[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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[carptricks]

[Kaito shifts his focus from the horizon to Zelos, both eyebrows shooting up in surprise. the redhead had always played his cards super close to his chest, so this little bit of honesty was surprising. to say the least]

You. . .

[he trails off, shoulders slumping. so many people here came from worlds where things were so different from his own. where killing was an unavoidable necessity. just like it was here, in Blanc, in both the war and in these dungeons.]

. . . sound like you've got a li'l more experience with these types of adventures than I do. Ha.

[he exhales deeply and leans back on his hands]

Is that why, last time, you told me all of my choices count? Both in and outside of a dungeon? Because whether it's real or some kind of illusory construct created by mana, it still feels real in the end?

[glorifiedtrash]

...

[Okay now he's embarrassed. LOOKING AWAY.]

...You're sharper than I give you credit for. Now I sound like an old man. This face is too gorgeous for that. [SO SAD. Can you hear the tears in his voice Kaito. He's seriously distraught. Clearly. BUT-] But yeah. You got it. You're going to have regrets no matter what you do; might as well make the choices you can at least sleep with.

[Which probably says something, but they aren't talking about that. Ugh... He's so bad at this. He can think of what Raine would say. Or Sheena. Lloyd, Kratos, Regal, a dozen other people. But what would Zelos Wilder say? One night stands and alcohol keep the nightmares moderate.]

I can't say I'm exactly an exemplary role model. But if you ever want to talk about it I'm not getting out of your hair any time soon.

[So like... Don't bottle it up into an unsoothable pain.]

[carptricks]

[oh. . .]

[the offer almost takes Kaito by surprise. almost being the key word here, because it isn't as though he hasn't had deeper conversations with Zelos before. it's just so starkly different than the mischief and teasing he's become accustomed to]

[his mouth twitches into a subtle, lopsided smiled, and he tilts his head back]

Aaaah, well. I'm not really the kinda guy who likes to talk about his feelings much. Too messy, y'know?

[but at the same time. . .]

. . . I felt sorta bad for Tianya though, y'know? Regardless of what the legends say, I don't think he deserved to-- die.

[glorifiedtrash]

No one deserves to die. The people that we like and the people that we don't-- they both have the right to live in this world. ..But.

[Life isn't that simple.]

Sometimes we do have to kill people. Because they can't or won't share this world with others.That's the job of "Heroes". [...] It sounds repulsive, right?

[carptricks]

[his hands instinctively clench into fists in his lap, knuckles white]

That isn't the kind of "hero" I want to be.

[he says that firmly and with a whole hell of a lot of conviction. it's. . . naive. he knows it's naive. but for however long he's been here, he hasn't decided that he's ready to give up his ideals just yet]

[glorifiedtrash]

...Heh... Blanc has never once asked what any of you want.

[It's...cruel. In a way that only people can be. His gaze lingers on Kaito from the corner of his eyes. He sees that pain. More so he understands it.]

If you're going to make it in this world and not go crazy there's something you should understand: every choice you make is your own and no one can take that away from you. Who you kill. And-- who you spare.

[Reaching into his glove he pulls out, idfk I haven't done my dungeon turn in yet cause...I actually forgot. Oops. But. let's just say it's one of Tianya's scales for now WHATEVS he loves his dramatics okay. Anyway holding it up between two fingers he raises his head to look at Kaito fully.]

It takes an hell of a lot more to be a saviour than it does an hero.

[carptricks]

[Kaito's gaze flickers from Zelos to the scale in his hand, and. . . his expression remains neutral. for a few moments he remains completely and utterly silent, before he draws one leg up to his chest and rests his chin on top of his knee. he turns his attention to the horizon, neutrality turning into pensiveness, before he lets out a small sigh]

. . . Blanc may not have ever asked us what we wanted, but I made the decision on how to handle this whole situation way back in the aftermath of Palamede.

And I'm not going back on it now, no matter how difficult a path it might be to walk.