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Last night was fuzzy. Very fuzzy.

Henry wasn't even sure if he'd gotten around to explaining the island to Sir Hans. Perhaps he'd tried? There'd been a lot of drinking, was the thing. He felt he could vaguely remember Hans shouting invectives at the pink birds in the park, a poor attempt at scaling the rocks, stumbling into some creature composed of alot of wine, some green thing biting Hans, more invectives, some sort of inn, and then-- waking up with a headache on top of a snoring noble?

There had been more wine in the morning, of course. And then a failed explanation of the big black box in the room. And finally, finally, H-- Sir Hans had brought up baths.

And so now that was where they were. Soaking in the hot onsen, while Sir Hans complained about the lack of attractive bath maids, drinking wine. Was this still from last night? He couldn't tell.

"No, no, I mean it," he was stressing, not for the first time, "We're in a different time and everything! Well across the ocean. You don't-- look, Hans--"

"Why would they put rocks in the bath? And trees?" Hans asked. "Ooh, are they for climbing? Peasant! You should climb the bath rocks!"

"I'm not going to-- will you sit still and listen--"

"I'm getting more wine!"

Well. At least Henry was distracted.

[[ open, if you want your bath time to be full of drunk medieval teenagers. ]]

mylandmyrules

Nell and Liliana had settled on a very late morning time to meet, which had given Nell more than enough time to get through her morning workout and chores, leaving her with the rest of the day to relax.

Or indulge.

The Onsen was the perfect start of that (and honestly all Nell really needed). Time with Liliana and a nice lunch afterwards would make a perfect day.

mylandmyrules

After the week she'd had Nell definitely could use some time to relax and refresh. After she'd finished her chores and her workout, she'd headed for the Onsen.

After leaving a note for Gladio in hopes that he'd join her when he was done with his business for the day.

While she soaked and waited she thought about the events of the past year and how much her life had changed. Imagine if she'd never tried to make her way home from the clinic and been rescued by Gladio!

She'd admired him from a distance, of course, how could she not when he was so handsome? But finding out how kind and funny and smart he was had been an even bigger draw. And then to discover he was the kind of person who was also comfortable with silence , well... that was amazing to her.

The rest, as marvelous as it was, couldn't compare. Not that she'd trade any of it for anything.

[For the handsome man in question.]

mylandmyrules

Since apparently their passing discussiom on Monday had created some unintended consequences, Nell and Gladio decided they should actually talk about things. Nell had been eager to find time to visit the hot springs at the Onsen and they'd both agreed that it would definitely be a nice relaxing place to talk. So Friday evening they'd met at Nell's and wandered hand-in-hand to the Onsen, talking and laughing under the stars, agreeing without words to leave the bigger discussion for when they were cozily submerged up to their necks in water.

She'd been thinking about it a lot and was pretty much equal parts thrilled and scared. Not of Gladio, never of him, but of all that it entailed. Still, she'd done plenty of things that scared her before and this brought with it such a chance of even more happiness that she absolutely wanted to at least explore the idea.

So, they changed into their suits and slid into the waonderful steaming water. Nell let out a blissful sigh and smiled over at Gladio. "I wish I had one of these at home."

sword_chocobro

The light, almost buoyant mood that has sustained Gladio since his successful walk with Nell the other day had carried over into an extra jog and training session that morning, in addition to the usual routines. But he knew the importance of not pushing too hard, and just because it felt like a huge weight had been lifted off his chest, he needed to remember he wasn't as young as he used to be and to take good care of himself, too.

Which lead him to the onsen that afternoon, for a nice soak to make sure his muscles were good and ready to go into next week, and to just sort of sit and relax, and maybe thinking back on the last week with a faint, proud smile on his face.

It had definitely been a good week...

[[ i was reminded that Gladdy here should be using the onsen WAY more, and work is weirdly slow for a Sunday (atm!), so yeah, open onsen is definitely open~ ]]

pun_king

A thrilling and exciting excursion to the onsen had been planned, and, even though it took a little bit of doing (and a few useful Internet videos!), Graham had convinced the staff at the onsen that Triumph had just as much a right as both himself and Belle to partake in the relaxing hot springs...more, even! Because look at how cute!

Once they got in, Triumph wasted no time in prancing up to the edge and then pausing, taking extreme caution before slipping in and finding a good spot, and Graham, chuckling, grinned over at Belle.

"Well," he said, "I was going to say ladies first, but apparently, chivalry is dead."

Still, he ducked his head and gestured with an arm and offered, "Ladies second?"

[[ Graham's there, clearly, with the trusty mount and the gently modded bookworm, but the onsen is open for all your onsen needs! ]]

sake_shinigami

Most Sundays were excellent for a little trip down to the onsen for a nice, relaxing soak and a little not-so-covert sake, but Sundays after a weekend notorious for drinking and partying in vague cultural celebration where he'd gotten far too much mileage out of an absurd yet thematic green kimono were especially excellent. It was certainly a much better inspiration for a trip to the onsen than some of this other weekends, although he had, thankfully, not had to deal with one of those in a while now.

That might have caused someone else to feel maybe a little anxious and worried, that something big might just be lurking around the corner and waiting, but Shunsui wasn't build like that. And he'd been through enough in his multitude of years to know that the big stuff definitely did, eventually, rear its ugly head, but in the grand scheme of things, they were few and far between, and, usually, you couldn't really do much about them until they were there, anyway.

So he just settled in, relaxed, and enjoyed the peace and quiet of a chill Sunday afternoon in a nice hot spring, maybe thinking up some new poems that he'd forget entirely by the time he finished his current cup of sake.

