The Legendary Battle Dojo

"I dunno if I'd go that far..." While there was more to a woman than breasts, that didn't mean breasts were useless...at least, that's what Leslie thought. This was proved as Heidi's provided a perfect opportunity to shock her without risk of harming her. And shock they clearly did. As a bonus, well...free grope.

"Guess not." The martial artist sat down next to her guest, instead of going back to where she'd been...mostly out of laziness. It proved fortuitous, however, as she heard some beeping behind her. She knew that beep, too. "Oh, crap. That's mine." She hopped up out of the water, making zero effort to cover herself afterward, and walked over to check things out. She shook her hand a bit to make sure she didn't get any water on it, and grabbed her PET to check.

'So uh, another of Fancy's customers popped into the dreamscape, and long story short, now she's trying to fight me. Not BattleChip fighting, but martial arts fighting. I don't really want to return the favor, but if this keeps up, Incognito's going to figure something out that we don't want him to. The DreamScope says I should check first, so can you check with Heidi to see if it's okay if I subdue her? Thanks! -Martia'

"Well, that's just great." She let out a sigh, and turned to Heidi. "So, someone else popped into the dreamscape, and now they're attacking Martia. Can she fight back? She'll try not to beat the crap out of them, but if she's gotta, she's gotta." Much as she had to stand there, naked and dripping wet, until she got an answer. And while she certainly had no problem with that, it also involved not sitting in a hot spring next to an equally naked girl, so it wasn't an ideal situation, exactly.
Heidi was still sort of out of it; she was difficult to get any kind of response out of until the beeping started and knocked her back out of La-La Land. "Is it an emergency?" she asked, although she was casting her eyes down to the water and away from Leslie, either out of good-natured courtesy or out of newfound bashfulness. Leslie took a moment to read the message from her navi, then relayed it to Heidi, whose eyes widened at the revelation. "Darn... That's bad luck," the bounty hunter murmured; that line could well be her catch phrase. "Yes, they can fight back. As I said, you're really capable of injuring or fighting or whatever you feel you need to do in there. The DreamScope might have warned Martia to be careful about engaging, but remember: most of those messages were for Fancy and her original actors. A lot of it won't apply any more, now that the dream world isn't functioning entirely correctly. If Martia needs to fight, then yeah, definitely let her," Heidi agreed. "Who has dreams about beating other people up, anyways? That's a pretty lousy thing to dream about..."

Leslie was free to stay outside the bath if she wanted to, but it was pretty apparent she was getting no further eye contact from Heidi unless she either submerged herself again or otherwise demanded it. Still, the new situation seemed to be helping Heidi, who was gradually refinding her voice after becoming momentarily breathless from the shock therapy she'd requested. "I should mention, Incognito's not good with combat or violence himself. He's um... pretty weak, even if I'm helping him with chips. That said, it won't stop him from trying to get in between Martia and whoever is attacking her to stop the two of them from fighting. He has an inflated sense of chivalry, which sometimes seems admirable, but most of the time just leads to more screw ups," Heidi chuckled. "I guess what I'm saying is, if you're going to hit the attacker for real... Make sure Incognito isn't in the way when you do, okay?"
Somehow, the concept of Incognito being terrible in an actual fight entirely ceased to surprise Leslie. Though, she almost pointed out that, as a martial artist, dreaming about beating someone up wasn't a terrible dream to her...but she managed to barely hold her tongue. "Yeah...I'm not going to lie to you. If you ask me, he comes across as kind of a pussy. A well-meaning one, but still a pussy. But don't worry, Martia can handle it. She probably won't even try to hurt anyone if she doesn't absolutely have to." A little watching proved her point, as the other Navi was sent packing without a scratch. "Yup, called it! Point, Martia!"

She walked over to Heidi, and sat on the edge next to her, letting her legs get some extra time in the hot water. "I'm gonna just watch the mission for a bit. You do whatever you want, though." Soon enough, the hot spring turned out to be the less steamy of the areas, which made even Leslie raise an eyebrow. "...Huh, didn't see that one coming. You, uh, might wanna see this." If the bounty hunter was anywhere near her, she'd show her what she meant, as she turned the PET face just in time to catch the Navi pair right after the mission's climax. "That area looks really clear, though. What's it called, NetVegas? That spot look familiar to you? And if it does, are there any towels nearby? I think Martia really needs one right now."

Incidentally, another message popped up, which the martial artist quickly opened up.

