Fidning yourself in the 'Hot Springs Episode'

[hontobakabaka]

[Christmas was over, but under her tree Ruri had found a box containing her favorite neko costume and a card pointing to an area in the Nadesico that had been newly recovered.  The Onsen.  Taking a few days to enjoy it all to herself, she has been somewhat absent as of late unless you live with her in which case she's been spending a lot of time on the ship.  However now she has decided to deal with the outside world again]

Action 1 - Locked to those listed below

[If you are GLaDOS, Death, Death, Minato, Scott Pilgrim, Minato, Hiccup, Quinn, Crowe, Caesar, America, Cuba, Spain, Taiwan, Nadeko or Madoka then Ruri is knocking on your door with a box under her arm and a slight smile on her face.  If she lives with you odds are there is a gift too, but you'll have to get her at home because knocking on her own door seems silly to her.]

Action 2 - School

[Your guidance counselor is back today and for more than a half hour or so.  If you are in an art class she may be sitting in the back, or if you are the kind to try and snag some free peanut butter cups there is a bowl of them on her desk when she's in the office.]

Phone - Drone Filter only

It seems its been about a year I've been here and a lot of terrible things have happened but we've all well...  Done as we do.  This time the city decided to return to me the Nadesico's onsen and while I have enjoyed it for a few days, I think things like that are best shared.  I'll be opening it to general use if you promise not to fight in it, or generally make a terrible mess of things.  Actually those are the rules of any of the Nadesico's facilities that may open up.  I'm not here to pick sides, I'm here to try and understand this place and do what I can to help keep people sane.

Action 3 - The Nadesico Onsen

[Ruri has just finished cleaning it and is sitting outside reading a book.  There is a side with pink curtains and a side with blue ones, and if one were to peer inside, there is the an onsen that probably takes up too many resources for a sane war captain.  Good thing the Nadesico has never been captained by a purely military mind.]

Comments

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[imoutos]

[ a knock on the door.. and well, Nadeko is usually way too frightened to open the door when it happens, but there's nobody else home at the moment since everyone seems to preoccupied with one thing or another so maybe she should do it now!! so Nadeko slowly and carefully opens the door, peeking through the slit of the open door. ]

U-um.. hello? [ no, she didn't notice it's Ruri yet. ]

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[Ruri just stands there as her usual nonthreatening self]

Hello.

[imoutos]

[ That's enough incentive for Nadeko to open the door a little further - enough to be fully visible. And she smiles, even though there's something slightly nervously about it. ]

G-good day..!

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Hello Nadeko. I brought something for you. For the holidays.

[She smiles and offers a small box]

[imoutos]

A.. ah, for me..? [ she blinks, curious and surprised. ]

Y-you didn't have to..!

[ she accepts the box all the same though, marvelling at it but not opening it yet. ]

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

But you're my friend. I just wanted to get you something even if its only small.

[imoutos]

Still, to get a present for someone like me.. a-and to even call me your friend, I'm.. really happy.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

I'm glad. I really hope that you enjoy it.

[She smiles and nods]

They're a pair of mittens and thick wool socks. Given how things have been, I thought that to be the most useful.

[imoutos]

Ah, they will be v-very, very useful! [ she bows - as a way of saying thanks, probably. ]

I'll make sure to wear them a lot when I go outside..!

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Just enjoy them. Being cold is no good.

[imoutos]

Hmm, I agree.. Snow is a little fun, but just cold is no good at all, ehehehe. You'll just freeze.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Exactly. I was given special clothes at home for dealing with extreme cold. I just got them back too, so, I wanted my friends to be warm too.

[imoutos]

Ah, really..? [ she blinks. ]

But there won't be extreme cold here, right..? W-well, not extreme, at least, I hope..

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Eh... Its a cute neko snowsuit so even if its not extreme, its cute. But that really isn't all that important.

[imoutos]

Ah, it's nice if it's cute though..! [ she clasps her hands together. ]

I really like cute things.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[Ruri nods, looking just a little embarrassed]

I do too, I just don't usually admit to it.

[imoutos]

Huh..? [ blink. ] U-um, why wouldn't you admit it..?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Back home it would have involved everyone dressing me up in more things.

[imoutos]

But that's not a bad thing, right..? I-I mean, being dressed up in cute things is pretty fun..

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

I'm.... Uncomfortable with all that attention.

[imoutos]

Ah.. Y-yes, sorry, I can understand that.. I think it's pretty scary too, actually..

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She nods]

Exactly, so I'm content to let other people get the makeovers.