Log; Ongoing

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When; July 31st, evening
Rating; PG-13 for nudity (on Makie's part anyway XD)
Characters; Kenshin Himura (crossshapedscar) and Makie Otonotachibana (sworddancing)
Summary; Makie accompanies Kenshin to the hot springs.
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Makie stood at the threshold of the temple, waiting for a man whom she had only "met" over the network. "Heard" was more specific, as she watched the road leading to the temple. A man whose voice was gentle and subdued, and seemed to be clumsy at times as well.

But she learned well to see beyond what was in front of her, and she was mildly curious as to what shape the voice would take form in.

In the distance, she saw a figure making it's way purposefully towards the temple. She smoothed the front of her radically-modified kimono (only a fourth of the sleeves left, her kimono "skirt" with 2 slits all the way up her thighs for maximum movement) and took a few steps forward to greet him.

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Kenshin approached the temple, seeing a woman waiting at the threshold. That had to be Otonotachibana-dono. She was wearing a woman's kimono that had been altered for use in battle. Although he could not recall her blatantly saying she was a fighter, he had deduced the fact from her speech shortly after he began conversing with her.

He smiled warmly at her as she approached him.

"Otonotachibana-dono?" he asked brightly.

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"Himura-san." She smiled back. Long, startlingly red hair which she had never seen before, a slight build, warm violet eyes, a pink hakama with white gi and a sheathed sword at his side.

And the quite large x-shaped scar on his left cheek, of course.

She bowed to him quite formally, as her outfit can muster formal. "It is an honor to finally meet you in person." When she faced him again, she wrinkled her nose a bit and said "I'd have to agree with you that the orange smell is not pleasant indeed, a shame."

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Kenshin bowed to her in return. "Sessha is honored as well de gozaru yo."

"Oro..." His face fell slightly as she mentioned the stench of rotting oranges wafting off of him. "Heh, gomennasai, Otonotachibana-dono..."

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"It is alright, Himura-san. That is what the hot springs are for." She stepped to the side and motioned towards the temple gates with her hand. "Please walk with me? We'll be heading to it now. It is fortunate that Greed is not occupying it tonight with one of his friends." she smiled, waiting for Kenshin to step forward for her to fall in step beside him.

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"Hai, hai," Kenshin answered, starting forward to walk with Otonotachibana-dono. "Ah... Greed-san... Sessha has seen him on the network de gozaru. He is quite the ladies man de gozaru. He hasn't bother Otonotachibana-dono, has he?"

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"Yes, he is, isn't he? And I hear it isn't just with the womenfolk." She said as they walked the path towards the hot springs. "I have heard he is quite adept with the menfolk as well."

"But he is respectful if one does not wish his advances. Not that I cannot defend myself if he ever wants to force himself upon me, of course."

They walked for a bit longer along the winding path dotted with trees, then reached the clearing where the pool was, in the middle of the natural outcropping of rocks that surrounded it. Another small path emerged from the back of the pool and went all the way to the Bathhouse, where Doumeki and his friends were staying. To the side of the pool were the two changing and bathing rooms, one for male and one for female.

"Ah, we are here. To the left is the male changing and bathing room, Himura-san. There are some towels there for your use. If you need anything, I shall just be in the other room."

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"Sessha is glad to hear that de gozaru."

Kenshin nodded to her after she motioned toward the changing rooms. "Arigatou, Otonotachibana-dono."

Kenshin moved to the changing station, going through all the normal motions before exiting to the pool itself. He lowered himself into the water, already feeling better for the soothing warmth.

[OOC: Hope I described that right, because unfortunately I'm clueless X_X]

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As soon as Kenshin entered the male changing room, Makie made her way towards the women's room. Just some days ago she had been in the springs with Ryuzaki with the raccoon-ish eyes. She idly wondered to herself, as she divested herself of her clothing, what she was doing with Himura-san this time.

After wrapping herself in a short towel that ended only halfway down her thighs, she stopped and listened intently to the sounds outside. Ah, she could hear his footsteps on stone, moving towards the pool. And there was the small, splashing sound of someone sliding into the hot waters.

At that, she parted the curtain of the women's changing room and walked outside as well. She didn't stop until she was standing at the pool's edge, visible to Kenshin's view.

"Is the water's temperature to your liking, Himura-san?"

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"Oro..." Kenshin chirped, seeing Otonotachibana-dono standing at the edge of the pool in her bathing towel. He quickly looked away and closed his eyes in order to be polite to the young woman.

"Hai, the temperature is very good de gozaru."

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"That is good to hear. Then, may I join you?"

Not that she was waiting for a reply from him. She peeled off her towel and let it drop in a little heap on the stone floor. She dipped her right foot in the water a few times to accustom herself to the heat, and slowly slipped into the water. As with Ryuzaki, she positioned herself across him.

"Mm, you are right. The temperature is just right", she sighed.

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Before he could say anything, she had already dropped the towel. He turned to say something and sputtered as she entered the water.

"A--ano... O--oto--tonotachibana-do-dono, this this appropriate!?!" Kenshin quickly averted his eyes.

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"Mm? Ah, did I forget to tell you, Himura-san? This is a mixed bath."

She saw him sputter, go red and turn his eyes away from her. This amused her, because most of the men she knew would rather lock their eyes on her body and proceed to do what they wished with her.

"Perhaps this is not appropriate, but wouldn't you like to share a pool with someone such as myself~?"

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Kenshin laughed nervously. "Hai, Otonotachibana-dono forgot to mention de gozaru. Daijoubu, daijoubu."

He looked up, relieved to see that she was completely covered by the water. Granted, he was male, and he did enjoy the sight of the female body, but he was also surprisingly modest and had no wish of taking advantage of the situation. He brought his legs closer together under the water, putting his hands in his lap for good measure. He frowned slightly thinking of the exchange he had recently had with Saitou. Sessha does not act like an old grandma de gozaru.

"Gomennasai, Otonotachibana-dono, Sessha did not mean to sound as though he did not want your company de gozaru."

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"That is alright, Himura-san." she assured him, smiling. "I was just teasing you a little."

She then proceeded to lean back against the stones surrounding the sides of the pool, sighed, and relaxed her body.

"Ah, by the way, I think someone from your world is also here, Himura-san. He lives in the Temple with me. I believe his name was Fujita Goro? And that you know each other."

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"Oro?" Kenshin tilted his head slightly, thinking. "Fujita... Goro..? AH!" After a second it clicked that she was refering to Saitou. "Hai, he is from Sessha's world de gozaru."

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"Mm." It was just for a second, but he thought about who that was. Mm, he must know him by another name then, she thought.

"I see. I am glad that you have someone here from your time, Himura-san. At least you will not be totally alone."

"Ah, he did also ask if you have been teaching me sword fighting" she amusedly added. "I think he was impressed to know that I have been training myself for all these years..."

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"Ah," Kenshin felt a muscle in his cheek twitch at Otonotachibana-dono's happy tone of him not being alone. Of all the people who could have shown up from his world, Saitou Hajime was definately not that high on his list of company. "At least there is that de gozaru."

"And Sessha is also impressed that Otonotachibana-dono has trained on her own de gozaru. It is a difficult task de gozaru."