'I dunno if you've been watching the mission, but, uh, we've made a lot of progress in this mission, I think. The area's really clear, and I think it's an actual NetVegas location. And we also know how to get into Recall's base. And, um...I might've ended up giving Incognito a boobjob...but anyway! The DreamScope says he needs to wake up, but it also said it was a failure, and I'm pretty sure we just got the intel we needed. Ask Heidi what she thinks, okay? - Martia'

"Well, what do you think? Anything else they need to do? ...Aside from Incognito, because I really don't think he's got another one in him."
Heidi tilted her head and adopted an awkward smile, though it would be hard to imagine the insult to her navi hadn't annoyed her at least a bit. "Y-Yeah... But I guess it's a good thing if he is, right? It's a lot easier for him to pose as a little girl if he doesn't come across as masculine," she added, taking the glass half full approach. She was relieved, regardless, when Leslie told her the intruder had been driven off without injuring Incognito. "Phew..."

The girl cast her eyes back down to avoid staring at Leslie, as Leslie continued to enjoy nakedness within her own home. Heidi decided that what she wanted was to relax and thus sank deeper into the water, leaving the mission to the navis. She was nearly dozing off when Leslie spoke up again. "Hmmm..." she murmured, forgetting herself as she stretched her arms over her head and her torso out of the water, down to the navel. As she turned, seeing Leslie naked again and the two of their navis engaged in an impromptu boob job, she found it hard to tell whether she was still dreaming or not. "Wait... Oh gosh.... Oh God," she gasped, covering her hand with her mouth. "I-I didn't mean they were supposed to do that! Sheesh... Just because Incognito wants something in his dream doesn't mean you should give it to him!" she hissed. "Any boy of his, er, apparent age, wouldn't be able to think about anything else if Martia flashed those at them. Well, that's not really fair... It does look like it worked. That area does look rather specific... it does not, however, look like a towel is lying around."

Martia's question came next; Heidi was glad at that point that at least they weren't communicating through viewscreen. "The failure on the dream scope only refers to what the faker, Wake or Fancy or whatever you want to call her, was using it for. At the 100% point, she's supposed to 'wake the navi up', since that would be the dream's climax and naturally where you'd snap awake. It's not important for us though; it sounds like we've got the location and the details we need. I'm sure I'll learn more once I talk to Incognito," she reasoned, putting on her bounty hunter cap for a moment (metaphorically; physically, she was still naked). She lowered her eyebrows at Martia, still not seeming particularly enthused that her navi had just taken his first steps towards manhood under the guise of a dream. "Yes, let's not... I'll go ahead and jack him out. I can hand you your reward after we get dressed..."
"Yeah, that's true." ...Really, Incognito acted more feminine than her. Leslie inwardly shrugged, then kept watching the mission. Upon presenting her PET to Heidi, she found herself rewarded for sharing by getting a view of the other girl topless...she was a bit preoccupied with the mission to really register it, though. And even if she wasn't, the other woman's comments soured her enough that she would've stopped enjoying it anyway. "Hey, don't give me that! I'm pretty sure there's more to it than 'oh hey, you have really nice tits, mind if I put my cock in them?' 'Sure, and if you're a good boy, I'll let you go all the way!'! Martia's not that kind of girl!" ...The kind that sexually pleased others just because they asked, anyway. The really nice tits part was 100% accurate, based on observations. "And yeah, it definitely worked. My Navi was willing to completely give up her dignity to make sure things went well. So less judging, more gratitude to her!"

At any rate, it seemed like they were done in the Net. Incognito was out cold...in terms of consciousness, anyway. Martia was kinda just standing there, messing around a bit with...the mission's aftermath. She probably didn't want to stick around in that state, so initiating jack out routine...there. She walked over to the towels, setting her PET down while she grabbed one and dried off. Once Heidi was out, she'd toss her one, too. Something was weird, though...Martia was being kinda quiet. Before grabbing her clothes, she grabbed her PET again to check up on her. "Hey, you all right?"

Her Navi was fully dressed, though she was also holding a towel, with...stuff on it. The towel was white, so it was hard to make out exactly what it was, but the context of the mission made it really easy to guess. "Yeah. It's just..."

"Just...what?"

"Never mind, I think I need a little time to process this before I can talk about it..."

"Oh. No prob." She should probably give her some space right now. So, where was she...oh, right, the bath was over, so time to get dressed...or at least, as dressed as someone who considered the sports bra fully functional upper body attire could be. She kept her gi, belt, and hand wrappings off, though, since she was probably going to do some training once she was by herself. From there, she'd just wait for Heidi to get dressed, and hopefully not have to bring up the whole rewards thing herself. Even for her, that'd feel just a bit awkward.
Heidi recoiled slightly when Leslie chastised her... probably not a good trait for a bounty hunter, but in this case, it seemed to be like navi, like operator. "Sorry! It's just, you know, I was worried that when someone like Martia... someone hot, I mean... entered into Incognito's dream, that's where it would end up. He was definitely a little smitten with her after their first meet-up, as I'm sure you can imagine," she murmured in response. "I guess I just think of him a little like a child some times... I can't really do that now that he's had his first... um... boobjob." She sighed and sank deeper into the water. "I am grateful! But now it feels like I've got an even bigger debt to pay... and as you may have noticed, I'm in a lot of debt already."

