[center] [h3][color=a0410d] [b]Luke Godfrey
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Nothing. No worries, no anger, no sadness, just… nothing. It wasn’t the first time Luke’s felt this way after a drinking session that ended with him passing out. This familiar feeling of floating within a space of nothingness, numb to the mess that was his conscious life, was single handedly the only feeling Luke has truly enjoyed in his life. If only he could stay like this forever, not having to return to the real world, to return to the twisted demons that constantly tormented him. True freedom from the raging current of mental suffering that was gradually dragging him deeper and deeper into the depths of his own hell, drowning him within his own fears and slowly chipping away at whatever remained of his sanity. He may be able to do this however, to keep this feeling of nothingness and blissful, silent peace. All he needed to do was pick the perfect way to permanently switch it all off and follow through with it. So simple, so easy, so tempting.... yet so sickening to even consider! His soul would twist in disgust from the mere thought of leaving his home, friends and family behind for his own selfish desire to escape himself because he wasn’t strong enough to overcome it. Though there was something else about the idea that made him want to puke and seethe in a burning rage of hatred. If he ever did leave his conscious life behind to abandoned the real world then he’d become the very thing he hated. He would be just like the pitiful coward that has forever cursed him with these horrible memories and thoughts. His soul shivered in fear as the thought of him becoming just like… just… like…

Luke’s unconscious mind was soon ripped from the void of blissful nothingness, throwing his now conscious thoughts into the real world. He gasped in utter shock as the first sensation the real world offered him was an unforgivable chilling cold that at first felt like tiny pinpricks on his bear skin, stinging him down to the bone, but as Luke took in a few deep breath from the sudden awakening he began to gradually get his head straight. With his eyes still closed and the feeling of his face being drenched in cold water Luke groaned slightly before wiping his face clear. [color=a0410d]“Ugh, damn it… why can’t I ever wake up peacefully?” [/color]he muttered to himself, slight annoyance in his tone before he slowly opened his eyes. As the first crack of the Inns lights slipped into his vision he hissed and closed his eyes while his head began to throb slightly, quickly helping his cloudy mind piece together what put him here in the first place. [color=a0410d]“Booze, you foul temptress, how you wound me so,” [/color]he muttered with a small chuckle before wincing at another stab of pain in his skull. Luke arched a brow as he heard the familiar voice of Diana speaking to him, an unmistakable tone of frustrated annoyance in her voice, but refused to open his eyes for at least a few more seconds.

He groaned a bit as he raised his hand over his eyes to block the light while also covering his currently annoying teammate. He frowned a bit as she spoke again, easily picking up on her slurred words and mumbling in confusion. [color=a0410d]“The hell are you going on about?” [/color]he questioned as she urged him to hurry up with whatever she wanted. Luke blinked a few times, his vision still a bit blurry, he looked down with a grunt once he realized there was a bit more of a draft in the room. [color=a0410d]“Do I have a hole or something in my uniform? Why the hell is it so… oh,”[/color] he stated simply as he blinked once more to clear his vision and see the rather obvious lack of clothes that were supposed to be on his body. [color=a0410d]“Huh,” [/color]was all he could say as he came to the realization that he was now ass naked. It did take him a moment register it, but honestly a part of him wasn’t to surprised. This wasn’t the first time he’s woken up in the nude after a successful drinking session so he was rather use to it by now, it hurt his pride a bit sure, but he was mostly disappointed he couldn’t handle his booze for the night. He let out a small sigh as he rubbed his messy hair and chuckled to himself as he still refused to look up and have his eyes assaulted by the bright lights.

His attention was caught though as he heard Diana, in a adorably slurred voice, refer to Victoria as Mistress. A bit confused, Luke took a moment to try and remember what had happened before he blacked out. There was out drinking that Imperial, meeting up with Diana and Victoria, getting dragged into another drinking contest and finally… Luke’s eyes widen slightly as he remembered the bets they had placed before starting and groaned as it dawned on him. He lost. That would explain why he was naked as he recalled that being the first thing Victoria threw out as a punishment for the losers, but he had a problem remembering the last two. With one final blink to adjust his eyes Luke finally looked up with an arched brow. [color=a0410d]“Mistress? Why the hell are you-” [/color]Luke froze before he could finish, his words getting caught in his throat while his eyes widened in shock. Was he...was he still drunk? This had to be fake. He closed his eyes for a few seconds, rubbing any of the lingering exhaustion that may still be in his eyes before reopening them to finally come to the conclusion that this was in fact, a completely nude Diana in front of him.

