The world folded for less than a heartbeat. When it unfolded again I was already somewhere else.
As expected, none of them noticed the exact moment I vanished.
Their hands kept moving, still grappling with the empty folds of my clothes and with one another, each of them still convinced they were wrestling the last of the fabric off me.
I immediately appeared in the men's bath with a piece of towel I stole from one woman to cover up.
The fabric was thin and barely adequate, a flimsy barrier between my body and the world, but it was better than nothing.
I know we were all men there, but I was a bit traumatized so I chose to cover up.
"Oh? Benjamin, you have arrived! The water is amazing. Try it!" Heka's voice was lazy, content, completely oblivious to the chaos she'd left behind in the women's changing room.
She was lounging in the water like a contented cat, her scarred body on full display, her eyes half-closed with pleasure.
