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[blindlyfollows.livejournal.com]

[ So. Communal showers. They suck, right? That's what she thinks. Unfortunately, the usual shower she uses refuses to let her in. As have any other single bathrooms she's managed to find. Riku is pretty sure this place hates her, but there's only so long you can put off a shower. There are no markers to suggest which sex should be showering in here, but fortunately the place has short curtains to shield everything from her shoulders down to her knees.

It's only adding insult to injury that the one she's using just broke, the showerhead snapping off to spray her with a hard stream of water. ]

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[tarpinmypants.livejournal.com]

[of course, a communal shower just wouldn't be communal without other people in it. Roxas here glances over in surprise at the thunk, then looks down when the shower head rolls to touch a bare foot.]

Are you okay?

[why yes, that was a feminine voice.]

[blindlyfollows.livejournal.com]

[She barely hears it, between the water hitting her face and the way she's scrambling to turn it off. Riku has the appearance of a drowning kitten when she manages to do so, hair hanging flat in her face.]

Fantastic.

[tarpinmypants.livejournal.com]

You can move to a different one.. I won't look.

[she's standing in just a towel, dutifully looking aside with a hand over her chest to keep the towel from sliding off.]

[blindlyfollows.livejournal.com]

[Oh my god this place hates her. Riku stays where she is for a moment, but the combination of the cold and the soap still covering half of her gets her grabbing her towel to wrap around her, and pushing the curtain aside so she can move to the nearest shower as quick as possible.]

Thanks.

[tarpinmypants.livejournal.com]

[guess who is totally stealing a peek. not much, just enough of one that Roxas gets a nice view of some leg and that towel flapping around them. she clears her throat and waits for the curtain to close, then... casually takes the stall right next to the one Riku chose.]

So... Have you been here long?

[blindlyfollows.livejournal.com]

[Why you-- You're lucky she doesn't notice, too busy making sure she's covered by the towel and then the new curtain. That makes her pause before turning on the water. She wasn't expecting conversation.]

... I guess.

[tarpinmypants.livejournal.com]

[the water is being turned on, but she's testing how warm it is with a toe before even thinking of getting under the spray.]

It's strange. I've never seen so many people that look like me, or the people I know.

[blindlyfollows.livejournal.com]

[Riku snorts at that, slicking half of her hair back and turning her own water on. She's already wet, what does she care if she's under it?]

I'd be surprised if you had.

[tarpinmypants.livejournal.com]

[she'd rather not end up leaping out of the stall from freezing water, thank you.]

I've only been here a few days. They say there isn't a way out.

[guiltybreak.livejournal.com]

Ah-

[He was just about to ask who he assumes is another fellow what wrong turn he made on the way to the kitchen, but it seems that piping's got other ideas]

So it's only the walls that won't break.

[blindlyfollows.livejournal.com]

[It takes some scrambling and possibly a muttered curse (which would have come out sounding rather bubbly, under that water), but she gets the water off. She didn't hear that, unfortunately, so when she turns to move out and spots him she backpedals straight into the shower wall. Ow.]

[guiltybreak.livejournal.com]

[Oh dear, perhaps he really is too soft-spoken. He'll try and speak clearly then]

My apologies for startling you, it truly wasn't my intention.

[Alas, he's still under the impression he's speaking to another male]

[blindlyfollows.livejournal.com]

[Well, there's no mistaking her voice for anything but feminine, so this should clue him in.]

And what was your intention?

[guiltybreak.livejournal.com]

[That...is a mighty strange voice for a fellow, and he'll start as his lack of manners hits him like a ton of bricks]

Y-you're not- oh...

[So his cheeks turn a very festive shade of red and he makes a quick about-face, turning away and slapping hand over his eyes just for good measure. Not that he needs to when he's facing the other direction entirely but that's a lady and you don't stroll up to ladies when they're showering and probably nakaed and-

No he'll just not think about that]

S-sorry!

[blindlyfollows.livejournal.com]

I'm not? What did you think I was?

[She's grabbing her towel and wrapping it around herself. Even with the curtain protecting most of her, she's not taking any chances.]

[guiltybreak.livejournal.com]

[He takes a moment to try and compose himself, though it's tempting to scamper off. It's only fair to explain]

The others I'd met so far were boys, so I-I assumed you would be, as well.

I was told there are multiples of everyone, however...

[blindlyfollows.livejournal.com]

Yeah, most of the 'me's here are guys. There are only a couple girls. Same goes for everyone else, I guess.

[She feels much better now that she's more or less covered.]

[coverspine.livejournal.com]

Um--

( Seems like Sora's got really bad luck ever since he entered the room, because he keeps getting in awkward situations. He has just finished his shower, a few sections away, and heard the clang of metal hit the tile. )

'verything okay over... ( His voice falters as the scraping of metal hits his ear. Seems that showerhead has a date its late to. A more worried tone enters his voice. ) Are you okay?

[blindlyfollows.livejournal.com]

[Must be a Sora thing, that natural attraction to awkward. Riku thinks it rubbed off on her a while back. Water is going everywhere outside of her little area, and Riku's reaching blindly to turn it off. Don't mnid her, she's only yelling because it's so loud.]

I've been better!

[coverspine.livejournal.com]

( Book with water, book with water... )

❝ In the Heart of the Sea ❞.

( The spray of water doesn't completely stop: it lessens, at least. )

[blindlyfollows.livejournal.com]

[Should be enough that she can turn it off at least, right?]

...what was that?

[coverspine.livejournal.com]

( Yup; it's more of a trickle now, slowly starting to turn off. )

Oh. Uh--

[blindlyfollows.livejournal.com]

[Cue a slightly soapy and completely soaked Riku peering out of her shower. She is waiting for an answer.]

[coverspine.livejournal.com]

Well... m-magic. D-doesn't everyone here have it?

[blindlyfollows.livejournal.com]

Yeah, most people. I was just wondering what you did.

[Whatever it was, she didn't recognize it.]