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[Open] It's getting hot in here

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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Ah, sorry. It's a habit, I'll remember though! [He'll probably slip up from time to time, but he'll do his best to remember]

I'm kind of getting used to it, but it's still pretty weird. My world doesn't have anything like magic or mana, so it's all totally new to me. It's kind of fun learning it, but still strange.

[It isn't far from his own opinion on the stuff to be honest. Mana is something he can work with in theory, if he uses it as a substitute for what he'd learned about chakra- but the only time he'd tried to use magic he'd wound up blowing himself backwards off a ledge. It has principles to it, that much he's been told- and he has to practice, but it still feels a little beyond him.]

What about fighting stuff? Is that new for you too?

We're used to fighting in battles, against other people. But not in a war like this, where people are going to get hurt really badly. [Read: get killed. Akito can't quite bring himself to say that though]

It's a little different, since our weapon isn't exactly the same as what we're used to fighting with, but close enough to be familiar.

[Wait... he's getting lost, and it shows on his face. Naruto has always been easy to read- his emotions are there for all to see, however inconvenient they may be, and this is no exception. Okay, he thinks he gets some of it. This guy is used to some kind of fighting, but.]

"We"? You mean you've got friends from home here too?

Oh, I'm sorry. I keep doing that and confusing people... [Sighs at himself]

I share this body with my other half, Agito. He and I both exist in our mind.

[There are parts of this concept he understands, and parts that just go sailing right by. Naruto replays the words, tries to come up with some kind of mental illustration, and then.]

Your other... half. [The words are colored with uncertainty, but not disbelief.] Like a- person?

Yeah. [He nods, considering that he believes Agito is another person, after all] He's the shadow to my light, my opposite.

[He lifts a hand then to the eyepatch he wears] We use this to change who's in control. Left eye is me, right eye is him.

[Maybe it's something like what he'd encountered at that waterfall- the dark part of his heart. Except Naruto doesn't think he's ever swapped out like that, or even really been able to. His gaze travels to the eyepatch, head tilting to one side like he might somehow see beneath it and then understand the situation completely.]

Do you guys get along?

Most of the time, yeah. He means a lot to me, and he protects me. Sometimes we get on each others nerves, but I think that's just kind of how things are with friends. I can't stay mad at him for long though.

[It's clear just from the tone in his voice that Akito really cares for his other half. Seeing Naruto head-tilting at the eyepatch, he obligingly lifts his other hand and carefully pulls the cloth off, opening his right eye. The slit pupil and brighter gold is very different to his left eye, though it's currently also a little dull - Agito is asleep, and it shows somewhat]

Gold? [The glimpse, however brief, has Naruto straightening immediately. He isn't disgusted, just genuinely surprised. He didn't know what he was going to see beneath, not really, but he's seen lots of strange eyes in his own world- so he does the only thing he can and just goes with it.]

But how did the two of you end up mashed together anyway?

Yup. [Both of his eyes are a yellowish colour, but his left trends more towards an amber gold compared to the bright predatory gold of his right. He won't explain why, but he has a pretty good feeling it's a Bloody Road trait. Akira has them too, after all]

Ah...there was a point in time, when I was alone and really scared. [He's a little vague as he pulls the eyepatch back into place and settles it] Something really bad had happened. I sort of...withdrew into my mind? And while I was hiding there, I heard his voice for the first time. He was born to protect me, to keep me safe from the bad things.

Hmmn. [Naruto's arms fold over his chest and where he'd straightened to attention just moments earlier, now he eases back against the wall of the springs. Born to protect him... He's not sure he really knows anything like that. The tailed-beasts weren't meant to protect anyone, they were just locked up in people, and in the beginning it made things really hard for both of them.

But maybe it's like his bond with Kurama now. Having somebody you can count on to help you out when you can't do something alone- like an ally. His head bobs.] It's good to have a friend like that'attebayo.

Does that mean you protect him from stuff too?

Yeah~ [He wouldn't trade having such a close friend like his other for the world]

Hm. I'd like to think I could, but I'm not very strong or anything...I guess you could say I protect him from feeling awkward when he talks to people. Agito doesn't do social stuff very well, he gets embarrassed about it sometimes. I handle people much better than him.

[The particulars aren't as important to Naruto as the sentiment itself. He's known a few people who don't get along well with others, some because they're rude and some because they're just timid- and they've always had people around them to help.

Naruto asks for help all the time.
His smile is easy.]

You're probably just strong at other things. Like you said, talking to people. I bet you guys are a really good team!

[He giggles and nods in agreement] Yeah~ I think we do, since together we can handle anything that happens. [From Ikki's antics, to finally confronting Akira for what he'd done. They'd worked through it together]

Have you got friends like that too, Naruto-san?

I've got lots of friends! Two of them even wound up here! Even though they're a lot older than me now. [Of all the conversations he's had thus far, this one has to be the easiest. Since arriving every moment has been about getting from one challenge to another- the next fight, the next thing to learn. It's nice being able to talk about something familiar with someone who understands.]

Actually, we grew up together. We weren't always friends, but now we're like family!

That's good! Being in a new place alone kinda sucks, so I'm glad they're here with you too.

[He smiles happily, nodding in understanding] It's sort of like one of my friends. Ikki-kun grew up with a house with four girls, they aren't related to him, but they're so used to each other that they consider each other family now. It's good to have such good friends like that~

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