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Is it a cop-out if I say... 'everything'?

Not exactly, but it helps if I have a place to start, handsome.

[///]

Tell you what. I'll drive us somewhere we can take a nice bath together, and you can tell me your life story.

Sounds...

...well, I’ll warn you that it’s not much of a happy story. But if there was ever a nice way to tell it, that sounds like it.

[nudges her head up so he can kiss her, soft and lingering]

[ oh,,,,

she just melts against him, winding her arms around his shoulders.

this is counterproductive for going anywhere else so she’ll eventually let him go, but. good. ]

[yeah he's really into this naked post-coital cuddling with shrike. he pulls her into his lap and holds her close, which is also counterproductive to going anywhere. good job team]

[ oh

being the one sitting in someone’s lap for once rather than the other way around is. nice ]

We... might want to go before we get... too comfortable...

Probably.

[so comfortable though!!!! ... sighs, and gently urges her off so he can climb into the driver's seat]

[ she clambers off, with a little reluctance, and fishes for her underwear. ]

I can go get your clothes...

[using his own towel to lay down on the front seats as he starts up the car]

Thank you.

[ time for a quick and slightly wobbly nip over to the boardwalk for all of their clothes and back in record time; she wrings them out a little and sets them in the back on top of the beach tote. ]

...I don’t know if you want to put yours back on.

I wasn't planning to.

[there's something very appealing about driving a convertible tits out]

Ready?

[ holy shit that’s so powerful

she put her underwear back on because it felt weird to not, but: damn. she hops into the passenger seat and closes the door. ]

Ready when you are.

[gives her a smile and takes off, towards the love hotel. enjoy the wind on your naked bodies!

raven parks the car and gets out, wrapping the towel around himself like suddenly he's feeling modest]

Let's hang our clothes up inside. They'll at least be dry enough to wear for the trip back... give or take a few hours.

[ somehow she expected the onsen. but this is also extremely acceptable. ]

Guess we'll have to find some way to pass the time.

I have an idea about that.

[picking up his clothes and heading inside to an aquarium-themed room with a very large bath tub in the middle of the room

and a water bed]

[ ooooooooooh

she just sort of stands there, looking around the room for a long moment, because—this is incredible? ]

I thought this room looked like a good place to relax in, the last time I was here.

It's really incredible...

...and it does seem like a good place to unwind, it's true.

[ she goes to hang up her clothes, and then also finally strips out of her damp underclothes entirely. ]

I know we just got out of the water, but do you want to take a bath or a shower?

Either's nice... I take more showers, but it seems like a shame to not use this bath, honestly.

I was thinking the same thing.

[hangs up his clothes and then starts filling up the bathtub. ooh, there's bubble jets! raven slides into the water with a sigh]

[ slides right in next to him, companionably, leaning her head against his. ]

I couldn’t have imagined anything like this even existing, and we can just—go here anytime.

We should make it a regular occurrence. Maybe you'll lose some of that tension in your shoulders.

[to emphasize, he drapes his arm over her shoulders and squeezes]

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