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[oi_theoi]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 44, Afternoon
Where: New baths (=
What: Mingle~

[SO, monsters are dead, and Del is radiating in a way you've never seen her before. After taking care of healing any who request it from her, she heads to the large, empty room immediately west of the main hall, where the floors have always been mysteriously uneven.

And, if you watch, you will find that on the highest crop of uneven floor, about nine feet up, that a waterfall suddenly springs into existence. It rapidly flows down into a large pool, and from there into trenches, filling a semi-circular path with cool, fresh water.

In the corners of the room, deep circular holes are filled with water that begins to faintly bubble and steam.

The new baths lack any kind of divider for gender, they are simply a mostly empty room with a river circling through it and a few delightful hotsprings off to the side. The water, however, will always be fresh and clean. And while there are no plants or decorations yet to make this place quite an oasis, it is obvious from the design that that there once was such things and could be again.

Finally, Dellen adds an impressive pile of fluffy white towels to one corner. This will not be refreshed but should be enough that at least for today, no one goes without.

And as her last gesture before disappearing, adds these words to the wall at the back of the baths]

Well done. Thank you.

Comments

[allmadeofstars]

And now we're here.

[unmaskedlizard]

... Yeah.

[reaches to brush the hair away from Allen's left eye]

There isn't anything for you to see anyway...

Has it been quiet at least or is it still bothering you?

[allmadeofstars]

[it's like you can SEE the lies flitting across his face]

[he opens and closes his mouth a few times, then eventually lands on just not saying anything :'D]

[unmaskedlizard]

...

The entire time I was in a whole other planet it still bothered me. Figures. . .

[allmadeofstars]

Y . . . yeah . . .

[unmaskedlizard]

[smooths his hair =(]

Haah.

[allmadeofstars]

. . . the Noah, also—

Nnh.

[unmaskedlizard]

... I figured.

[allmadeofstars]

It's just . . . a matter of time, isn't it?

[unmaskedlizard]

That won't happen. We won't let it.

Why settle for being screwed over by an absent God, when there are plenty here you can call on directly?

[allmadeofstars]

Ah . . . I wonder if—

[unmaskedlizard]

Maybe something can be done. Right?

So you won't disappear from here.

[allmadeofstars]

. . . Allen . . .

[unmaskedlizard]

You won't. And it's-- it's calm here. You won't end up like me either. It'll be better.

[allmadeofstars]

There's nothing wrong with the way you are . . .

[unmaskedlizard]

[JUST LOOKS AT HIM]

[allmadeofstars]

Self-esteem could use work?

[unmaskedlizard]

Your ability to objectively observe reality could use work. We'll figure out a way to help you that doesn't splice you.

[allmadeofstars]

. . . m-mm. Okay . . .

[unmaskedlizard]

We'll figure it out. I won't let anything happen to you.

[allmadeofstars]

[goes a flustered, pleased pink for just a moment before trying to TSUN THROUGH IT]

You don't need to protect me—!

[unmaskedlizard]

Did you think I wouldn't protect you?!

[allmadeofstars]

I'm saying I don't need it!

[unmaskedlizard]

You need it if you're ever thinking it's just a matter of time! I won't accept it!

[allmadeofstars]

[suddenly the water immediately around you is FREEZING COLD]

You won't, huh?