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“You can’t cover my eyes forever, y’know!” Yowls the devious devil from beneath Volka’s massive mitts! “I know where we’re going! You sit upon a throne of <span class="mu-s">LIIIIESSS!</span>”
“She’s… she’s not wrong, Rook,” Groans Volka as you pass through a district ripe with passerby and a pleasant floral scent in the air! “She’s getting <span class="mu-i">really</span> bitey…”
Well if she’s so sure of where you’re going then she knows she doesn’t have to come along, you growl! She can pay for herself!
“Ha! ‘<span class="mu-i">PAY!</span>’ That’s rich!”
Well you’re definitely not gonna tell her what you learned in the clock shop, then… she probably couldn’t understand it anyways! Your gamble pays off as Rezalith responds with an angry huff!
“Pfft! You really think that works, huh…”
Yep, you nod, you think so!
“Well familiarity breeds contempt, y’know!” Rezzie spits! “And I’m thinkin’ we’re starting to get REAL familiar!” A much-needed hush falls over your group. For a moment. “Just keep your paws to yourself in the baths… I don’t wanna catch the ‘<span class="mu-i">MORON</span>’ while I’m enjoying what passes for a luxury bath around here…”
<span class="mu-i">Luxury?</span>
“The regular baths are just as good, y’know!” Chirps TT with an uneasy laugh! “They don’t tell you this, but the only difference between ‘em is the price tag, really!”
Volka cocks her head to the side. “‘Zat right? I only went once for my birthday… Ma took me. Can’t recall what quality it was, but it was fun!” Her tail swishes, nearly bowling over a family of Durhers passing by! “Can’t go wrong with the pond though! The mud’s <span class="mu-i">great</span> for your scales, y’know!”
Duly noted! You hear the bathhouse long before you see it, not that that’s a big achievement around here. Though not as crowded as the Belltower was, you’re a bit rattled to find there’s a line leading into the establishment –the queue bordered by a pair of thick vines smelling of honey, orchids, and… something fruity?
“Hiya~I’m Muutsu! Welcome to <span class="mu-b">PEDRHA’S PLUNGE!</span> How many today?”
The sudden question rocks you from your aromatic reverie and shocks you back into the present! Oh, uh… four!
“Four for what, hmmmm?” Snickers Rezzie, still pressed against Volka’s body!
Hmm… make it <span class="mu-i">three-</span>
A muffled sputter breaks free of the Skog’s arms! “N-NEVER MIND!”
Yea, four it is!
“Splendid, sir!” Smiles what you assume is one of the bath attendants as she taps away at a tablet in her hands! “A group bath, I presume? Here at Pedrha’s Plunge we boast a wide array of relaxation packages–is this your first time?”
You uh… you’ve been to a Swoos Loun-
“First time, mhm!” Interjects TT with a friendly nod! “What are our options, hmm? Oh, and we get a first-timer discount, riiiight?”
Damn it, TT!
>CONTD.
