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.
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Date: 2019-05-09 01:49 am (UTC)O-oh, hey Shirou. I didn't know you came too.
[Super Springs Bros: Ultimate - Everyone is Here!]
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Date: 2019-05-09 01:53 am (UTC)That on 9S's end of things, a nice moment of especially thorough soaking has very suddenly turned into somebody grabbing at him from above (?!) and lifting him (?!?!?)--which would be quite a shock for just about anybody, really! Being no exception to this fact himself, 9S appropriately breaks the water's surface with a great deal of flailing and spluttering.]
--Gah, wh--wha--?!
[Look, it's hard to be eloquent when you've accidentally inhaled some water out of sheer surprise and end up having to cough some of it out about now...! This probably does not help the just-drowning impression at all. (Is that also some kind of weird static noise faintly popping between coughs too?? MAYBE but that's not important--)
Hold on, his bangs are still plastered over his eyes and he can't see anything.......9S ends up sort of grappling from the arm hoisting him out of the water to one of her shoulders, casting out blindly for some form of support so he doesn't just topple right back into the bath; with his free hand he attempts to mop his hair out of his eyes and--wait a minute--]
M-Mash?! [It is????? No--it definitely is, though recognition takes just a second longer than normal, since--well, the last time they met was a lot less wet and...shirtless.....uh--]
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Date: 2019-05-09 02:00 am (UTC)--Really though, you only answered like half his questions Masamune?? Finding out what a "money's worth" truly is around these parts is just going to have to wait another day, it seems. 9S is definitely pretty easily distracted from trying to pursue that answer by this new tidbit, after all--he's visibly perking up with great interest about now, his curiosity very obvious.]
An ancient curse? That's--actually a thing that can happen? [He knows what that means conceptually, kind of, but there's a slight pause in which 9S is evidently turning this over a couple more times in his processor anyway. Genuinely, with a tilt of his head:] Is, uh, is that what the "yakuza" would be having shady meetings about, or something...?
[don't...don't look at him he doesnt know what the fuck a yakuza even is.......but also hey, maybe yakuza ghostbusters could be valid????]
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Date: 2019-05-09 02:06 am (UTC)Yeah, I think I get the picture.
[He can't stop staring. In his defense, how was he supposed to predict THIS level of weird?
And is the change... thorough? He hopes he gets to satisfy that curiousity without actually having to ask...
Masamune is sooo not drunk enough for this. But he's getting there a lot faster than he anticipated. He exhales deeply and touches his fingertips to his temple.]
I was by the springs when I realized where I was, but nothing like that's happened to me. ...Hmmh, but something doesn't feel quite right with my body.
This whole damn place is starting to stink of more than just sulphur...
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Date: 2019-05-09 02:07 am (UTC)Yeah, I saw you last night, but I was too busy to say anything. When I got the invite, I wasn't so sure at first, but...
[ Here's your backdrop tune for a smashing meeting. ]
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Date: 2019-05-09 02:33 am (UTC)Well, but 9S wouldn't be able to answer any of those questions himself, because he surely doesn't know either. It's just how it is--how they are--and in the end he's glad for it, too? It sets androids apart from machines, for one thing.
(Or so he thinks, anyway--)And even besides that--if he couldn't feel and enjoy things, then even an experience like this one would be falling to the wayside about now? --Cheek-pinching included, yes, though--well, he could really go without that sensation, geez--!]Hey, who are we calling a dummy here...! [Less genuine offense and more of a mild sort of complaining, at least; he makes a face, or at least--tries to, despite all the tugging. Wow!!] Look, I don't know! I guess nobody would around here, when you put it like that...but it's just really weird to think about!
[He reaches up to attempt half-heartedly grappling Kaname's hands off his face with his own. What is this, the fourth time she's messed with his face now?! He's actually almost starting to get used to it--and honestly, he doesn't actually mind it all that much normally? But of all the times for her to do it, this time's--kind of, especially awkward, since this means she's now closer and it's even harder not to look where he shouldn't....
Since maybe androids can have that kind of interest too, yes!!! Surely everybody can have a basic aesthetic appreciation for, other people, sometimes?! And it's not like Kaname isn't pretty--
Yeah, he's leaning back a little as if this is somehow going to help things (it doesn't)--and his face is definitely a fair amount warmer under her hands than it's probably been in the past. But at least this can be blamed on the hot bath too. Anyway, anyway...carrying on the conversation seems like the best way to distract himself, so!]
