Day 23: Shift 2, Female Showers

[fuyunohanabi]

Rangiku followed the nurse almost eagerly. The chance to bathe wasn't something she would pass up.  Who knew when she'd have the chance again in this place? Ever since she'd become a shinigami, she'd taken the opportunity to bathe every day whenever she had the chance because it was something she'd never been able to do before.

She stripped off

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[twelveapathy]

Having been without a shower ever since arriving, Larxene welcomed the opportunity to finally take one. Once there, she quickly undressed herself, partially because a Nobody couldn’t feel anything that might give them seconds about bathing with other women. That, and she also wanted to get rid of the smell of blood that had lingered after being “experimented” on

[1imited_edition]

Like taking meals, bathing was a maintenance task experienced by Rein only through the minds of her masters. What once her body's nature and brevity of existence had made unnecessary, it now demanded. In some ways, she thought, it felt like being your own parent: at once the wise and powerful watcher and the naive, helpless being it tended

[per_ardua]

Raine, for her part, was not happy about the situation; having to strip in front of strangers bothered her. She'd changed in front of Colette, Sheena, and Presea often enough, but she knew them, and knew none of them cared. More than that, they knew what she was; if they saw her ears, they wouldn't realize anything new. Here... she didn't know how many people would have a problem with her being half-elven, but she didn't want to find out.

Well, Reinforce was here... although for all Raine knew, she was as racist as Zelos or more. She seemed kind, but over the years Raine had met more than her fair share of seemingly sweet, gentle bigots. She hesitated over whether to take the shower next to hers or not, but finally decided that she might as well not bother delaying the inevitable.

She nodded to her as she walked over, but said nothing, just turning on the water and deciding to try to make this quick. Wet hair was harder to keep over her ears than dry, and more than that, it would be very hard to hide them while she was washing her

[1imited_edition]

"Hey." Rein greeted Raine simply but with warmth in her voice. They'd just eaten together but as always she was unusually friendly with the girl. Perhaps she was just filling the place of her missing master by picking the person she was most often with to show the loyalty she had always lived by, or perhaps she just wanted some help with her hair...

Of course, when she needed something from another she usually had no compunctions about just asking. If she were forthright about her needs and others judged them against their own fairly there was no need to refrain from making them known. A few seconds after Raine had arrived Rein turned fully to her and asked. "Would you mind helping with my hair?"

Better to ask now and secure Raine's future aid. The thought of asking to get it cut never crossed her mind- for one thing she considered the nurses nonentities, but more importantly, this was her appearance. She might have adapted to her new conditions to a degree, but millenia of stasis had their effects.

[per_ardua]

Having raised Genis, at least, helping someone shower or bathe was nothing new--although she'd also never let his hair get very long. "Ah--of course not. Let me just take care of mine first."

Raine tried to be fast about actually getting her hair wet, but speed didn't prevent the tips of her ears from showing through; without a nearby mirror, she didn't notice, just quickly worked shampoo into her hair and then left it for the moment to keep her ears as concealed as possible.

It's funny, really, how I can ignore my body being bared to the entire room, but I work so hard to cover my ears. A tight, mirthless smile came to her lips very briefly as she combed her fingers through her hair, keeping her head down as she did so. Turning to Reinforce when she was as close to satisfied as she was going to be, she asked, "What do you need?"

[somekinda_lady]

It took more than a little convincing from her nurse to get Tifa to strip down. It wasn't as though she was ashamed of her body, merely modest, and it was a little weird to be naked in front of a bunch of women she'd never met.

But hey, she was a big girl. Finding a nice little spot away from everyone else, she turned the water on as hot as she could stand it, bracing herself with on hand on the tile and her eyes on the floor.

Against her will, she felt tears start to fall, and she was thankful that the shower could hide it. How could Cloud have died in such a horrible way? How could they have made Vincent do such a thing?

It wasn't fair. None of it.

