So not only did you walk over like a nudist, you're willing to accept other options?"

Amy blushed again as she was teased by the black haired woman "Maybe"

"Okay then. I'll make you a deal, either A. you get the key, you go back to your dorm and that'd that. Or B. you get the key, I let you drink here for free, but I better not catch you in here wearing clothes again"

Amy's cheeks must've been beet red at that, bargaining with her to get her naked more often, she hadn't thought Abigail was such a perv. Then again wasn't she the perv for coming naked to begin with? Hell, she was even considering the deal this much. Turning up nude to her roommate's workplace with the blessing of the owner did seem interesting, that's for certain.

Taking a deep breath, she straightened herself up.

"Sounds like a pretty good deal" Amy said with an awkward smile "Though uh, can I take you up on that now? I do kind of need a drink..."