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?

Comments

[showmeanguish]

They are? I never would've guessed. But no, he'd totally fall for it hook, line and sinker.

[occulthymns]

Oh yeah, I've heard all kinds of stories about them. How they'll approach humans out on boats as the sun is setting, and only let their top half out of the water so they look like naked women going for a swim. Kaz would only need one glance and he'd be hooked.

[showmeanguish]

Hn, that does sound deceptive. But what d'you really expect with him?

[occulthymns]

Not much, sadly.... He's got some pretty loose morals when it comes to that kind of thing.

[showmeanguish]

Mm. [And he glances at her again.] Not much looser than yours though, when you think about it.

[occulthymns]

[VANITAS

WHY.]

What?! I'm not loose-!!

[showmeanguish]

Aren't you?

[occulthymns]

No! Why would you say something so mean??

[showmeanguish]

Well, you're the one who told me sex was just a means of getting closer to someone. So it's different approaches but same outcomes, as far as I see it.

[occulthymns]

No! Kaz doesn't care about getting closer to anyone, he just wants to get off...!

[showmeanguish]

And you don't?

[occulthymns]

I like doing both. I like actually getting to know the other person.

[showmeanguish]

But you can get closer to someone without resorting to that. I mean, that's what we've done, isn't it?

[occulthymns]

Well - yeah... but there's only so close you can get to someone by talking. Being physically close is important too.

[showmeanguish]

Is it really that different, afterwards?

[occulthymns]

Yes! It's completely different.

[showmeanguish]

How? [Because he only half-believes her. But he does inch just a little towards her through the water.]

[occulthymns]

It - gives you a deeper connection to the person. It's hard to explain it in words, it's more something you feel. [She isn't quite noticing because this is a very serious subject.]

[showmeanguish]

Ah. [Well, he can understand that, at least. Even if it doesn't completely answer his question.

And after a small pause, he decides to keep going with it.] Who else would you wanna get that close to, here?

[occulthymns]

[He's pretty much asking who she wants to sleep with in Asgard, and that list is... kind of big. So she just laughs awkwardly and looks away.]

That's kind of personal, you know!

[showmeanguish]

Oh c'mon. I bet you'd tell one of your other friends. [girl friends, is the implication.]

[occulthymns]

Well - yeah - because girls gossip all the time!

[showmeanguish]

So what makes this any different?

[occulthymns]

Ah - w - well it - are you that interested?

[showmeanguish]

Try me.