That One anime onsen episode (not really) | open, dated to august 1st!

[nobeans]

[ Kei likes onsens but this is just too much! So last thing he remembers is just hitting his head, so that's always nice, right? Then... Nothing else, really - until his eyes snap open in a steamy, warm room that reminded him like the onsens back at home.

. . . Yeah, this would've been better if he wasn't fully clothed because now he feels completely uncomfortable because his flowy kimono is just sopping wet.

It could've been worse though! At least there are no people around!? It saves him from some embarrassment, so he definitely doesn't hesitate to hop out of the water. Kei rings out the obi of any access water and ties that around his head again. ]

Ahh... Seriously... This is such a pain.

[ and now he's grumbling to himself. He knows it won't get him anywhere though. He should... Probably find whoever brought him here, huh! Kei's kind of grumpy since he was dropped into nice onsen water with his clothes on! Now he looks like an angry, wet cat honestly.

Whatever! He's GOING, he's GETTING OUT OF HERE! Oh, he almost slips, running with wet slippers is a bad idea isn't it - so now he's running (hopping, more like it) out of the closest door while trying to take off his slippers.

OUT THE DOOR NOW! Andddd... Oh, man, are you there?! This might be a problem because that really surprises Kei. He'll do his best to at least try to dodge you, but he's still soaking wet because he didn't find a towel. One of the hanging, flowy parts of his kimono might give you a wet slap, too. You also might just get some water sprayed on you as well? Sorry about that.

Kei's only response is a surprised yell, before he finds his footing (almost slipping, once again), and he's staring at you with furrowed eyebrows. ]

H...Hey, you!! [ Yeah, he's not a happy camper today! ] Couldn't you at least watch where you were going?!

[ He might need some help, though... ]

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[octoroom]

--!

[He doesn't even have the decency to vocalise his surprise, nope. Fukami jerks his head back sharply, looking at Kei while his tentacles lift up around him. Being sprayed with water isn't a big deal (because he is) but the words and tone are, uh.

Well, it just drags out his silence. Then, taking a step back to put distance between them, he lowers his tentacles and folds his arms over his chest.] ...I was.

[nobeans]

[ Oh... Awkward.

But why does this man have tentacles! Asking for a friend here! Of course, Kei can only presume one thing and that's... Youkai!? But it's not like Kei actually attacks every single one he sees and he's not hostile, so that's good, right? There was definitely that surprised look for a few moments- ]

Uh...

[ He covers the mouth with the back of his hand and just turns away... He mostly just feels awkward because he's soaking wet and yet he had to run into a stranger of all things!? He might sound really defensive when he says this, too. ]

Well, you still got in my way! Geez... I'm trying to look for someone. What are you doing here, anyway?

[octoroom]

...This is where we are all currently living.

[So of course he's here... walking... contemplating cleaning things...

Fukami pauses, a pause that stretches out several moments before he decides to contribute something a mite more helpful:]

I know where the spare towels are kept. Did you want one, before you continued to look for this person?

[nobeans]

[ . . . Can't really do much when the guy's offering help, right... So Kei relaxes a bit and lowers his voice to an actual indoor volume. ]

Ah yeah, that sounds good. Thanks.

[ But he can't help but slide in a question too: ] So, you live here, huh. Where is 'here' exactly?

[ Honestly, when you just magically wake up in an onsen you don't really know much. Sucks to suck when you miss the memo... Basically. ]

[smileyfaced]

[Chara's minding their own business, making their way through the hallways when out of nowhere a wet, sopping man slaps them right in the face with their kimono! Curse their short stature!

Instead of getting mad or expressing surprise, Chara decides to take their reaction to the next step. They seem to slip backwards with a yelp, arms waving, and then hit the ground. They lie on their back, head tilted with their eyes wide open as they stick their tongue out in a gruesome over-exaggeration of a dead kid.

They don't move. They don't seem to be breathing, either.

Oops.]

[nobeans]

[ That's definitely an over-exaggeration because that's not how you play dead - at least if they were trying to be convincing!?

