A wet towel 1/2

A scene start with the traditional wooden like bong/slam from the Zen Garden Bamboo Water Fountain that can be found in many Japanese gardens with a pond. [Shishi-odoshi - Its a simple construct from bamboo where water pouring into a bamboo jar from faucet or water pump. When there is enough of water the weight force it to roll/ turn over on its bounded axis. When the water pour out onto the pond/ or similar, the sudden loos of weight will make it to swing fast back and hit another bamboo or rock, thus making that bong knock sound.]

The girls were able to locate the spacious spa looking bathroom on one of the subterranean levels under the inn. Now after a quick shower, they stand around a piece of stone garden pond ornament something that had this bamboo fountain in it. This alien object on that spacious bathroom with a pool size bathtub activated itself the moment they turn on the lights.

(To skip ahead, lets said that a milk level dense steams of clouds from still filling bathtub; were lazily floating around and arrogantly obstructing view on many important details.)

But still, the very existence of that fountain in that bathroom, play angry notes on the Mori nerves. So the rapper with expression of someone who will soon looking for a murder; must asked the question. "I still don't get it! Why is this thing here?"

From all, only Ninomae answered the call. "On one side of coin: Its called a 'Shishi-odoshi' a deer chaser, because the hit noise allegedly scare the deer away. On the other side of coin: It has to do with the principles of zen; a state of calm attentiveness in which one's actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort." But rapper was not satisfied with the textbook explanation as she ask again: (But why~y? Why is it here?) So the priestess give off and uncertain answer. "Its a mystery of life."

Then Takanashi thought that she actually having an answer to that riddle. "Oh I get it. It means to help the bathing person to relax, and prevent it to fall in sleep during the bath. Something that you will need quite often, Calli." As a contra argument she received a death threat when the pink one said that she will drown the hen [Takanashi] and that make her relax.

Of course Gawr was already on food side of thinking. "Today menu: A chicken soup."

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As a reply from Takanashi, she was asked to take all the soup ingredients into a consideration, and call it at last a hotpot. [Anything you find around and put it into a pot. Even just bunch of different meat. (them)]

Adding on that topic, Ninomae mentioned that they will need a vegetables if they want to call it a 'Shabu-shabu' or 'Sukiyaki'. [Hotpot dishes of thinly sliced meat boiled in water (shallow iron pot) at the table, alongside vegetables and other ingredients. (Wiki)]

Whit sweating face Watson asked if she shall be worried.

But Shark swap blonde's worries on side, by waving her hand in a persuasive gesture. "Nah! Humans not that tasty, anyway."

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Because the blonde point her dubious stare on the care-free shorty, it was just a moment when purple one mentioned that the bath is ready, filled by water and they move in.

To make a better visual of the scene in front of us; lets say, that in front there was a path walk (where the missing fourth wall that we don't see, contained a line of showers, small chairs for soaping the skin and rags whit variate of supplies). The light lamps were hung from the ceiling. Then behind the path walk was a front bathtub wall made by those two step stairs leading onto long or wide bathtub where you can sit freely and stretch you legs. Then across the water surface, there was this other wall. But because they were underground, the entire wall was one big picture as if it was high view from a window onto a peaceful forest scenery with a lonely snow caped mountain in far distant. Actually the bathtub was so spacious that in good condition you will fit there a whole bunch of girls.

So as our girls sits down, then from left to right, we can see heads of Gawr, Watson, Ninomae, Takanashi and Mori. Of course the rapper was the only one who was big enough to hang her hands onto the edge of the bathtub, nonchalantly bending her torso a little bit back, and quite chilling like a troublemaker. (Of course we dint suggest that there will be no camera focus or that they are siting boringly in a line and are not spread onto that place.)

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During this time Gawr's shark tail attracted a focused stare from Watson, so the short girl grab her tail and rise it above water surface to show it to the blonde. Shark had a grin on her face but still starts with an education tone. "We been through this, those are shark scales, not a dragon scales. Just touch it. Also those gills are real. Don't touch them."

