jikan_rpg | AWKWARD BATHHOUSE OPEN POST

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AWKWARD BATHHOUSE OPEN POST

⌛ Who: Anyone!
⌛ What: We are just having a general awkward time
⌛ When: Early April. At night. Several nights.
⌛ Where: Yoshiwara Public Bath House
⌛ Warnings: I think mostly just awkwardness but everyone's naked so who's to say.

[So as it turns out, a bunch of the people in the dorms are a bunch of unsocialized weirdos who really aren't equipped to deal with the perils of a public bathhouse during the day when it's busiest.

So they've decided to come in the evening when it's quieter? Except now all the weirdos are here at once! Oh no!!!

Maybe you've both grabbed at the same soap and are now accidentally holding hands? Or maybe you've inadvertently snuck a peek at someone's impressive junk. (Or perhaps on purpose, but then they saw you.) Maybe you thought you were alone in a pool until someone else suddenly resurfaces? Go nuts.]

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[All he's trying to do is enjoy some peace and quiet. That's it. He's a simple man with simple needs, he likes to think.

The bathhouse lacks its typical crowd this time of night-on a normal day that is. Why every single person is suddenly possessed with a dire need to wash themselves now is beyond him.

He's not shy in any sense of the word and he takes up more room than he needs to avoid any kind of unwanted company in his area. Enter at your own risk or so they say. Weird how, despite washing prior to resting in the tub, there are still suds forming around him. Whoops. It might even be a little mountain by the time your character comes by.

Too late now. The damage done, he just occasionally flicks the sudsy tower down with his fingers, unbothered by it all. Don't ask. It's fine-it's whatever.

Feel free to also catch him outside smoking prior to his bath with only a towel around his waist or afterwards when he's complaining about his misplaced clothes. Look, he left his shirt right there-who the hell took it? He'll find out eventually. ]

[No need to panic. Caesar's shirt is right on the ground!

Not sure how it got there. Perhaps Caesar simply didn't put it away properly?

...Or perhaps the fumbling inside it has something to do with it.]

Scree...

[Is there some kind of rodent rummaging through his shirt? It looks like it. It's too large to be a bug-something Caesar would squash without a second thought. Rats, mice-whatever variation of it this is? He aims to find out.

His fingers pinch around the sleeve of his shirt and he none-too-gently moves to shake the monstrosity out of it.]

[Ugh, how did Genbu get into this mess? This damn eight-headed snake...and now Genbu's a snake...he thinks.

And now he was stuck in some dumb looking shirt. He accidentally fell into it trying to slither and hop his way to the top, map out the area, see who's around and get some help.

Well, no use moping, gotta keep trying to- hey wait hold on a sec why is the shirt shaking WHAT'S HAPPENING-]

SCREE!!?

[And out he rolls! Oh thank the gods for the help of this kind strang- oh no...why him!?]

Scree... [There Genbu is, in all his chubby reptilian glory.]

[What the hell is this?

His arms fold across his chest as he looks down at the offending creature. The bug-esque worm? Snake? This city is a disaster and he doesn't know whether to squish it or let push it outside. ]

You don't belong in here. Get out.

[He presses the tip of his foot against it, pushing it towards the door.]

No!! No damn it! Don't let me out into the cold alone!!

Screee!! Screescreescree!!

[Genbu jumps off of Caesar's foot and shakes his head, doing his best to indicate that he's more intelligent a creature than he looks. He hops on the foot that was pushing him, looking up at the spicy man with tearful, beady eyes.]

Screeeeee.....

[The hell? He didn't ask for this-whatever the hell this is.

Not callous enough to shake it off towards the nearest wall, he raises his leg up, contorting his body to get a closer look at it. It's-

Well, whatever. He isn't interested in another pet, though this barely qualifies as one. ]

You're lucky I found you before the keepers of this place did. I'm sure they would exterminate you-get outside already.

[Genbu shakes his head again.]

Scree!!

No dammit!! I'm not a pet! Can't ya see me shakin' my head when ya talk!? That's clearly the sign of somethin' more intelligent than a random animal here! Aren't ya supposed to be the smart one???

