Reim Empire

[Bloodedge]

"Be my guest. I'm sure Paimon would approve as well." When Yasmin mentioned the bath, Fudo remembered an earlier mention of nearby public baths, one of Reim's greatest tourist attractions. Now that he thought about it, he could use a bit of cleansing and relaxing as well; especially after this recent bout of training. "You know, that actually sounds like a great idea. We should tell everyone," he said, gesturing toward the area which presumably still housed the others. "After you."

[Apollymi]

"I bet she would." Yasmin said of Paimon's approval. That Djinn was likely one of the oddest people that Yasmin had ever encountered in her life. Even so, it seemed that Fudo agreed with the idea of a bath and thus she'd lead the charge to their other friends. With that she headed off in the direction of the group and upon arriving she'd find, Nasira and surprisingly Shula and anyone else still with them and announce her intentions. "The Gladiators said we were done for the day so I was thinking of catching a bath, anyone else want to come with?" she asked. Nasira looked up and nodded.

"Sounds like a great idea." she mentioned getting up to begin gathering her things. Shula looked at the group pouting. "Can I go?"

[Bloodedge]

Bakura had been recently caught up on events that occurred during his sleep. Soon after receiving this mass of information, he saw the approach of Yasmin, followed by Fudo, only to immediately hear the former offer a trip to the public bath of Reim. A simple nod came from the white-haired boy, who was then bumped into by Malik as the pink-haired male threw an arm around him. "Hell yeah! The baths here are awesome! You guys would love it!"

It was Fudo to first address the apparently pouting Magi in red, finding it strange that she didn't immediately feel included in Yasmin's offer. "Of course. We'll all go; it'll be fun."

[Apollymi]

Yasmin was very happy to find the females of their group agreeing to this bath she'd offered. Moreover she was quite surprised to find that in her absence Bakura had woken up and was more than a bit excited to see him. In fact she lunged at him in a very excited manner wrapping her arms around the young boy. "Baki!~ You're awake~ I'm so happy." she said this statement seemingly true. Such a manuever caused Nasira to smile as she knew the pink haired girl was quite fond of her companion and she didn't even question whether or not Malik was coming along or not.

The only thing slightly odd was Shula didn't immediately feel included. Fudo addressed this and the Magi dressed in red seemed to light up. "Really? No one ever lets me do stuff. Yay~ bathtime! Bath-tiiiime!~" she chimed excitedly which while it was odd, one could only suspect that the younger of the Magi they'd come across didn't often get to do whatever she pleased, though this group on the whole would more than welcome her. "Sure, of course the offer included you as well." Yasmin chimed as she hugged Bakura. "Well, I couldn't be sure, Sami took off after Ali and said I couldn't come." she said puffing her cheeks out a bit which led several in the group to believe that she simply felt left out of whatever her Magi counterparts were doing right now. Nasira returned with her own times and ones for the rest of the group including the little bundle of cloth and jewelry that Yasmin had collected from her own dungeon. "I'm sure we will enjoy it." Nasira said to Malik handing out fresh clothes and the like to the group so they could journey to this bath house and experience what they were like first hand.

[Bloodedge]

"Mornin' Yas!" Bakura exclaimed with a smile as Yasmin approached him. His arms were open in preparation for the charging hug he anticipated, and of course, it came just as expected. "Sorry; didn't mean to worry ya'." When it was agreed that all parties would be participating in the journey to the bathhouse, he released his hold on the pink-haired young woman.

Malik hopped off his place on the carriage, where he'd been waiting for the return of Yasmin and Fudo. As the others were all guests, he figured it would be easiest if he gave a bit of guidance. "I'll lead you guys to the nearest spot. Follow me!" he said as he wandered off in the direction to the nearby bathhouse. The group, should they follow, would arrive at the desired location in a matter of mere minutes.

[Apollymi]

Bakura's greeting and general well-being made Yasmin a lot happier than she'd been previously. His apology came with an odd look from Yasmin as she pulled her face away from him to look at the boy strangely only to hug him again and speak to him. "Well, I was really worried, but... I also appreciate what you did." she said pausing only for a moment. "Though, I'd rather you not sacrifice yourself." she said with a nod. Only to squeeze the boy once more before letting go of them as everyone had agreed upon their afternoon activity and Malik had even offered to lead. "Will do." Yasmin said as she finally released the boy who was her companion for so long. And followed Malik as he began to walk towards the nearest bathhouse.

Nasira and Shula also followed the latter flying a bit off the ground seemingly happy and buzzing about the group seeming to have a good look at the Rukh around it and finding them to be amazing. She was having a rather good time following to the bath and enjoying the chance to be properly social with a group of girls, which is something she'd been missing while being solely in Malik's company.