Blonde was hesitant to touch the tail, but as she take it onto her hands, she noticed that half of upper part of the fin was in past cut of and roughly sewn back. While the lover part of the fish fin was decorated by a pair of triangle bites. So curious Watson asked about them.

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Because they were already on the topic, the Shark don't mind to talk. "The cut? I don't remembered it correctly, but I think it was from the time when it was stuck under the rock. Strange... Why I cant remember any of the details?"

As Watson carefully observed the tail in front of her a sharp eye of detective noticed a slight body twitch on the rapper.

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"Ten the bite mark is…" The white haired girl was going to say something related to it, but then stopped for a moment to think about it. She truly wanted to say one thing, but after short consideration if she shall, she had change on her mind. No it was more like she dropped any pleasantries connected to soft speech of a lady. "Okay, I blaming for this one; Calli."

Without a hesitation as if she was expecting it, the pinky barked back. "No you not! I am (Not!) responsible, for the bite mark!"

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But that strong denial was nearly amusing for Shark as she half giggle, but stop herself from bursting into laughing at that statement. "Okay. I see whats going here. Somebody here, is on denial."

"No!! Shut the maw! Its not my fault! Don't dare to pin it on me!"

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Gawr had a half grin as she ignored such a threat, determinate to win this argue. "So~o, what you saying is… that I need to bring up some evidence, because otherwise: You will continue to blabbing that you: (Don't remember!)"

As expected Mori was quickly losing her patience. "I warning you, Gura!"

On this display of anger even Watson reached out and place her hand on Gawr shoulder. "Wait! Aren't you pushing this to far? Remember at what you said to me yesterday outside the Inn; You don't wanna to fly away."

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Even if the blonde minds well, the white haired girl look amused. "Interesting, of how you are on right track, beside not knowing anything about what I am talking about. The fly away is the main part of the story. Also I told you that I will not hesitate to sink my teeth onto anybody. I am shark. So, lets hears a little story of me, of how I got those bite marks and how Calli is responsible for this mess."

A gloving red eyes angrily glared across the bathtub on its target. "Gura! I warning you for the last time! I will not allow any (BS) here. You know what will happen otherwise."

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Putting that threat on side of the road, Gawr offended tone of voice sounded fake. "How dare you?! I will only describe the events, how they happens from my perspective. Also are you okay? I given you a lot of hints about what I am talking. Also you already mentioned it yourself. So, how do you still dare to say that you don't remember? Are you sure, that you just don't mistaking it for something else? Just how many girl with a shark tail you know?" Then she raised her voice as if she was offended for real. "Or it is because you don't want me to talk about you kinks?! That I learn about that specific one, the hard way?! It is that?! No!! Its is me, who will not allow any messing around in this trial."

Ninomae warned Gawr to not bite off more that she can handle.

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But the Shark skillfully grab the opportunity and link on it. "Actually, the story starts with a bite. But not just a small bite onto apple. No! This one was shark bite. Open shark maw with more teeth that you can count, sinking its triangles armament onto a soft flesh of a fat whale. The one bite that will crush bones and rip the whole limb from the fragile body." As she open her mouth wide for everyone to see, she point onto her teeth. "And make one guess of who was the recipient of this smooch kiss of death… That's right!; you only and truly, Mori Calliope."

The rapper was going to slap the Shark even at such a distance, but she suddenly stop all her movement. She was thinking as if the pieces of evidence start to fall into a place and the imagine gears in her head start to spin, mining dusted memories from far corners of mind. In short, she was taken aback by the feeling that she is starting to remember at something important. Her toughs were clearly displayed on her face. (Wait a second! Maybe she is onto something.) She shake her head. (No! She definitely onto something!) Then she frown. (Quickly! I must change the subject!)

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Mori look onto Takanashi for quick idea for a distraction… but, she froze stop… the orange girl hold a scrapbook for notes and she was quickly making notes with a pencil. Just a single glance was enough to realize that everything written there is a personal information's about the rapper and by all means it represents a big threat for someone privacy and mental stability.

