obligatory hot springs episode

[cavedwellers]

[what the hell, the brochures said nothing about a hot spring! but WHO CARES it'll be fun and there's pretty much enough light to see by in this part of the caves. Also there is still no lifeguard on duty, but there are little bat-eared monkey things hopping around the rocks so probably there's nothing too predatory in the water. And it's all steaming and warm -- if you're a lifeform that enjoys warm water, anyway, you're in for a treat! Almost certainly nothing could go wrong here. Just keep an eye on your valuables; those little buggers have clever paws.]

((Mingle post go! Tag each other, have fun.))

Comments

[prankster_gambit]

[you slap your hands over your mouth and lean in closer]

oh my god I completely forgot! Karkat I am so sorry.

[you glance over at Tavros and Gamzee who look....weeell, a little preoccupied but still]

do you think they heard? I'll protect you if they did!

[pincerattack]

I don't think they did, no. Just don't yell it next time.

[and now that the rush of terror and rage is over you realize that you are standing out in the water on slippery rocks and oh jegus.]

[prankster_gambit]

I know, I'm sorry!

[Karkat's look a little...uhm. You put your hands on his shoulders.]

Are you okay? I mean, aside from the whole, uh, slip up that just happened.

[pincerattack]

[now that you're out here, no, you're really not okay, this is freaky. breathe, Karkat, nobody else is flipping out about this! you manage to stay calm except for hanging onto John a little tighter, and even then you're careful with the claws.]

I'm fine.

...how deep does this get?

[prankster_gambit]

I wouldn't think it would go deep since these things are for relaxing....but this looks like a natural one so I don't know.

Oooh, we should go find out!

[pincerattack]

[that is not what you should do at all! actually, you kind of want to sit at the side, because you think maybe if you lean back and let the water work for awhile you might get rid of the tension headache that's been throbbing up the back of your neck for the past three weeks. but you're pretty much used to it and John will probably insinuate you are a cluckbeast again if you back out now.]

Fine, I guess. [see icon and keywords]