[Bloodedge]

Soon enough, Malik would stop at the head of the group, opening his arms to gesture toward the facility in front of them. "Here we are! Welcome to one of many bathhouses Reim has to offer! This one's a bit out of the way from everything else, so it's usually pretty empty. We'll probably have the place to ourselves. So, have at it guys!" With the conclusion of his announcement, Malik himself entered the bathhouse and proceeded to one of numerous closet-like spaces filled with towels and the like.

[Apollymi]

The bath house was rather elaborate. The closet like spaces lined the entry wall but were rather obviously denoted male and female. The girls of this group having figured this out, moved to the right side and slipped into the spaces in which the stripped and wrapped themselves in towels. Once they were properly attired they moved straight through this area and into the next one where there would be small spaces for them to put their things within eye sight but it would also be separated men from when by a large wall after which there was a general pool and the like in the center of a wide atrium. "Wow... this place is kind of huge." Yasmin said as she stepped out naked and wrapped in a towel eyeing the water her things including her metal vessel in the bundle balanced on her head. A habit and skill she'd picked up from her time transporting things across Parthevia. Nasira also stepped out wrapped in a towel, her things wrapped up tightly and held to her side. "Indeed. Though I didn't expect it to be separated by gender. Oh well. At least we can still have fun." she managed as Shula stepped out stark naked just holding her towel and things which she would immediately drop before just hopping into the warm waters of the women's bath. "BATH TIME~" she chirped as she hopped in submerging herself only to come back up a few seconds after. "Come on, the water is fine." she said which caused both the girls to laugh as they headed over to the side to actually get clean before they returned to dip themselves in the waters of the bath.

Meanwhile bubbles would appear from the bottom of the pool and then out of it would pop a certain familiar purple haired girl. Her eyes widening as she looked at the group. "Oh hi, I didn't know you were done yet." said the girl known as Shadiya.

[Bloodedge]

As the group entered the bathhouse, Bakura followed Malik, keeping in mind that the pink-haired male would know his way around. Fudo, upon stepping inside, was bumped into by a blue-haired man whose face he did not get a chance to see. When Fudo looked back, the man was still walking out of the bathhouse, with only one thing to say in passing. "Sorry," he said. "It's fine. I wasn't paying attention," Fudo replied. By the time he turned around to continue toward the baths, everyone else was gone from sight. But, feeling as if he could find his own way around, he continued onward regardless. The prince of Sindria succeeded in finding a single towel, and a place to rinse his hair before he would actually enter the baths.

Meanwhile, Malik and Bakura were entering the men's bath after donning their towels. The first thing Malik did, instead of relaxing, was check the wall which separated the men's and women's baths. "What are you doing?" Bakura asked of the older male as he, himself, descended into the water. "I know a guy who's been going to all the bathhouses and stabbing peep holes in the separators. Maybe we can get an eyeful of something~"

[Apollymi]

Nasira and Yasmin both got clean and then descended into the warm pools greeting Shadiya and Shula. "Shadi, I didn't know you were done. I definitely invited everyone." said Yasmin. Which caused the purple haired girl to laugh. "I finished awhile back but I was sore, so I came here. It's nice seeing everyone." she said. "I've been in here all alone for a while." she said with a nod. It was quite fortuitous for them to be pretty much alone in the Bath House. It almost made it much more personal. As Yasmin discarded her towel she'd sink into the water covering her chest and feel utterly relaxed within the warmness of the bath. "Ah, I see. Well everything is good now, even Baki is awake~" mentioned Yasmin as Nasira scooted into the water beside her. "Indeed. I wonder what the boys are doing." mentioned the black haired girl which caused Yasmin to shrug. "Bakura is awake now. That's good. I haven't gotten the chance to properly meet him." Shadiya said. Since she joined the group the ashen haired lad had been near death and then unconscious. Shula had all but disappeared but soon enough reappeared emerging from the water directly in front of Yasmin, squeezing the pink haired girl's chest much to her surprise while affectionately hugging her. "Wow! Your boobs are huge. I'm almost jealous. You have such a great figure." mentioned the rather handsy Magi. Yasmin found herself giggling while trying to push the girl off. "Shula~ Cut it out~" she said apparently extremely ticklish, not that she was generally given such an easy reason to laugh. While Nasira moved to Shadiya and frowned apparently taking a moment to figure out how she measured up to the pink haired girl and the Magi and finding herself lacking in the chest department. Shadiya was doing the same and they were having a shared moment of brooding while the pink haired girl tried to flee her molester.

[Bloodedge]

"Are you sure that's a good idea? I've done a lot of shady things, but that's kind of..." Bakura said, only to be shushed mid-sentence by Malik. "Hear that? Girls go crazy when they're in baths together, and the good stuff's already happening!"

