trans_9 | Splish Splash, I was taking a bath (Bendy timed to just after the weddings)

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Splish Splash, I was taking a bath (Bendy timed to just after the weddings)

Not everybody wanted to go to the consummation huts straight off the bat. Which meant if they wanted to get cleaned up, they needed another spot to do so in.

Luckily, the city had just such a place: the great public baths. They were rather immense. And open, since the Moai didn't have much in the way of nudity taboos. There were private stalls around the edges, though, for those who weren't quite so open. Or just wanted to do a little 'private' bathing (wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more). It's traditional for the baths to take a while. After all, pretty much everybody here has just gotten married! Enjoy!

(Oh. And your clothes are going to disappear. Nothing personal, the Rapa Nui just want to make sure you have something clean and dry to change into when you've bathed. Isn't that nice?)

((Yep, there are public baths in the city. Have fun with it! And Jono's still outside the city. I just want to be able to get notifs after I ask for no notifications on the main post.))

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Hoshi nodded before her usual optimism returned to her as a smile broke out on her face.

"I'd be honored," she said as she glanced at Ronnae. Oh, if they weren't naked...!

"Thank you, you two. You guys are really great friends."

"It won't be a problem," Billy confirmed happily. "We've had department members do incredible work on limbs before. Just grab Ronnie and whoever else you're comfortable with."

He smiled happily at Hoshi. "Only for someone as worth it as you."

"You got it!" She laughed shyly, covering her mouth. "I'm just really happy we're here. It's a much needed separation from the ship to be honest." She looks up in thought but shakes her head. She can handle her doubts later. Right now, it was fun time. "Hey look!" She waited for them two to look away before splashing water at them with a smile and sticking her small tongue out playfully at them.

"It is," Hoshi replied with a grin. She then decided to play along and was splashed by Ronnae. Then, with a smirk, she used her good arm to splash at the both of them.

"That's for you!"

"Hey!" Billy looked alarmed. Was splashing around in the sacred baths even allowed? He didn't want to be the one to annoy the locals, but---boy, he couldn't just let them win unopposed.

His flick of water was weaker than theirs had been. "Are we sure this isn't a violation of the laws?" he hissed.

Ronnie tilted her head with an mock incredulous look letting it set in on Billy before she laughed shyly. "It might be. I gu-guess I should behave."

She did a light flick of the water before blushing and sinking slightly into the water, keeping only her nose and up above the water looking at them.

"Uh... Sorry, local people," Hoshi said as she sank down in the water, keeping her head above the water.

How embarrassing, she thought mostly to herself.

Billy looked upset---he hadn't meant to say it that harshly, and just when they were having a good time! Maybe he was just too jumpy and uptight.

"Or maybe it's not so bad. I didn't say it was breaking a rule, I don't know, I just---"

He couldn't think of what to say next, so he threw his head back in frustration and submerged himself entirely. All they would see of him would be a bubble trail.

Ronnae's face went completely red, and she fidgeted to make sure her towel was in place. I mean secretly... she might not mind letting him see her but still... Not in front of all these people! She did a sideglance to Hoshi with an embarrassed smile.

Hoshi's hand moved to pat Billy on the back, showing that she wasn't mad at him to begin with. After all, they weren't natives on this planet -- the local people were. They were guests. (And, if she had acted like this in any of the military functions her father took her to, ohhh she would have gotten into trouble.)

"It's no problem, Billy. Someone's gotta be the considerate one."

Billy surfaced, wet hair dripping in his face and obscuring his eyes. He used Hoshi's hand as a guide up, smiling lightly at her.

"I always got scolded for ruining everyone else's fun as a child. I just didn't want to do it to you too."

Ronnae point a finger at her still beaming, even if still embarrassed, smile.

"This doesn't look like ruined fun does it?" She gave him a playful thumbs up and sunk back to the water only leaving her nose and up showing. She looked at them both from slightly above the surface.

Hoshi chuckled warmly, her smile matching her warmth as well.

"Oh, please. You didn't ruin my fun, Billy. Now, if you don't stop, I'm gonna give you a wet willie and then dunk you in the water," she said, a confident smirk crossing her lips.

That got him going. Billy's eyes opened wide, his body shrinking back against the tub wall. "I'm certain that won't be necessary. It's fine."

Ronnie smiled, slowly and nervously edging nearby him till she was finally next to him. She settled down and relaxed against the wall as well, sinking down up to her chin.

"I hope it all goes well. And if it doesn't..." She looks around with a faint smile. "At least it seems most had a good time."

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