While she was sinking down, Leslie was preparing to towel off. Heidi thought it would be rude to stay in the bath after the bath's owner had already gotten out... and perhaps as though she'd overstayed her welcome a bit already... so she got out and accepted a towel as well, wrapping it quickly. Heidi's means of getting dressed were about as simple as Leslie's, being mostly just an outer shirt. "Thanks again for the bath... that was more than I could have asked for," she thanked Leslie again. "You wanted chips, I remember, so I've got some to offer. As you saw, Incognito's not one much for fighting regardless, so he won't mind. I wasn't sure what you wanted, so... you can either have..." she murmured, reaching into the elastic waistband of her boxers, which was unfortunately the only place for her to hide anything. "These three... or this one." In one hand, she held three chips: RingZap1, MeteorKnuckle1, and Pillow1. In the other hand, she held one chip: Footstomp. "I could either give you a bunch of chips or I could give you this one chip that's pretty rare, whichever you think would be best. I wish I could pay you too, but uh... you know."

Leslie could either pick a hand, take the chips herself, or, if she was feeling squirrely, try to use her leverage as gracious host and savior to make Heidi sweeten the pot.
"Don't worry about it. Just remember, it's all a dream to Incognito, right? As far as he knows, it was just a really good, really wet dream. ...Granted, it wasn't, but...well, you know what I mean." Leslie shrugged at herself, then got out. Honestly, if Heidi could figure out what she meant by that, she'd love for her to tell her about it.

Once the ladies were redressed, it dawned on the martial artist just how much better she had it than her mission requester. She might be dirt poor, but she had a roof over her head, (usually) had food on the table, and a complete outfit. That the bounty hunter had to hide her chips in her boxers just sealed the deal. When presented with a choice of hands, she just crossed her arms and shook her head. "Nooooope. Robbing the poor isn't exactly my idea of a mission reward. You go bring that woman in, get paid, and then we can talk about it. Until then, I'm not taking a thing. ...And you know, I don't have a whole lot in that department, but I bet I have some old clothes that're closer to your size. I can go take a look, if you want. They're probably kinda musty at this point, but considering what you smelled like when you came in, that'd still be a net improvement." She'd probably say no out of politeness, but it didn't hurt to ask anyway.
Heidi seemed momentarily hurt to be reminded of how smelly she'd been when she wondered in, but seemed to appreciate both the offer to keep her chips and the offer of other clothing. "Well, I'm too poor to refuse charity... But I'm going to e-mail you the reward and a bonus once I bring the perp in! Yeah... It's an investment for us both," she resolved, sounding as though she was trying to talk herself out of feeling guilty for mooching off Leslie's hospitality. "If you'll bring me those clothes, I'll get Incognito... freshened up," she coughed, sounding like she wasn't especially looking forward to dealing with her navi at this point.

If Leslie did as she said and left to go grab things, she'd find that Heidi was waiting near the door out when she got back. "Thanks again for everything you did, Leslie... If you'll just give me your e-mail address, I'll make good on the promise. Chips for Martia and some of the pot from the arrest as well. Then we'll both know feel good, knowing justice is served!" the bounty huntress claimed again, accepting whatever Leslie felt fit to give her with clear appreciation. "You're a good friend... Martia too! It's going to be hard not to tell Incognito how much she helped... he's resting now. But... I have a feeling he'll feel, er, gratitude to her all the same. Maybe I shouldn't have said that... A-Anyway, I'm off to NetVegas!"

Heidi would finish with a handshake if Leslie was feeling professional or offer a hug if Leslie was not. Either way, that would be the end of the physical affection for now; the professional was off for her next bounty... Hopefully.

((Martia gained 29 Incognito FXP))
Leslie was a little surprised when Heidi actually accepted her offer, but just smiled and nodded. But, an 'investment'? Even she could see through that. Oh well, whatever floated her boat. "All right, be right back!" And up to the attic she went. There had to be something in there, after all.

About 15 minutes later, the martial artist was back on the first floor, with a garbage bag over her shoulder. It wasn't completely full, but there seemed to be a decent amount of stuff in it. "Ah, there you are! There wasn't as much stuff as I hoped there would, but there's still some shirts and pants in there...also, for some reason there was an unopened pack of panties in there, so I put that in there too. I think it's about a size too big for me now, anyway. What else...oh yeah, since you're into disguises, I also dug up one of my old school uniforms, and an old karate outfit. You might not look like a man with them, but I bet something different couldn't hurt, right? ...Oh, right, address. It's, uh...let's see...FistGirl571@DenMail.net. I really need a better sounding one...but it's what I got, so eh. Just promise me you'll give 'em hell when you're bringing them in!"

