[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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[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? ]

[showsnopiety]

They brought their own food or...helped themselves to what people brought in.

[That's not a buffet Minato.]

[burnmydread]

...

[ CAREN. Caren. Caren you broke his heart. ]

...Oh.