When Phoenix noticed that she is watched by her target of interest, she glance back make this innocent happy smile of some passionate artist. Or she was acting like a shy girl facing her secret love-interest.

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In contrast a blood vein of anger grow on Mori forehead, because the guilty girl dint even bother to hide anything as she made an expression of someone who want to show his passion project to a friend. So the rapper growled. "Are you serious?!!" She quickly grab Takanashi head and smash her forward onto the pool and hold her under the water surface.

Drowning Takanashi, was chaotically throwing her hands in all directions, while losing air by making a lots of bubbled noises.

Mori noticed that Phoenix not anymore holding the booklet, so she look around for it. Until she discover that bookworm Ninomae was already passionately reading in it. As if the purple girl feels that the pinks glare falls on her, she spoke up her mind still looking onto the notes. "Humu, humu. She got most of the things right. This is a testament of true passion. Oh?… This one is incorrect. Let me fix it." She pick up the pencil and without a second though she rewrite some part.

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Of course the Rapper, unbelievably glared at the priestess. "Are you F* serious?!"

As Detective tried to state an objection on harsh approach of the rapper, Shark reached for the blonde to redirect her face and attention to herself. "And like that, Calli take my bite personally. Plus I was not going for some bite to taste the batch. No!, I was going for the neck. To bite off the head." And she make this small biting off gesture by her mouth.

Behind Watson field of vision there was water splashing of struggle, that ended by a strong (slap?), followed by a heavy splash of some body into a bath. Then seconds after that, Takanashi gasped for a breath of air. While a snarl was coming from under water.

As phoenix was coughing out the water from her lungs, priestess evaluated the situation. "Calli, put yourself together already. You still have yours priorities stretched to wildly to hold them all. Look! Gura already continue with her story about certain cringe past."

Of course there was this muted (No~o!) with lots of bubbles of the person under the water. [Rapper]

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Blonde with her head hold hostage by the short girl was uneasy. "Is this the case of the brawl? The one you mentioned?"

Calliope after standing up tried to march over to the talking duo. But it was not meant to happen as she was assaulted by Kiara from behind, who throw herself on her in a wrestling like move and pull, splash that pink girl down onto the water.

The white haired girl shall be completely okay, but mentioning that brawl caused her to mentally backed up by a whole step. "No… that's a completely different story. What I am trying to tell is a tale that happened a long time before I enroll on Harp Academy." She release the blonde face and seemed for a moment a little bit of sad. "Listen! I don't really remember the details of the destined bloody fight between me and Calli. Or why we fought. But I know certain that I was greatly angry. But… I don't know, if you had any experience with leaches on your skin or some other nuisance that bide onto you arm and don't wanna to let go." She sighed tiredly. "At the end stage of the combat; it was not even a fight. But the boy had enough of me in a moment when she stuck her scythe onto something on ground, to let it rest there for a moment. She grab me with a free arm and pull. She pull hardly enough to ripped me from her skin like a blood sucking leech or a snake. Then she spin around, still holding onto me… and… She throw me far, far away."

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Meanwhile the wrestling couple got above the water. Actually the brute was able to stand up while both handed holding the phoenix above her head like a weightlifter dumbbell or a trophy of wild beast that she hunted down by bare hands. Somehow she manage to keep with the story as she bark at Gawr. "Oh common! Clearly you are exaggerating!"

But Shark barked back in complaining tone. "It was one of the trows where you need a passport for traveling onto another country." Mori suddenly stooped moving like if the story finally start to ringing a bell on her memories. That's why the short girl shouted. "The flight was so long, that I had a time for a mid-flight snaking." Then as if it was a gossip intel she added. "That migrating flock of ducks newer expected a shark, that high up on the sky."

As if it was a call across dimension, a boyish girl [tomboy] with a short black hair in a sport track uniform and duck like motive, from sidewalk, barked at the white-haired girl 'Oi!!' [Hey!!] in a (It was You!!) objection move on the court trial, or like a police woman investigating some case.