closed | a day of relaxation for everyone's souls

[elevelvetor]

WHO: Persona peeps + Elliot
WHERE: An exceptionally nice bathhouse-spa-restaurant, reserved for a day
WHEN: March 17th, 12PM to 8PM
WHAT: Persona meeting #4 as hosted by Elizabeth, due to a conversation with Akira
WARNINGS: Make your own top levels, though everything in the third prompt will have its own section to keep things nice and neat. (did i smash rayne and hei's text together? a little)

I. TAKE A LOAD OFF
[ The spa is all paid for, as are the treatments, so why not take advantage of it? There's plenty to do, from all kinds of massages, to mud and ash baths, to a sauna, nail and hair salon, etc... Essentially if there's something for comfort, it's here, so don't think too hard about it. ]

II. GET SOME PRACTICE IN
[ Want to train? Well, today's host has a relaxed "no overworking" policy for today, but the spa does have a gym in reserve if you really, really want to do something. Whatever's in a gym is in this one, including a room that seems to usually be used for things like yoga classes or kickboxing or something? It's big, so there's plenty of room, but, like

please don't break anything. ]

III. I GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE SOME ACTUAL DISCUSSION THOUGH
[ For those that get hungry, you're in luck: the meeting proper is being held in the restaurant attached to this particularly fancy spa, at around 6pm. Eat some healthy, refreshing food (though you can technically do this whenever during your stay, this is the Official Dinner Meeting Time) and talk about the following things:

• Newbie introductions
• Team building (share/discuss/get to know each other + trust exercises)
• Memories/Retrospec shenanigans
• Items and abilities from Retrospec
• Privacy issues (Personas are free to be talked about, but other issues may have come up)
• Free discussion/advice corner

Elizabeth's also procured some whiteboards and markers, if illustrating things is easier for you, or if you want add to Yukiko's relationship board (which has made its reappearance once again). Don't worry about being overheard—connections being what they are, this room is fairly private and the waiters only come when called. Elizabeth's made arrangements with her fancy connections. ]

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[compendiem]

[ Whoaaa he's a rocket and this honestly comes as a shock-- part because he's being lifted out into the air, and half because being lifted out from hot water into freezing air is just

no

This might be the first time in five months that I've used this icon. ]

[tarotcards]

[ i am really glad that souji brought that icon back since last year. i am honoured. the minato rocket stays up in the air because yes, freeze because souji needs to make sure that minato's awake so he doesn't fall asleep again. he will say something though ]

... hello.

[ yeah, that's what he's saying ]

[compendiem]

[ ... ]

Hi.

[ is the kneejerk response to being said hello to, Minato hanging limply in the air and staring down at Souji. Goosebumps pepper his arms almost immediately with the stark change in temperature and he thinks about asking politely to be let down back into the water. ]

Cannonball me.

[ Throw him into the air and dunk him into the water. ]

[tarotcards]

[ souji kind of stares at minato for two seconds before he tilts minato on his side to quickly hold him with one hand before he kind of just... dunks minato into the water like a basketball. ]

[ is this what you wanted, senpai ]

[compendiem]

[ He gets the air only partially knocked out of him because he'd expected this, but down he goes. The water isn't very deep and he has enough time in between the suggestion and the actual doing it to draw a breath, so he can let himself stay submerged for a little while longer this time.

Water's great and Souji should try. Like the good senpai he is, Minato goes ahead and hooks his ankle around Souji's, and sweeps him off his feet. ]

[tarotcards]

[ souji was not expecting this level of betrayal. this is........... the top ten anime level betrayal. he goes down with not much of a breath and his face is completely not ready to be suddenly submerged in the hot water. the first second of being underwater has him thinking of nothing but aaaaAAAAAAAAA but once the aaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAs have worn off, he uses what little held breath he has to find if minato is underwater with him because if so... ]

[ souji's going to make a heart with his hand and then crack it in half. that is his broken heart right now ]

[compendiem]

[ Minato makes a heart with his hands, and extends it out towards Souji. There. You can have his heart as replacement. ]