[ifandmaybe]

Inara was quite accustomed to bathing in the company of other women by now, and as a Companion, the idea hardly bothered her. The act was not remotely sexual at all, no bonding of soul, no kindred spirits sharing a remarkable gift... Women could relate to one another in body and soul, but the connection wasn't often the same. Inara herself had entertained female guests, but those had always been of the most exceptional quality, compatibility and spirit reaching out to her despite her own preferences. In a place like Landels, however, she found it near impossible to establish such a connection

[somekinda_lady]

Tifa's lifted her head slightly at the sound of the soft voice, fighting down the sheer embarassement of being caught in such a vulnerable pose. Removing her hand from the wall, Tifa stood upright.

"I..." she almost felt like saying sorry. "It's just...this is only my second day here." It sounded absurd, even to her own ears. Just one day and already she was cracking up. A short, humorless laugh escaped her.

[just_shiny]

Just like last time, Kaylee really didn't mind going into a communal shower. She was as comfortable in her own skin as she was in her grimy coveralls, and she was perfectly happy as long as she got to bathe. The mechanic was rather annoyed that things with the Captain and Javert had been cut off so early, but that was how things were around here. She could always catch them later.

Coming into the shower, Kaylee noticed her roommate, Tifa, being comforted by Inara. Why was Tifa crying? She walked over to the pair and put her hand on her roommate's shoulder.

"You okay?"

[rope_victim]

Miku had been ushered to the showers by a nurse who was still terribly chipper despite the fighting in the cafeteria. The woman also kept reminding Miku that cleanliness was next to godliness and it was important for her to shower. After all, she didn't want to be a "Stinky Sally".

Miku undressed with her back to everyone else, and shyly hid her assets (or rather, lack thereof) as she stood next to a tall, yellow-orange haired woman, stepping back from the spray as she turned it on for a few moments, only to be hit by the shock of cold-turning warm with an undignified squeak. "Kyaa, cold!"

Miku kept her head down, in embarrassment, the water drumming on her head and soaking into her hair. First fighting (and she hoped that the two men she'd left behind hadn't gotten into too much trouble, Braig and Rould, Xigbar and Luxord...), and worry, and now cold showers. This was shaping up to be an unhappy day, despite her earlier optimism.

[fuyunohanabi]

Rangiku peered through the curtain of wet hair when she heard footsteps approaching, blinking rapidly to keep the water and shampoo out of her eyes. She pushed her hair back out of her face when the other person squealed and smiled warmly at the young woman who came to stand next to her, finding her shyness rather endearing.

"These showers are hard to control, ne?" she said cheerfully, reaching for the bar of soap that was between them. "I was hoping for a proper bath with a nice big tub. I'm not fond of cold water either."

[rope_victim]

Miku had turned her head to agree and found herself face-to-face with an over-sized chest, she quickly flicked her eyes up to the older woman's face. "N-ne, they are," she agreed, and flushed, turning her head back into the spray to start viciously shampoo her hair.

Did they actually make women like that? she thought, scandalized.

Miku closed one eye as suds ran down her face to adjust it to make it a little bit warmer - these showers weren't even close to the heat she had at home. "I hope this isn't as warm as they get..." she muttered, lifting her face to wash it clean of soap.

[fuyunohanabi]

Rangiku chuckled softly at the girl's behaviour, finding it extremely cute. She wasn't entirely unused to the reaction either and it still amused her. She rubbed the soap between her hand, making it seem like some kind of obscene gesture just to tease a little, before setting the bar down and starting to rub the lather over her body, over her shoulders and across her breasts and stomach. "They get warmer the longer they're on, I think."

She turned to face the girl, the smile still playing about her lips. "Matsumoto Rangiku," she said without preamble, before stepping back beneath the spray. She sighed softly. "I'm bored. Talk to me."

[ontheabyss]

Lyta couldn't believe her eyes.

A real shower. With running water. Not a vibe shower, an actual shower. It probably even had hot water. How many years had it been since she had a real shower? She couldn't remember. But she wasn't going to let this one go to waste. She stripped off her clothes, not caring one way or another that she was naked in a room with a bunch of other women. Honestly, if she weren't so thrilled about the shower, that in itself would be a perk.

As soon as the hot water hit her skin, Lyta closed her eyes and moaned loudly. This? This was heaven.