QUASIPLATONICROMANTIC NOT-MESS

[chanteuser]

i'm still wheezing y'all

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[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.

[robopriest]

Perhaps it was. Well, I'm glad.

[And gesturing at the Pallas cat at his feet.]

...Who is your new friend?

[WHAT KIND OF CAT IS THAT??]

[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.

[arkitect]

Concerned...? I cannot imagine why.

[he straightens, after giving the deer pats.]

I am uncertain what I lost, but I feel well enough, despite this body.

[chanteuser]

I’m still trying to work out if those kinds of memory losses are better or worse —- when you don’t remember what they are.

[ still..... ]

You do look less tired. And a little more relaxed?

[antaressnipe]

[... A terrible thought crosses Chiron's mind but frankly it's so bad that he immediately

pushes it to the side for now until he has more evidence but no

absolutely not]

Are you partial to the area, then? I know many here enjoy the scenery.

[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.

[chanteuser]

Me neither. [ haha! ] But I think it's all kinda self explanatory?

[ the cat taps a paw against one of the bottles, like it's unsure if the bottle is going to come to life and fight them. pat pat. pat. ]

I'm pretty sure it's going to knock something over whether I intervene or not. [ the cat pats the bottle harder. it's a push top. some lotion comes flying out of the push top and lands on the cat's paw.


the cat jumps about a foot in the air, dashes off the counter directly at hansa's wolf and somehow manages to wriggle so it's hiding as much as it can between the wolf's front legs, peeking out at the counter.



alex just sighs. ]

[robopriest]

[Hansa is silent for a moment.]

[And then bursts out laughing.]

[The wolf is surprised, of course, by the cat running between her legs, and then just...lets out a low grumble and huff, moving to prod at the cat with her snout.]

[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?

[antaressnipe]

Mm, yes, I... [A squint] I suppose they do?

[Dat mage money]

She is only adorable because there is an audience. By herself, she is far more likely to get into curious mischief.