Day 41: Women's Showers (4th shift)
The idea of a shower was so pleasant that Sheena never once thought about the potential consequences such a setting could have. The ninja was Mizuho, so she was used to communal bathing settings, though she wasn't exactly the social type when it came to sharing a bathing facility. She certainly had nothing to be ashamed of and it wasn't like Zelos there was any guys around to try and peep on her. After the previous night, Sheena just wanted to be clean and scrub away the grime from her battles as if that would cleanse the lingering heaviness she still felt, both emotionally and as far as her mana went.
Being one of the first in the shower area, Sheena grabbed a towel and a washcloth before choosing a shower head to the side by the wall. Hot water cascaded down on her injured body, the showers making it impossible to hide the unsettling bruises that spread across her right side where her ribs were injured and the few angry red welts on her back from Raine's photon spell that contradicted the earlier misunderstanding a certain youkai had that they were light, as in minor, burns. They weren't bad by any means, but definitely not something to discount.
Her fist order of business, before she could really enjoy the warmth seeping into her skin, was to wash her exsphere. Thankfully, cleaning it just made it look like she was washing the area directly beneath her left breast and not a gem-like substance set into a metal crest on her skin. Even though she knew its current dormancy had to do with the field effecting everyone here, she didn't want to remove it. Which really sucked because after last night's adventures with a pond, she really wanted to clean underneath it. Oh well. Her hair was next, just as important. Sheena may not be a girly-girl, but she liked her hair being as soft as hair as thick as hers could get. Plus, pond. Cleaning the rest of her body was a quick process, once she was efficient at, despite the pain washing the injured areas brought her.
Now, Sheena could just enjoy the shower. This was normally the time she would have just left and found something to do in the Sun Room, but she wanted to indulge in the hot water and breathe in the steam. Knotted muscles slowly relaxed as she focused internally on her own mana and the way it felt - the barely lingering heaviness that had been slowly going away as the day progressed. What had Reinforce done to her? She wanted to know, but she didn't want to even acknowledge what had happened. Not ever yet, at least. She needed time.
Right hand against the wall to support herself, Sheena closed her eyes and let the water run over her body.
[strictly closed to the molesting youkai]
Being one of the first in the shower area, Sheena grabbed a towel and a washcloth before choosing a shower head to the side by the wall. Hot water cascaded down on her injured body, the showers making it impossible to hide the unsettling bruises that spread across her right side where her ribs were injured and the few angry red welts on her back from Raine's photon spell that contradicted the earlier misunderstanding a certain youkai had that they were light, as in minor, burns. They weren't bad by any means, but definitely not something to discount.
Her fist order of business, before she could really enjoy the warmth seeping into her skin, was to wash her exsphere. Thankfully, cleaning it just made it look like she was washing the area directly beneath her left breast and not a gem-like substance set into a metal crest on her skin. Even though she knew its current dormancy had to do with the field effecting everyone here, she didn't want to remove it. Which really sucked because after last night's adventures with a pond, she really wanted to clean underneath it. Oh well. Her hair was next, just as important. Sheena may not be a girly-girl, but she liked her hair being as soft as hair as thick as hers could get. Plus, pond. Cleaning the rest of her body was a quick process, once she was efficient at, despite the pain washing the injured areas brought her.
Now, Sheena could just enjoy the shower. This was normally the time she would have just left and found something to do in the Sun Room, but she wanted to indulge in the hot water and breathe in the steam. Knotted muscles slowly relaxed as she focused internally on her own mana and the way it felt - the barely lingering heaviness that had been slowly going away as the day progressed. What had Reinforce done to her? She wanted to know, but she didn't want to even acknowledge what had happened. Not ever yet, at least. She needed time.
Right hand against the wall to support herself, Sheena closed her eyes and let the water run over her body.
[strictly closed to the molesting youkai]