[[ and an open onsen is, of course, open, for all your onsen needs. or whatever else you want, I'm not your boss, i just need to drag this guy out more ]]

sake_shinigami

Shunsui was a man of many deeply entrenched, long standing habits and vices, but often found it a little difficult to really get into the swing of newer ones. Case in point, his efforts to get back to more regular dips in the onsen, which had faltered slightly, although he supposed he could blame that on his most recent demands back in the Soul Society.

But it seemed as though he would have a bit of time before having to deal with those again, and, as some people said, there was no time like the present.

Shunsui didn't say that, of course, but some people did, and every once in a while, he supposed there was a bit of merit to it.

It was really hard to argue with much, anyway, when one was on that nice sleepy edge of a nap while soaking in a nice hot spring, and your most pressing concern was whether to take the extra energy to move a small cup to your lips to drink.

[[ open onsen is open! standard unpredictable work caveat applies! ]]

sake_shinigami

Ah, so...this might just become a habit for Shunsui once again, but, really, as far as his habits went, an appreciation for a hot spring, especially with the coming of cooler weather and winter, was hardly a bad one. And between broken Squishy machines and fashion faux pas, he found himself on another Sunday with the need to just sit and soak and relax and generally not think of anything.

Not even the little white horse that had managed to somehow balance perfectly and precariously on his hat at the moment, occasionally trotting to a new position. Shunsui was just very careful to keep still enough to not perturb the little horse too much; he reall.y didn't need that much convincing to do less moving, after all.

There were 50/50 odds that he was possibly even sleeping, after a little while. The staff had already placed their bets on the matter.

[[ and open onsen is of course open! ]]

sake_shinigami

Shunsui had been spending a lot more time back at the Soul Society these days, especially with the little break for the holiday last week and being generally more accessible "thanks" (heavy air quotes on that one!) to the development of the Soul Phone. Which he had promptly abandoned beside his bonsai when he got back to the island that afternoon and headed out for a little stroll, one that just so happened to bring him over to the onsen.

And not long after that, there he was, settling himself into the water with a deep sigh of appreciation and relief. His exhaustion was far more mental than it was physical, really, but far be it from Shunsui to play up how truly tired and battered he was from such hardships for the sake of reveling in self-care. And he just closed his eyes and relaxed, arms stretched behind him on the wall of the pool, swords within reach on one side, sake bottle within reach on the other, and a small cup in one of his hands already, which he raised with a toast and a wink toward the staff, who just sighed and shook their head and went about their business.

It really had been too long, and after the week he'd had, it was very welcome.

[[ you're right, narrative, it has been too long since an onsen post! and, of course, it's open~ ]]

sake_shinigami

After having absolutely reveled in the fact that he could actually sleep in that morning without being immediately greeted with five thousand doctrines or concerns or edicts or orders of business all around the Soul Society, Shunsui was determined to continue his deep appreciation that coming back for this reunion once again meant having the freedom and the time to just indulge entirely in the pursuit of doing absolutely nothing.

Well, nothing more than soaking in a pleasant onsen with a jug of sake and several cups. You know. For old times sake....

He sighed appreciatively as he sunk just a little bit more into the water, thinking he could really get used to this, maybe he really should try to choose a successor so that he could retire from Captain Commander and move on with his afterlife...

(Again).

(It clearly hadn't been working so far, but maybe, eventually....)

[[ open onsen is open! I've been meaning to do a Shunsui onsen post again for a while now, I guess all I needed was 20 years to get to it....which, you know, for Shunsui? ACCURATE. ]]

in_sidon_we_trust

The tanks at the shelter were rather nice, but Sidon was really feeling like he wanted to do something else! But with it being so cold, he knew his options in the winter were a bit more limited.

Which meant he was particularly proud of himself for thinking of the perfect solution, although, really, it was a miracle he hadn't thought of it sooner!

So off he went! To the Onsen!

And could only grin broadly, happily, maybe a little bit stupidly, as he sunk down into the nice warm water, got a look from the staff over how much of that water he managed to displace by doing so, and then just soaked happily like one would expect of a contented Zora in exactly this situation .

[[ oh look! I found a place to put him that made sense, wasn't too cold, and didn't already have a ton of my other characters! Open onsen is definitely open! ]]

existencemisspent

Why hadn't anyone mentioned to Eliot before that the island had an actual hot spring? Complete with a Japanese style bathing facility built up on top of it?

This was clearly a failure of the island's tourist board. Or . . . City Hall. The Parks & Recreation department, maybe.

Anyway, someone had failed. But Eliot had found it anyway, and sank into the bathing pool with a long, pleased sigh.

"Umber's tits, this hits the spot." He leaned back, sinking in up to his chin, and closed his eyes. "Now if only there was a bar and some snacks, it'd be just about perfect."

[open!]

sake_shinigami

If there was any marked difference in the way Shunsui was feeling that week, it was only because he actually pssessed a rare modicum of motivation these past few days that was perhaps a bit out of the norm. This was, after all, a man who, after a flux of propositions on Thursday, instead of concerning himself with the complete and utter lack of follow-up on any of his responses, just decided to take a nap, and was just as content for it.

But yesterday after his class, he pursued one particular motivation that did not surface very often, and that was to go into training with Katen, and what a training session it had been, leaving him exhausted and satisfied in more ways than one and agreeing with her wholeheartedly that he really did neglect his Zanpakutō training far too often, didn't he? And he was thinking of another session with her again today, but there were so many other possibilities in which this sudden spring of motivation in his step could manifest. A trip to the mainland, perhaps, like he did with most of his free time? It had been a while before he trolled around the bars on the island, too. It was exactly the kind of mood to remind him it had been a while since he'd stopped in for a visit with Ghani-chan, or maybe he should start pestering Movie Class-chan again. But despite all this motivation to actually pursue things, there was the fact that Katen really had taken advantage of his sudden interest in training and run him almost ragged, and it was a sweet exhaustion, to be sure, but one his poor gigai was still feeling.

