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Re: day 249, bright and early!

[softlyfalling]

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Oh, ah... I mean, if you're comfortable talking about it, since I know that sort of thing gets kind of personal, but... of course.

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[420blazeit]

I don't mind talking about it. Especially not with you. I just feel like it might kind of come off kind of... insane? [ she laughs at that, but it tapers after a couple of seconds. ] ...so I'm sure you've seen a bunch of fanmail that's got me in it and how I sometimes have... tentacles, right, w- well, that's not exactly a creative liberty the artist's taken or anything. I... I do have tentacles.

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[softlyfalling]

Oh—

...goodness, that must be a bit difficult to manage if you're... not used to having them...? I mean, my blood just turned black, that's just unsettling rather than actually bothersome, so—

...

...are they really that fancy?

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[420blazeit]

...it had sure been a thing in the beginning. I mean, like, it still kind of is, but I'm more used to it. [ SHE HAS TOTAL CONTROL... ahahaha, that's a joke, she ain't got shit. ]

[ she's just going to keep jogging while she turns several shades of red. ]

I think most of the artists just kinda draw them as is, so, yeah, ..? I guess you could call them fancy. They're the same colors as my scales.

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[softlyfalling]

I mean, er—a lot of that fanmail seemed a little... personal, so I tried not to look too hard, but—I did think the colors were pretty.

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[420blazeit]

Heh, that’s... true. But you may get to see them at the onsen. I guess this is, ah, a bit of a warning.

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[softlyfalling]

Well, I certainly won't be surprised now, so duly noted.

[ advance to onsen: y/n ]

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[420blazeit]

[ y! ]

[ it might still come as a surprise, sobs. ]

[ on reaching the onsen she's going to stop at the entrance and catch her breath. she's kind of tired, since it's one hell of a trek to this place. ] I... I am so ready to... soak...

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[softlyfalling]

Phew, right?

[ she is at least, a stamina runner rather than a sprinter, so while she's definitely really sweaty, she doesn't look entirely exhausted. ]

I'm really ready to not be sweaty anymore.

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[420blazeit]

[ she might exercise, but she doesn't exercise this much, so she's dying! she's doubled over and STILL trying to catch her breath, though she huffs something that's probably a response, chuckling, because she absolutely agrees. ]

L- Let's get inside.

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[softlyfalling]

Great plan.

[ hikes her bag up a little further on her shoulders, and heads for the entryway to grab a yukata on her way to the changing area. ]

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[420blazeit]

[ she follows her inside and grabs a yukata of her own. ] Need a hand showering~?

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[softlyfalling]

Oh, if you wouldn't mind getting my back, actually...

[ military close quarters mean modesty is irrelevant, so she doesn't really hesitate or anything before starting to strip out of her running clothes. ]

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[420blazeit]

Of course! as long as you promise to do mine 💕 and the top of my tail. It’s a pain the ass to get it without twisting all around. [ she sheds her own clothing, scales shimmering, as she steps into the shower. ]

I can do you first~ and not to worry I’ll be thorough!

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[softlyfalling]

Ah, thanks—and of course I will, no problem at all.

[ she goes to turn on the water.

It's notable that she has a lot of old scars visible on her torso—including, if you pay attention, one very large vertical one that has a matching scar on her front. ]

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[420blazeit]

[ hard to miss that. ]

...

[ she's going to reach out toward her back and... gently brush her fingers down the scar. ] Do you mind if I... ask about this?

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[softlyfalling]

Ah—

...oh, it's fine. I... don't actually entirely know how I got that one, yet. I've had it for a long time, I think.

[ that doesn't really look like a survivable wound, though. ]

I—died, at least once, I think.

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[420blazeit]

[ it does not, and that's kind of why it caught her attention. ]

...that makes two of us, but I definitely couldn't, like, die again. [ tilts her head as she grabs a cloth to start lathering it up with soap. ]

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[softlyfalling]

[ sticking herself briefly under the water— ]

Well—I definitely wasn't supposed to, so I'm not sure I'd recommend it.

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[420blazeit]

...if it's anything like what we deal with here, then I'm going to take your word for it. [ she brings the sud soaked cloth to her back to start washing it, though shrike will, shortly after, feel d.va's lips on her scar. ]

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[softlyfalling]

[ she squeaks, flushing— ]

Hey—

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[420blazeit]

[ smirks against her skin, but makes sure to keep on washing her, because that's what she said she'd do~ ] Is something wrong?

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[softlyfalling]

I'm really easy to tease, aren't I.

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[420blazeit]

...kind of.

Re: day 249, bright and early!

[softlyfalling]

...I've really got to work being less easy to bully...

[ she at least didn't like, jump away, though. ]