Open-ish ♔ Gods’ Arcadia: Charisma Millennium Kingdom

[priforprince]

Who: CelePara Talent Agency (& any interlopers)
When: July 11-12
Where: A luxury hot spring in the Near Shore
What: Hibiki won hot spring tickets. This is what passes for a training camp in CelePara.
Warnings: Bathing, so, nudity. Elitism, bad decisions. It’s a log with Hibiki in it.


[ A private overnight at a hot springs resort is the only part of Hibiki’s grand prize from the shopping district lottery she’d wanted. Rather than go completely by herself, however, she’s invited Natsuru, Kuroyukihime, Venus, and Wendy along - one part reward for Tanabata, one part Important Training. The more elite atmosphere to which Hibiki can expose Natsuru, the more the girl will be influenced! The more refined Japanese environments in which Kuroyukihime finds herself, the more she’ll grow into the motifs bestowed upon her by the god in whose temple she resides!

Venus and Wendy are, of course, here to make tea. Hibiki is making a special exception and drinking only green tea this trip - that’s the role - but the frequency with which she requires this beverage merits having her own supply on hand in addition to the inn’s.

The hot spring has been completely reserved for their group. This wasn’t quite what had been written on the tickets, but Hibiki went out to the casino, exerted her sensitivity to the number 1, and then booked the whole place herself the next morning. This means they have far more rooms at their disposal than they need, should anyone happen to have overheard plans about this trip….and the hired help is unlikely to notice any extra guests from the Far Shore….

….Granted, if you aren’t currently working with her, Hibiki will not be pleased to see you. But who cares? Hot spring!

Let us enjoy an elegant experience. ]

[[ ooc: This is a mingle log! Post your own top-level or comment around to others. The link in the “where” description shows off the particular inn this hot spring is based on, but basically, if it’s a Hot Springs Staple and you want to play with it, go nuts.

CelePara are the only people who have been invited, but if you can conceivably say your character could have overheard one of the people involved talking about this trip, feel free to have them crash the party. ]]

Comments

[declamando]

No, you're right. But she seemed exceptionally kind to have been burdened with something like that.

[It's a troubling thought, though, so Maria tries not to bring the conversation down with it, instead considering the other things that had gone on that night.]

Did you see the performance stage they had set up at the festival? They brought together some impressive acts.

[priforprince]

Advance notice would have been appreciated. [ That is her other major takeaway from the performance stage. Since we're not going back to Barry Goodman. ]

...But I saw it. An eclectic assortment.

[ WE'RE NOT GOING BACK TO BARRY GOODMAN. ]

[declamando]

I'd consider that a good thing. Just one genre and you risk only appealing to part of the audience.

[Maria can be quite versatile in style when she wants to be, but not everyone has that advantage, so getting a variety of acts together was a good plan as far as she's concerned.]

Did you find any of them particularly memorable? [Maria didn't actually see Barry perform, so she's not aware of what Hibiki may or may not have gone through.]

[priforprince]

That's an all-encompassing word.

[ la la la la la not thinking about it again, once today was enough already

la la la ]

[declamando]

[That tells Maria plenty of itself, but she can't help but be curious now.]

Well, yes, but I don't remember seeing any particularly objectionable performances, so I'd think you would've had to be particularly unlucky to come across one.

[That much, she can say in honesty. All the performances she saw were quite good and fitting for the occasion.]

[priforprince]

How long were you watching?

[ please do not be into....

la la la la la la la

not thinking about it

la la la la la la la pyu amore love, la la la la la ]

[declamando]

I had to view on-and-off, unfortunately. I wanted to experience the whole festival, so I was mostly at the stage whenever I happened to pass by or had picked up some food I didn't want to be wandering around with.

[There's a somewhat apologetic note at that. She honestly would have loved to see all of the performances, but she'd also felt like seeing the entirety of the festival had been the better trade-off.]

[priforprince]

[ la la la la to the path of needing to "believe", offer this casabla---oh thank goodness, if Maria heard [[redacted]], they're not going to talk about it

Hibiki can fully smile again. ] It was a night rich in festivities.

[ She adjusts her posture in this chair, the better to sink into it. ] Make use of this emptiness however you wish, as well....

[ Ugh, she's comfortable. She's going to recruit this chair for CelePara. It's a genius. ]

[declamando]

It was. I'm glad it went uninterrupted. [Unlike the last festival. The sooner she forgets that disaster, the happier she'll be.

Maria is quite comfortable for the moment as well, and since she's had rather a lengthy soak already, it seems a good time for a lengthy rest.]

I assure you, I'll use the facilities to their fullest. [Not that it requires a great deal of effort to do that in a place like this, where the point is unwinding.]

[priforprince]

You're welcome.

[ Both "welcome to it" and "I'm going to pretend you're thanking me for my foresight in preparing this trip". Hibiki is broadminded like that, and clever. ]