[these hotsprings are known far and wide throughout the land as the best place to go when one wants to unwind (or get away from reality for a little while altogether). he's completely, one-hundred-percent unsurprised by how many people show up, even daily, but it is a little startling when there are actually two people already here by the time sizhui arrives so late in the evening.
two people who are having what sounds like a ridiculous catfight, minus any straightforward physicality. which is why he lingers a moment longer near the gate once it's shut, clutching his own towel in a vice-like grip, uncertainty clinging like a wet blanket— or maybe that's just because of the steam from the hot water only some feet away? regardless, he huffs a soft breath, squares his shoulders and approaches from the opposite direction, wasting no time dipping his feet into the water. while he does, sizhui's attention drifts between the other two individuals, his head bows in a polite greeting, then he's looking back down at the water in his best attempt at minding his own business.]
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two people who are having what sounds like a ridiculous catfight, minus any straightforward physicality. which is why he lingers a moment longer near the gate once it's shut, clutching his own towel in a vice-like grip, uncertainty clinging like a wet blanket— or maybe that's just because of the steam from the hot water only some feet away? regardless, he huffs a soft breath, squares his shoulders and approaches from the opposite direction, wasting no time dipping his feet into the water. while he does, sizhui's attention drifts between the other two individuals, his head bows in a polite greeting, then he's looking back down at the water in his best attempt at minding his own business.]