Instantly Luke’s face lit up like a light, his heart pumping like a trains engine and his body growing warmer from the shock. [color=a0410d]“W-w-w-wha… I… uh…”[/color] was all he could fumble from his mouth, finding it impossible to speak like his normal self. For the first time in a long time Luke’s veil of confidence and bravado went crashing through the window, plummeting to the hard earth without any way to recover. His body remained stunned as his eyes refused to look away from her nude body and couldn’t help but take in her hourglass figure, lost for words of how perfect her curves were. This was how it was happening!? This is how he was seeing a nude woman for the first time!? [color=a0410d]‘Damn it! Jack warned me not to get to cocky with my drinking! Now here we are!’[/color] he shouted in his head with utter frustration before his mind was retaken by Diana lowering her arm to reveal her chest, the size of her breast completely taking him off guard as he realized just how big they were. Luke’s face was now crimson red as he felt like his mind was about to explode. If it were possible steam could have blown out of his ears and nose from the utter shock and embarrassment from this whole situation. How can they be so big when she's so small!? Luke finally managed to tear his gaze away from her exposed body and quickly stood up as she complained about something being so big. [color=a0410d]‘WHAT’S SO BIG!?’[/color] his mind screamed in complete flustered confusion.

This was all a bit to much for, even for Luke to take in all at once. As he tried to calm himself down he began to gradually remember the bets that were made. Strip down ass naked, check. Become the winners slave, another unfortunate check. What was the last one? His question was cut off as Diana stood up and insisted that they get on with it. Get on with what? What were they about to do? What else could they possibly do to make this worse? What…[color=a0410d]‘Oh fuck me,’[/color] he thought as the sudden realization hit him once he recalled the last bet he failed to remember. He looked down to Diana with wide eyes and felt his mouth hang open slightly, still a bit taken back by the bet. After taking a moment to get himself together Luke cleared his throat and gave a nervous chuckle as he began to try and attempt to rebuild whatever confidence and bravado he had left. [color=a0410d]“W-What, can’t handle being a loser?” [/color]he questioned, his nervousness clear in his tone while he failed in his attempts to hide it. After one last uncertain chuckle Luke looked down to her and took in a quick breath before gently gripping her shoulders, trying not to focus on the smoothness and softness of her skin, it only adding fuel onto the raging fire in his thumping heart. The inexperienced part of Luke wanted to explore even more, but he knew that’d most likely end in a broken finger or two. Maybe a busted nose. He couldn’t help but give a small sigh of defeat before looking into her eyes, a frown on his bright red face. [color=a0410d]“Remember, this was your idea, not mine,”[/color] he clarified, not wanting to be blamed for it later.

With those final words Luke closed his eyes and brought the two of them into the kiss, not wasting anytime to draw it out any longer than it had to be. This was it, this was his first kiss. Not the best way for a first time, seeing as how they were both sort of forced by their defeat in the contest. Honestly he would blame Diana some more since this was her bet, but he was a bit busy as the two of them held the kiss, doing his best to not embarrass himself as he didn’t want to make himself look like an even bigger of a fool. He mostly tried to copy her and was actually doing fine, but after the final few seconds of the kiss Luke felt his heart skip a beat as he accidentally pressed his chest against her breast and decided that this was a good place to break away. Luke took a step back, embarrassment still clear on his face while he felt as if his heart would burst through his chest. He looked over to Victoria and narrowed his eyes with a frown. [color=a0410d]“Happy my Mistress? Was that enough to satisfy you?”[/color] he questioned before letting out a heavy sigh and ruffling his hair with a frown. [color=a0410d]“Damn it, I need a drink,” [/color]he grumbled before calling over the waitress, who seemed to find the whole punishment amusing. Luke, his pride damaged enough for the night, ordered a fresh beer and sat at the table with a bitter frown.

[@Landaus Five-One][@Smike]

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[center] [b][Later that night] [/b][/center]

A groan of exhaustion escaped Luke as he closed the door of his room, leaning against the door and silently praying his [i]“Mistress”[/i] wasn’t looking for him. After a good minute of nothing he gave a small sigh of relief as he managed to successfully slip away from everyone. Normally he would stay and honor his bets, but tonight he just needed to call a quits for now. Luke still felt like shit after drinking himself out cold and was still fuming a bit from the embarrassing punishment he was forced into with Diana, though he'll admit it wasn't so bad he just wished he had time to prepare for it. Being rudely awakened from a drunken slumber and diving head first into it wasn't exactly pleasant. He slightly banged the back of his head on the door in frustration before walking over to this bed for the night and tossing his clothes atop of it, except for his pants that he managed to get on before escaping the bar. He tossed his dirty boots onto the floor next to the bed and made his way to the bathroom, feeling the need to wash away this shitty night. Luke entered his bathroom, readied a bath and threw his pants to the side as he lowered himself in with a long sigh of relief. Instantly the warm water eased a bit of the tension in his body and gradually helped him feel more relaxed.

