Hearing what Kasumi said, all the women smiled and cheered. Some of them - like Miranda and Samara - did it gracefully, while others - Samantha and Tali among them - clapped their hands or raised them into the air, laughing out loud. It was the first dare, a major event in any truth or dare session.
"Well, I asked as the first one, and I'm also the first to challenge," Jane said. "But as I see my latest answer made you quite melancholic, now I have something to raise our energy level. Kasumi, you're the most famous thief in the galaxy, right?"
"The best," Kasumi corrected. "The most famous thief already lost."
"Right, sorry. Anyway, I dare you to steal the bottle from the rest of us. You have two minutes and may use any non-violent means to succeed. Of course, the rest of us would assume the role of the guards. Everything's clear?" Shepard ended with a question.
"As a day," Kasumi responded, and the rest of the women nodded.
"As a sophisticated AI, I have an unfair advantage here," EDI said. "I'm gonna sit this one out."
"Ok, so take care of keeping track of time, EDI," Samantha suggested. "I will be no help at all, but happy to play as always!"
"Don't worry, Traynor" Jack cut in. "You'll at the very least block a path."
"Ok, no more jokes," Jane took over the conversation. "Timer ready? Thief ready? Guards ready?" She counted and received confirmations. "Then GO!"
The moment the commander finished the sentence, Kasumi turned her camouflage on and silently ran to the stairs and next to the entresol on the top floor, when she was safe and had a clear view of the area.
There, the thief swiftly assessed the threats her squadmates possessed, concluding that Shep and 'Mara were the only ones to present the real challenge - both women were experienced warriors in peak physical condition. Ashley, Miranda, and Jack were also capable, and she reminded herself not to ignore them, while Tali's and Liara's strong suits were lying elsewhere. Being no combat personnel, Samantha would be omittable, but she reasonably sat on the lowest step of the stairs, so Kasumi needed to jump to get past her. The other women circulated in various ranges around the table when the bottle was seated, reaching out to grab Goto easier - the only exception was Samara, who sat down nearby with her eyes seemingly closed, trying to hear everything there was to hear.
"One minute." EDI informed, and when she started her sentence, Kasumi made an immediate decision. She jumped, counting on AI's voice to deafen her landing, even if it was the most silent one possible. She observed her target and its guard, trying to see the pattern and thus the opening, and decided to take the approach which was as straightforward as unexpected to try to surprise them all.
"15 seconds." EDI shouted, and the master thief stiffed. "Ten, nine..."
When AI got to five, Kasumi took her clue and started, and ran directly to the prize. She was spotted by Jane and the commander approached her, but the thief was quicker and more agile, so she managed to dodge her grip.
After this maneuver Kasimi was already almost at the bottle, but then Samara suddenly opened her eyes and jumped like a panther, intercepting Miss Goto on the run. Both women landed together on the couch, with the thief on the bottom and the justicar on the top. Because of that, Kasumi's cowl fell from her head, revealing her pretty face and a short black bob - it was the first time some of the party girls saw her friend in all her Asian glory. Her and Samara's faces were mere inches apart, and Kasumi also panted noticeably.
Reflecting unexpectedly tense situation, the air in the room suddenly changed, but only for a moment. After a few seconds though, the asari stood up and helped the thief on her feet, making everyone cheer like after a good show.
"Oh, that was nice," Miranda said. "Nothing like a little exercise amid a party to stimulate the blood in the veins. Kasumi, now you can have the bottle and spin it!"
The thief was already on the task, so the bottle quickly chose the next "victim". Like previously when Kasumi spinned it, it landed on Samara.
"Well, I got lucky today with you, 'Mara," Kasumi joked. "So what it would be this time?"
"This time it'll be dare, my dear," Samara proved that she also knew how to play with words.
"Perfect." Kasumi said and looked at the asari with a smile. "As we all could see a mere moment ago, you're very eager to get onto me today. As so, I dare you to dance for me. You still remember your maiden years, right?," the thief teased and relaxed into an armchair.
"Of course I remember." Samara didn't seem to be bothered at all. "Liara, hit me with a song, will you?"
"Right away, Justicar," Liara responded and got to Glyph who was in charge of the music for the evening and was already connected to the loudspeakers. She pushed some holographic 'buttons' and a slow but energetic song played, perfect for sensual dance.
In the meantime, Samara approached a nearby pillar and when the music started, she started caressing her own body, going from her neck, through her mostly exposed breast and belly, down to her tights, as if she was presenting how great her body was. Still going slow, she squatted a few times with her back glued to the pillar and her hands all over her shapely form.
Only then she walked toward Kasumi, swaying her hips seductively and waving her hands in the air as if she wanted to hypnotize her audience. When she was a half-meter apart from the thief, she stopped and bent her upper body forward, touching Kasumi's body, following a similar pattern like with herself. Barely touching Miss Goto's boobs, she instead focused on her tights, patting them multiple times and parting them in the process.
As it gave her some room, Samara turned around and bent again, sticking her ass so it was at the same level as Kasumi's belly - they didn't touch each other, no, but they a mere centimeters apart. Then, the justicar sensually shook her shapely ass up and down, and Miss Goto's mouth went dry as she observed the sexy movement.
After some time, Samara turned around again, and this time put her legs around Kasumi's, practically stranding her, though she didn't sit on her laps yet. First, she took the thief by the back of her neck and this time moved her upper body, with her tits hanging just before the thief's eyes, and kept moving like that for some time.
Finally Samara lowered her body, making her tights touch Kasumi's - she used it as an opening to start humping motions, moving her lower body back and forth while keeping the upper part of it still. She also broke eye contact with her challenger and instead looked down, observing how her body worked.
Eventually the song came to an end, and with the last notes the justicar slowly stood up and drew away from the thief. The whole display was amazingly sexy, not only because of the asari's ample body but also thanks to her perfect dancing skills, which caused more than a few jaws to drop. Their owners collected them finally and everyone clapped; some even gave her friend a standing ovation, including Shepard, Liara, and Samantha.
