Homestar Saga

Chapter 50: Almost Perfect

"Is this really necessary?"

Lissa gestured at her new outfit. The Captain had insisted they change out of their voidarmor for a "special training exercise." Yvian had been dubious when she saw what he wanted them to change into.

Yvian's new outfit was all one piece. The material was thin and surprisingly comfortable, but too formfitting to leave much to the imagination. It covered more skin than traditional pixen attire, but still left her legs, shoulders, most of her back, and a hint of cleavage exposed. The suit was red, with the words "SPACE CAPTAIN!" emblazoned in gold letters near her midriff. Above the letters was a picture of Space Captain himself with light gleaming off his helmet and his blaster held high. She loved it, but she wasn't sure what possible reason the human would have for giving her such a thing.

Lissa's outfit was more traditional. Small patches of thin white cloth covered her chest, held in place by thin straps. Another bottom piece that was basically just panties completed the outfit. The word PRETTYPANTS was scrawled across the back of it in letters that glowed pink. Yvian suspected her sister liked her outfit, too, but that didn't stop her from addressing the Captain with a raised eyebrow and a hint of a smirk.

"Not really," Captain Mims answered Lissa's question. He was as barefoot as the sisters, clad only in a pair of black shorts. "But it's more convenient for what we're doing. Conventional clothing gets heavy and drags you down in water. Swimsuits are more practical for learning how to swim."

"Swim?" Yvian cocked her head. "Our special training is swimming?"

"Yep."

"Why?" Lissa frowned. "We live on a voidship. I haven't seen enough water to swim in in my entire life."

"True," said the human. "But if we get our hands on a planet, we might find ourselves dealing with a body of water. Better to be prepared ahead of time."

Lissa grunted. Yvian asked, "Shouldn't we be doing this in the voidarmor then? It's not like we'll be wearing swimsuits on an alien planet."

"Maybe," the Captain admitted. "But that's no way to experience the ocean for the first time. Trust me ladies. You'll be glad we did it this way once we hit the beach."

"Are you sure it's safe?" asked Yvian. She glanced around the fancy room. Mims had called it a penthouse suite. It was spacious and full of expensive looking furniture, but didn't look particularly secure. Yvian hadn't walked around without her armor in months. Not having it now made her feel... vulnerable.

"Nowhere is ever really safe," Mims told her. Then he shrugged. "But this is as close as we're going to get. Krog Prime's a hard planet to infiltrate, and the security at this resort is top notch. Scan shielded, access controlled, and watched over by two hundred and three highly trained krog with the best weapons and scanning equipment money can buy."

"And they'll be watching us, too," Lissa assumed.

"Part of the job," shrugged the Captain. "But discretion is guaranteed, and the krog take stuff like that seriously. Still, I wouldn't share any big secrets while we're down here,"

"So that's what the swimsuits are for." Lissa nodded to herself. "You didn't have to do that, you know. I don't care if some random krog see me naked."

"Uh..." Mims scratched the back of his head. "You can skinny dip if you want, I guess. I mostly wanted to make sure Yvian was covered." He held up one hand, revealing a small camera drone. "I'm planning to record the occasion, and taking pictures of your sister in the nude seems a little..." He glanced at Yvian. His brow furrowed. "Unwise."