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. ]

Comments

[deathboss]

I...probably not because I'm sure people aren't mature enough to handle it and sometimes leave it in there..

[He shrugs.]

But this is a rich place and it's paid, right? Maybe we can bend the rules. ..

[compendiem]

Yeah. If we get in trouble, we'll just apologize.

[ Instead of following the rules in the first place, just break them and sorries make things all better, apparently.

It'll be fine.

Minato finds a vending machine somewhere and grabs two cans of coke so they can bring these metal, pressurized cans into the sauna, and maybe it isn't a little problem why drinks are banned. ]

[deathboss]

[Pffft it won't matter if they open them right?]

...let's get some water bottles too!

[This will go swimmingly.]

[compendiem]

[ It'll be fine. Minato hands Michel the soda so he can press the buttons for the water too. It's fancy ~seltzer water~ ]

[deathboss]

[Okay but seriously, nothing can be wrong with this. Except maybe...]

Hey I wonder if they have those fancy ice buckets you put wine in. A place like this should at least have one, right? I mean it would be the same...probably...

[Nope.]

[compendiem]

Probably... We'll have to see in one of the restaurants. I have my ID, so I could swing one.

[deathboss]

But you're younger than me...unless...

[Minato???]

[compendiem]

Do I look sixteen...

[ He's 22 in this AU and no less than 3 times has he gotten mistaken for a highschooler lmao ]

[deathboss]

[WOW I READ HIS AU INFO WRONG MY BAD.]

No, no! I just thought you were like...not yet over 21. I guess I never asked? It's my fault, bro. But nothing like sixteen!

[compendiem]

[ IT'S FINE I only aged him up because Rayne did it for Minako, all his icons look so young, it's deceiving ]

It's fine. I don't really drink and I don't have real jobs, so I might as well be. Discount bus tickets.

[deathboss]

[Well it's not like he has Arena icons sooooo I mean what.]

...well uh. Let's just get the bucket and go to the salt room. Then we can salt about things. How's that?

[compendiem]

Alright. I'll ask about the ice buckets. You hold onto these.

[ The water bottles get dumped into Michel's arms too, hopefully he has a good enough grip on everything to balance ten heavy beverages in his arms. ]

[deathboss]

Huh? Ouuuf!!

[By the time Minato returned Michel would be on the ground holding on to them, much like a dragon would, at the same time making sure his towel wasn't slipping off (It was)]

[compendiem]

[ Minato returns with the bucket of ice, half tempted to balance it on top of Michel's head, but decides he shouldn't be that mean. One by one, the drinks get shoved into the bucket until the ice is almost overflowing, and then it's returned to Michel to carry all of the weight. ]

[deathboss]

Aww come on!

[He struggles to stand up and he does for a good half of a second before...his towel falls down to the ground, discarded. Now he's got cold drinks in his hands and his shame on public display.]

...okay you either tie it back up, or you take these. Your choice.

[compendiem]

I'll walk behind you. Nobody will see.

[ The bucket will cover Michel's front? It'll be fine.


He's only sort of joking. ]

[deathboss]

No! Please don't!

[It's a very brief worry, truthfully, but Michel suddenly goes panicking that Minato will really do this to him. He's had this happen before back in Canada. He attempts to at least make a grab for his towel with one of his feet and nearly slips.]

Ahhh, shit!

[He manages to save himself, but the noise attracts someone, just as he puts the bucket to cover it. They stare for a few seconds, before walking out.]

[compendiem]

[ Whoops... At least they did the courtesy of walking out. Out of pity, Minato goes ahead and picks up the towel, wrapping it around Michel's waist like he should have done five seconds ago and spared everybody grief. ]

...We could drink ourselves to oblivion and forget that happened.

[ He's pretty sure that's what the other person's going to do. ]

[deathboss]

I'm just glad he didn't take a picture or know me, to be honest.

[The last thing he needs is a Youtube controversy for showing his naked everything.]

And yeah, let's do that. In the salt room. Screw the rules at this point.

[compendiem]

[ Yeah, screw the system!! The salt room is at least better than the sauna to pass out intoxicated. Minato heads out that way, tugging at his bangs a bit. ]

Maybe change your hair sometimes. When it's wet like this, they can't tell it's you.

LMAO god now I kinda want to request a memory because of that...

[deathboss]

[If his parents knew he'd be grounded until he'd turn 21. Probably. At least in his mind they'd be disappointed. BUT AT THIS RATE HE DON'T CARE VERY MUCH RIGHT NOW.

He runs a hand into his hair and thinks about it.]

Yeah...you mean like...cut it cut? Wear a wig? Color it up? I already do the tips so...

[compendiem]

You could shave your head bald.

[ ZERO HASSLE, JUST LIKE THE MONK SAYS. We can both get memory regains from this. ]

[deathboss]

[I'm glad our tags are leaking into the 4th wall wait never mind.]

Oh hell no! Michel will never have a bald head! That's like...my dad has a full set of hair! I've got anti-balding genetics, I'm gonna hold on to it like it's gold! Maybe I could put it up in a small braid, mind you...

[At least by now they have arrived at the salt room. Eikichi takes a peek in.]

We're alone.

[He does a come-hither motion to Minato despite the fact he's right next to him like the two are going to pass into a music concert by jumping the barrier. The inside looks really weird.]

[compendiem]

[ What a weird room... It's uncomfortably "New Age" and Minato sticks a little closer to Michel, half hiding behind him as if he isn't sure how he's supposed to act in a salt room. ]

If we lick the rocks, is it also salt...?

[ It's tempting. ]

I can't believe I found a video of this but

[deathboss]

Uhhh....I'm sure you wouldn't be the first one but I'm also not sure what sickness you'd leave with.

[Yeah this room is so New Age, no wonder no on else is coming in here...is that...there's some sandcastle building equipment on the side? He walks on over, putting his stuff on a chair.]

They want you to dig with the salt? I feel like I'm missing out some sort of profound meaning.