hotsprings tiiiiiime

[occulthymns]

[Now Euri had very specific opinions on Folkvang. Namely, even though it sounded like a fun place to spend an evening, so avoided it like the plague. It was due to her albinism, of course; she was too self-conscious to visit a place that focused on beauty and the body. But she's been curious ever since she heard about it, and since that was when she first arrived that curiosity has had months to gnaw at her.

Eventually it got to be too much and she had to check the place out. But there was no way she was going alone, which is why she's dragging Vanitas along! He isn't exactly the same as a female friend, but she's more comfortable getting nervous around him.

Fortunately, she doesn't feel too nervous right now. They're in the hotsprings area, the coed section because it would be a pain to have to yell back and forth. And lucky for her, aside from them the place is completely empty. She still has a towel wrapped tightly around herself and every so often she eyes the water suspiciously (even if this is manmade there could be mermaids), but aside from that she's actually enjoying the warm water. She might even start relaxing at this rate.]

This is pretty nice, huh?

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[occulthymns]

Haven't you heard about the things they do to people who invade their territory?? Especially guys - and Warlocks...! They're ruthless!

[showmeanguish]

Ruthless? Yeah, right. If anything, they'd be too skittish to even come near us.

[occulthymns]

[She shakes her head vehemently.]

No, it's the opposite. They're fickle and if you run into one that's in a bad mood you're doomed.

[showmeanguish]

[Well, he supposes there's always differences between universes.]

I guess it depends on what kind of mermaids we're talking about. I watched Ventus run around their territory in mine, and he came out fine.

[occulthymns]

...

Why were you watching Ven?

2/2

[showmeanguish]

[Fuck, he let that slip, didn't he.]

[showmeanguish]

Because... what he was doing was important at the time.

[occulthymns]

What was he doing?? [Way to sound like a stalker]

[showmeanguish]

That's none of your business. [Best stalker, really.]

[occulthymns]

It wasn't anything questionable, was it...?

[showmeanguish]

That depends on your definition of 'questionable'.

[occulthymns]

- You weren't watching him bathe, were you??

[showmeanguish]

Wh--no! [WTF EURI. Why would you even ask that?!]

[occulthymns]

What about sleeping? [Just discounting all the perverted possibilities!]

[showmeanguish]

I was watching him get stronger. Happy?

[occulthymns]

What does that mean?? So scandalous...!

[showmeanguish]

[alkjflj] Not like that. I mean fighting.

[occulthymns]

......

... Oh.

[Said in the tone that still suspects he had perverted reasons.]

[showmeanguish]

[...........gdi Euri.]

It was important that he got stronger, okay? Just drop it.

[occulthymns]

.... [She's holding his arm a bit closer, frowning. She clearly wants to ask why that was important.]

... Fine.

[showmeanguish]

[Good. He's willing to tolerate her clingyness in response, though he does sit up a little straighter.]

So why're you so afraid of mermaids?

[occulthymns]

[His arm might be close enough to press a little against her chest, though she doesn't seem to care at all.]

I told you, I'm not afraid. It's just better to be wary of them.

[showmeanguish]

[.....well, he definitely notices, even if he doesn't comment on it. She might not have a bountiful chest, but he can still feel what she does have through the towel, and it makes him purse his lips a little before he responds.]

And that's because...?

[occulthymns]

Because!

[She shifts a little, looking away. The last person she explained this to (Roxas) made it sound ridiculous.]

... Because a mermaid is the reason there aren't a lot of Warlocks.

[showmeanguish]

...why's that? [yeah, sorry. it's not making much sense to him, either.]