[Open] It's getting hot in here

[showsnopiety]

Who: Caren and anyone visiting the hot springs!
When: Post dungeon, could be right after fail/success, could be days after
Where: Hot Springs of course
What: There's a hot springs, so now there's a hot springs episode.
Rating: Could be a p-13 and beyond because some people are only wearing towels in this place.





[Win or fail, everyone needed a reason and a way to relax. With the fall of the towers, there was all sorts of good things to come from it. Some would say it was the birds; and others would say it was the hot springs.

The large, large pools of heated water. Sure, they could be used as a way to get all steamed up (or even steam punk) but after all that hard work, everyone deserves a break!

Bring your swimsuits, your towels, your drinks and snacks-who knows, you should be able to find them in the bazaars, or even on Airy. It's time to soak in the heat!]

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his hero

[burnmydread]

[ Of all the stupid indeed. It's sadly not the first time Minato has nearly drowned himself in a hot spring. You'd think he would learn. Maybe he is truly narcoleptic? Nah, he's just too relaxed. Beyond relaxed.

Thankfully, she's kind enough not to leave him to his fate. But...yeah, he is totally going to cough up water on her, there's no getting around that. Sorry that's not nearly as nice as the last time they had mouth-to-mouth. But at least it's only water? ]

[showsnopiety]

[Nah, he's no narcoleptic. If that was the case, he'd never get enough food, or get laid.

And Caren for her act of heroism-which she regrets-gets a mouth full of water. She jerks away, spitting some that got into her mouth out and...grabbing Minato. By the hair.]

You idiot.

[burnmydread]

[ Both are very important to him, it's true.

He looks almost cute for a minute now that he's not dead. Almost. It lasts for a few seconds before he's cringing as his hair is pulled. Ow?? ]

Ahh...!

[ WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS CAREN? ]

[showsnopiety]

[Whatchu talkin about, he's still cute. He's just a different kind of cute.

But for his sake, she'll adjust her grip to grab his face. Both his cheeks. On his face.]

Oh. You're awake? I thought I was manhandling a corpse.

[burnmydread]

[ Ow ow ow. Is this what being scolded feels like? He closes his eyes, cheeks red from the steam of the bath and now from her fingers. ]

...I'm not dead!

[ Yet? ]

[showsnopiety]

Because I just gave you mouth to mouth.

[She's. Now going to pull. Good job Minato, you're getting your cheeks pulled by your fwb.]

Ah. Is that what you look like when you're flustered?

[Relax and....pull.]

[burnmydread]

[ OW OW OW. Caren, there are really other places you could be pulling that would be less painful--actually, nevermind. Keep those hands on his face. ]

--You're pinching all the blood out of my face...

[showsnopiety]

Is that what you're concerned about?

[She heaves a sigh, and...lets go.]

You're hopeless.

[burnmydread]

[ Ahhh, sweet relief...sort of. His cheeks still hurt and he definitely takes a moment to rub them. ]

What was that for...

[showsnopiety]

[He looks just like he got out of bed, instead of just survived a near drowning. And that ticks her off even more as she folds her arms under her chest.]

For nearly drowning yourself due to pleasure.

[Her voice is cold, clipped. Someone is annoyed with him. Social link alert?]

Am I wrong?

[burnmydread]

[ Gah...he's already reversed one, he can't reverse another one. Minato just stands there for a moment and drops his hands. ]

No...

[ At least...he can admit that, right? ]

[showsnopiety]

I thought so.

[She huffed at him.]

There's a line between relaxing and dying. If you're planning to die, don't do it in such a public place.

[burnmydread]

[ Been there, done that...

Oh wait. ]

...I wasn't trying to.

[ He's shamed, Caren. Does that make you happy? (Probably.) ]

[showsnopiety]

Good.

[Her gaze softened a little. She might be enjoying herself (a lot) a little.]

I prefer you alive.

[burnmydread]

[ Does she really? He's starting to wonder... ]

...Because of things I can't do if I'm dead?

[showsnopiety]

Exactly so.

I can't interact with you if you're dead.

[burnmydread]

I'll try not to die, then.

[ Try being the operative word? He didn't know you liked him that much, Caren. ]

[showsnopiety]

Try?

[She makes a small sound of disbelief.]

I suppose this means I should sit with you for a time? So you won't drown yourself again.

[burnmydread]

[ Minato nods as if that was his plan along. Was it? ]

Probably.

[ He even makes a point of sitting down. ]

[showsnopiety]

[She shakes her head, and goes to sit by him. Her legs might be brushing his, hip against hip.]

Mm. If there's any left, I could try to find the food and liquor cache. I brought I some.

[Is she rewarding bad behaviour? Probably.]

[burnmydread]

[ He is perfectly okay with this proximity. ]

...Food sounds good.

[ But food always sounds good. And let's be real, he'll drink too if it's available. ]

Do they deliver?

[showsnopiety]

[It's kinda nice, with mana exchange to boot tbh.]

Deliver to the hot springs?

[She considers this.]

Through our carriers? Maybe.

[burnmydread]

Or the staff here. Isn't there a buffet?

[ He doesn't always trust Shirosaba to make the right decisions when delivering food... ]

[showsnopiety]

...why would there be a buffet?

[Minato, she wonders about you sometimes.]

[burnmydread]

I saw someone walking around with food earlier...

[ Isn't that what it means? ]