As the girls were at play, and the boys were apparently trying to find a peephole, Fudo squeezed water out of his hair and draped his singular towel over his head to ready himself for entry. His eyes were closed as he walked into the bath, clad only in his birthday suit and the towel on his head. Little did Fudo know, he'd gone in the wrong direction when entering, and he'd stepped out into the women's bath. "This place seems alright, but I don't think it compares to what I'm adjusted to," he said ever so nonchalantly.

[Apollymi]

The girls were pretty much still happily playing in the water, with Shula finally diverting her attention from Yasmin to Shadiya and have a grope of her as well. "Oh, don't look so down Shadi and Nasira, we're all young... they'll get bigger eventually." she said taking a moment to compare. "Shadi's already bigger than the last time I saw her." she said much to the girl's surprise it was now her turn to try and escape the young magi's molestation. While this happened, Nasira seemed to brood even more than she had been before. 'I'm 20, mine aren't going to get any bigger.' the girl thought as she sank even further into the water. Still this was all fun and games and she did enjoy the company of the other girls and it was something she was quite unused to, given her companion of her lifetime was Fudo.

Speaking of that particular young man he soon spoke into the bath which caused all the odd merrymaking to stop as everyone who recognized this man's voice. Shula stared for a few seconds blinking about three times and having a look at the boy from head to toe. "He's naked." she mentioned seemingly stunned by his presence. Shadiya who had been fleeing was also paused and now she saw Fudo completely naked and blushed intensely disappearing into the water. Yasmin who had just settled back on the side of the heated bath got a full bottom to top view of Fudo and soon found herself forcing her gaze upwards. "Of course he's naked, it's a bath... though I really didn't expect to see this, now." she said her gaze shifting around the room and trying not to focus on this very naked man. Meanwhile Nasira smirked. Knowing that if anyone could or would accidentally find themselves in the wrong bath and not immediately realize something was wrong it would be Fudo. Though she was apparently unbothered by Fudo's nudity, given this wouldn't have been the first bath they had together. "Well, of course it doesn't compare, but more than that...." she paused chuckling at all the varied reactions of their other female companions. "You're in the wrong bath. These are separated men and women's baths right now you should be enjoying your bath with Bakura and Malik." she finished in a matter of fact way while the other women bar Yasmin covered their eyes visibly.

[Bloodedge]

"... Eh?" Upon hearing the voices of women in the immediate vicinity, Fudo opened those dual-colored eyes of his to witness every lass he'd come to know over the past couple of weeks in the bath, with none of the males present. All of them, bar Nasira for obvious reasons, seemed surprised by his presence and/or state of undress. "Wrong bath?" he asked of Nasira. "What's the point of us being separated in a group activity?" Fudo asked this of all the women present, as he rubbed the towel across his head to deal with the dripping from his hair. Afterwards, he wrapped the towel around his waist, since some seemed to take issue with his present nudity.

[Apollymi]

"Yep, wrong bath." she said knowing that an argument of some sort was likely coming. Still Fudo asked a very valid question and all the young women seemed to pause and think about their answers to it. This was supposed to be a group activity, and bath houses were among the best of them. Maybe this simply implied that the Empire didn't believe women and men to be friends. "Well, I guess there isn't much point in a split group activity." Shadiya said finally emerging from the water since Fudo was no longer visibly naked. With towel now in place, Shula took a moment to look at the young man floating up and out of the water and flying around him. "Actually without knowing he's not a girl, he's got a girly kind of face. " she said looking at his dual colored eyes and nodding. If the other girls agreed they didn't say anything. Yasmin on the other hand simply shrugged. "I can't say I care. Group activities are supposed to be for the group and all, join us. The more the merrier." Yasmin mentioned motioning for Fudo to join them in the bath. Shadiya looked surprised but also agreed and Shula had already started playing in Fudo's hair. "Your hair is so soft. Not boobs but not bad." And just like that bath time would continue.

[Bloodedge]

Though Fudo had accidentally stumbled into the wrong bath without even knowing there was segregation among the genders in such places, he had apparently been given the go-ahead, as it were, to remain on this side of the bathhouse. As such, he aimed to take a step forward to enter the bath, though he stopped in his tracks as Shula began fiddling with his hair. "Is it?" he asked in response to the statement about his hair, reaching up to grab a few locks for himself. "I guess I've never compared it to any other. Must be the shampoos," he said.

Meanwhile, Malik had finally found the peep hole he'd been looking for. He tucked away the thought that he'd have to get in touch with his accomplice about the placement of these holes, but looked through it nonetheless. When he did so, his eyes widened immediately. He could see a couple of the girls through the steam, including the forever free Magi, Shula, but he also saw a male physique in the mist... one obviously belonging to Fudo, judging by the hair. "The hell... How did that guy get over there!?"