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

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Don't worry. Its in the shed.

[She smiles and starts for the back yard]

[princeofjunes]

The shed?

[Unexpected! He's confused, but following her eagerly. What would she have put in the shed?]

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She opens the door shining light on a shiny new bicycle]

Its not a car or anything, but I figured you may be more comfortable with this.

[princeofjunes]

[His face lights up like he won the lottery. It's not a motorcycle, but truth be told all the walking he's done in Mayfield made him miss his bike something fierce]

[Ruri, you're being grabbed into a tight hug]

I love it! Thank you, Ruri!

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She hugs back]

I don't make enough to get you anything better but... I'm glad you enjoy it.

[princeofjunes]

Better? I've got you, a kickass bike, and I live underneath a spaceship. What more could I want?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like it then. I just know you walk everywhere.

[princeofjunes]

[He nods, then fishes in his pockets for something, pulling out a comparatively small rectangular box, holding it out]

This sort of sucks compared to a bike, and I didn't even know what to get you that you don't already have, so... uh... I settled on this.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She tilts her head a bit and takes it, peering into the box]

[princeofjunes]

[Glasses! Orange ones, more specifically, his orange glasses]

I figured you could use them for cosplay or something, and... yeah...

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

They're cute, but... Don't they help you with something important at home?

[princeofjunes]

They did, yeah. But I don't need them anymore, so I'd like you to have them.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She smiles and hugs him tightly]

Thank you Yosuke-san.

[princeofjunes]

[He grins and holds her just as tightly]

I'm glad you like them. I didn't exactly know where to get something for your ship.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Oh, about that, the town gave me something back about it.... And it may be breaking some rules given it... But there is an onsen in it, and maybe we could spend some time checking it out?

[princeofjunes]

There's an onsen on your ship.

... of course I'd love to check it out!

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She starts for the ship]

That wasn't a very hard sell.

[princeofjunes]

[Following like the good boy he is]

How hard did you really think you'd have to twist my arm?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Oh I don't know. Sometimes you can pretend to be coy.

[princeofjunes]

... crap, I really missed an opportunity there. Guess I'll just have to wait for the next time!

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

Yes. You really did. Should I announce it next time?

[princeofjunes]

If you need to start announcing it, I'm doing it wrong. I blame the mistake on over-excitement.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

So then I should keep the skin tight cat outfit in my closet or you may not even be able to form words is what you are saying?

[princeofjunes]

[Excuse him if he takes a moment to reply, he's totally not picturing Ruri in a skin tight neko outfit]

[Nope]

[Not at all]

H-hey! You make me sound like a giant perv! I can handle a- you said it was skin tight, right?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

I did.

[She nods]