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.

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4 PM

[ferricwill]

[So An'yu kind of has one pool all to himself for a good reason: he's with Sadaharu.

Not Sadaharu, Big Version. Sadaharu, semi-portable. That still covers half the ring of the pool.

He's a big, friendly Pandoran dragon, okay. He also happens to have his head plopped on his claws, and appears to be taking a nap. As for An'yu, he's lounging around in the pool, arm over the edge, smoking, enjoying his sake, keeping his head against the big lug's body.

Today is a nice day.]

Close to sunset

[fidelias]

[No, you're not going to be treated to the sight of Tohru Fukuzawa lollygagging in those pools.

What you will see him doing, though, is sitting out on one of the porches that overlooks the horizon, legs crossed, smoking from a pipe with a bottle of sake close at hand.

The smoke from that pipe smells... suspicious.

Yes.

That kind of suspicious.]

...Any time, really. He's constantly wandering around.

[icarusalsoflew]

[Have one Blade King kicking around in a yukata, dropping in on... pretty much everyone. If there's no one to bug, he's usually somewhere in the periphery, smoking, maybe taking sake, smiling as he's watching everyone else have fun.

He's one to wander, yep. And what he's wearing might just give people a generous view of those tattoos of his. The same could be said for any of Zangyaku's oni-tsukai, really. They're much like yakuza, in that sense.

Feel free to bug him. You know he likes that sort of thing.]

All evening

[justselene]

[Sometime after sunset, the strains of a koto can be heard permeating through the area. The songs are not traditional, though.

Whodathunk that you could make a koto version of familiar EDM tunes? Then again, this is Selene Vega. She can make anything happen as long as it's got something to do with music.

She's sitting out in the open air, right by the patio of the one of the houses that overlooks the pools. She's perfectly content with being on her own, but is sure to welcome the company or admiring listeners.]

Mid to late evening

[kawaakari]

[She arrives without announcement, and - after checking up on everyone in the area and making sure that they are all enjoying themselves - she is disappearing into the changing rooms. When she steps out, her hair is up, and she is in nothing but a towel.

It is normal, is it not? This is an onsen, after all.

Taking a dip now, and enjoying the water together with some sake and one of her pipes. She's occasionally joined by her Whisperers or members of the Searing Wind, but generally? Everyone leaves her to her own devices.]

Mid to late evening

[mordechai]

[This one looks a bit like an old man, or maybe a dog. He's stretched out on one of the patios, smoking, drinking beer. Oddly enough, he looks good in a yukata. Most gaijin like himself would appear boorish, or awkward at best.

He'll pass on the hot springs, okay. But maybe he's okay with watching and being bugged. Maybe.]

This one is also constantly wandering around. Because Shinta.

[sadame]

[If you're poking this one, she could be anywhere. She's the tiny golden fox with a whole lot of tails peeking in on people, occasionally flopping down to "nap" by the water, padding daintily across the patios or through the rooms.

It's nice just being with people. Being seen. It's been a long, long time.]

Mid evening

[tagabigay]

[Have one Wiseman Tagabigay soaking up in one of the pools, working on his tablet.

Yes, he's working on his tablet. In fact, he has used his magic to cut out a little box in the water so that he can put his tablet down safely whenever he needs to. The thing is also waterproof, just to preempt any accidents.

Tala bullied convinced him to do this. He needed a break, she said.

So, he's taking a break.

(Yeah, right.)]

Have a curious Brianna

[therealbrianna]

[ She pokes in on Tohru, quietly announcing her presence before walking up to him because respect. ]

Uhm, hi Tohru! [ She plops down a good two feet away from him. She points to the pipe he's smoking. ]

Is that like special tobacco?

[thetalavega]

[Tala Vega loves hot springs. They're just like beaches, only classier.

No towels for this one. She's in a bathing suit. One of her prettiest. She's currently lounging against the side of one of the pools, smiling to herself, giving everyone the eye.

She's sexy and she knows it.]

have a Kidlat!

[bladeweaver]

[Kidlat Tahimik flies/ambles over to where Sadaharu is. He lands in front of him and shoots him a quizzical look.]

