Day 23: Men's Showers, Evening Shift

[forgot_it_all]

His nurse had babbled like usual all the way to the showers, asking if he wanted a haircut (no), if he'd made friends (yes), and if the young man he'd been sitting with was one of them (definitely yes). It was annoying to play the cheerful patient role, but it made sure she didn't ask too many really invasive questions. Ritsuka had to remind

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[sasuke_of_sound]

Sasuke's nurse told him, in tones of great excitement, that the showers might be a bit off-putting for shy types at first, but they were a great opportunity to make friends, and that Sean should really try to talk to some people while he was there!

Sasuke told her that he didn't want a haircut and to go away before he undressed, which made her face fall for some reason.

Communal showers were something new to Sasuke, but it wasn't as if he'd never been to a hot spring or the like. Folding his clothes neatly into the cubbyhole, he turned on a showerhead and stepped under it once the water was hot.

He absently fingered the curse seal on his neck, annoyed by its unresponsiveness. Suppressing chakra was one thing. Suppressing a curse seal as powerful as Orochimaru's, without any apparent evidence of tampering, was another entirely.

Sasuke didn't like what that entailed in the least, but the other patients in the showers so far looked to be either in conversation or extremely unwilling to be in one. He could always look for anyone of interest later.

[youthfulrocklee]

It was quite a surprise when Lee was told that they would be taking showers together. The only reason it bothered him was the fact that it was crystal clear that they made sure to monitor all of them together.

To be in the showers without weapons and clothing was a bit disconcerting, but on the other hand, his body was a weapon.

Ruffling his hair a bit, since he had no way to make it set into his normal bowl shape, Lee undressed silently. It did not matter to him if his body was ugly or beautiful, so he did not feel the great urge of modesty here. People did what they had to.

He saw that Sasuke and many others were already showering, and he walked silently. When he passed, he merely said, "Sasuke-san," and gave a small nod and a smile.

He placed himself a bit aways from the other boy, not making conversation with others and let the water cleanse his soul, his eyes closed. Under the water, he could forget everything, and forget who he was and where he was. There was only the murmur of water, and the sounds of voices weaving inbetween it.