Er... But they're not breathing! Oh, man... Oh no... Chara look at what you did. You made this entire situation worse! ]

Hey... Really now... Who leaves a kid unattended like this? [ A KID IS STILL A KID, HOWEVER... So he definitely doesn't look mad - more concerned than anything. Well, Kei's going to attempt to wake up Chara by shaking him a bit hopefully to see if he gets some reaction!? ]

Hey, kid. Wake up now. Come on, someone your age shouldn't act like this, don't play around. [ Lord... Please wake up. ]

[smileyfaced]

[Chara doesn't respond. They're too busy playing dead to bother responding. Their head lolls around when Kei shakes them. What will you do next?!]

[nobeans]

[ CHARA... WHY. NO! Don't do this! Is this what you want... To cause stress...

Kei barely has any experience with things like first aid and CPR? Also getting sick back in Edo more like hope for the best and not death because he never called a doctor before! ]

Seriously... This is... [ Too much...

Well. His kimono is still pretty drenched, so let's try wringing out one of the sleeves over Chara's face and just splash their entire face with water!!! DOES THAT WORK? ]

[splinten]

[Dirk came out here to have a good time and he's honestly feeling so attacked right now? He was just feeling a little under the weather so he got himself into his swimming trunks to go steam in the hot springs because he remembered reading that helped some time and suddenly there is this person? Who he doesn't know at all.

Again.]

Is this just going to be a thing now.

[Are they just going to have people randomly appearing out of nowhere. In the laundry, on mountains, on the back of Reapers, now in the hot springs. Is this the life they now have?]

[nobeans]

[ Sorry Dirk, your hopes in having a nice bath in the onsen is going to be RUINED now! Well, at least interrupted for the most part. ]

Huh -- What did you say? What is that suppose to mean?

[ Kei's tone doesn't make it any better. He sounds pretty defensive, like someone just took his food or something?

Well, it could be worse...!? ]

[splinten]

[Why. Well, Dirk's just going to keep monotonous about this, because inexpressively calm is how he rolls. Even when faced with angry people who just ran out of a hot springs after not being anywhere he knew about until then?]

New people appearing randomly alone.

It used to be in groups.

[Dirk is so helpful...]

[nobeans]

[ Truly helpful... Thanks Dirk, appreciate it. ]

And...?

[ Dirk SORT OF answered his confusion!? But not enough. ]

You're implying you know what you're talking about. If you're going to answer like that you might as well spill the rest, you know.

[sniptuck]

[ she did definitely get sprayed, but she doesn't really react too much to it besides her mouth forming a surprised "o" shape. other than that, hajime just blinks at kei because ]

You should take your clothes off before going into the hot spring. I know that bathing in a shared space can take a bit to get used to, but you can use towels or swim trunks! Anything that'll make you more comfortable!

[ yes that's the important bit here. ]

[nobeans]

[ NO... HAJIME JUST HAD TO SAY THAT TO CAUSE THE MISUNDERSTANDING HE WAS FEARING... ]

I... I know that, idiot! I know how to bathe in a hot spring! [ oh no... Would you look at that, Kei looks really embarrassed.

He just... Looks away, lord. Don't look at him in the eyes! Don't continue thinking he's afraid of bathing with other people!? ]

That's not the problem here, anyway! I just... [ how does he explain this... ] Fell in, I think...

[sniptuck]

[ hm, he seems embarrassed? hajime thinks that's adorable, actually, but she at least has enough sense not to point it out. it seems like a couple of people on board aren't feeling very well and she'd hate it if he gets sick from being stuck in wet clothes. ]

You fell? Wow, are you clumsy? That's kind of cute.

[ nvm she points it out anyway ]

[nobeans]

[ Hajime... No... No..!!

Kei just... Freezes because his excuse got an answer he wasn't looking for at all! Of course, he's going to get really defensive and huffy like usual. Though, he looks completely flabbergasted at first, honestly. ]

Cute--? clumsy..!? Shut up! [ YELLING!! ] I didn't really fall... So don't misunderstand!

[ ugh... He's going to quickly move on before this girl continues to say things that'll embarrass him!? pls no more. pls spare him. ]

Geez... Anyway, you're getting in the way- I'm trying to find something here. If you're just going to slow me down then just get out of the way. [ says the man, soaking wet. ]

[tentaculled]

[ considering his issues with water, he probably shouldn't be near the hot springs. he can't even use them. But maybe... maybe he just wants to be them, to absorb the atmosphere (not literally) and pretend he can go sit in there. It would be so nice. The warm water and the steam, the girls probably not wearing much clothes... yeah, so nice.