So a soak in the onsen, of course, where he could enjoy the warm water and his illicit cups of sake, daydream about all the possibilities ahead of him, and if there happened to be any other barely clad bodies that would find themselves in the same situation, well, then...all the better.

And when he cracked an eye open at a small chime from his phone, his grin grew a little more at what he could only imagine was yet another door of possibility opening.

[[ it would be a shame not to drag him out more on this particular week and my schedule's wonky this week, anyway, so open onsen is most certainly, definitely open! ]]

sake_shinigami

Tomorrow marked the date Yamamoto's first supposedly manditory meetings for the Gotei 13 (apparently, Shunsui had not actually been the only errant captain or lieutenant of the bunch, though he supposed, as one of the senior and founding members, he was one of the ones who should know better), and he was, unsurprisingly, dragging his heels and taking his time in actually making it back to the Seireitei before then. He was, in fact, considering just ignoring the whole thing and claiming he forgot, and was in the process of deciding which would be the more taxing of his options: suffering through an undoubtedly long and arduous staff meeting or suffering through wrath and ice cold glares from his lieutenant the next time he did actually see her.

Clearly, these were decisions that required a great deal of meditation and thought, and what better way to collect one's thoughts than to have a nice, relaxing dip in the onsen with a little bit of sake?

After all, no matter what he decided, he was going to need to appreciate and savor the moment of relaxation and calm before throwing himself into either situation...

Mmmm, he could always claim the portals hadn't been working. Or that the island was clearly blocking his powers so he couldn't escape his gigai. It wasn't as if anyone could argue that it was entirely impossible, really... So he certainly had options...

[[ he's been far too long without an onsen post, really. open as can be! ]]

sake_shinigami

It really had been far too long since Shunsui had really taken the time to just enjoy the onsen ~~and make a post about it~~. And, sure, he had the luck to be able to skip his class this week due to the holiday, but that same holiday had put him in the unfortunate position of having to actually do work around the store that week, so it was all very well deserved.

To just sink into the warm water and close his eyes to appreciate it, with the occasional sip from a small cup of sake that they didn't even bother berating him over because they knew it was pointless, and thinking back a little because wasn't it around this time last year that all that business with Aizen and the Arrancar had gone down back in the Soul Society, wasn't it? Hard to believe it had been that long (or perhaps not that long ago at all, depending on which way you were looking at it), but at least that meant it should be a good long while before anything like that happened again, a year was barely a breath in the grand scheme of things, after all.

There was comfort in that. And the warm water. And the sake. And even in the solitude, though, really, he could take it or lose it with that aspect.

[[ open onsen is open! It really has been a while! ]]

okteiviakom

Octavia had had a rough few --

Okay, no. Octavia had been having a rough time practically all the time for longer than she could remember. If she hadn't been so avoidant of people and public spaces for most of the month she'd been back on Fandom, it would have been surprising that it had taken her this long to find her way to the onsen.

But she was there now. And feeling a mix of disappointment and annoyance that the goddamned background music was playing here, too. But she wasn't going to let that sway her into leaving, or anything. She'd survived much worse.

(And how.)

Clad in the most sensible of her new bathing suits - a simple black halterneck with a sporty feel - Octavia got in the water. Took a seat, submerged up to her neck, and let the warmth try and soothe away at least some of the tension.

There was too much of it for any one cure to take away it all.

[ooc: Open!]

sake_shinigami

The onsen was definitely one of those places that Shunsui really couldn't spend enough time, and so that afternoon, he figured it was as good an afternoon as any to head on over for a nice littel soak and sake.

At least one of those elements was not about to let him down.

Because as he breezed in with the usual incomprehensible flutter, he had to pause a moment and blink because the usual hot spring pools had been most definitely replaced with a series of kiddie pools scattered about where the larger hot spring should be.

"You know," he called lightly over his shoulder to the staff, "you all could have mentioned this when I came in..."

But he was here, so he figured he'd make the most of it, dragging a bench over to one of the kiddie pools so that he could sit while he dipped his toesies in and poured some sake, because he'd come all this way already, it would just be a shame to go right back without at least part of him enjoying a soak.

[[ I think I'm funny. Open onsen is open, even if my brain is a little pfffth today! ]]

crimson_sister

Allerdale Hall offered only water that ran red from the clay and that didn't get warm enough to make it relaxing rather than purely functional to have a bath. Lucille remembered the Onsen; she hadn't visited it a lot when she had been living in Fandom before, and she did have a comfortable bathtub in her apartment, but she longed to relax in warm water, perhaps washing off some of the memories she preferred to leave behind.

Those memories didn't include killing her mother in the bathtub with a meat cleaver. That was one she would cherish forever.

She slipped into the water, wearing a swimsuit that would have been more or less respectable in her own time, then closed her eyes.

[Open]

arboreal_priestess

The kids were too old for the picnic in the playground Verity and Liam had originally planned for the weekend, but that was okay. They were adaptable. Caught somewhat flat-footed but adaptable.

After a quick outing to get swimsuits for everyone, they'd trooped to the onsen for some relaxing time in the hot water springs. It was almost 70 today, warm enough that even getting out of the springs to snack was still comfortable.

Verity floated on her back watching the kids. Hayley was doing handstands under the water. Tyrus and William were horsing around and splashing, though they'd cut that out if anyone else showed up. Still, it made Verity smile. Her oldest (and also youngest, thanks Kimera shenanigans) son was often rather solemn; seeing him relax and act his apparent age was nice. She was glad to see him smile.

