[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

[sediments]

[ It's unusual enough for someone to be embarrassed over something that Bolin has said that the earthbender can't help but preen a little, feeling smooth and slick.

Nonetheless, any attempt that he'd made at being suave fades into a genuine smile as he crouches down by the water's edge them, dipping his legs into the water and wiggling his toes, enjoying the feeling of warmth. ]

Heh, that's good! It's always pretty sweet to see the results of your hard work. [ He nods carefully. ] It's been tough, but you've stuck it through.

[hymnals]

[ He mutters, shaking his head. ]

I still have a long way to go. That dungeon was ... rough.

[ He rubs the side of his face. ]

Three of us, one grappling hook, and no gravity magic.

[sediments]

[ Bolin can feel the fatigue as Adra says that, and his expression becomes equal parts sympathetic and dismayed. ]

Yeah, that was us too. Sakura actually fell before Kija managed to catch her with his giant hand.

[ He shakes his head, sinking further into the water. ]

Really makes you face just how little you can do sometimes.

[hymnals]

[ He's exhausted, all right, and not just physically. He watches as Bolin slips more into the hot spring, and he paddles a bit closer. ]

Thank the Light. I don't know what they were thinking, sending us in there with so few supplies.

[ He scowls. ]

In my case, I had to face how much I was once able to do. If I had all my magic, I could have levitated the lot of us up that tower without breaking a sweat.

[sediments]

[ Adra's scowl is a familiar sight, and Bolin quirks a smile at how easy the other man is to rile up. He likes it, the way he likes Korra's explosive anger; the sight of her crashing into meetings and institutions demanding attention and change. That kind of zeal gives him a bit of hope.

He doesn't want to ponder the limits of his own strength, so he cracks a joke: ]

I probably would've appreciated that too. Can I file a complaint with the Blanc government?

[ He casts his friend an easy grin. ]

[hymnals]

[ He is definitely getting riled up. He makes a serious of agitated hand gestures as he goes on, and the water around him starts to heat up, its temperature rising in time with the volume of his voice. ]

Oh, I've tried! Back after that horrible attack on Palamede, that ambush they knew about and did nothing to prevent! I spoke to Verdoni--or I attempted to, anyway. He was churlish, and hardly forthcoming.

[sediments]

[ That escalated. But Bolin just offers Adra a sympathetic look, eyebrows drawing in together. ]

I wonder what they were thinking... it doesn't make a lot of sense. I mean, they want to protect this place, don't they?

[ Bolin doesn't have the slightest inclination about how politics work, he's barely managed to wrap his head around the logic of Kuvira's army. ]