It's Busy

Gen started to wake up the next day, sat up in bed, stretched, and thought, 'Ah, what a good night of sleep.'

He then got out of bed, looked around, and was in shock.

He then thought, 'Why am I in this room?'

He then started scratching his head and, after a while, thought, 'Oh, that's right. Raja woke me up at night, and I came to sleep here so I wouldn't be woken up again.'

He then looked at the bed and, seeing that it was empty, said, "Looks like Lina's awake already. Well, let's take a bath to start the day."

He then grabbed some clothes from the closet and went towards the bathroom. When he arrived, he opened the bathroom door, and as he was about to enter, he heard Lina say, "It's busy!"

Gen then said, "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know."

And Lina said, "That's okay. Just close the door and get out."

Gen then closed the door and went toward the other bathroom. He then opened the bathroom door, went in, and was about to close it when suddenly he looked inside and saw Lina wrapped in a towel.

He then thought, 'What? Why is Lina here? I just heard her in the other bathroom. How can she ... Raja!'

She then saw him and began to turn extremely red, and Gen couldn't tell if it was from embarrassment or anger.

He then quickly came out of the bathroom and said, "I'm sorry! Raja tricked me. I swear I didn't mean to do this.", and then walked towards the other bathroom.

He then quickly opened the door and saw that there was a person in the bathtub.

He then walked towards the person and said, "Raja! You're no good at all. I almost had a huge problem with Lina because of you ..."

Gen then looked forward and realized that the person in the tub was not Raja but Lina.

He then said, "What the hell is going on?"

Lina then looked at him, and just like the Lina in the other bathroom, she started to turn red, but this time Gen could see that it was from anger, which made him think, 'Damn! That's the real Lina!'

Gen then said, "I'm sorry, I went to the other bathroom, but-", but in the middle, he stopped when he saw Lina's face and said, "Actually, I'll explain it to you later.", and then he left the bathroom as fast as he could.

He then ran into the other bathroom, opened the door quickly, and then saw Raja brushing his hair in a mirror.

Seeing Gen entering the bathroom, Raja said, "Hey, Gen! You can't come in like that. What if I was naked?"

And Gen said, "Raja! Do you realize how much trouble this is going to cause?"

"Trouble? What do you mean, Gen?"

"Because of you, I ended up seeing Lina in the tub."

Raja then frowned and said, "You're welcome? But how did I do that?"

And Gen said, "You know very well!"

"I wish I knew, but I don't."

"You really don't know?"

"No. The only thing I did was show you that illusion of Lina in the towel, but you left the bathroom before I could show you that it was a joke."

"Damn, you don't know what your joke generated."

Gen then explained to Raja what had happened, and Raja then said, "Gee, how unlucky, or maybe lucky, you are, hahaha."

Gen then said, "You have to help me explain to her when she gets out of the bathroom."

And Raja said, "Me? Why do you need my help? Just explain to her what happened, and I'm sure she'll understand. After all, Lina is an understanding person."

"Raja, don't say that. You have to help me. Otherwise, it will be very bad for me."

"Gen, I want to help you, but if I do that, it won't help you at all. It's only going to be bad for both of us."

"But it can't hurt to try, Raja."

"No, Gen, I'm just going to get myself into this mess."

"But you're already in it, Raja."

"You mean Lina's illusion in a towel? Well, it would really piss her off if someone hadn't seen her in the tub."

"No, Raja, that's not what I'm talking about."

"Is that not it? What are you talking about then?"

"Hahaha, it's simple, Raja. I just have to lie to Lina and say that you set all this up."

"Are you crazy, Gen?! That will only make it worse. Maybe she'd forgive it because it was accidental, but now you're going to say it was on purpose?"

"Well, if necessary, yes, Raja. So what do you say? Are you going to help me out of this situation, or are we going to dive into it together?"

"I thought we were friends, Gen."

"We are. That's why you're not going to let me get screwed alone."

"Fine, but you owe me one."

"Sure."

The two then heard Lina say, "Are you two done talking?", and then they turned toward the door and saw her.

Gen then said, "Lina! I can explain to you what happened. Actually. Raja and I can."

And Lina said, "Another time. Briny came by earlier and said that as soon as you wake up, we should go meet her."

Raja then said, "Briny said that? Then, it must be something serious. Let's not waste time."

Raja then walked out the bathroom door, and Gen said, "Wait a minute."

And Lina said, "What? Do you want to talk about what just happened?"

Raja then said, making a sign with his hand, asking if he was crazy, "Gen, what are you doing?"

And Gen said, "No. It's just that I haven't had a chance to shower yet."

Lina then said, "... Well, hurry up then."

And Gen said, "Okay.", and then he started to take off his clothes.

Lina then said, "What are you doing?!"

And Gen said, "Do you expect me to take a shower with my clothes on?"

"Wait until we leave, at least."

"Then leave. Briny is waiting for us."

"... All right, just don't take too long.", and then Lina left the bathroom with Raja.

A few minutes passed, and Gen came out of the bathroom. He saw that Lina and Raja were sitting on the bed and said, "Okay, we can go."

And Lina said, "Great. Let's go. It's been a long time since Briny was here. She must be tired of waiting."

The three of them then went towards the elevator, and after a while, they left the building.

Gen then asked, "Where did Briny tell us to meet?"

And Lina said, "She told us to go towards the beach where the event is going to take place."

Gen then said, "The first beach then. Let's go."

The three of them then stood still for a while, and Lina said, "You can go, Gen. We'll follow you."

And Gen said, "What do you mean by that? Don't you know where the first beach is?"

"No. That's why I'm waiting for you to lead us."

"I don't know where it is either."

"What? Didn't you say you saw this beach being chosen?"

"Yes, but I only saw what the beach looks like, not where it is. Didn't Briny explain to you where it is?"

"No. She asked if I knew where it was, and I said you did."

"Well, let's ask the people around then. Some of them might know the way."

Raja then said, "No need. The first beach is that way. Come with me."

Raja then started walking, and Gen asked, "And how do you know where the first beach is?"

And Raja said, "Well, I thought I'd gather information about the town's structure in case we needed it."

Lina then said, "You mean the location of bars and beaches, right?"

And Raja said, "Hey, don't get hung up on small details."

Lina then said, "Wait. I just remembered something."

And Gen asked, "What is it?"

Lina then said, "We are in the dome. We have to get off it to get to the first beach."

And Gen said, "That's right! Do you know where the exit is?"

"No, but I'm sure Raja does since he collected information about the town."

Gen and Lina then looked at Raja, and he said, "... Well, we'd better ask someone the way. Briny must be tired of waiting for us.", and then Raja went towards a person who was passing by to get information.

Gen and Lina then looked at each other, and Gen said, "He never changes, does he?"

And Lina said, "Yeah."

Raja then came back and said, "He said the dome exit is that way."

And Gen said, "Okay. Let's go then."

They then headed towards the dome exit, and when they arrived, they saw a building that was full of people walking into it.

Raja then said, "That must be the building."

Gen then looked at the line to get into it and said, "Looks like Briny will have to wait a little longer."

And Lina said, "It'll take hours for us to get down if we wait on this line. Is there no other way to get out of the dome?"

Raja then said, "Not that I know of."

The three then started to think about a solution when suddenly they heard a female voice saying, "Pervert! What are you doing here?"