[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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[cicadashell]

[Apparently Jiro is here now, under protest. It doesn't take long for him to be irritated. Mainly because they're all at a fucking bathhouse when they have Daitengu things to worry about, partially because Itsuki didn't give him a choice, and also people are eating soap.

He will be doing nothing but hanging around until he sees an opening to escape without notice.]

[defragment]

[ Not if 45 can help it... She's holding the same rope. Do you want a showdown in this bathhouse lobby, Jiro. Because she can. ]

I thought you would have gone to the baths already to wait for me, Jiro~

[cicadashell]

I'm not taking a bath.

[Fuck you, Itsuki.]

[defragment]

Ji~ro~

[ She's coming closer with that rope, but no. By the end, she'll just hug tightly around his torso and try to drag him to the baths instead. ]

[cicadashell]

[He will fight her the entire way, but there's really no contest of strength here.]

What's wrong with just waiting for everyone else?

[defragment]

Because it's a day of relaxation and bonding~ You'll get to know more about the people here and that will help incorporate things into your plan. It sure is nice to get to know other people, if not for camaraderie, then knowing which people should do what in an important thing like a battle against the Daitengu.

[ Also, she changed her mind. They're not going to the bath. They're going to the jacuzzi. They don't even need to change. Just dunk themselves in the warm jacuzzi with water jets blasting at them underwater.

So 45 places Jiro inside the tub and makes sure he doesn't try to run away the second she lets him go. ]

[cicadashell]

[He would agree with Itsuki on getting to know people to understand where they'd be better suited in a battle, but they've kind of already done that with the Daitengu discussion. Before it derailed into this bathhouse shit.

And now they're in the jacuzzi fully dressed, and he doesn't know what to make of her. She reminds him of when he first met Ichika, who knocked him out with a sword and got some sort of enjoyment out of restraining and threatening him. Itsuki's a bitch too.]

This is fucking ridiculous!

[He slouches down into the jacuzzi. If he ever gets demon powers back, he's going to eat her.]

[defragment]

[ Yeah, man. 45 is here to be Hirajiro's top bitch. ]

It sure is. Oh, here. You're on the wrong part.

[ 45 pulls him over so that the water jets are now massaging his back at full blast. ]

[cicadashell]

[Jiro can barely feel the jets or the warm water with pressure and heat resistant clothing, and it doesn't make much difference where he sits. So fuck this. If he's staying here, and he's sure she'll push him back down if he tries to get out, he's going to make the best of it.

He removes his gloves and throws them on the floor. Followed by his boots, which are awkward to take off underwater. Everything's awkward to take off, really. A pile of leather, kevlar, and various straps is amassed beside the jacuzzi.]

Is this enough participation?

[flowerclips]

[ once you're here, you're here forever... rei literally bounces on over to him. ]

Jiro-kun! You came!

[cicadashell]

[His initial impression of Rei has been downgraded by her earlier display.]

Why the fuck were you eating soap?

[flowerclips]

[ oh no :( how can she improve it? ]

What do you mean?

[cicadashell]

[Jiro stares at her for a second before pointing aggressively at the table in the lobby full of soap in stupid food shapes.]

That's fucking soap! It's not food! How can you not tell!?

[flowerclips]

But it looks and smells like food.

[ the hospital had boring soap so she never seen funny soaps like this. ]

[cicadashell]

[That's her logic?]

It's gonna make you sick. Stop fucking eating it.

[flowerclips]

Oh, really? I guess my stomach does feel a little weird...

[ but she just assumed that she was super excited and that made her stomach feel like that. ]

[cicadashell]

[He saw her eat a few pieces, but...]

How much of it did you have before I got here?

[infiltrationtools]

[They've been here for about ten minutes and Akira has not yet given in to the temptations of the bathhouse. Literally he's just eating some cake that Terry paid for, and sitting in the lobby waiting for everyone else to be done.]

We're really doing this, huh.

[cicadashell]

It's fucking stupid.

[Jiro leans against the wall in the lobby and eyes the cake. He'll find some of that later.]

Is this why it took you guys so long to kill the other Daitengu?

[They went to the bathhouse while the town burned and flooded.]

[infiltrationtools]

No, that's because every Persona except Terry and Kido's aren't strong enough.

[Including his, something which Arsène literally never shuts up about.]

We've never just... walked out of a fight like this before.

[cicadashell]

[Jiro says nothing about the Persona aspect, because his is pretty useless by those measurements.]

Something might change then. Can't keep doing the same shit if it doesn't work.

[And then they'll do it anyway.]

[infiltrationtools]

...It's also the first opportunity for an offensive at once. If we had attacked as a team, it might have been easier to take the tengu down.

[Before, it was all smaller groups of one or two coming in to beat up the bird over a longer span of time, which presumably gave it time to heal between each encounter.]

Guess we're not finding out today.

[He's still eating the cake.]

[cicadashell]

You never fought it all together!?

[Jiro looks at Akira like he might start eating the soap too. Everyone's an idiot.]

[infiltrationtools]

You know these people! It's impossible to herd them into doing anything!

[That response puts a snappy tone into his response. Sorry Jiro.]

[cicadashell]

[That gets a laugh, because some of these people...]

That's why we're in a fucking bathhouse.

[He's a little less tense with someone else apparently thinking this is a waste of time too.]