Derrick watched his family head off and grinned. Some time to explore on his own! That was the real benefit of this vacation. His parents were a little restrictive, usually wanting to know where he was at all times, and making sure he was home by ten. Someone at the resort must have done one heck of a sales job, because he and his sister had been given free rein for the next two weeks – go anywhere, do anything, and no need to check in. It was really weird for his parents to be so relaxed, but Derrick wasn’t complaining!
He looked around. The minotaur he’d seen earlier was hauling an incredible number of suitcases and duffel bags for another family. He wasn’t the only mythic creature here, of course. A faun was tending the coffee bar, another minotaur was carrying some boxes to a spa area, and a centaur was just coming in with an excited little girl on his back. The centaur was enormous, his horse parts looking like those of the Budweiser Beer Clydesdales and his human parts scaled to match. He also saw some of the green-skinned nymphs and a woman with her hair wrapped up in a large towel – but something underneath the towel was moving!
The strange creatures were not the only unusual sights. Derrick was seeing more skin than he’d ever seen before. Clothing was apparently optional, and while it was strange to see kids, teens, and adults wandering round either naked or nearly so, he found himself taking it all in stride. There was something about this resort that made you feel relaxed, like everything was acceptable and anything was possible!
He was not going to waste this chance to go wild and crazy! Looking around, he decided to check out…