"Resources are limited, so don't operate beyond your cost"...Command would usually say something like that. [It's recited with a bit of a sigh.] If you're having a bath for maintenance it's recommended to take about fifteen minutes tops, or you're going to hear about it. I always sort of wondered what it'd be like to take as long as I want...I could get a little too used to this, to be honest!
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Date: 2019-05-09 02:51 am (UTC)[She huffs. It's clear she's... not very used to this. Sitting down is a careful act, but she also makes to pour them more to drink - returning Masamune's cup to him. Because damn, she feels like she needs to be drunker for this too.]
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Date: 2019-05-09 02:54 am (UTC)[Chidori exhales. Her shoulders drooping and her whole body seeming to sigh with her.]
this thread is now certified WILD lets go
Date: 2019-05-09 02:55 am (UTC)--Yes, they're both headed the same way, and Ritsuka's always been pretty easy to spot; as soon as he does, 9S is perking up himself, immediately shifting his own path to make a beeline for her instead too. Out of his uniform, blindfold visor also absent, and instead in one of the yukata provided by the facility, he might be striking a pretty different image all around about now--the yukata in question is a bright pattern of reds and golds that probably clash on him in every way, incidentally, and 9S seems pleased as punch about it. (Being told he could pick whatever colors he wanted--well, that had been a first too, see--)]
Hah, what a question! Honestly, "enjoying" might be kind of an understatement about now...but that's definitely a word for it! [He beams at her, swinging his arms a little. Swishy sleeves, it's still very novel.......anyway--] How about you? Have you been relaxing a lot? You know, I was meaning to track you down a lot sooner, but there's sure been a lot of people here! [Well, that and the both of them being mutually distracted by hot spring resort things. Better late than never, at least...!]
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Date: 2019-05-09 03:07 am (UTC)[Here he's quick to hold up his free hand to preemptively silence her.] I don't need to hear a damn word about him to know it'll be wrong. [And he's afraid to find out the extent of it.]
I already saw a couple people who I thought were familiar faces, but they were convinced they led completely different lives. And know the same Date Masamune you do.
[Mitsunari didn't look dead inside?? Still just as friendly as ever, though. Sheesh.
...He can brush that off, but he couldn't bear to face a Kojuro whose memories don't match his own. A Kojuro who hasn't shared his life. He turns his head away and frowns.]
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Date: 2019-05-09 03:10 am (UTC)[ When her shoulders droop, the smile on his face ebbs away. This certainly was unlike her, usually so full of energy. He can't help himself, so, ]
Hey, Chidori. You okay?
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Date: 2019-05-09 03:24 am (UTC)[Because it's a weird thing to be glad about when the current context is that neither of them are in bed in the middle of the night, whoops.
Mash leans back, though, letting the contact soothe and warm her. It's harder to be stressed under the moon like this, with Ritsuka, even if she can't entirely quiet her mind. She doubts Ritsuka can, either.]
Are you having a good time?
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Date: 2019-05-09 03:35 am (UTC)Absolutely! Don't get too cocky because you have the lead!
[Now that she has the hang of it, this serve is a lot more firm.]
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Date: 2019-05-09 03:59 am (UTC)Oh! Please. I didn't even think about it.
[Good idea. Time to grab one of those before it's too late for her poor robe.]
Since you're my cooking sensei for tonight, feel free to give me whatever orders you like. You're experienced in this, right?
[It's pretty obvious. And admirable!]
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Date: 2019-05-09 04:07 am (UTC)[The moment feels endless. She can see it from the outside. There she is, standing there naked, holding up a coughing naked boy who is way, way heavier than she anticipated, making her footing precarious . . . for now, she holds it, but she does slide across the bottom of the bath a little, skittering. At least she manages to stop before they both fall in. On the other hand, maybe if they did, that would save them both some embarrassment?! Besides, what other action is there to take at a time like this? This is the end of her life, surely. There is nothing left for her after this moment in time. She can't see a single path into the future through the thick fog of dawning embarrassment.
Okay, no, that's pretty dramatic. The moment passes and she shakes herself out of it, doing the obvious thing: she sets him back down again and folds her arms over her own body, flushed bright pink with . . . everything. Everything about this situation!]
I . . . I thought you were drowning! I'm sorry! I didn't . . .
