Chapter 27: Friday Afternoon: Improv

Kara started toward her own class as they helped her along, one boy supporting each arm. Darling, what was the scream?

I introduced Emily to the Shakespeare boys.

Oh ... and she liked it, I take it?

Very much. Enough so that she apologized to them for judging them so harshly at first. Kara stepped through the open doorway and into her classroom. “Helping out a fellow participant?”

“Yes Ms. Elren. I wanted to show her that her view of our kind was a bit ... askew.”

“It sounds like you succeeded with flying colors. By the way, do you need relief today?”

Kara felt a pair of fingers begin to play with her ... no, Allison’s clit. Are you trying to tell me something, my muse?

Yes. You get three guesses, and the first two don’t count.

I only need one. Horny, are we?

Yes. Are you taking relief?

I wasn’t sure, but I think I need to now. “I could use some, sure...”

She caught the glance and nod from Ms. Elren. “Would you like assistance?”

Kara glanced at Rosa, her eyes twinkling with desire. “I think Rosa’s interested in helping.” Rosa practically leapt out of her chair and kneeled down in front of Kara. “Straight for it, huh?”

“Unless you have any objections.”

“Not at all.” She leaned down and began to whisper in Rosa’s ear. “You have two people to please, by the way.”

“Your muse indeed” Rosa replied, chuckling softly, then lined up her mouth to Kara’s outer lips. Kara gasped as her tongue slipped in and began to lick. Her breathing quickly turned into soft moans as Rosa added a quiet humming tune.

Happy, my muse?

Very. Whoever she is, she’s good.

Yes, Rosa is very good. Kara grinned briefly as one of Rosa’s fingers found her clit and began stroking it. Especially when she hits all the buttons at once... She felt twin waves of pleasure build quickly, the first threatening to topple just as the second approached its peak. The first wave flowed over, shaking her entire body violently as she felt Allison hold back a scream. The second followed a moment later, her own loud moans becoming a shrieking scream as the wave began its rush.

Rosa pulled away and glanced up at her as her body shook one last time. “No explosion?”

“Not from me.”

I’ll ask her then. Kara smiled at Rosa as she began to stand up. “Allison suggested I should give you a thank you kiss, but...” Rosa grinned and nodded her head; Kara grinned back, leaned forward and touched her lips to Rosa’s. Rosa leaned further into the kiss, returning the gesture with a great deal of passion.

Whoa! I didn’t expect this from her.

Me neither Ally. But she’s definitely a good kisser too, so I’m not complaining.

That’s for sure. If this goes on for much longer, I may demand round two.

Kara ‘laughed’, then pulled away slowly from the kiss. She watched the smile on Rosa’s face fall, then smiled gently back at her. “It’s not what you think...” she began in hushed tones “I would have been quite happy to keep that going for a bit longer. But my muse was threatening an encore performance of the relief if we did.”

“Oh! That’s all? I worried...”

“I figured that’s what it probably was. I’m sure we can figure out a suitable way to integrate that another chance into a scene.”

“I’d love to give you all day to do your thing, but...”

“Understood Ms. Elren.”

“Good. Today we’ll continue yesterday’s exercise; however, I’m not assigning a group leader today. Each group choose one person and send them to see me up front.”

Kara and Rosa quickly joined the rest of their group. “Before we all suggest who I think we will” Courtney began “can one of you explain to us what that was about?”

Kara nodded her head and grinned. “My wife was very happy with Rosa’s gift and wanted to show her appreciation for it. Only, because she couldn’t physically be here to do so, it fell to me to do so in her place.”

“And you were okay with that Rosa?” Willis asked.

“To be honest” she began, blushing a pale red “I’ve been tempted to do that for the past couple of days. I didn’t expect to get my chance to do so without a long conversation. That said, I think Kara should be our leader today.”

Kara watched the others all nod their heads. “I could say I sense a conspiracy, but I was kind of itching for another chance in the lead. Okay.” She quietly stood up and waited by Ms. Elren’s desk as the other group deliberated; Ms. Elren chuckled softly and gave her a knowing grin. A few moments later Crystal stood up and joined them.

“I can give you two shorter scenes, or one longer one. Which would you both prefer?”

