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.
SNAAAKE! IT'S NOT OVER YET
Date: 2019-05-08 12:11 am (UTC)By now he's had a few hours to brood and collect himself and get no closer to figuring out what the hell is going on. At least he also managed to locate the kitchens and help himself to a bottle of their finest sake. He's not a guest, he's a hostage, so he deserves to make this bullshit a little more bearable. It'll make a nice peace offering, too.
When he reaches Kaname's room, he just invites himself right on in. Or tries to. If it's locked, he'll begrudgingly call out to her ("hey, you in?"), but if it's not he's just going to slide the door open and lean against the frame.]
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Date: 2019-05-08 12:50 am (UTC)Kaname looks up at the sound of the door. Upon seeing him she slams the cloth together tight as a little color rises to her cheeks.]
Hello.
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Date: 2019-05-08 01:02 am (UTC)What do you say we try this again? [He holds the bottle up, dangling it loosely by the neck.] I even brought you a present.
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Date: 2019-05-08 01:13 am (UTC)So it does sort of loosen and allow a glimpse of cleavage here and there. How troublesome.]
I'll hear you out. Close the door though.
[Can't let the staff catch a couple of teenage drinkers.]
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Date: 2019-05-08 01:47 am (UTC)Anyway.
He closes the door with his foot and takes a seat next to Kaname, setting the bottle and two small cups between them. His posture's even more improper than usual, somehow. More manspreading? God.]
You know my name, but I didn't get yours. Humour me a little and pretend you believe I don't know it.
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Date: 2019-05-08 01:54 am (UTC)Chidori Kaname. Daughter of an international politician you don't know or care about. Currently living in Chofu, Tokyo but I used to live in New York over in America.
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Date: 2019-05-08 02:40 am (UTC)I won't bother reintroducing myself. Not that I'm familiar with half of the terms or places you think I'm affiliated with.
[He stares down into his drink, tapping his finger against the side of the cup to send tiny ripples over the clear surface.]
...I swear I don't know you, but I've had this nagging feeling we've met. In a dream, or... maybe I'm in the middle of one hell of a crazy dream right now.
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Date: 2019-05-08 12:40 pm (UTC)Once that's done she'll look forward to the walls of the room filled cup in hand.]
So I had something weird happen to me in one of the springs after we had met earlier, and I think perhaps "crazy dream" is more accurate than anything else. I mean... I was always willing to hear you out, but experiencing what I did made me less angry at you I suppose.
[Because she was being honest. Should he need her she would be here. In this room with her heart wounded waiting for an answer with hope to patch things up.]
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Date: 2019-05-08 03:13 pm (UTC)(He even snorts softly at "I was always willing to hear you out." Is that what she calls it...)]
Oh yeah? So what happened to you? [She at least seens to know who and where she is... Not that he'd know if she was wrong. The springs, though. That's interesting.]
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Date: 2019-05-09 12:18 am (UTC)When I touch water my body changes now. It's pretty freaky. I took a nap in the spring and woke up different.
[But at least playing around with some water back and forth helped her figure out how it works.]
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Date: 2019-05-09 01:03 am (UTC)[He stares at her, expressionless. Seriously...]
Yeeeah. That'll happen when you stay in water for too long.
[And here he thought he might have a clue at last. SIGH. Welp, time to finish this drink off early.]
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Date: 2019-05-09 01:40 am (UTC)[She swipes the small cup from him as soon as he's emptied it. Chidori stomps off to the small bathroom that's connected to her room, and fills the cup with cold water. Then she stomps back out into the room making sure he's looking at her before splashing herself with it.]
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Date: 2019-05-09 01:41 am (UTC)[At least her yukata fits better NOW THAT SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CHEST OR HIPS TO SPEAK OF.]
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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 02:51 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 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 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: 2019-05-11 10:58 pm (UTC)But maybe she's right about the switching places thing. It doesn't make any damn sense, but neither does her turning into a guy right in front of him, and yet here they both are. This is one of the weirdest dreams he's ever had.
He silently finishes off his drink, nestled deep in his own thoughts, and even after he finishes he delays before finally standing up.]
So it's just a matter of finding the right spring to switch us back... Probably. Here. [He reaches into his sleeve and withdraws Kaname's dog tag from earlier; he wasn't going to just leave his family crest lying around, even if he didn't know what to do it. Now he's decided it's best to toss it back to her.] I'll save you an awkward conversation with your husband.
Now if you'll excuse me, I've gotta get back to-
[...to what? What the hell was he doing before he came here? He casts an uncertain glance to his hands, then the door.]
...back to... Oshuu. [Nailed it. His head is pounding like he's taken a hammer to it, anyway.]
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Date: 2019-05-11 11:09 pm (UTC)Don't go fainting on me. We're not actually married so it's not like they'd let me into the hospital with you.
[She pushes the door open before nudging him out into the hall.]
What spring were you in? We'll go together.
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Date: 2019-05-12 07:52 pm (UTC)...the hell're you doing wearing that if you're not married? [Maybe she's an incredibly close servant. He waves his hand, dismissive and impatient, since it doesn't affect his real life either way.] Whatever. I do know someone who'd just take a nap in the springs isn't my first choice for backup. Or second. Or tenth.
[Which is why he's going to keep on going at his own pace. Good thing HE's indestructible.]
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Date: 2019-05-12 08:18 pm (UTC)Besides, we have sort of an agreement. If neither of us finds a better solution to our problems we'll just fix it by marrying each other. For now we're just, ah... really close friends. And as such I'm not going to let you fuck that body up until the right Masamune is back in it to ruin it himself.
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Date: 2019-05-17 02:08 am (UTC)Alright, if you say so. Just don't get mad if it doesn't work the same for you.
[He folds his arms and tucks his hands into his sleeves, wrinkling his nose a little. How could such cheap sake hit him so hard, so fast...? It's not really that important, as long as he doesn't stumble and fall into the water and drown or something. Wouldn't that just complete today.]
...Can't think of a whole lot of problems marriage would fix.
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Date: 2019-05-18 02:24 am (UTC)Besides I'd rather spend my whole life running around picking up after y— [ah. She stops herself to correct this, and becomes a little sheepish.]
Picking up after Masamune than marrying some dimwit my father would try to pawn me off on.
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Date: 2019-05-19 12:52 am (UTC)[Muttered to himself as a sick, private little joke, but it isn't really all that funny. He stares off to the side while letting the rest sink in, trying to remind his sake-foggy brain not to think about this plan in the context of what his life is like. He does understand it, deep down, but he can't pinpoint just what makes it click for him.
He stops among a cluster of small rocky pools. Something about the scent of natural minerals and the bubbling of water compels him to turn and really look at Kaname for a long moment.
Ah...
He's dizzy after all.]
--Okay, let's get this show on the road already. [He unties his yukata and shrugs it loose, and then... holds his arm out to the side. What, you think a lord dresses and undresses himself?]
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Date: 2019-05-19 12:57 am (UTC)She just starts laughing. Doubled over and holding her mouth as she tries not to giggle.]
D-do [ahahahaha] do you want me to strip you?
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