[Genbu's frustrations manifest in his little snake cheeks puffing up. Soon after, he starts somehow...climbing up the giant hyur and hopping onto his shoulder, looking around to try and find something to communicate with, send a sign of some kind.]

Day 1: Cursed (ota)

[There's a snake in someone's boot!

Ah, he left. Oh now he's in someone's locker! Or washbasin! Or anywhere! A small creature, what many might recognize as a tsuchinoko, is hopping and bopping about the bathhouse. He seems to be curious, but at the same time worried. Where is he going? What is he planning? If you're curious...no harm in approaching it, right?

If you approach the small creature, it'll look at you with its head tilted.]

Day 2: Bathtime 2.0 (18+ men only)

[Yesterday was chaos. Genbu wasn't sure if he'd ever turn back to his normal form, but by some alcohol-induced miracle, he changed back! Feeling gross and wanting to forget about his worries, Genbu visits the bathhouse he was jumping about in, this time as himself.

Once again he walks out bare, with just a simple towel around his waist, revealing his scarred body. The two most noticeable features on him besides his strong, muscular build, is the large, horrific scar on the left side of his abdomen, and a similar looking scar on his right calf. He doesn't feel the least bit ashamed of these scars. If you were to ask, he might just tell you.

It's a good opportunity to do so as well. For he is back on his bullshit once again]

Day 3: Blessed (18+ women only)

[Genbu greatly enjoyed his time in the baths. So much so, that he decided to visit a third time!

Same as usual, he walks in, prepared to make new friends or bond with current friends by getting them suds'd up. However...he was unaware of the shifting schedules.]

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[ooc: let me know either ooc or through actions IC if you want Genbu accidentally using the aphro soap again...]

Edited 2021-04-13 03:39 (UTC)

[ There's a shower in Ragetti's new apartment, and that's bizarre enough. It'd taken him a few days even to work up the courage to gingerly twist one of the knobs on the contraption, and when he had... water? Actual water? Clean, fresh water, manifesting itself in his home, for free??

He'd had to sit down.

Most of his accumulated years of pirate grime had ended up down the drain that night, and he's pretty sure he hasn't been this clean since the day he was born. He's not even sure he's allowed to be. But when he'd learned there was a bathhouse in the area, a honest-to-god house for bathing... well, in for a penny, right? So here he is, naked but for a towel and looking around himself nervously, not because of the naked thing, but because he's got no idea what one does in one of these establishments. Which is why when Genbu speaks up, clear relief spreads over Ragetti's one-eyed face (he'd left the wooden one in his locker - it doesn't do well in moist environments). ]

Ye mean it? That'd be a big help, that would!

[ He turns so that his lanky back is facing Genbu, speaking over his left shoulder. ]

I been havin' trouble with that bit. Still not sure how a fellow's supposed to reach all his parts by himself, ye know?

[Bythegodswhatthehell-

At first Genbu is startled, thinking he saw a vengeful ghost with one eye, but then he remembered that, you know, alive people exist with no eyes.

He really needed to stop reacting like this. Sure he was a classic Doman-style comedian, but this was ridiculous! And besides, the poor fellow seemed harmless. Nippon and it's eccentricities was really getting to this poor Raen.

Returning back to his smile, Genbu sits down behind the one-eyed stranger, his tall frame looming over the other.]

Yup! That's why people relied on me way back when in the village I grew up in! Haha!

[Genbu seems to be over his being startled very quick, as he was already making himself comfortable reaching for the shower handle and turning the water on, running it over the other man's back once he thought the temperature was okay.]

Name's Genbu. Buy ya can call me whatever ya like! Nicknames are a passion of mine. How about yerself?

[ It's fine, he's used to people being taken aback when they see him, especially when they see him without the eye in. It does sting a little when he's not actively trying to be intimidating, but he's not mad or anything.

Besides, now it's Ragetti's turn to be taken a little aback as Genbu plops down beside him. He's not a short man himself, but this guy is massive, in a way that's a lot easier to notice when he's this close. Also, he has horns, which is kind of unusual. Ragetti doesn't comment on them, not wanting to be rude, but he does glance at them a little nervously out the corner of his eye. They look pointy. ]

This somethin' ye do a lot back home? Ooh, blimey, that's warm.