“The two shorter ones might be a nice change of pace” Crystal suggested.

“I agree.”

“Two it is then. The first is a day at the pool; two teenagers just being teenagers, a teenage life guard in training, the head life guard, and the teens’ mom. The mom and head life guard are not paying attention; one of the teens starts to drown and is saved by the teen life guard. Where it goes from there is up to you.

The second is a county fair: a couple is on a date there, but get into a fight because of one of the attractions. Which attractions and games you want to use is up to you, as well as how the fight is resolved. Got it?”

“Yes.” So, my loves, Rosa wants another round of fun, and both scenes we were just given to do open opportunities for such fun. Are either of you opposed to me taking advantage of said opportunities?

I get to feel the effects of whatever fun you get up to, right?

Kara quietly walked back to her group. As long as its possible, of course.

Okay! “So, we have two scenes to do. How much sexual touch is everyone in the mood for?” She looked at Rosa. “I already know your answer.”

“I’m not seeing my boyfriend again until Monday, so none for me please. Toys only work so well” Courtney replied.

“Nothing overt today” Leo added; Willis nodded his head.

“Are you three are okay with Rosa and I having a bit of fun as part of the scenes?” All three nodded their heads. “That works. The setup for the first one is this:” she began, pulling closer to them “you three” pointing at Rosa, Courtney, and Leo “are a family spending time at the pool; Willis, you are the life guard on duty, while I’m a teen-aged junior life guard.”

“Are both groups ready?” Kara and Crystal nodded their heads. “Good. Group one, you’ll go first.”

Kara quickly laid three chairs our to make a lounge chair, and nodded for Leo to go there; then set up three more next to each other, marking the edge of the pool. She added two more a little further away and sat down in one. She glanced at Rosa and Courtney, then mimicked a swimming motion with her hand. They smiled and started to ‘swim’ towards the opposite side of the room. “Uhm ... sir, shouldn’t you be looking over at the pool? Those girls just moved into the deep end.”

He quickly turned his head toward the door. “They clearly know how to swim; they’ll be fine.”

Kara glanced at Leo, then looked back at Willis. “Their mother is rather focused on her book.”

“See? If she’s not worried, neither should we be.”

“But what if one of them should tire and start to drown?” She asked, glancing at Rosa for a moment; she gave a subtle nod and returned to ‘swimming’. “You told me yourself that the ones in real trouble don’t make a sound.”

“If you’re so worried, then just make sure you don’t take your eyes off the pool. Trust me though; I’ve been head life guard here for fifteen years. Only three teens have needed to be saved in that time.”

Kara shook her head, and looked back at Rosa and Courtney. “They do seem to be having fun together; although from the noise they’re making, I’d think they’re kids.” Courtney and Rosa began to make splashing noises and giggling loudly.

“Eh” Willis shrugged “Teens are just kids in slightly bigger bodies.”

Kara simply nodded her head and watched them for a few moments. “Uhm ... sir?”

“What is it now?”

“Is holding your sibling under the water a normal pool game to play?” Kara gave them a subtle thumbs up. Rosa pretended to push Courtney down.

“Totally. The point is to see who can keep the other under for the longest amount of time. As long as they’ve agreed upon a signal for giving up, they’ll be fine.” Kara watched Courtney raise a hand above the ‘water’ and wave it around for a few moments; Rosa ‘stopped’ holding her down, and she rose to Rosa’s height. Courtney grinned and ‘pushed’ Rosa under.

“But what if one of them doesn’t see the signal, or ignores it?”

“Unless a good looking boy or girl comes along, that never happens.” Kara glanced at Courtney, then looked at a spot behind them. Courtney flashed a quick thumbs down; Kara nodded subtly and then looked at Rosa, making a struggling motion briefly with her hand; Rosa simply nodded her head a little.

Courtney turned and stared at the spot Kara had marked for her; Kara waited a few moments before flashing Rosa a stealthy thumbs up. Rosa’s hand rose to the ‘surface’ and started to flail wildly. After a few moments more, Kara mimed a stop motion to Rosa, and the hand fell back below the ‘water’ as Courtney’s hands left her shoulders. “Sir! I think one of them is drowning!”

