Hot Springs and Ryokan
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Guess what, y'all. It's time for a field trip. We're heading to a Hot Springs and an Inn for the weekend, and everyone is invited. This place is huge, and has multiple springs both indoor and out. There's separate bathing, mixed, and even a spot for foreigners and prudes who like to keep their swimsuits on. Table tennis? Got it. Room service? You bet. Massages? Possibly. Ghosts? Maybe.
1. Hot springs: after you rinse off come take a relaxing bath. There are multiple options as to what kind of bathing environment you can have, so please choose wisely. Also, please read the signs. None of the springs will kill you, but if you choose the wrong one you might end up with some... adverse effects. Cursed springs might just be a Thing.
2. The Inn: you'll be here for a few nights so find your rooming buddy and get friendly. Whether bonding over food, games, or even just exploring the place there's certainly something you can find to occupy yourself. Just don't be too curious after curfew. The staff are pretty insistent, but they aren't cops so responsibility for your actions are your own.
Gohan no jikan!
Date: 2019-05-06 08:34 am (UTC)Instead he sees another redheaded teen had beaten him to it... someone way more qualified to make the meals, judging by the food already prepared.
Well, this guy doesn't know who Sasuke is, so maybe it'll be less awkward for him to stick around and do something to pass the time. Sasuke moves to stir a pot threatening to boil over. The proper thing would be to ask if the teen needed help, but Sasuke sounds like a girl too. It's just weird for him to hear it out of his own mouth. ]
To B or not to B... that is the question...
Date: 2019-05-06 08:46 am (UTC)He follows signs towards the modest reading room in the inn, hoping they have something on sex changing hot springs. It's their god damn hot spring! Even a brochure would be something. But Sasuke instantly regrets taking this path when he spots Masamune further down the hall. He doesn't want to be seen by him like this... Maybe if he dashes pass on his right side and keeps his head down, Masamune won't notice or recognize him. ]
I WANT A 1+2 HOT SPRING COMBO so like awkward first and then memories
Date: 2019-05-06 12:02 pm (UTC)Hoo boy is she wrong though.
Despite that she pads up to the edge of the pool and (this is very rude so please don't use her as an example of how to do things) just jumps in right behind him. No cannon ball or anything, but definitely big enough to creat a splash.]
Yahoo!
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Date: 2019-05-06 12:07 pm (UTC)Eventually she just wants to find him and be close again. To return to that familiar and comfortable feeling she has around him. So, when she sees him in the halls of the inn, she hurries up to him from behind. Her hand clapping down firmly on his shoulder with a friendly grip.]
Hey! Enjoying yourself?
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Date: 2019-05-06 12:18 pm (UTC)[She's just used to also spinning her baseball bat in her hands, so there's a little crossover there. Kaname collects the small plastic ball, and holds it up for Mash to see.]
Did you want to serve first?
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Date: 2019-05-06 07:03 pm (UTC)[His confident strides come to a stumbling halt as he realizes that no, he has no freaking clue where the innkeeper's room is. But it obviously has to be in the building, or they wouldn't be having this problem!
Mitsunari takes a breath to recollect himself before actually looking at Mash.]
That's the idea. [At least IT IS NOW.] We can rule out this hall. It must be either toward the entrance or upstairs.
[If that's where the crying might be coming from, then what's that small shadow that runs loudly down the end of the hall behind him?]
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Date: 2019-05-06 07:15 pm (UTC)[Well, he stops hovering, but he doesn't exactly back off. He puts his hands on his hips and cocks his head toward the stove.]
I came to whip up sonething to eat but it looks like you beat me to it. [Was he even planning to use the stove, though...]
Smells good. You the replacement chef?
[He thinks he may have caught a glimpse of this guy in the hall (his eye is naturally drawn to the colour red, FOR REASONS), but wasn't interested until right this second.]
itt scene bois take back the night
Date: 2019-05-06 07:35 pm (UTC)Huhm? I was thinking more that it was some kind of scam to make you wanna pay to stay longer, but... maybe there is something dangerous. Maybe they let the yakuza in for shady meetings in the middle of the night. [Yeah he'd know all about that. He grins and leans forward.] Maybe there's an ancient curse.
[That one, he doesn't really believe, but he does want to see what kind of reaction he'll get. Apparently more interesting to him than explaining what he meant by getting his money's worth, but let's be real, it was just about eating the fanciest food on the menu. Which he's still going to do, by the way.]
