AFW Karaoke Night 2: Hot Tub Karaoke Machine. (Also known as Angel's Birthday Bash!)

Ace blushed as she looked over at the hot tub. She had brought a bikini of course, but was still nervous about the idea of putting it on in front of everybody.

Sure, she had shown her body off to a couple girls in AFW, but that was in the comfort and privacy of her own home, her own hot tub, but had never shown herself off in public. Her ring gear covered her entire body, and, since she lived in the same city as the arena, she often didn't use the Friction showers after matches, choosing instead to go home. Crazy as it sounded, she was rather shy about the idea.

A small blush still on her cheeks, she looked over at Valley and Tiffani and checked her phone.

"Oh uh...is that the time? I uh...should probably get going...gotta feed the kitten and all that, ya know?"

Valley's first impulse was to rib Haley a bit when she saw the way she was none-too subtlely trying to escape the approaching hot tub moment. But she stopped herself when it occurred to her  that it might merit a little seriousness. After all, she was always a little more conservative than the average AFW girl. While Valley had no qaulms with showing off her skin, Ace was more modest. In fact, she very might have been the most clothed girl in Friction, bar none.

"You're sure?" Valley pouted, trying not to look too disappointed. "I know we've been apart a lot, lately...I was hoping we could have a good time together." There was some self-preservation, here, too - Valley did not relish the thought of being alone with three women she barely knew. She wanted to know them, sure, but without Haley, it would be hard to ease into it.

That number increased to four as Carmen Rodriguez entered the room, poking her head through the door before sliding in all the way. "Good, have the right place." She sighed when she spotted Tiffany and began to walked over. She was dressed up, wearing a dark red blouse and a black pencil skirt. She'd found herself in a meeting in Tokyo to help set some things up for a videogame she was supposed to do work for, and she wound up having to stay longer than she expected.

But she made it. Late, but she made it. No way she would miss this. "Hey, sprout." She waved at Adrian as she passed the hot tub, looking around the room. "Where's the birthday girl?"

"I got it!" Adrian said, scurrying over to the tray to relieve the precious alcohol of its glass prison, and into a smaller prison... and then into her mouth. She knew how Ace was probably feeling right now, its one thing to say 'oh that sounds fun lets do that' and another thing to actually do it when it came down to bikini time, Adrian was as sexually repressed as anyone in AFW and was probably had the smallest chest in the room, not exactly a confidence booster, but that's what alcohol was for. "You should probably have some it's uh..." The cosplayer wasn't actually sure what was in the drink. It tasted... sugary? Like peaches? Strawberry? Candy floss? It was hard to get a read on it above the various spirits. "It's uh... fine. It's fine." She eventually settled for, pouring both Ace and her out a glass each.

"Carmen!!" She called out when the Peurto Rican boxer entered, "Hey! I'm not that small... I'm like... taller than half the people here... I think, I know I'm taller than Angel."

As Ace started to make her attempt at an exit, Tiffany shut the door and came back into the room.

"What do you mean, 'it's about that time'?" she echoed the Canadian's words. "Come on girl, you can't leave without at least having a drink and singing a song. Besides, I'm sure Angel would love it if you stayed."

She gave Ace a good natured smile, while pouring herself a glass from the pitcher. With Adrian serving Ace, the Texan poured Valley a drink as well, handing it to the older woman.
"Here ya go. Maybe, you and Ace should sing a song together!" Tiffany suggested with a grin.

Then Carmen entered the room. Recognizing the boxer from the first karaoke outing, Tiffany called "Hey, there's my singing partner! Glad you could make it!"
The cowgirl poured Carmen a glass from the pitcher, handing it to her.
"Angel is getting changed into something a little more....hot tub friendly." Tiffany replied to Carmen's question. "I just hope I got her measurements right....I'd for the swimsuit I got her to be like, too small or something."

Taking a drink, her eyes widened at the taste.
"Holy hell....that's sweet!" she gasped in a pleased tone towards Adrian. "And very....strawberry-ery!"

Ace looked between the three girls, before accepting the drink Adrian offered her and siding up next to Valley.