Whatever happened between now and then, whatever big things occurred that the kids refused to talk about, she and Liam had at least gotten this right.

[for the family but open]

okteiviakom

The holiday season was finally winding down. Octavia's ~~handwavy~~ shift at the flower shop yesterday handling Christmas flowers 50% off seemed like it had capped off everything that wasn't the revelries for the year ending. And not that the holidays had been particularly bad this year (in fact, there had been some very good parts), but maybe Octavia felt a little like she deserved something for surviving the season?

And that brought her to the onsen. Her tattoo had healed more than enough for that to be allowed again, anyway. And despite the way she'd steadfastly been avoiding Turtle and Canary for weeks now, she was unwilling to leave more places alone just because of potentially uncomfortable associations.

As soon as she sank into the water, coming here seemed like the obvious thing to be doing today. She let her head tilt back, and closed her eyes with a sigh, letting the warmth of the water start easing some of the tension out of her.

[ooc: Open place in town is, indeed, open! This is the only day this week I am actually home and I want to go to an onsen too, gdi.]

sake_shinigami

Even though Shunsui now knew that Octavia's tattoo appointment was today, and therefor the whole point of him being at the onsen to keep her company when she felt the need to get the most out of enjoying a good soak before she was unable to for a while, by this point, the whole thing had just become a habit and it honestly felt weird to not go to the onsen.

What else was he going to do? Work? And just lazing about his apartment and drinking wasn't nearly as much fun, it was getting just a bit too chilly for naps in the park, and, besides, the onsen had been very, very good to him this last week.

And so he was there again, on this...what? Fifth day ina row? He'd maybe lost track, it was all sort of a delightful hazy blur at this point.

[[WHAT?]]

[[also, it's open ]]

sake_shinigami

The funny thing about all this was that Shunsui, by now, had quite possibly had his most productive days in recent memory, simply by doing the same thing he always did (lazing about and drinking sake), but just relocating and adding water. He'd already gotten in some quality soaking time with Octavia-chan before her soaking days were temporarily put on hold (which was, after all, the whole purpose of this entire onsen streak in the first place), there was a nice little spark of inspiration for teaching again (even if only for the school trips), he'd met a wonderful, charming, and of course beautiful young lady (although was something a bit familiar about her, wasn't there?), and he'd even found an excellent use for some of the empty boxes from the store (anything to pamper a lovely lady, even when that lady was a cat ♥).

And all he had to do was take a little stroll and having a nice, long soak in the onsen.

He was so proud of himself that he figured he might as well treat himself, a nice little reward for all that hard work and productivity.

By taking a little stroll and having a nice, long soak in the onsen.

There was almost poetry there, in the beautiful, cyclical nature of life, neh ♥?

[[ I am nothing if not wholly dedicated to stupid ideas. Open onsen is open, with a little work related SP from me ]]

sake_shinigami

Day Two had been quite a bit more eventful than Day One in Shunsui's absrud little onsen notion, so he was interested to see what Day Three would bring him, other than perhaps a few questioning looks from the staff that had realized he had, indeed, been there three days in a row. But now he had something to look forward to on Day Four, when those looks were likely to get even a little more baffled and maybe even a little concerned.

It was, however, at this point, lowering himself into the water again and getting comfortable with his sake jug and its little cups close at hand, that he realized he didn't actually know when Octavia-chan's appointment for her tattoo even was. For all he knew, he could be doing this for a while. But, as far as Big Stupid Gestures went, this was incredibly simple and effortless, which made it the best kind of Big Stupid Gesture, as far as he was concerned.

Now, if only he could think of a situation where he could make the promise to just do nothing but sleep for a week...

Ahh, but a man could dream! And this man was likely to be doing just that in a short while after getting wonderfully comfortable and relaxed.

And he never did bother messaging Apu-san back. If whatever it was at the store was still an issue, Janet-chan seemed a very capable girl, it would be good for her to have the experience...

[[ yes, he just lives in the onsen now. and it's very much open ]]

sake_shinigami

Day Two in Shunsui's self-appointed onsen streak was going quite a bit better than Day One. He'd effectively abolished all remnants of actually thinking from his brain a bit, and there were several messages on his phone right now from Apu about a problem with the Squishy machine that he was staunchly ignoring, which made today's current soak that much more enjoyable and appreciated.

He was still a bit disheartened about the lack of a shamisen player, but, clearly, he'd gotten over his disappointment. For now, it would just be sitting and soaking and literally forgetting that he had any potential cares in this world.

[[ sorry for the spam! my pups have a lot to do today, and I have to flee for work! open onsen is open! ]]

sake_shinigami

Shunsui Kyōraku was a very large bundle of significant character flaws thrown into one big, ostentatious package, but one thing he always did strive for was keeping his promises. Even the silly ones, or perhaps especially the silly ones, because they were usually much easier and required very little of him, such as merely coming to the onsen every day from this day forth until Octavia-chan got her tattoo.

Including the day when he knew she'd be at work at the flower shop, despite the fact that the whole point of it was that she'd be in the onsen with him. But after yesterday, he felt he needed a moment where he could be sure he could be in the onsen without her to clear his head a little. The whole awkward situation that had occurred had gotten him thinking, and it'd only been a day and he was already wondering how people could even stand thinking so much. He knew so many people who just spent their whole days, just thinking, and he didn't know how they could stand it, it was awful, or maybe he was just no good at it, but he just needed to relax a little, get his mind off the endless loop it'd gotten itself into, pinwheels and sorrow doves, mirrored swords and promises.

