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CHARACTERS: Itachi and various.
LOCATION: The Simulation Room, the sunlight room, the kitchens.
DATE: post-mission and onwards.
CONTENT: mostly just chillin'.
WARNINGS: The usual gamut - PTSD abounds. Casual nudity in the hotsprings prompt. Two open starters, custom starters on request.




HOTSPRINGS (OTA)
๏ผˆ despite a longstanding dislike of the station's illusory venues, he has chosen to load a new program into the simulation room — an onsen. it's based on an area he frequented in his travels, a place that eased the worst of his aches before death claimed him. the clack of a shishi-odoshi sets the ambiance, and there is the distant sound of crickets and the lull of burbling water. the sky overhead is the jewelled dark of a moonless night, the stars providing the only light by which to see.

he is quite obviously and comfortably naked, scars thrown into sharp relief. the worst of them is a massive, still-healing mark that curls over his shoulder and leaves a jagged swath of scar tissue down past the jut of one elegant collarbone — with it being considerably uglier should they happen to catch a glimpse of his back. burn scars wind their way up his right arm and terminate at mid-bicep. still — he is as unselfconscious of the injuries echoed in the permanence of his skin as only a man accustomed to viewing his body as a tool can be.

regardless of who joins him, no amount of nudity will seem to trouble him at all. instead — ๏ผ‰


Would you care to join me?

๏ผˆ there are showers nearby — and failing to take one before one ventures into the water will earn a barely perceptible upward twitch of one eyebrow (but no commentary — he's distressingly accustomed to a lack of proper onsen etiquette these days) but he will otherwise welcome them with a gesture of his hand. ๏ผ‰


KITCHENS (OTA)
๏ผˆ he is in the kitchens, tidying up after the evening meal. he's got a towel slung over one shoulder, and is washing dishes in peaceable silence, rinsing them in the sink and then setting them to dry.

if he becomes aware another person has entered the kitchens — ๏ผ‰


Please pass me that towel.

๏ผˆ he points without looking to a neatly folded towel that's folded on the countertop that just happens to be to the near right of where your character is standing. help or nah? ๏ผ‰

๐Ž๐‘


๏ผˆ he's in the process of making a pot of soup. it's obviously intended to be communal, as there the dish is far too large for any one man. those that might recognize the cuisine might realize it's sanpeijiru, a salmon soup with root vegetables. hearty, comforting, hot. itachi is not an especially talented cook, but what he makes is edible and serviceable, and should anyone venture into the kitchen in search of food during this time, he will wordlessly pass them a bowl of it. ๏ผ‰


BLUE (INFIRMARIES)
๏ผˆ he has pieced together as much of the final moments before the tower's explosion as he could, given a lack of communication with blue. seeing the other man's post on the network filled in the missing pieces, and when blue wakes in the infirmary after his latest round of intravenous vitamins, itachi is sitting at his bedside. his eyes are dark, expression set. ๏ผ‰

Blue.

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[personal profile] firstroar 2022-07-16 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[this ceiling is getting far too familiar. Blue stares at it for a beat before his name processes and he turns his head.]

...Itachi. [his voice is quiet and hoarse.] You...here, you're...were you hurt, too...?
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[personal profile] firstroar 2022-07-17 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
[lucky to be alive, he thinks, his throat tight. he swallows, exhales, then offers:] I imagine...medicine is doing much...to ease the pain. But it's still strong. In me.

Yzak...Rey... They're the only reason...I'm alive.
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HOT SPRINGS โ™จ๏ธŽ

[personal profile] tochnyy 2022-07-17 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ mal's not a stranger to nudity; a dry or wet sauna is enjoyed best nude in the winter before a quick dunk in a lake or roll in the snow.

ravkans down care too much about nudity, between or across the sexes. a body is just a body, there is no need to make a fuss.

he doesn't know the etiquette but the showers are there and mal's come from the training room; so after he strips bare, he showers off the sweat before joining itachi in the steaming water. he lets out a sigh, pleased the way the warmth soothes sore muscles that had been overworked on the mission.

mal's a canvas of scars himself; healed bullet wounds on his shoulder and side, scratch marks along his back that look like they were made by a large animal. there's smaller ones too from brawls, falls or growing up in the countryside and then joining the army. thanks to the technology of e-23b and a few others, the freshest bullet shaped wound on mal's left side looks like it's entering the last stages of healing over; the skin's pink but wounds closed. they're both littered in battle scars but mal figures neither of them is much for comparing.

he leans against the stone they're sitting against. ]
This makes me miss the saunas back home. Any chance there's something cold to jump into after the heat?
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hot springs ayyyy;

[personal profile] choicely 2022-07-17 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yennefer's relationship to these particular rooms is more rooted in curiosity than apprehension โ€” even if she cannot fully comprehend the extent of the technology being used to create these illusions, practically on the level with even the most accomplished sorcerer within the Brotherhood, that doesn't mean she isn't willing to let herself accept them to a certain extent.

It also doesn't stop her from taking advantage of this new environment, as she first steps into the room after hearing of its changed setting wearing little more than a robe loosely belted around her waist, her hair swept up loosely and pinned at the back of her head.

