[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

i think what you meant is for sakuraS

[mitotic]

[ because i'm pulling a caps too.

Even if it weren't fundamentally weird for her to wear clothes into the hot springs, a swimsuit is not the sort of thing Sakura is going to be wasting money on in her first month here. That's just silly. She wears the towel, though, because heaven only knows how many perverts are in here, and she's had enough embarrassment this week to last her a month, thank you very much. It covers as much if not more than a bathing suit would, anyway.

The bath that she finds is empty — at first. She doesn't expect it to remain that way very long, but it was long enough for her to get comfortable and relaxed before the solitude was inevitably broken by another bather looking for a quiet spot. As such, she isn't too annoyed by it. He's caught her in one of her friendlier moods. ]

Everywhere else is a lot more crowded than this, I'm afraid. [ So, you know. Join her or don't, stranger, it depends on how many people you want to deal with. ]

[flirtations]

[ Jae-ha does actually hesitate, but not because he doesn't want to join her. At this point, he's been strongarmed into buying a swimsuit, so he's at least somewhat clothed, but it's odd for Sakura's reaction to be so... calm.

It's a refreshing change, honestly, and once it settles in, he begins to settle in, too. ]

Can you blame them? Finding these springs after such an ordeal is both convenient and a little miraculous. [ Already, he can feel the hot water soothing his cuts and bruises. He looks at her curiously. She's quite lovely, and exudes an aura of calm that makes him almost forget about fighting three-headed dragons. ]

Are you sure you don't mind?

[mitotic]

[ It's odd for Sakura to be calm in general, but after the dungeon, she's low on energy and low on fucks to give. Of course, that could all change pretty quickly, but for now... ]

I'm sure. It wouldn't really be fair for me to hog this whole area, would it?

[flirtations]

I suppose that’s true, but I wouldn’t mind giving up my spot so that a beautiful woman could rest in peace. [ But you already said no so………. NO TAKE BACKSIES also we need to thread and that would make this the shortest thread ever.

He closes his eyes and leans back against a boulder, warmed by the temperature of the water. ] My name is Jae-ha, by the way. Who’s company do I have the pleasure of being in?

[mitotic]

[ It's not exactly a red flag that goes up just then, but it's definitely some sort of caution. She can't tell if he's trying to flirt with her... ]

Usually you can rest in peace even in public baths... [ But with the way some people behaving, with no regards to the etiquette she's used to, she's started to think that's a lost cause. ]

I'm Sakura. It's nice to meet you, Jae-ha.