So he sank into the water with a sigh, tilting his head back, closing his eyes, and thought maybe he was getting too old for this sort of thing. And then he thought, ugh, another thought. But the water was doing a wonderful job diluting them, though there still seemed to be something...missing. He turned all that pesky thinking toward that something missing with a rare focus, trying to parse it out--

--ah-ha! That was it!

...unfortunately, apparently, no, they did not have someone on the staff that could play shamisen, so sorry, and Shunsui was just going to give them a withering look of disappointment before slinking back into the pool, ruminating now on what a completely wasted opportunity for an excellent experience for their guests that was, and whether or not he should try to learn the shamisen to fill the gap, but, no, no, that just wouldn't be the same...

...but maybe, just maybe, he should get the girls out tonight for some training.

But no. Probably not.

Ara~, having thoughts was so annoying. He could really use that shamisen right about now.

[[ open onsen is open, of course! ]]

okteiviakom

Octavia usually had two distinct types of nightmares. In one, it was either Bellamy, or Lincoln, or Indra, or all of them all bleeding, bleeding, bleeding with absolutely nothing Octavia could do about it. In the other kind, walls closed in on her until she was in a box, until she was in a coffin, until she couldn't move an inch and no one would ever come get her out.

This past night, her long, drawn-out nightmare had combined both of her usual types into one truly horrific mash-up, complete with a few new unpleasant additions. She'd woken up from it panting and terrified, her heart pounding like it was trying to escape her chest.

She'd gone for the relief that had been the closest to her immediately after waking up: the drum kit. (Sorry, Bellamy.) It was something solid and loud to ground her back into reality: playing until everything was just noise, and the mantra of I am not afraid, I am not afraid, I am not afraid became nothing but a vague part of the rhythm of it all, and her arms began to ache.

And then finally, she'd needed something to soothe the effects of that, and so after some careful deliberation, the onsen it was. She'd been of two minds about whether it was a good idea her entire walk across town, but it felt like absolutely the right choice as soon as she lowered herself into the warm water, sinking down where she sat until the surface came up to her neck and she could lean back with a sigh.

There was no way she was going to fall asleep anytime soon, so there should be no harm in closing her eyes for a moment, right?

[ooc: Open, duh. Some SP likely while I go let my neighbours feed me dinner.]

sake_shinigami

Ahhhhhh, Fandom ♥! Oh, you beautiful, wonderful, amazing island, you ♥! It was days like this that truly reminded Shunsui of why he was drawn back to you again ♥! It wasn't quite a nice as that one time his hat and haori had turned into beautiful (and adoring women), but he himself turning into a beautiful woman was exceptionally lovely.

And Shunsui, of course, was going to treat himself like he would treat any beautiful woman in his company: with the complete adoration and pampering that such a goddess deserved! Which included, among other things, a nice relaxing afternoon in the onsen, where he could not only blissfully relax and perhaps even get in one of his onsen naps before getting back to the utter shameless spoiling of himself, but he could also experience first hand the amusement of how certain things just floated.

He slung his arms over the edge of the pool and tilted back his head a little as he soaked it in and thought about what he should spoil himself with next. New clothes, perhaps? Definitely buying himself a few drinks at the bar. Flowers, of course. Maybe he'd write some poetry, inspired by the radiance of himself...

...mmm, yes. That would be perfect. It was going to be a very busy day! All the more reason to enjoy the relaxation of the onsen now, he supposed.

[[ so, so open! ]]

sake_shinigami

Despite a few hiccups (which never really bothered him much anyway), yesterday's entire rose escapade had been wildly successful in Shunsui's opinion, and he still had so many more, which he suspected might come in handy still in the next few days, assumming they didn't start wilting away too quickly. He still had one tucked behind his ear, but, of course, he'd eschewed his hat and haori and his robes and his swords (but not his sake!) for the onsen, and gratefully so, as he let out a deep, pleased sigh as he sunk into the water, resting his arms on the edge behind him. Closed his eyes. Soaked it all in. Flirted with the suggestion of a nap that hit almost immediately, and chuckled a little to himself. He'd done a lot yesterday. Helped out a friend in a dire situation and brightened up the day of several beautiful ladies (some of them more handwaved than others) and had his own evening brightened significantly by one of those ladies in return, and so he deserved this. He'd earned it.

It would be a good soak. And, as he'd said the other day, if Octavia-chan were to join him (or anyone else, for that matter), then that would only make it that much better.

And little did he know, just how grateful he'd be later on that he'd actually taken some time to relax before all hell came crashing down on him...

[[ you know I'm a sucker for a good onsen post. and the fact that this boyo hasn't even had one yet is a damn crime. IT'S OPEN Y'ALL. ]]

bookbeltof_love

It was a beautiful day outside!

Nina's explorations hadn't yielded anything strange or bitey or dangerous that wasn't usually strange or bitey or dangerous around the island, when it wasn't messing around with their locations, and she'd sent out an email, on Friday, after all that meant now that it was definitely looking really great for the week?

ONSEN PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What was that? Island-wide texts were obnoxious?

Well, like, whatever, the water was great! The sky was back! There was no possible way a party like this could go wrong, right?

… Right?

Well, it wouldn't go wrong today, anyway!

[~~Please to be waiting for the~~ OCD is up, up, and away! And yes, yes that text hit up everyone.]

spectre_alenko

After a morning practicing sword forms, Kaidan headed to the Onsen for some relaxing in the hot water. He was not prepared for the chickens.

There were chickens of all shapes and sizes, some very tiny and some the size of large dogs. Strutting around or sitting on the warm rocks, they were on every surface except the water itself.

