This calls for a hotsprings episode~~

[talktotheboots.livejournal.com]

[After splitting up from Jose, Luciano and the android, Placido decides that he'll slash a teleportation portal. For the mere reason that he's rather bored at the moment, he sets the teleportation setting to random, figuring that if he's going to scout he'd better have a little fun along the way. Besides, random tends to lead to some rather amusing results, most of the time at least.

He pulls his sword from its sheath and slashes the air, stepping into the portal. A millisecond later he steps out onto moist rock and is enveloped in steam. Fresh mountain hotsprings. And no one in sight.]

What do we have here?

[He wanders about the hot pools for a few minutes before deciding to take advantage of the steamy-fog covered air, concealing himself in the mist. Now to wait for an unsuspecting person to come by~~]

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[kizunaprotector.livejournal.com]

[Well, Placido's soon gonna see a bit of a strange sight. At first, it looks like a humanoid Stardust of sorts. However, when it gets closer to the ground and perches on a rock, it's clearly a human wearing some rather sparkly armor. On closer inspection, behind that visor...

...it's the face of a Yuusei!]

[talktotheboots.livejournal.com]

[This tenor is going to spy on the newcomer for a bit]

[kizunaprotector.livejournal.com]

[Yuusei only stands there for a bit, before closing his eyes. All of a sudden, the armor disappears into a slew of pale blue (almost white) light, leaving behind his normal clothes (and no marker?) as he stares down into the water, looking quite tired.

The white light reforms into an odd looking Stardust Dragon behind him, one with no legs and looks more like some energy being wearing armor rather than an actual dragon. But be wary. If he senses any odd waves around, Stardust will come looking and warn his partner.]

[talktotheboots.livejournal.com]

[Is this Fudou Yuusei persona a hologram? He/it doesn't seem real. And for Stardust Dragon to be floating about without a physical form, something must be quite off.

Being bold he tosses a large pebble into a hot pool near the form, desiring for the personage to turn around so he can get a better look at its face]

[stardustg2ma288]

[Here's someone who really needs the relaxation of a hot bath. Have a Yusei, Placido... a Yusei with wings and a tail, stripping off his clothes before dipping a toe into the steaming water.]

[talktotheboots.livejournal.com]

[Unfortunately for Placido, the wings are the first thing he notices in the dense steam. It is not for several moments that he sees the face of Fudou Yuusei. Another imposter? Or is there something more to this...?

In all his data, the identity of the form fails to properly commute and instead leads to the conclusion that the Fudou Yuusei personage stripping before him must be a Black Feather of sorts.

Needing some more time to absorb the information before proceeding, Placido slinks back into the steam to watch the personage's naked form]

[stardustg2ma288]

[Chimera sinks chest deep into the water, flapping his wings against the surface to wet them. Then he leans against the side and closes his eyes, tilting his head back. A soft, haunting song fills the air.]

[zombie-stripper.livejournal.com]

[Hallo thar, stripper!Kiryu has kinda made this his home for the past few months. And since nobody bothers to come out to the springs often, you might see him floating around in the nude]

[talktotheboots.livejournal.com]

[A naked pretty man in the pools? Placido is intrigued. HotspingsTenor watches you bathe~~]

[zombie-stripper.livejournal.com]

[Kiryu looks up after a while, only with a towel dying out his blue hair]

Who the hell are you?

[brokenwhitewing.livejournal.com]

[To add to the brainbreak caused by Chimera, across the pool propped up in a raised portion of the rock, is a Rex with extremely long, stark-white hair and massive silver/white wings, calmly smoking something sweet-smelling and staring off into the distance.]

[talktotheboots.livejournal.com]

[Oh for the love of Z-ONE, this must be a joke. Didn't he just see Rex not too long ago? And now, like the Fudou Yuusei Black Feather personage, the former director has...wings? Another duel monster/human hybrid?

Does not commute.

Wary, he tosses a pebble at Rex's back, hoping to incite an response]

[brokenwhitewing.livejournal.com]

[Response get. Rex turns around and manages to find Placido through the mist. He takes a long drag on his cigarette before speaking.]

Are you lost, little boy?

[windbound-yusei.livejournal.com]

[Have Windy, quietly stalking you as you check out the other occupants of the spring.]

[talktotheboots.livejournal.com]

[One cannot stalk another stalker. Placido notices Windbound rather quickly and warps overs]

Hello again. [he says in a hushed tone, as to not alert the others]

[windbound-yusei.livejournal.com]

Well hello~ [Have an arm draped over your shoulders and one hand on your cheek.] Long time no see.

[sleepykoalaman.livejournal.com]

[Hurm dee durm dee doop dee doo. Hayato is sitting around enjoying a nice bath by himself.

Or...

Wait, is he sitting there talking to someone? Placido may or may not see a Big Koala sitting on a nearby rock.]

[talktotheboots.livejournal.com]

[He sees alright. He is not particularly interested, however. Still, getting information on the dimension is not a bad idea. He warps on over and stares the kid in the face]

[sleepykoalaman.livejournal.com]

[OH DEAR GOD WHO IS THIS MAN. Hayato flails, loses his footing, and falls underwater for a few seconds before realizing he needs to breathe and oh dear god what was that. He reaches out for a rock to pull himself back up and takes in a sharp, deep breath. Somewhere near Placido, his towel is floating away.]

[nesubityatem.livejournal.com]

[Atem will be strolling after a while with a couple mind slaves dutiful servants in tow. Because clearly bathing is not a chore any self respecting sovereign should be expected to a take care of himself. And no he doesn't notice anything strange at all... not yet.]

[talktotheboots.livejournal.com]

[Placido is watching you from high above, Pharaoh~~]

[nesubityatem.livejournal.com]

[And he's just going to have a glance around the place as he strips down. He does sense a rather strange presence but it's not at all normal so he brushes it off and lets the minions continue with their duties. It is probably pointless and perhaps interesting to note that the Egyptian style of bathing is oddly similar to that of the Japanese.]

[ganguro-twin.livejournal.com]

[Somewhere behind a row of bushes, Luca has changed into her dorky blue school swimsuit. Amazingly, she also has all her jillions of bracelets put away, too. Because suddenly a dip in the hot springs sounds like a great idea and no I'm not giving you naked loli. She sets her bag and her towel on top of a flat rock.

She looks around carefully to make sure no one is watching and is convinced that she's all alone. Tentatively, she dips her big toe into the steamy hot water...]

[talktotheboots.livejournal.com]

[What do we have here? A cute little girl all by herself? Well that simply won't do~~]

Are you lost, little girl?

[ganguro-twin.livejournal.com]

[She freezes. Oh god. Oh god oh god. THERE'S SOMEONE WATCHING AND HE'S RIGHT BEHIND HER. She slowly turns around to face him.]

N... no!

[Oh, but she tries her best to look defiant.]