Hi! You're a big dragon!

[bladeweaver]

[Taning in a towel (no fundoshi, no sir) wanders over to where his master is sitting after catching a whiff of whatever it is he's smoking.]

Hello, shisho. [He sits beside him.] Mind if I join you?

[fidelias]

[Oh you poor, innocent child.

Thank god for the fact that Tohru has amazingly high composure.]

Not quite. Good evening.

[This doesn't stop him from smiling just a little, though.]

LOL

[ferricwill]

[Sadaharu, on the other hand, is cracking one semi-irritated eye opening and huffing out of the side of his mouth.

An'yu chuckles, and pats his old friend on the scales.]

Yes he is. Hello, little dragon.

[bladeweaver]

[After Taning accosts Tohru, does one really expect him to come out of it sober? Nope. Have a high-as-fuck Taning (thankfully, not as high as back in Baguio), randomly walking around and smiling at people. He catches sight of the ping-pong table and ambles over, watching the younger operatives playing a game.

He decides to pick up a paddle and ask if he could join. The young'uns, curious about this newcomer that happens to be close to their Dear Leader, lets him. Mistake. Iaido translates well to pingpong, man.

Then he spots Kaz walking by, looking like he's looking for fun things to do.]

Hey-y-y-y, Kaz! Want to play a round with me?

[fidelias]

Join me, or...

[Smiling, and deftly flipping the pipe he has balanced between his fingers so that the stem is facing Taning invitingly.]

Join me?

[bladeweaver]

Hello sir! I seem to have lost my human. Are you his [Motions over to Sadaharu.] human?

How did he get to be so big? Will I be that big someday?

[bladeweaver]

[Taning sits beside his master, and crafts a functional pipe from the stone. That is his answer.]

I must say, I rarely see you so relaxed.

[ferricwill]

Yes, I'm his human for now. [Smiling at Sadaharu, who is rumbling in disapproval.

Oh Sadaharu.]

And I'm not sure. The dragons of Awakened tend to stay small unless they get very old and very powerful.

[ktotheatothez]

[An onsen. You'd think Kaz, being who he is, has been to one before. To be fair, he and Nico made plans once... Things got in the way. So he wanders about this one now, admiring the beauty of it. His yukata is nice and soft, and he wonders if he can get one to lounge about in at home when he hears Taning call out to him.]

Kuya? Ping pong, really?

[He smiles and ambles over, but not before noting that Taning has a smile on his face. The kind that screams mischief.]

Brig iz fan of EDMzzzz

[atlas_shrugged]

[ Brigade hears the music and his curiosity is immediately piqued. Here is a woman he only knows as Selene Vega, but he has not yet had time to read the files on her. He takes it as an opportunity to not be Netsach for a change. The "research" on individuals has become a thing, ever since he joined the organization. He misses the adventure of meeting someone without knowing anything about them; like how you would on a normal day. ]

[ He's still deciding if he should take a dip again. He decides he'd like to speak with this one first. ]

Uhm, good evening, Ma'am. [ He approaches respectfully ] I heard your music and couldn't help but want to get to know the one playing EDM on a koto. I'm Brigade, Ma'am.

[fidelias]

[Excellent. Flipping his pipe back towards its rightful direction (namely, him), and reaching over to set the stash in front of Taning.]

I am home now. There is no reason to be too vigilant within one's house.

[For the moment, anyway.]

[bladeweaver]

[Taning spots Kaz coming over. Behind him is a Brig!]

Ping pong yes! Ping pong is fun. HEY BRIG, wanna come join too? [In a stage whisper:] Stop being so distracted by Kasumi-san, yes?

:))

[justselene]

Hello. I've heard a lot about you from my sister.

[Smiling, even as her fingers continue plucking out another tune.]

It's nice to meet you properly.

Because early afternoon shenanigans. And Brig has yet to CR with her!:D

[atlas_shrugged]

[ After Brigade takes a look around the area, he sits himself down at a portion of the patio overlooking the pools and spots the Kitsune Setsuna Shinta meandering where she chooses. ]

Good afternoon, Ma'am. [ He gives her a friendly nod before lighting a cigarette. ]