QUASIPLATONICROMANTIC NOT-MESS

[chanteuser]

i'm still wheezing y'all

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week 5, monday

[chanteuser]

[ spa day spa day spa day spa day.

yes.

alex is just immediately examining all the products on the counters - skin care, hair care, and make up products with more than just casual interest, turning over some of the bottles to read the backs for more information as she goes. ]

Seriously though, a whole spa in a castle...?

[antaressnipe]

[God, this is

a lot

Chiron is going to stick close to Alex because she seems to know what all of this is for, and horse man needs a bit of guidance here]

I assume this is not normal, then?

[chanteuser]

[ chiron you are going to have the silkiest tail ever by the time they're done here. ]

... I've never been in a castle to find out, but... it seems kind of extreme. A big fancy bathroom, maybe? But this is a lot.

[antaressnipe]

You'll have to explain everything to me, if you don't mind. I'm afraid none of these products are familiar to me.

[From the lotions to the creams to the nail polish... he don't know. It'd almost be intimidating if it weren't so amusing to him.]

[chanteuser]

... I'll be honest some of it's all new to me too. [ haha! ]

But it's all suppose to do something. Like... make your hair shinier, or your skin softer. That kind of thing.

[antaressnipe]

-- But why?

[He's leaning down some, picking up a bottle here and there, eyes bright with curiosity]

To make oneself more... appealing?

[chanteuser]

Pretty much. The make up does it on a surface level, and the skincare products and that kind of thing are supposed to work on a... deeper level? I guess.

[ she's holding a lipstick now, actually. ]

[robopriest]

I know, right? One would think this is like, a fantasy resort or something instead of a castle.

[Oh, well. He picks up one of the shampoo bottles and just holds it front of the snout of the small wolf with an eyepatch beside him, who sniffs it and just gives him an unamused look.]

[arkitect]

It does seem somewhat... over-indulgent.

[he's dressed in black robes again, thanks fantasy outfits, his mask in place... and he's not slouching? it's like whatever invisible weight sat on his shoulders just isn't there, posture straighter now.

emet-selch glances into one of the mirrors that i assume is nearby if there's makeup and stuff, frowning slightly, but it's brief.]

[chanteuser]

[ wow, the healing properties of the spa are working already. ]

[robopriest]

It is, but castles scream overindulgent, really.

[And an eyebrow raise at the posture change.]

Must have gotten some good sleep last night, Emet-Selch.

[arkitect]

'Tis still unbecoming, to flaunt one's individuality so... but I suppose the rest of the place is fine enough.

[a little frown at the makeup. hm.]

I would not say I slept particularly well or poorly, though.

[robopriest]

Ah, I understand. Well, if it helps, maybe just think about it as something just done for fun than anything else.

[Emet's fantasy monk community...]

Really? You look like you've just...got a lot more energy. I don't know.

[arkitect]

Do I? I suppose I shan't complain-- perhaps it was the new bed.

[antaressnipe]

[Oh. He's standing straighter. Maybe he enjoys spas? Chiron shall not judge.

The baby deer is gonna, however, giving Emet a sniff like she's trying to discern where the change is coming from]

[arkitect]

[oh, hello. he crouches down to give her a headpat. the cat at his feet brushes against chiron's leg.]

[antaressnipe]

[Oh. Headpats. Those are acceptable and she will nudge at his hand, even as Chiron gives a quiet hum of amusement watching the cat wind around him]

She is concerned for you.

[chanteuser]

It is a bit over the top in general though.

[ the castle is pink, hansa. ] Maybe the spa just felt right by the time they got around to adding it.

[robopriest]

Hey, even if it is too much...I can't exactly say this is bad.

[chanteuser]

No one can really argue that we've earned a spa break or something by this point.

[ the cat that's been padding around her feet hops up onto the counter and paws curiously at some of the bottles, sniffing at them. ]

[robopriest]

We definitely need a break like this. Though honestly, I've never been to a spa.

[The wolf at his feet looks up at the cat, watching it, and so does Hansa, smiling.]

Hey, watch it. Your cat might be toppling down all those bottles when we least expect it.

[antaressnipe]

Yes, the last castle I was in did not have anything such as this.

[A baby deer trails after Chiron has he walks about the area, just staring in open bemusement at all of the bottles.

... Though she also wants to sniff the thing. Hansa, let her sniff the thing. She won't like it but she's so curious]

[robopriest]

You were in a castle?

[And yeah, here you go, little fellow! He holds it out for her to sniff.]

[antaressnipe]

When I was summoned. My Master and her... [Well, he thinks it's a "her"] her family stationed themselves within a large castle. It served as a fortress against enemy attacks.

[... The deer gives a sneeze. Not really sure what she expected, but she will nibble in gratitude at Hansa's fingers before darting off back to Chiron]

[robopriest]

Huh. Well, doesn't surprise me. Mages like to have those sorts of places. Mansions, manors, big castles...

[They're all so filthy rich!!!]

[But he laughs at the deer nibbling his fingers before she returns to the side of her owner.]

Goodness. Aren't you just adorable?