The water is not so nice. Neither is a wet man slinging his floppy wet clothes all over the place. While Kei probably doesn't expect to see a nine-foot-tall yellow octopus thing standing near the door, Korosensei doesn't seem like he expected to see him, either. Fortunately, the water is easy enough to dodge. If the sight of him isn't weird enough already, he seems to teleport about 5 feet backwards to avoid the spray of water. ]

W-watch where I'm going?! I was peacefully standing there! [ puff puff. ] You're getting water on the floors, you know! It's bad etiquette to leave without toweling off first.

[nobeans]

[ Korosensei pls that's creepy.

But yeah no, Korosensei's entire existence is definitely weird to Kei. Sure, coming from a land with demons and youkais, seeing slightly abnormal things is a thing, but... Yikes! Hasn't seen something like this exactly before. Also, he can't tell if he is just super fast or actually can teleport?

But of course, seeing a 9ft tall octopus man does put Kei on the defensive..! Well, until he got a pretty normal response of being... Scolded!? For etiquette of all things!?

HEY NOW... ]

Well, I didn't have one but it's not like I could've just stood in there all day! [ Have you ever sat in an onsen for a long period of time... Well, Kei hasn't but it's still not recommended? ]

Anyway, I'm in a hurry! [ He has BUSINESS... He has to find out what's going on? Very important. ] You're already wasting my time so just move.

[ He's going to track water All Over The Floors. ]

[tentaculled]

-- Absolutely not!! This base is underwater already! Do you know how often people track their wet footprints through the whole base?! The last thing I need is someone tracking water from the inside...! You stay right there, young man!

[ if he accidentally steps in your puddle and inflates his tentacle for the rest of the day, he will be PEEVED. As soon as he's finished telling Kei to stay put, he vanishes once again, quite literally, leaving a small cloud of dust in his wake. For about one second. Then, he's suddenly reappeared next to Kei - and he's brandishing a towel, which he immediately shoves on his head. ]

If you refuse to dry yourself off, I'll have to do it for you!

[mythbuster]

[ Kei will find a young boy with a towel wrapped around his waist, clearly ready for a soak in the hot springs. Loki stands in the doorway and regards Kei silently, only mildly surprised at the sudden appearance. Rudeness doesn't bother him too much; there are just so many rude people around here. He continues to stare up at Kei, unruffled, when he points a finger at Kei's face. ]

Peeping tom?

[nobeans]

[ . . . Can this get any worse? The answer is yes, of course.

Naturally, when Loki accuses Kei of being a peeping tom he just freezes. He can he can only stare when a kid points at him. ]

Wh--

[ . . . Let it sink in. Sinking in... Yep, there it is, he looks embarrassed. ]

No, that's not it! [ he's screaming internally, honestly. ALSO HOW DOES A KID KNOW THAT WORD! ] There's no one even in there, so don't misunderstand!

[mythbuster]

Hmm...

[ This guy seems sincerely embarrassed so Loki will let it slide, but not before laying a couple more seconds of stinkeye on Kei. The privacy of bathing women is sacrosanct! ]

If it's not that, then I suppose you must be new. You weren't planning on running around like that and getting the whole place wet, were you? I can't believe you. Someone might slip and die.

[splasher]

[makoto just stands here, with his shirt sporting a nice, wet spot. this is the only shirt he has? seriously????]

[he looks kinda baffled though, at being blamed for not watching where he's going]

[but, instead of apologising--] Did you fall into the bath by accident...?

[nobeans]

[ listen Makoto... This is the only outfit Kei has, and it's soaking wet.

but yeah.

he just stops in his tracks. WELL, "FALLING IN" IS JUST... Slightly embarrassing! Though, this is really hard for Kei to explain, for some reason. Mostly because it's just super duper weird. ]

Not exactly-- I just... How do I say this... I woke up? I didn't fall in on accident at all so don't misunderstand, okay?

[ He sounds so defensive... ]

[splasher]

[this sounds even worse??]

Did you faint? Are you alright!?

[how the tables have turned]