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Date: 2019-05-09 04:25 am (UTC)Here. [ While she takes the apron, Shirou takes the fairly sized cuts of bread that Mash made for him. These would do quite well! He temporarily sets them aside with the rest of the ingredients for the hot sandwiches. And since she's his temporary student for the night? He'll do just that and instruct her with an easy dish! One they'd just received an order for. ] Then, in that case...
[ He puts his hands on his hips, puffing his chest just a little bit with some pride before gesturing over his shoulder to the fillets of salmon a ways down. ]
I'll show you how to make Salmon with mushrooms and butter, wrapped in foil.
[ CUE THE MUSIC. You can do this, Mash! ]
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Date: 2019-05-09 07:21 am (UTC)I can make the tea. I'm pretty good at brewing it, but the point of tea is to help keep you up. Isn't that going mess up the agenda?
give me post-spring shenanigans for $600 (୨୧ ❛ᴗ❛)✧
Date: 2019-05-09 11:35 am (UTC)the distance between them would remain an open-ended variable whether there was food within his vicinity. but for the sake of simplicity, let's just assume, yukimura was exploring the premises for most of the day before checking up on the whereabouts of his boyfriend and their luggage because of course sasuke would be the unfortunate one left in charge of that while yukimura wandered around.
honestly, all he had to do was probably text him and find out where their assigned room was (imagine his shock once he finds out he's roomed elsewhere.) but instead of reaching in his pocket to do just that, he catches a blur of copper-bronze hair walking into one of the rooms and instantly follows after him, without saying much of a word.
because surely, the room he went into would be the one they're stationed in and instead of being that one guest to casually yell from across the hall, yukimura took the higher road in quietly making his way over and sneaking up behind an unsuspecting(?) sasuke, covering his eyes with both hands from behind. BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, leave it to tigerpuppy to be in a playful mood at the worst of times.
should've made sure the door was closed all the way, bro.]Guess who.
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Date: 2019-05-09 12:35 pm (UTC)[Chidori grabs his shoulders and urges him to turn around. If he lets her she'll start using her thumbs to rub in circles where the curve of his neck meets his shoulders. Underneath it all this boy might just be a pile of circuits, but if he can feel warmth and understand relaxation then a massage might just be something he can enjoy even if he doesn't have the same muscles to knot up like a human.]
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Date: 2019-05-09 12:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-05-09 12:39 pm (UTC)[She teases. Chidori goes back to allowing a friendly volley again. Scoring so soon after her first point wouldn't be in good sport! Besides, now Mash expects her to be on the offensive. Two in a row is probably expected.]
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Date: 2019-05-09 12:47 pm (UTC)No, maybe you're the one who is wrong. Some scientists say there are multiple worlds like our own existing congruently with changes - big or small. It's a sort of multi-dimension theory that says anything that's possible exists, it just might not exist in our current world at this current time.
Maybe you and our Masamune switched places because of the spring?
[Yeah she's gonna empty her cup again. Which might not be a good idea considering how much of a lightweight she is, but... whatever.]
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Date: 2019-05-09 01:03 pm (UTC)I see. Then, if you're not doing anything, wanna check out the foreigner bath with me? It's never too early to take a load off.
[ Swimming trunks and bathing suits? It ain't a trip to the water park, but taking a dip for a little could do them some good. ]
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Date: 2019-05-10 03:29 am (UTC)Sasuke tried to stay in the hot spring as long as he could. What else can he do about the fact that his body just turned female?! But eventually he started to succumb to the heat, and a staff member shooed him out. He hastily dressed in his yukata (a men's yukata which is a size too big now) and ran for his room assignment at the front desk. The employee told him that his luggage was in the room already, and he'd be rooming with someone with a name other than Yukimura. Fuck! He has to share a room like this with someone else?!
No, this is temporary. Just like when he switched bodies with Kojuro. Just a few hours. If he hides, no one will know... The yell of the employee can't stop Sasuke from running into his room and slamming the door so hard that it... bounces back open a little...
In the process of catching his breath and looking for a blanket to hide under, his vision goes dark. A pair of hands cover his eyes. Sasuke doesn't even process who the playful voice belongs to. He screams, in a voice that shouldn't be coming from his mouth. ]
LET GO OF ME!!
[ Sasuke pulls forward, and in the same motion, spins around to slap his "attacker" as hard as he can. It's still not super hard. Even as his normal self, he lacks the strength to have a lot of strength behind it. ]
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Date: 2019-05-10 03:32 am (UTC)[ Sasuke sees that he just slapped his boyfriend. Shit! ]
I'm sorry! I didn't know it was you! Are you okay?!