“Nah. She’s probably just pretending; I know those two, and they like to pull pranks like that all the time. She’ll come up in a few moments.”

“But sir...”

“If you’re concerned, then go check yourself. But don’t complain to me if it’s another prank.”

Kara quickly moved to the edge of the ‘pool’ and pretended to dive in. “I’m coming!” she shouted as she quickly swam toward Rosa. When she reached Rosa, she whispered in her ear “pretend to unconscious”, then grabbed Rosa around the waist.

Courtney turned back around and looked horrified as Kara brought Rosa’s head back above the ‘water line’ and started swimming toward the edge with the chairs. “Mom! She’s not breathing!”

“What do you mean she’s not breathing?” Leo asked in a high pitched voice, not even looking up over his ‘book’.

“Sis isn’t breathing!”

Kara carefully pulled Rosa to the chairs and laid her down on them as Leo finally looked in her direction. “You, boy! Do something!”

She nodded her head, laid her hands on Rosa’s stomach, and ‘pushed’ down hard. She glanced at Willis and did a quick ‘come hither’ motion with her head, then pushed down again. “No, you’re doing it too low. The spot you’re looking for is here” he began, moving her hands to Rosa’s breasts. Kara nodded, gave them a firm squeeze as she pretended to push again, then looked at Willis with a worried look on her face.

“I don’t think this is working sir.”

“Give it two more tries.”

Kara repeated the squeeze/’push’ motion two more times; on the second, she mimed a cough at Rosa who coughed violently a moment later. “She’s still not breathing!”

“Then give her lungs a jump start!” Kara nodded, gently held Rosa’s mouth open, and pretended to breath out. “One more time!” She nodded and repeated the motion, puckering her lips very briefly as she pulled her mouth away the second time. Rosa started to breathe again and opened her eyes, then pulled Kara down again for a passionate kiss; Kara pretended to look surprised then ‘tried’ to pull away.

Finally succeeding a few moments later, she looked at Rosa with a shocked look on her face. “Wh ... what was that for?”

“I ... I was dreaming that an angel was putting air back into my lungs; when I opened my eyes, there you were ... my angel. Is it wrong to want to give my guardian angel a thank you kiss?”

“Uh ... no, but...” Kara stammered, nodding her head slightly one last time, then gasped in ‘surprise’ as Rosa pulled her in for another kiss. She glanced over at Leo, showing rage in her eyes for a moment. Leo nodded slightly, then stood up, dropping the ‘book’ onto the ground.

He quickly walked up to Willis. “What is that boy doing to my precious daughter! You order him to stop right this moment!”

“I’m sorry ma’am, but it’s your daughter who’s in control right now. If you want them to stop, you need to tell her to.”

“Young lady!” Leo screamed “you will separate yourself from this ruffian right this instance, or I will tell your father what you did later!”

Rosa broke the kiss, sighed, and gave Leo a perfect teenage death glare. “This ‘boy’ was the only one paying any attention; he’s the only reason I’m not dead right now. I’ll kiss him as much as I want to.”

Kara smiled briefly at her, then glanced at Courtney and made the come hither with her hand. “Oh my god sis ... I’m so sorry!” she started as she climbed out of the pool and came running toward Rosa.

“Pay more attention to us next time, and less to the cute boys.”

“I will, I will ... I didn’t mean to almost drown you.”

“I know.” She turned back to Kara, pulling her down onto the chair; Kara’s hands landed on Rosa’s breasts while her lips met Rosa’s. Rosa brought her own hands up to cover Kara’s and squeezed; Kara repeated the squeeze, then smiled as Rosa gave her one more passionate kiss.

“That’s it young lady! We’re going home right now!”

Rosa sighed, then glanced at Kara for a moment. Kara gave her a thumbs up from her right hand, then stood up. “Fine. At least let us dry off first.”

Leo nodded curtly and went back to the lounge chair, picked up the ‘book’ and resumed reading. “Fine! Be quick about it.” Rosa walked to the other side of the pool area, ‘dried’ herself, then pretended to pull on a cover up top. As she walked past Kara again, she pressed her palm to Kara’s and mouthed ‘call me’ as she made a phone with her hands by her ear and mouth. Kara looked down at her palm, ‘unfolded’ the paper and smiled, then nodded to Ms. Elren.