助けて
Date: 2019-05-06 08:08 pm (UTC)For tonight, it was a matter of getting through the dinner rush. Probably no more than two...three hours, tops? It all depended on how busy it got. ]
It's suitably equipped, at least. [ Fastening his apron, it wasn't terribly busy to start with. Prepping some thin mushroom shoots to start, these were part of many flexible ingredients that could work wonders for different dishes. Shirou is chopping the long bunches into suitable lengths for ramen toppers and baked salmon when he faintly hears a polite knock. ] Mm?
[ When he spots the lilac-haired girl enter the kitchen, he greets her with a shake of his head and a welcoming smile—not unlike someone she may know. He could have sworn that he caught a glimpse of her through the halls at some point or another. But either way, this was the first time he was meeting Mash face to face. ]
It's okay. You're not intruding. [ If anything, it makes him feel like he's home (away from home.) Like when Saber or Illya would check on how he was doing. ] Hope you don't mind. Their chef is sick, so I'm taking over for the night.
\o/
Date: 2019-05-06 08:27 pm (UTC)"Emiya! Three sandwich specials," came another order from the waitress who clipped the slip of paper with the order on it with the rest that were pending. Looking up from the finishing touches on another round of hamburg steak, he flashes a brief glimpse at the order before nodding. ]
Roger!
[ Fresh spring greens, bacon... It's a familiar dish, but with a couple of varying takes on it. Still, it was simple to make. As he's handing up the plate for the hamburger, he catches someone out of the corner of his eye. ]
Eh? [ And there, stirring a pot that threatens to spill over, he pauses for a second or two, blinking. Where did they come from, anyways? Were they one of the assistants of this place? But he wouldn't reprimand them whatsoever. If anything, Shirou couldn't help but sigh as he mentally kicks himself. ] Jeez... That would have thrown a wrench into things.
[ Taking a minute's break to talk with Sasuke wouldn't be a detriment. ]
Thank you. If you want, you can lower the heat to medium now.
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Date: 2019-05-06 08:38 pm (UTC)[ The kitchen was relatively quiet right now, so Shirou's content to let the hamburger rest in the pan for now and become nice and tender. He turns around to face the man as he nods. ]
Yeah. I'm just finishing up an order of hamburg steak. Wasn't expecting this for my weekend. But, I don't mind.
[ He nods, content with his own answer. ]
If you're hungry, I can grab you the menu and make something from it. [ It seemed the staff was rather lax here, despite how highly rated the diner was. Rules? What were rules? ]
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Date: 2019-05-06 08:39 pm (UTC)[ The initial moment of surprise has passed. Now Ritsuka's just sleepy again, pausing to rub at her eyes. If she notices anything different or off about him, it hasn't yet penetrated that haze. ]
S'just me. I wanted a snack or something... wanna come?
[ Whatever is going on with him, surely food will help. ]
They don't know that YET
Date: 2019-05-06 08:42 pm (UTC)If she's also mulling over something that literally only she seems to remember (well, there's BB, but most people in Chaldea seem more than happy to not give BB the benefit of the doubt so far), well. That's fine. That's just multitasking, which is also something she's good at. In all honesty, it isn't exactly a moping thing, but it is a more confused thoughtful thing.
But she doesn't startle at the sound of Mash's voice, just glances over her shoulder with a rueful little smile. ]
Hey, Mash. Couldn't sleep?
names exchanged is go, no worries 💕!! drowns anyway tho
Date: 2019-05-06 09:06 pm (UTC)But, alas, he just hasn't actually spotted Mash himself yet--he's honestly way more preoccupied and distracted than usual all around today, being bombarded by so many new and pleasant experiences all at once. Like soaking in a hot bath as long as he wants...! --The fact that he's underwater around the time Mash actually approaches doesn't make noticing her much easier, unfortunately. And....being underwater really mutes sounds from outside quite a lot too, even more unfortunately. 9S isn't an aquatic model by a long shot, and sure doesn't have the sensory specs to make it work by any means; at the present moment, Mash's voice is just another of the many muffled noises from overhead.
There's a few bubbles from down there?? The pale cloud of his hair is probably approximately visible just under the opaque surface too. But there's...seemingly no other reaction....oh no..........]
SOUNDS GREAT TO ME LET'S DO IT 👌
Date: 2019-05-06 09:31 pm (UTC)--Fortunately not completely on display just yet with much thanks to this super great mineral-rich water about now, yes. Which is probably a good thing, because the sudden decently-large splash from directly behind him sure is surprising enough to have 9S nearly jumping up from this spot near the center of the pool. (Aah, people can do that here?! Too late, he's already subconsciously noting this example for later reference...already imparting bad influences upon him, for shame Kaname!!)]
