"Yay," Lorelie cheered upon hearing Spector's response.
"He spoils you way too much," Rowena commented with a smile.
Stacey rolled her eyes before saying, "Oh, please, he spoils us all."
Adam smiled at his girlfriend's reactions before asking, "How long would the conversation take?"
[Just a few days; it will be complete by the time you return.] Spector answered.
"Great," Adam replied.
Lorelie kissed him on the cheek before smiling at him and asking, "Thanks, babe. Now what do you need help with?"
Adam lowered his voice slightly before saying, "Muriel's attire."
"Huh?" Lorelie asked in confusion.
"Bikini bottoms were not designed with a penis in mind," Adam explained.
Lorelie's eyes widened in realisation. "Oh, ohh."
"Adam here doesn't seem to be comfortable with the sight of Mureil's bulge… or at least that bulge," Revi chuckled.
"I don't think I'm the only one," Adam replied as he pointedly looked at Emma, whose eyes occasionally wandered to Muriel's bulge.
Lorelie nodded before asking, "You want me to ask her to change her outfit?"
"Maybe just recommend that she wear a sarong like Emma," Adam replied.
"That way you can still admire her upper half, eh?" Revi teased.
Adam rolled his eyes before saying, "Why would I need to admire her cleavage when I have two amazing ones directly before me?"
"Charmer," Lorelie smiled.
"He's not wrong, though; I do have a great cleavage," Revi added, and as if to prove her point, Revi pressed her ample bust against his body.
"No wonder you have such good buoyancy," Adam teased.
"Hmph, it was all skill," Revi pouted.
"Is this how you've been teaching her to swim?" Lorelie asked in amusement.
"No," Adam replied, though he couldn't resist the temptation to take a glance.
Lorelie smirked as she noticed where his eyes were looking. "Uh-huh, sure."
Adam coughed before gently pushing Revi away while saying, "Since you appear to have gotten your breath back, how about we move on to the next step?"
"Sure," Revi nodded.
"Well, if you don't actually need my help with your training, I'll go have a word with Muriel about her outfit." Lorelie smiled before swimming away.
"So what's next?" Revi asked.
"Next are wall kicks," Adam replied.
Revi looked at him in confusion before asking, "You want me to kick the wall?"
"No, you're not going to kick the wall," Adam replied while rolling his eyes. "You need to hold the edge of the pool while on your stomach and practice a relaxed, gentle flutter kick from the hips."
"Ohh," Revi said in realisation. "I'd much rather hold your hands than the wall, though."
"That's also fine," Adam replied before thinking. {What is this, some anime episode?}
"Back already?" Stacey asked as she saw Lorelie swim up to the edge of the pool.
"Yeah, it was nothing major," Lorelie replied before turning to Muriel and asking. "Aren't you going to come swim in the pool?"
"Of course," Muriel said in excitement before quickly standing up and heading for the pool.
"She really should stop leading her on," Rowena sighed.
"Leading her on?" Erkath asked as she and Kasumi showed looks of confusion.
Rowena sighed again while nodding. "It seems Lorelie still hasn't informed her that she wont be joining the harem."
"Really?" Kasumi asked. "That's surprising."
"I thought Lorelie was really keen on her joining," Erkath added.
"She was; the issue lies in the fact that Adam doesn't want another cock in the relationship," Stacey explained.
"Ah, I see," Erkath said in understanding while looking at Muriel. "Poor girl."
"Well, there's still hope for her; she just needs to accept a very unorthodox proposal," Rowena added.
As she arrived next to the pool, Muriel quickly slid into the water, causing her legs to transform in a similar way to Lorelie's. However, instead of what Adam and Emma called a mermaid's tail, Muriel had what they would call the tail of a seahorse.
"Wow, it really is different," Emma remarked as she looked at Muriel's tail.
"What? You thought her tail would be the same as Lorelie's?" Aphrodite teased. "They're from completely different galaxies, sweetie."
"I'm aware," Emma replied. "This is, however, only the second time I've witnessed said transformation, so part of me was curious how different her tail would be from Lorelie's."