"Well...It has been a while since we've just hung out...I suppose if you don't all drool too much, it could be a lot of fun..."

She took a drink of the sweet pink liquid, shivering lightly after.

"Wow...that really is sweet...I like it!"

Valley smiled and tried not to look too pleased with herself as Haley came over beside her. Given the way they'd been at each other shortly before Avalanche, this was a much welcome improvement. Girlfriend or not, it was great just being around her, basking in the warm, welcoming glow she emananted over everyone in the room. "I'll try to keep the drooling to a minimum, don't worry." She gave Haley a little elbow in the side, before taking a taste of the drink, herself. She had a little giggle as it danced over her taste buds.

"Still easy to mess with."  Carmen returned Adrian's smile and gave her former 'student' a playful pat on the head. "Nice seeing you, again. Everything holding up?"

Carmen kicked off her shoes and hopped on the edge of the hot tub, happily accepting Tiffany's drink. She didn't usually go for this sort of thing, but her life had been so hectic recently that she could use the cool down. And this was a great occasion for it. "Much appreciated. Wouldn't miss it."

Angel stayed in the changing room for several long minutes, letting the girls outside mingle and talk among themselves while she took her sweet time changing, slipping into her new swimsuit. Once it was on her body, she turned to the mirror in the changing room, and glanced over herself from head to toe. With a satisfied nod, she stepped back out into the main room, closing the door behind her and grinning as she looked towards the other women.

"Well...?" she called out, propping her elbow against the door and her head in her hand as she stared across towards her friends. "How do I look? It's a bit of a tight fit, but..." She stopped, as she suddenly noticed Carmen sitting by the hot tub, letting out an 'ooh' sound as she pushed off the door, stepping towards her fellow Latina.

"Carmen? Didn't expect to see you here. Hope you brought me a good gift, chica!"

"Drooling?" Tiffany raised an eyebrow at Ace. "I don't know what you were expecting, but I'm a higher class of lady."
That last sentence was said in horrible, fake British accent before smiling at Ace.

Looking up as Angel re-entered the room, she blinked at the sight of the former champion in her new bikini.
"Oh, wow." the cowgirl said softly. "Alright, maybe a little drooling." she then amended back at Ace and Valley.

Taking another drink, Tiffany sat back, wondering indeed what the boxer had gotten Angel.

Carmen turned around with a smile as she heard Angel, and that smile only widened when she saw what the champion - the real one, in her mind - was wearing. Carmen knew Angel had an amazing body and she'd even seen in it a bikini on quite a few occasions, but never one quite like that. Maybe it was just the lighting, but the girl seemed to glow and glide along the floor with every step.

"You know I did. Un momento." She started to step back towards the door, where she'd laid a long, white box on the ground before entering. "Something I noticed a lot with wrestlers is that few, if any, wear the proper attire down to the ring. My personal belief is that all fighters should wear a robe, not just boxers. It keeps your body heat up after the warm up, the hood keeps the lights from blinding you on your way down to the ramp, and it looks so stylish."

She picked up the box and laid it on a nearby table. "So, with that in mind, I would like to present you, Angel, with your very own boxing robe. Or wrestling robe, I guess."

Carmen opened the box and brought the robe out, holding it up for Angel to see. Black with a blue trim around the edges to match her usual outfit, and made a bit longer than most boxing robes to cover everything above her shins. And, of course, Angel's name was on the back, written in dark, sparkling blue color. "Custom made, obviously. Even if you never wear it to the ring, it's nice to have around the house. Wear mine around all the time when I'm winding down. Very comfy."

Despite trying to consume enough alcohol to overcome the shyness, whatever she had ordered clearly wasn't strong enough as she felt a distinct blush creep across her cheeks as Angel emerged "Wow um... that's really... wow, great! It looks great." She was probably staring at Angel's breasts too, not helping. At least Carmen was there to offer a suitable distriction from barely covered Angel tits. "Man that's sooo cool, much better than what I got her." The cosplayer said, suitably impressed. "So is this like small world stuff or... well how do you two know each other?" The brunette asked, trying to take up the time drinking with something before they all dived in to the hot tub, she hadn't gotten changed yet.