Kaidan blinked and laughed a little. "Ok, well. Sure. Sharing the hot spring with some birds. Why not." He stepped carefully through the poultry until he could sink into the water. One of the chickens, a fluffy little Silkie, came bobbing over while making little churbling noises. It clearly wanted attention. Or it was worried he was going to drown, one of those. Kaidan tentatively held a dry hand out and the chicken scooted under it immediately. He offered very gentle petting/scritches and the chicken made some contented little noises. Stepping from side to side, it eventually sank down and fluffed out, eyes half-closed with happiness and tilting its head to get the scritches exactly where it wanted them.

There were worse ways to spend his time. It was oddly relaxing, the almost purring noises the chicken was making.

[Open! Happy National Poultry Day!]

hernando_fuentes

The day after the night before, Hernando decided Sparkle needed a spa day. Relaxing and soaking in hot water seemed the perfect kind of therapeutic balm. He remembered that there was an onsen and it was not even so very far away. Sparkle didn't exactly carry a set of swim trunks in his bag but he and Hernando were enough of a size that a pair of Hernando's would fit him. He managed to be a little sneaky and get those and some towels packed without Sparkle noticing. Though the bag itself earned him a raised eyebrow and a little grin. Sparkle was not so much a fan of surprises, no, but this one was not very hard to guess once they'd turned down the small sidewalk leading to the onsen.

Inside, they quickly changed to trunks and went to slide into the warm water. It was early yet and there were few people here. It was quiet and relaxing and that? Had been much of the point.

Hernando immediately sank in the water up to his neck when he sat down, leaning his head back against the wall with a groan as the heat flooded through him. He smiled up at Sparkle and waited for him to join.

[Onsen is Open! OOC warning: These two are going to be cute unto the point of sickening. You have been warned. Sparkle modded with permission.]

spectre_alenko

It had been a helluva weekend and then Monday had happened. Kaidan needed to relax so he grabbed a towel and his swimsuit and headed to the Onsen for some quality soak time.

It was quiet when he got there. He had the pool to himself for the moment so he slipped in and leaned back against the rocks to soak. A small towel, one of the ones supplied, was dipped in the warm water, folded and dropped across his upper face.

His mind was still kind of processing but one of the things causing him some stress was a lack of check-in.

Laying there in the water, he sent out a tentative mental knock. "Jono? You up?"

[Onsen is Open!]

1000yearstoolate

Having spent most of the day as she usually did, which meant watching entertainments, playing with Issa and drinking tea, Seivarden felt she needed to get out if the apartment. She hadn't been to the onsen for a while, possibly not since those plants, and it seemed like a perfect choice.

For a while. It was nice, only just sitting there made her restless, and she realized she should probably have gone to the gym or the shooting range instead. She'd do that later perhaps? Or not? It turned out sitting in a pool of hot water could make you indecisive.

[Open]

geniuswithasmartphone

Alec Hardison was a genius. A real, honest, smarter-than-most-geniuses genius. It was hard to remember that on this island, where a lot of people were smarter-than-most-geniuses geniuses, and most of them had the advanced degrees and/or fancy future tech to prove it. But some days...

...Some days Hardison got a chance to remind everyone how smart he really was.

Days like today, when he was lounging in the hottest pool in the onsen. Due to all the hot springs, the ambient temperature of the onsen was almost ten degrees warmer than anywhere else on the island. He'd rigged up a winterized awning to keep the worst of the wind off of him, he had several vacuum-sealed bags of meat and veggies tucked around to cook sous vide (thanks for teaching him that one, Eliot!), and a supersoaker filled with hot water to keep any rampaging snow monsters at a distance.

Look, he absolutely appreciated the setup at the community center. He did! But sometimes you just wanted to kick back in a natural hot tub, cooking a steak dinner and playing on your phone, which was safely stuck inside another vacuum-sealed bag.

Hmmm. He could probably rig up a geothermal charger while he was out here...

[Open! Will pick up pings when I wake up!]

1000yearstoolate

There were some pesky plants around, and after spending most of the day trying to stop Issa from chasing them (who knew if they were poisonous) while trying to watch an entertainment, Seivarden had decided to go to the Onsen. This was a perfect day for a bath, and when she entered, she had the pool all to herself. Slipping into the water, she closed her eyes, ignoring the plants hanging from the ceiling.

[open, for mistletoe silliness or otherwise]

merciful_parable

The onsen was something Carter had meant to check out much, much sooner as he had missed the one in Mineral Town rather terribly--something he hadn't thought he'd miss until it was no longer within easy access--but his duties finally smiled upon him enough to have the time to leave the church for a few hours to go and indulge, just a little.

As it was his first time, he listened solemnly to the attendant's rundown of all the rules and regulations of the onsen, before thanking them graciously for their time.

Carter sank into the hot water blissfully. It was a cold day out, but in the hot water, it was impossible to mind such a thing.

It was the small things, really, that made life so very worth living.

[Open, naturally!]

unusual_sith

After speaking with Sidon, Lana had elected for a walk, but that had left her a bit chilled, so when she'd remembered there was this place, she'd decided to try it.

She was now quite happily soaking in hot water and enjoying the humidity of the main room. Definitely a good way of spending the day.

[Open post!]

imafuturist

The Onsen was decorated in tastefully gender neutral pastel greens and yellows with a sign directing guests of the shower to where they were meant to go. And, for a change, the island wasn't doing something strange to mess up a party!

...no one point out that just saying that was jinxing things. Just go on in and enjoy the party, hoping that no nefarious brotherhood of evil anythings showed up.

somethingwithturquoise

So, the island was quiet because most of the usual population was off on the fall trip, which Summer was kind of feeling like she maybe could have worked a little harder to try to finangle a guest spot with someone to go, but...coulda, shoulda, woulda, too late now, right? So then it was just a matter of trying not to be too bored, which was difficult, since there wasn't even that much going on at the store, and she'd even thought about seeing what Grampa Rick and Morty were up to because some rando adventure doing god-knows-what would still be better than just hanging around being bored.