After cleaning a few specific areas around his body Luke laid back in the warm waters while resting his arms along the edges of the tub, a long sigh of relief escaping him as his body finally began relaxed for once. [color=a0410d]“Geez, maybe it was a bad idea coming here,” [/color]he muttered to himself as he began to let his mind drift away into space. This was his second day in the field and it has been nothing but a huge pain in his ass. Of course he wasn’t expecting it to be easy, this was a war after all and there was no denying it’s many hardships, but still Luke didn’t think he’d have to deal with shit like this. As he fumed about the first days of his deployment his mind soon remember the whole episode his drunken mind had earlier and griped the edges of his tub as a bit of his tension returned. It wasn’t the first time he’s had moments like that happen to him where his horrid memories return to remind him of his shit past, but still it always brought a dark and heavy cloud over his head. Though he hated to admit that this little episode was slightly worse than the rest. It was lasted way longer than the others and was much more clearer as well. It was all just so… frustrating! Luke groaned before sinking deeper into his tub before fully submerging his head under the water, wanting to wash out these damn thoughts from his head.

With his eyes closed Luke laid under the waters with a wave of calmness coming over him, feeling at least a bit of peace for the night. He even began to remember his home, friends and sisters. Luke even realized that his birthday was only a day away. A small smile spread on his face in amusement as he would always forget about it and how it was always his little sisters who would be the first ones to remind and wish him a happy birthday. He chuckled lightly, a few bubbles floating to the top of the waters surface. For a brief moment Luke opened his eyes to see the dim light from above shine down into the waters and felt his worries melt away. In this brief moment, he felt lucky to have them in his life, he was happy. His happiness was soon torn away as his eyes widened in shock, his pupils shrinking in utter shock and fear as a shadow loomed over him, blocking the light and casting a twisted shadow over him. His body remained paralyzed in fear as the shadow remained above him and he swore he could see a chilling, devilish grin spread onto the faceless shadow. Luke opened his mouth to scream, but instead gulped in a mouthful of water. Luke shot up from the waters before he could drown and gasped for air, coughing violently as his lungs ached and burned in pain.

With a panicked and wild look in his eyes Luke scanned every inch of his surroundings, trying to find the shadow in desperation. After checking more than twice Luke failed to find it. Breathing heavily and still a bit paranoid he soon managed to get his head somewhat straight before leaning back in his bath and resting his head against the back of the tub, staring up towards the ceiling with wide eyes as he was still getting over the shock. With a groan he covered his eyes with the palm of his hands and sighed in frustration. Why now? Why did this have to happen now? He really couldn’t just catch a break could he? Gradually a small trembling smile came to his face before he began to chuckle lightly. Soon his chuckle became a fit of laughter while he kept the palm of his hands over his eyes. He had to take a minute to catch his breath as he calmed down and removed his palms from his eyes that had successfully stopped any tears from flowing.[color=a0410d] “I really am going insane,” [/color]he muttered, his eyes slightly red and his smile wavering a bit.

After a minute of silence Luke rose out of his tub and did a half ass job in drying himself off, not even attempting to dry his messy hair as he walked back into his room. Feeling a bit more paranoid Luke looked around his room to make sure nothing was lurking in the shadows before pulling on his pants, boots and threw on his shirt. He left the rest of his gear and equipment on the bed, except for his rifle that he slung onto his shoulder. Looking out his rooms window he decided that maybe some fresh air would help. He spotted a few of the cigarettes sticking out of his uniform and a box of matches that someone must have left resting on the counter next to his bed. With shrug he snatched them both up, feeling that its been awhile since he’s had a smoke. Besides, he could use one right now. Luke made his way downstairs and tried his best to slip out the front door without being spotted by anyone, not sure if anyone noticed him or not. It honestly didn't matter to him if anyone did see him or not, it was just a small habit he has when trying to get away from himself. Though before he slipped out he glanced over towards anyone remaining in the bar a felt a small smile tug on his face, glad to see that the others were at least continuing their nights with ease.

As he walked outside he spotted a few boxes near the entrance and saw it as a good place to rest. With a sigh he sat down atop the boxes and leaned back against the building, his eyes traveling upwards towards the night sky. The moonlight brighten up the night slightly with a few clouds lazily drifting by, he wasn’t sure if they were natural clouds or the smokes stacks caused by the war that surrounded them. At least it wasn’t pissing rain anymore, but there was a small drizzle that remained. Luckily though a bit of the Inns roof stretched out just enough to cover him from getting any wetter than he already was. He ruffled his soaking wet hair before popping a cigarette into his mouth and striking a match to life. Once lit Luke took a decent drag before releasing the smoke into the air, a small wave of relief coming over his mind as he let the chemicals of his cigarette do its job.

With a tired and worn out expression Luke starred up towards the moon, listening to the distant gunfire and explosions of the city. Oddly he found the distant sounds of war comforting as it took his mind off of his problems for a bit. As he took another drag Luke felt a bitter smile run along his face before exhaling the smoke once it had filled his lungs enough. [color=a0410d]“What a shit show,” [/color]he chuckled bitterly before flicking away a few ashes. His attention was soon caught by the weapon on his shoulder and decided to unsling it from said shoulder to work on. Leaving his cigarette in his mouth Luke began to silently clean and check his rifle, finding a bit of joy in doing so as it was a good distraction. He also found some comfort in it, hoping it would be ready to use at a moments notice in case he needed to.