The darkness within, illumination provided by starlight only, means that her eyes require an additional moment to adjust โ€” which also keeps her from seeing the springs' only other occupant until she is standing right at the edge of the water, having dropped her robe unceremoniously in a puddle of fabric around her feet. ]


Does all of this require an invitation? [ She doesn't balk at his nakedness, and certainly doesn't shy away beneath his gaze, carefully stepping down into the water and then shifting forward until only the tops of her shoulders are visible. ] Or are you merely aiming for gallantry?
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Hot springs

[personal profile] spacedisaster 2022-07-17 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Peter wandered into the simulation room simply out of pure curiosity. Whatever he had been expecting to find, hot springs weren't it. It's a nice place, calming, and he could use calming right now. He is so distracted looking at the scenery that he almost jumps a foot in the air when Itachi speaks, not having noticed him before.ย 

The scars are the first thing Pete notices when his eyes fall on Itachi, but he doesn't comment on them. He's got an array of old scars on him as well, some old, some acquired during orb missions, like the bite mark on his left shoulder courtesy of a ghoul trying to eat him. Most of his teammates, and the Ravagers, have them as well, and it's not something he ever brings up. ]


Ehm....suuure. [ He says that carefully, as if he is, in fact, very far away from sure. It's not as if he minds the nudity, Drax walks around shirtless all the time. It's only that he usually knows the person he is getting naked with a bit better. ]ย I'll be right back.

[ He disappears from view to get rid of his clothes and then comes back naked, sans a white towel wrapped around his middle. Peter's just more comfortable that way. He's never been in an onsen before, but he's gone to public pools and he's aware that it is only polite to use the shower before getting into the water. With that done, he moves closer to the pool, his wet hair already curling due to the heat and humidity, but stops short of getting inside. ]

Are there rules or something about this place that I should know? A time limit...? [ An honest question here, because he's got no idea, and nowadays, Peter is too tired to handle more arguments with people. ]
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[personal profile] firstroar 2022-07-19 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[nor should Blue, he knows. but the awareness is heavy in him, now that he's had time to grow more lucid, time to reflect. Rey...had to convince him, didn't she. granted, it didn't take much, but the fact remained that he was approaching a threshold that would've either meant Sabriel having to grab hold of him or...not at all.

he closes his eyes.]


Who...did we lose? Or is everyone... [safe? alive? still here?]
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[personal profile] firstroar 2022-07-19 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I wonder... If that...will increase. [he swallows, his arms shifting a bit, just starting to entertain the idea of sitting up.]

With all...we've seen.

[it may not be worth it for some.

not the case with Itachi, he's sure.]
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[personal profile] firstroar 2022-07-19 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Blue's mouth pulls on one side briefly before he opens his eyes again, staring at the ceiling.]

Accept, yes...maybe regret. And maybe...hang on...wishing no longer...to change the past. As what lies ahead...grows more dire.
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[personal profile] firstroar 2022-07-19 05:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[Blue thinks about it for a while, trying to contextualize what he experienced to what he'd missed out on, all stirred together in the stew of everyone's feelings when he can manage to pick them up. right now, not so much.

eventually:]
Once bitten...twice shy. Those with that...in their heart...may press harder on others. To stifle powers...to smother conflict.

Those...so used to strife...I doubt many will concede to such demands. [because some are still as gung-ho about achieving their goal than others, no matter the costs.

others? not so much.]


We were...never of one mind, but...now, even less...
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โ™จ๏ธ - hmmmm after their network chat

[personal profile] homeostatic 2022-07-19 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
( hearing of the change in sim setting brought McCoy around, generally curious to see what his fellow orbers have dreamt up in the space. the hot springs are a welcome find, even if Itachi-- barely visible at first until his eyes adjust --slightly startles him with the invitation.

alright, when in Rome.

he takes a moment getting in, the sudden change of temperature almost stinging in his extremities even after that hot shower, pinpricks scoring up his feet, his hands, his arms. it's another moment further before it translates into soothing heat, the tension in his frame easing out on the end of a long sigh. )


Something from home?
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[personal profile] firstroar 2022-07-19 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Blue's mouth curves up faintly on one side to see the look on Itachi's face. what did he expect to hear? he's no oracle, not like Physis. maybe if he had those cards Peter gave him within reach...]

We've come so far...bearing punishments of our own make... But we may wind up...punishing each other, moving ahead.
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[personal profile] homeostatic 2022-07-19 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
( McCoy quietly absorbs what info Itachi is willing to give, watching him with polite interest. True, there's a certain ease to the young man's posture, and Leonard suddenly hopes he is as relaxed as he seems, that even as he knows it's not strictly "real", he still finds some benefit in the bubbling water, the deep night, the twinkling starlight. )

So don't think too hard about it, ( he sums up, eyes drifting almost closed, sinking to his shoulders in the spring. )
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[personal profile] firstroar 2022-07-19 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[his head tilts slightly.]

It's...the answer. To your question. What I think.

[what more did you wANT]

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