They hadn't gotten back to her yet, though, those jerks.

And while she figured most of the usual suspects were probably on that vacation, Summer did enjoy the onsen for more than just the eye candy, thank you very much, so she figured she'd start her day out there with a nice relaxing soak, and then go check in on the store, and then maybe hitch a portal home to see if she could make Grampa Rick and Morty do something interesting to help her kill the next few days. Or maybe now that there was a little space away from the weekend, start poking BDG about another trip out to his galaxy like they kept talking about but she kept having to put aside due to being a responsible adult and/or having to deal with unexpected brothers coming back from the dead.

You know. The usual bullshit.

[[open onsen is open, of cours!]]

somethingwithturquoise

The Summer that had come to the onsen this week was a very, very different Summer than the one that had come there last week. Because this Summer had spent last night taking full advantage of the fact that someone thought it was a good idea to have free pumpkin spice vodka shots at the bar. Summer wouldn't go as far as to say she regretted every single one of those little seasonal intoxicants in a tiny gulpable glass, but she would go as far as to say she was feeling every single one of them that morning. It didn't help, either, that she'd elected to crash on Kanan and Hera's couch that night for...reasons, and Kanan and Hera's couch was very...utilitarian. That was a couch that took form and function over comfort every day of the week.

The onsen today was no longer just an excuse to hope to ogle hot guys. The onsen today was a goddamn necessity. And as she sunk into the hot water today, she let out a groan that in other circumstances would have left her absolutely embarrassed, but she didn't care, because this felt amazing, and if she just leaned back and closed her eyes she could almost feel like a human again instead of a big old pile of pumpkin spice garbage.

And the thing was, she knew it could have been a lot worse if Kitty wasn't a freaking angel and insisted that she stay hydrated through the whole ordeal, which meant she'd have to pay Kitty back somehow. But for now, just soaking. Soaking and mild regret.

[[ open! i promise i won't do this every Wednesday, buuuuut.... ]]

somethingwithturquoise

Summer had it on pretty good authority (i.e. the radio report) that last Wednesday at the onsen had been a varitable hotbed of hot guys (plus Breq...sorry, Breq), and while she completely understood that it might be like hoping lightning would strike the same spot twice, she'd be remiss if she didn't at least try to go there herself in hopes that it turned out to be a regular thing. After all, it was Fandom Island. There was probably a spot somewhere in this place where lightning literally struck everytime there was a storm, or something.

Besides, when thirsty, didn't it just make sense to go where there was water?

If anything, it only took two seconds for Summer to realize that, even if she missed the wave of hotties, this was...pretty nice and relaxing, and probably something she needed, anyway.

[[because i kinda had to, and I love this icon, anyway. open onsen is open! though a little work-related sp from me likely at first]]

battlewithstyle

Mitsutada had finally come to enjoy the Onsen.

And unlike some people, he absolutely was wearing gloves in the bath.

It was unusual to enjoy this sort of thing alone, given how many of his Danshi brothers would typically be in the hot springs at the Citadel at any given time.

But hey, quiet and isolation he was getting... accustomed to, if not actually growing fond of it.

[ooc: Absolutely open for whatevs.]

1000yearstoolate

Seivarden had finally made her way to the local bath house, and had found out that you had to wear clothes in the bath. She had snorted and given the staff an unimpressed look, but given in to the rules and bought a pair of trunks. And people here thought wearing gloves was strange?

The pool was pleasant though. Seivarden leaned back against the pool edge, mostly keeping her hands in the water. Obviously you didn't wear gloves in the bath, but that didn't mean you waved your hands about. She closed her eyes, hoping to forget her situation for a while. It didn't succeed, but the warm water was soothing nonetheless. Shifting a little, she sank deeper into the pool, glad to have it to herself.

[Open!]

spectre_alenko

It had been an entire week of Mondays and it was only Wednesday. Kaidan's brain had shut down and he barely had the brainpower to string to coherent words together. He had to redo the shop hours anyway so he just closed up for the day and headed out for a beach day.

Then he saw the sky. Throwing the ominous clouds a glare like they had personally betrayed him, insulted his mother, and stolen his cookies, he did an about-face and headed to the Onsen instead.

He dumped his stuff in a locker, sluiced off quickly and headed into the soak pools. Dumping the larger towel on a bench with his phone, he carried the smaller towel with him as he slid into the water. Dunking it, Kaidan leaned back against the rock and plopped the towel over his eyes.

Tension left, soothed by the heat of the water. It was as close to a nice, warm, sensory deprivation tank as he could get. He soaked and let his brain run its background processes in the silence. Part of him wondered if anything would go critical today. If it did, it could frickin' wait until he was done turning himself into a two-meter prune.

[Open, except for Sam who is grounded :p]

Current Location: Avoiding Sam cuz he's a menace :p

spectre_alenko

Monday morning, Kaidan threw on a pair of trunks and a t-shirt and went to check out the Onsen. He needed to relax. Well, what he needed was a sports massage, but that involved a stranger touching him and that just was not on for today. The thought made his skin flinch - not what you want during a massage.

Hot water won. The Onsen was nice, so Kaidan paid the fee and collected a set of towels and a key to a small locker. Small towel to bring in with him, larger ones for after sluicing and soaking. Depositing his pocket detritus with the exception of his phone in the locker, he headed to shower.