"Oh, looks like they moved onto the next stage of training," Eri remarked as she watched Revi take hold of Adam's hands before lying facedown on the surface of the water, where she began to kick her legs.
"Hey, rhythm is completely out of sync," Elemence said with a sigh.
"Swimming is so much easier with a tail," Muriel remarked as she swam next to Lorelie while watching Revi.
"True, but she's still learning," Lorelie replied before turning to Muriel and saying, "Anyway, there are a couple of things I wanted to talk to you about."
"Is there something to do with the house that you're unhappy with?" Muriel asked in concern.
"No, no, you've been an amazing hostess so far," Lorelie replied. "The first thing I wanted to speak to you about is your bikini."
"Oh, I borrowed it from Erkath. Is there something wrong with it?" Mureil asked.
"No, the bikini is very sexy and looks great on you; however, I'm not sure if you're aware that this outfit is one from Adam and Emma's home world?" Lorelie asked.
Mureil nodded in response, "Erkath did tell me."
"Well, the bikini is obviously a female outfit, yet women on Earth don't have dicks," Lorelie explained. "Do you follow what I'm getting at?"
"Oh… ohhh," Muriel replied. "I did think it was a bit strange that my penis was so obvious when wearing them."
"I'm glad you understand." Lorelie smiled. "It's been suggested that you ask Emma to borrow a sarong when on land."
"Is it so much of a distraction?" Muriel asked.
"It is for our Earth friends, I'm afraid," Lorelie said, nodding.
"I see," Muriel replied while lowering her head in shame. "I didn't mean to make any of you uncomfortable, especially since you're staying at my home."
"Hey, no need to feel so upset about it," Lorelie said while placing a hand on Muriel's shoulder. "You had no way of knowing it was like this; after all, it's an outfit that's meant for women."
Muriel nodded before saying, "I'll be sure to ask Emma if I can borrow a sarong and if she doesn't have a spare, I will go find something more appropriate to wear."
"I'm sorry for putting you out in your own home," Lorelie apologised.
"Don't be silly, Lorelie. I want you all to enjoy your stay here after all," Mureil replied and was about to say something more when they heard Adam say. "Good job, let's take a break."
After Revi had stopped kicking and stood back up, he asked, "How did that feel?"
"I can tell my kicks were out of sync in the beginning, but I think they got better as time went on," Revi replied.
"Agreed," Adam nodded. "You certainly improved over time; I think it's best we do this a few more times before we move on to the next step of actually learning the basic strokes."
"Sounds good," Revi replied.
"Cool, take a few moments to rest, and we will go again," Adam instructed.
"Seems it's coming along well," Lorelie said after she swam over to where the others were sunbathing before leaning against the edge of the pool while her tail swished slightly.
Emma nodded while saying, "She's a quick learner; it normally takes children several lessons to reach this point."
"She's always been a quick learner," Elemence replied.
"It's not really that surprising if you remember that Revi has a neural implant, something that helps with our learning speed, something Earthlings don't have," Aphrodite commented.
"Fair point," Emma replied. "I'm still getting used to how much faster I'm learning things since I got mine."
"Ready to go again?" Adam asked as he held his hands out to Revi.
"Of course," Revi replied as she eagerly took his hands before starting her kicking practice again.
"She's certainly determined," Rowena chuckled.
"Can't really blame her," Elemence replied. "I'm sure she wants to impress Adam, not to mention she doesn't want to be left behind when we all go swimming in the ocean."
"She really doesn't have to impress him; I mean, they fought together," Stacey replied.
"Not really, if you think about it," Elemence replied. "It was Tephe here who fought alongside her, while Adam only appeared at the end. The only real meaningful interaction they had back then was when he comforted her."
"Comforted her?" Lorelie asked curiously.
"Ah, that's not something recorded in the history records," Elemence remembered.
"After we managed to hunt down the bastard who killed Revi's father, it was Adam who comforted her and hugged her while she broke down in tears," Tephe whispered.
"I see," Rowena replied. "It seems her attraction wasn't just because he's the one who saved her entire race, but also because he was there to support her at her most vulnerable."