[OPEN] fuck timelines

[flowerclips]

[ after fucking off from the dungeon, leaving the daitengu all alone and sad (invite them too, guys :'( ), it's time to have fun. at whatever agreed upon time, the ou hirajiro gang is here to finally get some good r&r. rei has been extremely excited so she's early in front of the bathhouse, holding a bag of her belongings. she waves down anyone she sees. come faster!! let's get this show on the road! ]

Bathhouse time, hoooooo!!

[ for things in the bathhouse, there are your usual spa options: a sauna, jacuzzi, pedicures, manicures, that kind of stuff. have fun, everyone. ]

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[not_that_sasuke]

[Sasuke is here, if reluctantly. He's... just going to stick to the men's baths. He doesn't really have an issue with the public nature of it, but even putting that aside, he's awkward when it comes to socializing and that's definitely not changing in a bath.

So yeah there's an awkward ninja kid hanging around either in the baths or afterwards in the lobby, have at.]

[yokeye]

[While Sasuke's just hanging around the baths looking awkward, Toki approaches with a wave. He no longer thinks Sasuke and his cat are robots; that first week was a bit of a mess for him.]

Hello~!

[He forgot Sasuke's name though.]

It's supposed to be a fun bath adventure~! Why so sad?

[Toki is extremely social, and the only reason he can think of for someone not being so is because they're sad or depressed.]

[not_that_sasuke]

[Good job Toki, you did it!!]

I'm not sad.

[His voice is nice and level and everything as he just... sits all by his lonesome.]

I just don't talk very much.

[yokeye]

Oh. That's okay!

[He had an acquaintance back at the academy who was very reserved.]

Do you not like the baths!? Are there too many people!? I can leave if you want!

[not_that_sasuke]

Huh?

[Holy crap that's a bunch of rapidfire questions.]

Um... I don't mind baths. Or people. I'm just not very good at talking to people...

[yokeye]

I can teach you the ways of navigating the the choppy seas of interpersonal relationships~!

[His services are free.]

[flowerclips]

[ in the lobby, rei bounces on over to sasuke. ]

This is going to be so much fun! Are you excited, Sasuke?

[not_that_sasuke]

[Oh no, he can't disappoint Rei.]

A little. I haven't been to one with... friends before.

[There's a pretty distinct pause before the f-word there. And his voice doesn't sound particularly excited, either.]

[flowerclips]

[ disappoint her and she'll immediately cry. ]

Who have you gone with before?

[not_that_sasuke]

...Family.

[Though he doesn't look particularly happy about it.]

[flowerclips]

[ oh, she notices that look. ]

... was it a bad time?

[reveilation]

[ Sasuke just out here in the lobby... Mood.

It doesn't take long before Kido is also socially exhausted and goes to Sasuke because he knows where the nice quiet spots are. ]

This isn't a relaxing spa day at all... Are you doing alright?

[not_that_sasuke]

[He's just grabbed a corner of the tatami lounge honestly.]

Mm. It was nice. [A warm bath now that it's cooled off...] You weren't able to relax, though?

[reveilation]

Not really... It's hard to relax around so many people, I guess. I'm not really used to crowds. Especially with the additional hurdle of being partially undressed.

[ She is back in her hoodie and pants. The hot tubs were great, but the getting in and out were very much not so, when she's as self-conscious as she is. ]

What were you up? Anything worth trying out?

[not_that_sasuke]

You have trouble around a lot of people?

[This is... actually kind of surprising to him? She's the one who started the gang, after all.]

I wasn't doing much. Just people watching.

[reveilation]

I'm not as bad now as when I was younger, but yeah... I used to have a lot of trouble. I'm fine when it's around friends, but not like this.

[ Just out here in public, where everybody's all scattered and she has the need to gravitate to anybody she knows so she's not just standing around alone. Being with people she knows is a lot better, and is why she can lead an entire group discussion without looking nervous. But she also started the gang with Mondo... Mondo's good with people. But now he's a zombie ): ]

[overstrain]

[ While Sasuke is taking a bath, Terry tries to sneak up on him by slowly scooting over in the bath a little at a time and drop a spare towel on his head.

Live a little, Sasuke?? ]

[not_that_sasuke]

[The ripples in the water foretell Terry's movements, and he neatly ducks out of the way.]

They'll probably get mad if you horse around too much.

[Hi Terry, he's boring.]

[overstrain]

Oh, come ooon...

[ He sits next to Sasuke and hugs him from the side. Yeah, this sure is skinship. ]

At least look like you're enjoying it? It was nice seeing you smile.

[not_that_sasuke]

[He sure is being hugged now. There's not much of a reaction.]

...It's pretty relaxing.

[Boring.]

Er, smile...?

[Is it that momentous to call out??]

[overstrain]

Yeah! Back when I was a dog... but you had force yourself to do it, huh... I don't want it to happen like that again.

[ Let Sasuke smile on his own accord. Yeah. He'll just keep hugging Sasuke though. This is normal. This is fine. ]

[defragment]

[ Hello, I am here to drag Sasuke to the spa aka 45 hooks Sasuke by the arm and starts dragging him to the spa. There are absolutely no ill intentions here whatsoever. ]

Let's get pampered, Sasuke~

[not_that_sasuke]

[What.]

Huh?

[I GUESS HE'S BEING DRAGGED NOW.]

[defragment]

Yup! You're going to have the prettiest hands in your life by the time you're done!

[ 45 forcibly seats Sasuke down in front of the manicure staff. ]

I'd like for him to have a dark green, gradient to black please! Add some white stars.

[ The staff nods and gets to work by holding Sasuke's hands and starts cleaning them first. ]

[not_that_sasuke]

[He puts up an obligatory struggle but- he doesn't want to cause too much of a fuss in front of the staff, so he settles down pretty quick.]

...Why are you doing this?