Leslie wasn't always professional even when she was being professional, so she brought in Heidi for an entirely platonic hug. She had a feeling that's what she wanted, anyway. "Well, good luck with the whole bounty hunter thing. And if you need anything, don't be a stranger!" She watched the other woman walk off, waving until she was outside the gate. "...Well, that was something. ...Hey Martia, you feeling any better?"

"Yeah. I just needed some time to clear my head. I'll be okay now, though."

"All right, if you say so. ...Oh, I should probably tell you, about our reward-"

"I'm not deaf, Leslie, I heard. Don't worry, I feel the same way about it as you."

"Heh, I bet a lot of Navis would give their operators crap about it...I'm lucky mine's so understanding!"

"I try!"

BEEP BEEP! BEEP BEEP!

"Huh, mail. Let's see...wha? It's from your old high school!"

"...Really? What would Ura even want with me? What's it say?"

"Ahem...Dear Miss Battle, we wish to discuss your possibly serving as an instructor for the Karate Club. Ura High prides itself on thinking outside of the box for bringing in newcomers, and though you never belonged to it, citing it was redundant for someone of your upbringing, we feel as though you would be a perfect fit. And while you lack a degree of any kind, your obvious lifestyle of physical fitness and overall friendly demeanor would make you an excellent PE teacher. If you are interested in these jobs, please report to the Karate Club dojo at your leisure. We eagerly await you. It's signed by the Principal and Vice-Principal. ...Wow."

"...They want to make me a teacher? I graduated less than a year ago! I dunno about that..."

"I dunno. You already handle instructing the dojo when your father's too drunk to do it. It wouldn't really be that different, would it?"

"The instructing, yeah. But a regular teacher? Me? Really?"

"I think you could be a pretty good PE teacher, myself. Maybe a little on the strict side, though..."

"You think? ...Well, I don't have anything I absolutely have to do right now...I guess it couldn't hurt to check it out."

"That's the spirit!"

"They're gonna have to sell it to me, though, because I really don't know about this..."

A few minutes later, Leslie had the rest of her usual outfit on, and locked the door. Now she just needed to head back to her room, pop through the window, and be on her merry way. Fortunately, the rain had stopped at this point...maybe it was an omen? ...Nah.

(TO URA HIGH SCHOOL)
"Hoo boy...that was...an experience, I guess." Leslie found herself sitting in her room, leaning back a bit in her chair.

"I thought you did well, but...uh, it's kinda hard to get a read on that principal..."

"Yeah, I wanna say I killed it, but I could've bombed and he wouldn't have even flinched."

"Well, even if you're not sure about it, you seem to be more interested about the job now, so I guess he sold you on the idea."

"Not totally, but I can see why they were interested in me now. Anyway, guess all I can do is wait for them to call back, one way or the other." ...Aaaaand now she was bored. "Great, now I've got nothing to do."

"There's always...that little thing you've been neglecting lately called TRAINING!"

"Yeah, I'm gonna wait until tomorrow for that. Oh, I know! How about another mission?"

Martia suddenly froze. "Wh-what...?! Nope! No way!"

"Huh? Why not?"

"You wouldn't understand! I always have to put on skimpy, humiliating costumes...and then, by the end, I'm usually topless at best! Worst, you're sitting in a bathtub naked, reeling from the fact you're covered in an entirely possibly underage Navi's cum!"

"...Yeah, that last one sounds like it'd suck."

"I'm lucky I didn't have to actually suck him! So, yeah, sorry, but I'm not feeling any of these 'missions' right now! You wanna help someone, do it yourself!"

"...You know what? Fine. I'll do one myself. See? I'm bringing up the board right now!"

"Good! ...I'm a little sleepy after that last busting, I guess it took more out of me than I thought. So I'm going to take a little nap. But wake me up when your mission starts, because I want to see how you like it when you're degraded!" And, poof. Navi Sleep Mode activated.

"...Is it really that bad? There's only one way to know for sure, I guess. I just hope she doesn't read the mission request..."

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About 10 minutes later, Leslie had her mission. "Meyer's Women's Academy for the Arts? Never heard of it. Shouldn't be THAT hard to find, though..." ...Actually, considering what it sounded like, she should do something first. Something that involved...rendering herself naked from the waist down. All right, where were they...aha! On they went...a pair of silken panties, that happened to cover slightly less than her usual cotton variety. "I have a feeling that these are gonna see some action. At least, for Martia's sake, I hope they do."

Shorts back on, used pair of underwear flung into the laundry basket, then tucked away in an area Martia wouldn't be able to see them later...and she was ready. She'd wait until later to wake her up, though, if she really did need a nap. For now, she had a train to catch.

(TO KOTOBUKI TOWN)