[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!]

Comments

[rollin]

[ You keep telling yourself that, Bo... ]

Yeah. [ Yata's own eyes dim as his voice falters. ] Yeah... I wonder what they're doing now.

[ He can see it clearly: Mikoto slumped onto the couch and Izumo wiping another wine glass as he chats with Tatara. Kamamoto's stuffing his face with rice, and Anna's in the corner drinking strawberry juice—

ANYWAY, FLASHBACK OVER. ]

What about you? Anyone missing you back home?

[sediments]

[ Because spoon refuses to write another thread where Bolin is angsting about Mako, we're going to take a more lighthearted approach here. Let's say it's because Bolin can see the slight fading of Yata's smile, and is determined to keep the atmosphere light and easy.

He squares up his shoulders. ]

Oh yeah, probably everyone. [ Not as much as they're missing Korra probably, but it's not a competition. ] I mean, I had a lot of friends, fans, my family, my girlfriend.

[rollin]

[ He raises an eyebrow in curiosity. ]

Fans? [ Bolin didn't seem like a celebrity. Then again, he doesn't know a lot about the guy. ] Are you an actor or something?

[sediments]

Not really. [ Bolin admits, he'd starred in a trilogy of movies three years ago, but that doesn't really make him an actor. People much better suited to the trade had shown up in the time since then. ]

Maybe I exaggerated a little. My grandma probably misses me though! [ Well. ] I mean, once she notices. I travel a lot so...

[ He furrows his brows, shrugging. ]

What about your family?

1/2

[rollin]

[ Travel. What does this guy even do? ]

Oh, uh. Like family family? [ He furrows his brows too as he counts. ] Well, there's my mom. Uh, and my dad. [ A beat. ] He's not really my dad. Then there's my brother and sister. [ Another beat. ] Half-brother and... half-sister... [ A long exhale. ] Haven't seen 'em in a while.

[ Not since he up and left. Sometimes he wonders if they do miss him. ]

[rollin]

[ But Yata wants to keep this conversation light-hearted, so he bounces back! ]

Anyway! So what do you really do?

[sediments]

[ Bolin is far more interested in asking about Yata's family, but the younger boy isn't exactly subtle about his subject change so the earthbender rolls with it. ]

Oh, I'm in the military. [ Isn't it obvious? He's obviously the tough, intimidating type. ] The Queen of one of the four countries where I come from was assassinated a couple years ago, so I joined the military to try and help with all of the fighting and fragmentation.

[rollin]

[ > bolin
> intimidating ]

Ooooh. Cool! [ He doesn't exactly get it, but. ] So you fight the bad guys, right?

[sediments]

[ It's a bit more complicated than that. ]

Not exactly. Mostly we go around trying to help small territories that have lost resources because the Kingdom's infrastructure has collapsed. [ But only if they join Kuvira's state, otherwise they're punished for being uncooperative. ] But yeah, sometimes we fight off bandits.

[rollin]

[ Man, he still doesn't get it. His face pulls into a scowl as he tries to comprehend whatever the Kingdom's situation is. The Queen died, so things are a mess right now and Bolin has to fix them, right? But what does fixing entail? Shouldn't they go after the fucker who killed their Queen? Ugh, he's probably from a world where the cleaning robots don't even exist—

FIGHTING OFF BANDITS! Okay, now that makes sense. ]

Cool! It's awesome that you're helping your Kingdom out. I dunno a lot about countries and stuff, but in times like those, everyone's gotta stick together. I dunno what I'd do if Mikoto-san died. Though I don't think he would. He's so strong, he can take on the mafia with no hands!

[sediments]

Well, you know anything is possible. [ He says, casually like he hadn't just told this boy that his father figure might die.

Bolin's not removed from the concept of death. He'd gotten a taste of it at a young age, and it had been the worst thing that had ever happened to him; emerged from the experience certain that no one would ever want to experience such a thing. He doesn't kill his enemies, and he doesn't fathom the idea of his comrades dying.

It's enough already. ]

It really sucks to lose a leader though. I mean, the Queen was pretty bad, but I don't think it's gotten any better.

[rollin]

[ Thanks, Bo. Yata deflates and his eyes dim. When he speaks, he makes an effort not to lose the chipper color of his tone. ]

I hope the same doesn't happen to Blanc. Not that I like the prime minister or anything, but it sounds like things would get pretty messy if we lost him.

[sediments]

He kind of seems like an idiot. [ WHICH IS SAYING SOMETHING coming from Bolin the Clueless. ] But the people really like him.

[ He crosses his arms. ]

I've heard there's some dirty comics about him, he's that popular.

[rollin]

[ Yata nods, which makes two votes from the idiot group. Teddy's pretty dumb. ]

Dirty comics...? [ He hasn't been to that side of Gobang Alley. Is he just making this up? ]

[sediments]

Not dirty like they have dirt on them. [ Surely that's the point that has Yata confused. ] But like sexy.

[rollin]

I know what dirty comics are! [ He splashes at Bolin in irritation. Rude! He's not dumb! ] You've read that stuff?

[sediments]

[ Just making sure, Yata... ]

Yeah, I was a little curious. [ He doesn't look all that excited as he recalls it, and for the most part he isn't.

Pornographic nature aside, he's not really sure what drew people to things like that. Even for Bolin, the story was a little hard to swallow, and the characterization was annoying. ]

They weren't that good though, so I'm going to assume they're only popular because of the Prime Minister.

[rollin]

[ Yata frowns. Porn of the Prime Minister! Is nothing sacred anymore? ]

There was stuff like that in the Hall too. [ The Hall of Glory, that is. ] I think this place is just gross. Like... this! Shouldn't men and women have different hot springs? Ugh...

[ He sinks in the water low enough to make bubbles. ]