Waking the Dead 2.0 || May 18, 2063 || The Mandatory Hot Springs Episode

[kawaakari]

[The skies are clear, the air is cool, and overall? Conditions are perfect for spending the entire afternoon and maybe even the entire night at the hot springs within Seigi. It's open to Zangyaku operatives and their families, along with any of their guests.

Oh, they're also communal. Surely no one minds? It's just skin, after all.

You're allowed to smoke, drink and eat while you're chilling out in the pools. You can also play cards, have a round (or several) of ping pong, flop around... anything goes, as long as you don't kill anybody!]



OOC Notes:
+ Make your own threads, plot out your own shenanigans and whatever else. Just remember: War Hounds and the rest were probably invited there after lunch, and are more than welcome to spend the rest of the day there. Y'all might want to specify the time. :3
+ NPCs are available on call beyond the threads I set up in here (if I end up setting some up, anyway)! Lemme know if you have questions.

Comments

[fidelias]

A fair point.

[This one is more interesting than she lets on, it seems.]

It's... it's wonderful, being a father.

[Also painful, and difficult, and something that he still does not think that he is very good at.]

I'm half expecting you to reply here with Kasumi, that she arrives, just to pick on Brig.:))

[atlas_shrugged]

Thank you, Ma'am. [ Brigade bows with his head and proceeds to sit and enjoy the music ]

[therealbrianna]

[ Wonderful? There are so many other words out there and you pick wonderful? Well, no matter. Tohru does seem like the type who doesn't say much, or consolidates his thoughts to just one statement, so... ]

You probably worry about your kids everyday. [ Soft smile. ] At least, I know my dad does. Excessively sometimes, but at least he does.

[kawaakari]

You were able to go around Tokyo and Shin Yamatai, correct? There is much to see between those two places alone. The rest of Japan has a lot to offer as well.

[sadame]

Of course.

[Amused.]

I smoke myself, you know.

[fidelias]

I only really worry about one of them.

[Blade King. Go figure.

...Yes, Tohru is betraying himself a little because now his gaze is tracking Hikaru's progress across the area. He's always been weak for this one.]

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Brigade offers her his pack of cigarettes ] Shall I hold yours for you or are you going to surprise me with the dexterity of your tails? [ Brigade smiles, really expecting the latter, but not minding if it were the former ]

[bostova]

Not much of Tokyo, but we went around Shin Yamatai. It would be nice to visit more places, but... There is always another time.

[ Maybe. Hopefully. ]

[therealbrianna]

[ Interesting. ]

Good thing the others don't get jealous over that, or anything like that. Do they?

[ The words aren't there, but she's alluding. Of course he's smart; he'll get it. ]

[kawaakari]

There is indeed, now that you are a part of our conspiracy.

[Smiling a little kinder now.]

I never did get to congratulate you personally.

[sadame]

Well, since you asked...

[Using her tails now. She has had a LOT of practice.]

[fidelias]

No, they don't. My wife is a good mother.

[She is, at any rate, a much better parent than he is. Or so he likes to believe.]

[bladeweaver]

[He's thinking on this. He knows what she's really asking, but he'll answer the obvious question first.]

That's what shisho thinks, I think, when I'm with Hikaru. Or any of his kids, actually. Perhaps I should ask tips from you on how to be a big brother to Hikaru. [He laughs, meaning it.]

I don't know... I'm afraid I might not be the brother my sister needs, when the time comes. It's been so long, and I don't know her at all.

[A pause, then a sigh.]

I don't doubt that I love her, though. That's weird, isn't it? I don't even have a clue who she is now. But I do anyway.

[bladeweaver]

[Slides into the bath with Anyu, shooting one last apologetic glance at Sadaharu.]

I'm sorry to be bothering you with shop talk at a time like this, but... how does one even begin to fight using two swords? I've seen you in action; your swords flow like they have minds of their own. Is that just something that comes naturally to you, or...

[He trails off there. Taning being Taning, no sense of elliptical approach.]

[bladeweaver]

[Curious, now. Curiosity not stopping him from filling his pipe bowl and lighting up.

Man, good hit.]

An old friend, sir? May I ask who?

[sadame]

[Listening quietly. Her gaze never moves away.

Now she is bumping her forehead against his hand again. An affectionate gesture.]

You will be everything that she needs when the time comes. Your worry now tells me as much.

[ferricwill]

I have been taught to fight that way since I could walk. It is the style of my family.

[Heh. It's nice to have somebody ask him stuff like this, actually.]

I could teach you, if you like. It's always better to play it all out than to try to explain this sort of thing.

[fidelias]

Makoto Kuzunoha, the Wanderer. A member of the Searing Wind all the way until his death.

[Taking a drag from his pipe now.]

[bladeweaver]

[Taning be like what, what, Brig said something, what again? High as fuck.]

Sure sure suit yourself, c'mon Kaz what are you waiting for???

[He's already holding the paddle ready, which is normal. But his face is halfway down onto the table, which is not normal.]

[bostova]

Ah... [ Her cheeks are pink, but it isn't because of the hot springs. ]

You do not have to...

[kawaakari]

Nonsense. We are sisters now.

[This girl is endearingly simple. Also good-hearted, and concerned for her son.

Might as well.]

Have you thought about the division that you wish to join now that you are with us?

[bladeweaver]

[One does not disagree lightly with the Fatespinner. Accordingly, Taning doesn't.

Besides, her faith warms his heart.]

I'm glad you think so.

[Silence, in which Taning is thumb-scratching the fox behind the ears. He is clearly in thought.]

Hey, Setsuna-san? I actually meant it when I asked: how does one take care of Hikaru-san like a big brother? [He fidgets.] He is millennia-old and is powerful beyond anything I can even conceive of; nevertheless, it seems he needs... something, do you know what I mean? I'm asking, well, since shisho I think expects it of me. But I'm also asking because maybe I really can help.

[bladeweaver]

[DEAR GOD YES PLEASE. Ehem, he means, yes, sir, if it isn't any trouble sir.]

I would like that very much, sir. Only if it isn't any trouble, of course.

[He clears his throat.]

One never knows when one is to be called upon to be better than what he already is, after all.

[sadame]

[Ah, this blade.

Somehow, she is not surprised to hear any of that. Making a thoughtful noise now.]

Be watchful, be stubborn, and learn to read his moods. Know when he needs someone, and be there. Know when he needs his space, and wait just around the corner.

[That is how she handles him, anyway.]

My brother loves too easily, and quails when he finds himself getting attached. It is difficult, see, being in positions like ours. We will always end up leaving the ones we care about behind.

[Saying this calmly, even though it kind of absolutely fucking sucks.]

Still, we need company. Companionship. Everyone does, even the most 'god-like' among us.

[bladeweaver]

[The names seem familiar, and so they are. Josh's... rings.]

Ah. He would be the one hanging out with my friend Josh now, wouldn't he?

[Boom shit sudden hit. The room swims, his throat feels gone, and what is this sudden lassitude? He vaguely thinks he shouldn't be this high already; he also notes that he is, somehow, still functional.

Good job, Makoto-san.]