[tarotcards]

[ you do now realize that souji will now be taking minato's heart-hands, holding it to his chest, and never letting go?? ]

[compendiem]

[ Then they will drown together. ]

[tarotcards]

[ romantic ]

[ souji isn't ready to die just yet though so while still holding onto minato's hands, he will surface. come up to the land of air with him or will you stay here to perish ]

[compendiem]

[ Not being able to breathe hits a little too close to one of his greatest fears, so he surfaces right after Souji does, standing straight up so that his hair falls thick and wet over his face, like a curtain blocking him off so that nobody can see that it's him having his hands held hostage, why did he give Souji his hands, that was a stupid idea. ]

Um.

[ UMM. ]

[tarotcards]

[ minato fucked up and now he's going to pay for his mistake. souji holds minato's hands with both of his own and they're still held close to his chest ]

These are now mine.

[compendiem]

I promised someone no more bleeding hands, so unfortunately, they come as a package deal.

[ DOES HE WANT TO DEAL WITH THE REST OF HIM?? Choose wisely. ]

[tarotcards]

What comes with the package deal?

[ souji doesn't make any wise decisions around minato so guess which choice he's going to make ]

[compendiem]

Me. I'll be in your care.

[tarotcards]

I'll make sure to treat you right.

[ he bows his head. ]

May I hold your hand for the rest of the day?

[ why is he asking when these hands are his ]

[compendiem]

[ He considers saying no, but maybe that's pushing his luck when he gets no say, seeing as Souji now own his hands. ]

You can hold one hand.

[tarotcards]

[ souji's going to find a permanent marker and write on minato's hands later btw but he will entwine his hand with one of minato's, letting go of the other. souji's really lucky that tatsuma is okay with him doing all this dumb nonsense ]

How's this?

[compendiem]

[ "Property of Souji Narukami"... It's his property; he might as well get it tattooed.

Minato flexes his fingers a little, smaller in between Souji's. ]

Oh. This is nice. I don't have to grip tightly, with the knuckles keeping our hands together.

[ Lacing fingers is surprisingly convenient; it's better than regular holding hands by the palm. ]

[tarotcards]

[ he'll make sure to get it tattooed in cursive with cute hearts and roses around it ]

I can also lead you to wherever you want to go and you don't even need to keep your eyes open to follow.

[ sleep walk or something ]

[compendiem]

[ Amazing. He'll have Minako's dragon tattoo beat.

SOUJI'S PROPOSITION IS EVEN MORE AMAZING THOUGH Minato closes his eyes right away. ]

You can drag me around the pool. [ hot springs ] It'd be like swimming, but zero effort. [ don't swim in hot springs, guys ]

[tarotcards]

[ there are no signs that say you can't swim in the hot springs (there probably are) but does it look like souji really cares? ]

If you lie on your back, I'll pull you along. Thrice around the pool and maybe we can try something new after? Like mud baths?

[ he just wants an excuse to take some mud and smear it across minato's face ]

[compendiem]

As long as I don't have to move, okay.

[ He can flip over onto his back, though, no assistance needed. And even extend his other hand out over his head so he can be balanced while floating on his back. This is something he probably hasn't done since he was four and learning how to swim, maybe. ]

[tarotcards]

[ all minato needs to do is just relax and souji will begin to walk him around the hot springs, pulling him along gently. other people are probably staring at them, wondering what's going on, but souji pays no attention to them. he just makes sure that minato is enjoying himself on this journey, floating around on his back like an otter ]

How is it so far?

[compendiem]

[ All he needs is some clam shells and he's set. It's relaxing, though, that feeling of water moving past his shoulders without expending energy on his part-- it makes him think of the ever ascending Velvet Room, of progression and growth. There are times when he feels that he doesn't deserve growth unless he puts in his full efforts and then some, but there are other times, like this, where he thinks it's okay even if he doesn't act.

It's like a trust fall exercise, except in this case, it's Souji holding onto his hands, and Minato silent and fast asleep and would probably sink and drown the moment he's let go. ]