The sluice room was more of a modern shower setup, which was excellent. He knew how to use a shower. He wasn't sure what the protocol would be for dippers and buckets, though it looked like there were some off to one side.

After he was scrubbed off, he found his way to the hot pools. Larger towel and phone deposited on a nearby bench, the small towel went in with him. He hissed a little at the heat but could instantly feel it doing him some good.

Sinking in up to his chin, Kaidan leaned his head back against the edge. Wet towel went into the hot water and got folded and promptly slapped over the entire top of his face. This hour of the morning, there weren't many people here and everyone was quiet.

It was pretty much perfect. Now if he could just still the urge to check his phone every five minutes..

[Open! No OCD. And yes, it's a rule that I have to use this icon at least once a month.]

somethingwithturquoise

A bad mood had struck Summer since Thursday morning, and it had been persistent in clinging to her as she pretended she didn't know what the source of it was, but deep down, she knew, and the denial of it only made it worse. Some therapeutic art had helped a little; even singing in class earlier that day had helped more than she'd admit, but the relief was only temporary, because they were distractions from the core of it all: she was graduating soon, and with that came a whole mess of feelings and thoughts that she wasn't ready to confront yet. It came with a heavy dose of needing to finally decide what the hell she was going to do from here on in, and feeling completely and utterly unprepared for the things she wanted to do.

Then there was her mother, who had been hounding at her to come home, easily one of the last places in the multiverse she wanted to return. But Beth had made her offers, she'd put out some bargains. If she came home, she'd pay for some community college courses for Summer to take while she figured things out. Summer considered the usefulness of that...she was planning on rejecting college, it wasn't like she'd need it in space, but she also had absolutely no experience, so perhaps some business courses might be beneficial. Just for the summer...it wouldn't be that long...

She couldn't decide yet. She wasn't ready, and it was stressing her out, and it made her cranky, and she didn't know what to do with herself, but she did know that she needed to relax, and so maybe a trip to the onsen after classes to just sort of pamper herself and unwind and maybe finally start really thinking about these things might be just the ticket. It was amazing how, the moment she slipped into the water, she felt all of her worries and stresses just sort of melt away, at least temporarily, at least as long as she had her phone put away to stop the barrage of harrassing texts from her mother, at least for a little while.

[[what, you think I'm going to come across this gorgeous image and not immediately want to use it?? Open! Though with the usual work-related spottiness ]]

in_sidon_we_trust

To say that the snow had left Sidon feeling rather crestfallen and a little betrayed felt like an understatement; he was so looking forward to warmer weather and less...invigorating swims, but, considering his entire Domain was built around dams and containing frequently flooding rivers and lakes, he knew that man simply could not control the weather. Ever the optimist, he tried to think of how turn this disheartening snowfall into something better.

Perhaps, he realized, it was finally time for him to check out that Onsen he'd read about in his looking into the town, especially as he did rather enjoy the jacuzzis during their trip to China. So he bundled himself up in his fluffy pink coat and went on a trek, rather wishing he'd had a pair of snow shoes or skis like he'd had on their snowy school trip. As much as he wasn't a fan of the snow in a broader capacity, it was rather beautiful when it was falling like this and blanketing the world in this new white landscape. Flushed and chilly and feeling wistful, he was ready to soak in some nice warm water.

There was one slight catch he hadn't expected, however...

"Bathing suits required?" he asked, a bit shocked and perhaps even offended at the suggestion when they told him at the desk. "But I don't even wear clothes!"

Still, he was a guest in this land, and so, after some awkwardness and debate and a quick trip for a thankfully soon-to-be-in-season-thus-becoming-available-it, there was Sidon feeling uncomfortable in a hastily modified pair of swimming trunks, finally getting the reward of sinking down into the refreshing warm waters and breathing out a sigh of relief.

What a shame he'd waited so long to explore this offering of the town's! Why, he could really feel at home here--

"No swimming!" came a shout from the entrance.

...well, almost at home.

<small? [[ i've been meaning to throw him in here forever! So totally open! ]]

soniaroadsqueen

The weather finally turning cold and rainy was absolutely no reason no to spend a good chunk of the day outside on AirTrek rides. At least if you were Ringo. So that's what she had done.

But she wasn't somehow immune to the dropping temperatures, or the way that being wet made being cold even worse, she grabbed a quick bite after she got back to the dorm, then changed, grabbed her things, and headed right back outside.

Because while there wasn't a lot that this sort of weather was perfect for, long soaks in giant baths was definitely one of them.

So now she was settled back in the water, letting its warmth literally soak into her, driving away any memories of how shivery she'd gotten out in the rain and the cold. She let her eyes drift closed and breathed in the steam that filled the room.

Why didn't she come here more often?

[ooc: Open, of course, if anyone else wants to escape the cold!]

soniaroadsqueen

After Ringo's sparring match with Dante on Friday, Ringo had spent most of Saturday resting, which meant she was feeling a lot better by Sunday. But that wasn't the same thing as feeling a hundred percent. It had been, well, a long time since she'd fully mounted the Thorn Road, and her body had forgotten the joint pain that it left her with.

So clearly today was a day for soaking in hot water. Her arms and legs criss-crossed with the faint, but angry red lines of partially-healed slashes from the Thorn Regalia. She also had a couple of pretty lurid looking bruises from the couple of blows Dante had landed. Even holding back, he could hit pretty hard.

She'd hurt herself worse (considerable worse) just doing AT rides around town, as at her usual speeds falls could be nasty, but this was the first time in, well, years that Ringo had ended up looking like this after a duel or spar or whatever. She was trying not to dwell on her frustration and just focus on immersing herself in hot water and leaning her head back, closing her eyes, and trying to let the tension wash out of her.

[ooc: Open!]

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