[ The idea of a society that takes baths often enough to single out one person as a dedicated back-washer fascinates him. Brave new world. ]

Oh - name's Ragetti. Pleasure.

[ He dips his head towards Genbu in greeting. ]

Don't go in fer nicknames much, meself. Though Pintel calls me "Rags" sometimes, an' Cap'n Jack usually just calls me "the one with the wooden eye". ...Er, I got a wooden eye, normally.

[ He waves a hand illustratively at his right socket. It's not always gross and empty! Promise! ]

[Fukuda seems a bit skittish! He was trying to avoid crowds, or anyone really. But well, at least this is someone he knows? He does take in all of Genbu's scars, but thinks it'd be rude to ask? He certainly doesn't go out of his way to talk about his own so?? Fair is fair.

Anyway when Genbu makes his offer he looks up and smiles politely.]

Ah, if you're offering, I wouldn't mind the help...
[He's pretty intensely twiggy himself. This man has basically no muscles. But other than the big one on his head, he doesn't have any other marks.]

[Not even a split second after Fukuda thanked him did Genbu make himself comfortable on a stool behind the small man, casting a shadow that pretty much covered all of Fukuda.]

Ya like it hotter or cooler?

[Genbu asks as he leans forward to grab the shower handle, pressing his chest against Fukuda's back.]

Edited (STOOL) 2021-05-04 00:33 (UTC)

[Usually Fukuda at least gets to have a height advantage on people even if he's skinnier... not so with Genbu.]

Ah... I guess cooler? Not cold but... room temperature I guess? That's what I normally use.

[Fukuda is trying not to think about this skin to skin contact!!]

Room temp?? Is that not cold fer ya!?

[Genbu's eyes widen in bewilderment, but he does as Fukuda says and turns to what he thinks is the right temperature when he turns the water on.

He aims the water onto Fukuda's back, his other hand placed gently on his shoulder, and he waits for Fukuda's reaction.]

[He's pleased!!! Genbu got the correct temperature.]

Mm? Do you think room temperature is cold? I think it's nice and refreshing!
[Settling in, leaning into that hand on his shoulder.]

I mean, sometimes a warm bath is nice in the winter?

Erm well, I personally can handle cold water in a bath, since I grew up on it from travelin' everywhere on my caravan. Hot water isn't somethin' ya can find so easily in nature, especially in Eorzea where there's not a lot of hotsprings!

[Genbu reaches over for a washcloth and looks around for the soap, but can't seem to find any. In the meantime, he keeps pressing against Fukuda's back while he's looking.

There's a bottle of body wash near them, but Genbu's mind is only pressed on a bar.]

I'm just surprised to hear someone doesn't mind it not being super warm, either. I'm always told I'm unusual in that aspect.

[You think Fukuda is going to help? He's barely even paying attention. He has zoned out almost completely because he is just having a nice time vibing and getting washed.]

Mm, well I guess I'm the same? I grew up not always really having access to hot water either.
[Anyway lets not focus on that.]

So you grew up always traveling? What was that like?

It was tough, lemme tell ya! Didn't always have access to bathhouses and food, and learned to fend fer ourselves. Made us stronger though! Learned to handle cold water and hunt for my own food. Maybe I can take ya campin' sometime! Show ya my skills.

...say, you seen the soap anywhere? I see a bunch of bottles, but...

Oh, I've never been camping! You'd definitely have to show me what to do...
[And then he doesn't because Fukuda reveals his murderous past and angers Genbu.]

But um, I mean, some of them might be body wash? You could use that.

[;-;]

...Body...wash? I mean, isn't that what soap is??? Stuff that washes yer body??

I mean yeah, but soap is like a bar and bodywash is sort of like a liquid or a foam that comes in a bottle?

[Calmly explains like Genbu is five because he's a helpful man.]

That comes in liquid form now, too??

[WHAT]

Which one of these bottles is it?

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