[ Welcome to Maruki's favorite place in Somnius, Adam!
Seriously, the day Akechi told him that there was a bathhouse strikingly similar to those they might find in Tokyo was one of his best days here. Easily in the top ten. They go fairly often, at least a few times a week. It's so routine, yet the place has never lost its charm to Maruki. Clean, well-kept, sparsely populated at best.
Tonight is no exception – it's only them, the large pool of piping hot water, the cool tile underfoot and steam in the air.
It's bliss. Hopefully Adam enjoys it anywhere near as much as he does.
Maruki dutifully brought two oranges, just as Adam requested, and sets them on the edge of one of the pool walls before stepping down and sinking into the water gratefully. He's still wearing his glasses, though they fog up almost immediately and when he turns his attention to where Adam was standing in the room, he can't see him at all. Perhaps a blessing in case he's more modest, like Vash was when they brought him along – but isn't modesty antithetical to Americans...?
Ah, well, matters not. Maruki lowers further into the water until it's up to his shoulders and sighs deeply. ]
If it's too hot for you, we don't have to stay long. Don't push yourself and get dizzy, I'm not carrying a wet rat home.
BATH! HEAVEN!! NOW!!!
Seriously, the day Akechi told him that there was a bathhouse strikingly similar to those they might find in Tokyo was one of his best days here. Easily in the top ten. They go fairly often, at least a few times a week. It's so routine, yet the place has never lost its charm to Maruki. Clean, well-kept, sparsely populated at best.
Tonight is no exception – it's only them, the large pool of piping hot water, the cool tile underfoot and steam in the air.
It's bliss. Hopefully Adam enjoys it anywhere near as much as he does.
Maruki dutifully brought two oranges, just as Adam requested, and sets them on the edge of one of the pool walls before stepping down and sinking into the water gratefully. He's still wearing his glasses, though they fog up almost immediately and when he turns his attention to where Adam was standing in the room, he can't see him at all. Perhaps a blessing in case he's more modest, like Vash was when they brought him along – but isn't modesty antithetical to Americans...?
Ah, well, matters not. Maruki lowers further into the water until it's up to his shoulders and sighs deeply. ]
If it's too hot for you, we don't have to stay long. Don't push yourself and get dizzy, I'm not carrying a wet rat home.