“And scene! Group two, you’re up.”

Kara returned to her seat as the other group walked to the front. Interesting ... they’re using the same chair set up.

‘If you sue us, we’ll sue you for something else’?

Yes Ally. The pool was clearly doing it’s job, as there was a lifeguard on duty who was paying attention and responded the way they were supposed to. The mother wasn’t paying attention to her children, and clearly she never told them that ‘game’ of theirs was super stupid. The fault is ‘clearly’ hers.

“Before we move onto the second scene, I have a few quick things to say to each group. First of all, Kara: most of your signals were reasonably subtle, but...”

“The drowning signal, right?” Ms. Elren nodded her head. “I wasn’t sure what else I could do that wouldn’t be misinterpreted. Some sort of downward motion would have been less obvious, but far too easy to take another way.”

“That’s one of the key problems with this skill set. Unless you’ve agreed ahead of time on what certain signals mean, the more subtle ones can be harder to interpret. Second” she turned to Crystal “I recognize the great efforts you took in making sure your signals were all very subtle. But you encountered another problem in doing that.”

“Everyone’s eyes were on me too frequently, right?”

“Yes.”

“How do you ensure less overt signals without it being obvious who the leader of the group is?”

“Besides using more vocal cues, there’s really only one other option; have everyone look around at each other more. It can be done very stealthily, and if you fail, your viewers expect that a lot of checking in is required for the scene to progress smoothly.” She turned back to Rosa. “Why did you go for the ‘hero’s kiss’ route?”

“Two reasons really; one of them might be fairly obvious. The other one is that I figure even be a lifeguard in training is going to do wonderful things to your physique; and what straight teen girl is going to be able to resist the tanned, well built person who just saved her? At least, from a dramatic perspective.”

“It is slightly cliched, but the same can be said about the double lawsuit option. Neither of you was wrong in making those choices; good improv is expected to draw from cliches from time to time. But for those of you wanting to make improv a significant part of your career, great performances tend to ignore or subvert those cliches.” She glanced up at the clock. “Group one, start preparing for your next scene.”

Kara quietly stood up, and began to move the chairs around; she set up several in a row in three places, and placed two chairs behind one of them; the chairs facing each other. She gestured for the rest of them to come forward. “Okay, here’s the setup. Courtney and Rosa are a couple on a date at the county fair; Willis runs the shooting game, Leo runs the dart throwing game, and I’m the girl in the kissing booth.” She pointed at the two lines of chairs without one behind it. “Those are your booths” she said to Willis and Leo. They nodded and each stood behind one of them.

She turned to Rosa and pulled her to the side. “I’ll need your help a lot, especially since I’m limited in where I can sit. So here’s the last bit of information you need;” she paused for a second, then started to whisper “the date is not going to end well, and you’ll find yourself in the arms of the kissing booth girl. How it gets to that point is up to you.”

“And once it gets there?”

“Trust me.”

Rosa grinned. “Gladly.” She hooked her arm around Courtney’s and stood a medium distance from the line of booths.

Kara took her place in the small ‘booth’. “We’re ready Ms. Elren.”

“Understood.”

Rosa turned to Courtney, her eyes sparkling. “This is our fifth date, right Bobby?”

Courtney blinked her eyes rapidly a few times, then nodded her head. “I believe you’re right Millie.”

“Then why are we still standing here? Look at all the cute stuffed animals at that game!” She pointed at Willis’s booth. “Surely my big, strong boy friend can win me one of them?”

“Shooting gallery! Try your luck at the shooting gallery! Only five dollars per try!”.

“See? It’s not even expensive. Or are you really as much of a stick in the mud as my friends are always saying?”

Courtney sighed, and stepped up to line of chairs. “Will you try your hand sir? Two hits gets one of the small prizes; three a medium one, and five makes you a grand prize winner!”

“Sure, why not?”

“Wonderful! Take the gun and ready yourself; you get ten shots.” Courtney nodded her head, picked up a ‘gun’ and aimed it’s ‘sights’ where Rosa’s eyes were looking. She mimed pulling the trigger; Willis responded with a “pop” and a “ting” a moment later. “Nice shooting champ. Just four more for the grand prize.”