Seraphina stared as she twisted in the mirror, her bra straps hanging loosely as she looked over her shoulders. Living in a cave with artificial lighting shouldn't burn skin. If anything, she had paled even further until she started working in Mothra's nesting area.
Mothra, or rather, Mosura, was constantly glowing around her. She was a walking firefly, often glowing brightly. Seraphina loved the warmth she radiated and according to the scientists, Mosura did emit UV rays.
What failed to occur to Seraphina, however, was that she would actually sunburn after spending so much time with Mosura. And, sure enough, her shoulders were bright red. Along with her arms, her cheeks, and her collar.
She groaned and grabbed the bottle of aloe, starng at the cool, green contents. Who knew she'd ended up needing that stuff while working in a cave of nothing but artificial lighting? Not her, at first.
She softly sighed and winced as she gently applied the cooling gel. She tilted her head and glanced up at a soft knock on the door. "Come on in."
Mosura gripped the door handle and gently eased it open, glancing at the new hinges. It'd taken a few tries before she stopped accidently breaking the doors leading between her nest and Seraphina's room. "Are you okay? Sounded like you were pained."
Seraphina nodded. "Yeah, I'm a bit in pain considering the sunburn I seem to have developed."
Mosura hovered her hands over her shoulders, looking over the reddened skin. "The sun burns you?"
Seraphina waved her hand, squirting some more onto her palm. "It's a bit more complicated than that, but yeah. And since your light gives off the same rays as the sun, it can cause me to burn. Like now. Can you get my back for me?"
Mosura nodded and held out her hand, staring at the soft gel in her hand. She gently poked it with one long nail and squished it between her fingertips. "Humans are so odd, yet so smart. You turned a natural resource into a healing lotion."
Seraphina smiled slightly, rubbing the gel onto her cheeks and neck. "Yeah, it was pretty smart to do that. However, I don't think they're gonna keep sending us too much more, though. It's an odd request for us 'cave dwellers'."
Mosura tilted her head as she gently rubbed the aloe gel onto her shoulders and upper back. "Could you not make clothing out of my silk? I have seen previous worshippers make clothing that way to worship me safely."
Seraphina hummed softly, relaxing as her skin cooled. "That's certainly smart. I'll have to try that. Maybe some type of shawl or sleeves with a high collar..."
Mosura giggled softly as she started mumbling and wiped her hands clean on a towel.
Seraphina blinked and straightened up, staring at her. "Wait. You had worshippers?!"