Whoa! Hey-- [Startled, but also sort of laughing at himself for being startled already, 9S is turning to greet the perpetrator with amusement--only to be surprised yet again, in an entirely different way and for an entirely different reason:] --huh, Kaname?!
[This sure is her! She sure is here!! Quite--topless, incidentally--the real question is whether she's at least more underwater than not by the time he actually turns around, but honestly...either way, 9S is splashing backwards a little with a kind of undignified splutter. At least--he's already been kind of flushed anyway thanks to the hot water, so--maybe the color filling his face won't be quite as obvious about now?? One can only hope...
But she seems pretty unperturbed about this so far! She's splashing in happily enough, anyway? Oh, geez--maybe he misunderstood something earlier...(like missing the definition of a 'mixed bath', good job 9S). Still, because it's good manners, 9S is at least trying to avert his eyes a little...!]
Uh--wow! I, um...I didn't see you there?!
let's b serious here
Date: 2019-05-06 09:36 pm (UTC)Like asking this rushed stranger, who obviously has more important things to attend to, to help him instead. He's more important.]
-Hey, not so fast, kid. Come here a second.
[Kid... Masamune barely got a glimpse of the blurry face but he figures they're either a woman or a tall twelve year old boy. (Why does everyone look so tall.)]
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Date: 2019-05-06 09:47 pm (UTC)Or it just makes it outright forget, because while he doesn't jump at the sudden contact (he heard her coming, and anyway, he doesn't have his swords with him), he does tense up and brush her arm aside as he turns to face her, eye narrowed.]
Can't say I am, no.
[...He feels like he knows this girl. It's not like a possession or some divergent personality - no matter what life it's leading or which part of it is more active, Masamune's soul is still as it ever was. And contrary to earlier claims, the heart does remember. Enough that he even drops the bitter sarcasm.]
...Try not to take this too personally, but you're going to have to fill me in on who you're supposed to be.
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Date: 2019-05-07 01:13 am (UTC)[Do... do androids feel warmth? Do they feel pleasure? She has to know!
At least in true anime fashion her tits are mostly covered, but the top swell of her breasts still show above the water. The semi-opaqueness of the water definitely helps along with the steam rising off the hot water of the bath.]
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Date: 2019-05-07 01:22 am (UTC)[She's pissed he brushed her off, but more confused he's pretending not to recognize her. Chidori looks at him like he has three heads, and takes a step back to put some offended distance between them.]
Is this a joke?
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Date: 2019-05-07 01:39 am (UTC)[Not that he can blame her too much for that reaction... but he's going to anyway, because it doesn't help him at all, here. He is the victim, not her.
He crosses his arms and turns his head aside. His voice is still the same rough slur as ever, but he keeps it low and even in his irritation instead of whining or shouting.]
If you're expecting some kind of explanation, get in line. Only thing I know for sure is that I shouldn't be here. [No shit.]
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Date: 2019-05-07 01:48 am (UTC)[She's not at all too happy with this. In fact she still doesn't believe he isn't just being an asshole, but... Amnesia? Why of all places would he get it here?]
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Date: 2019-05-07 02:00 am (UTC)He'd love to just dismiss this as a waste of time and move on, but he's pretty much trapped here anyway. There are no horses. He checked. He's way out of his element and running on desperate.
SIGH.]
Okay, let's switch it up. You tell me who you think I am and maybe I'll play the part and humour you.
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Date: 2019-05-07 02:11 am (UTC)Also I think maybe your principal committed some human rights violations? Either way—
[she reaches under her yukata and pulls forth the dog tag that's around her neck. It's matching the one he wears now.]
If you want to keep pretending like we've never met, I can give this back to you.
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Date: 2019-05-07 02:38 am (UTC)What the hell...? A story that elaborate and the only part you got right was my name...
Alright. Here's my version: I am the One-Eyed Dragon, Date Masamune. Top dog in Oshuu and head of the Date Clan - there's no question of my right to that. [Not by anyone who matters...] None of the rest of what you said means a damn thing to me.
I don't know how I got wherever I am, or what I was doing before I got here. And as for that... [He gestures loosely to the dog tag. He does know he woke up wearing the same thing.]
So what, am I supposed to believe you're my wife? Sorry, not interested.
1/2
Date: 2019-05-07 02:43 am (UTC)