Runessa had to admit the old man was surprisingly on about a few parts of his 'diagnosis'; must've been something that came with being old and cranky. Still, she wasn't going to give an inch and do something as childish such as snarl or glare, she simply shrugged slightly and kept her confident, smug smile.
"Close enough to pass for a backalley doctor, but you'd never cut it in even the shabbiest of actual clinics. More than I expected for such a fossil though." she stole a glance towards the screen, jabbing a thumb in that direction as the events transpired, "And see? Was hardly anything. Not even long enough to get anything good from the winner. Or enough to appreciate a humiliating defeat, that was simply pathetic and sad."
With that sad excuse for entertainment out of the way, the neko in charge had already dismissed everyone, and it didn't take long for them to accept that gracious offer. As much as Runessa would enjoy trading barbs with the cranky geezer, she had better things to do with her time...
"Don't throw your hip out on the way back to your sponge bath, I'll be seeing you."
Looking around the place revealed a mens, womens,and question-marked doors to what were clearly toilets and showers. Stepping further inside revealed the startingly clean and white decor, as though someone had a burning need to keep the place pristine. A small box sat on top of the washing bench along with a row of four basins, and on the opposite side were the stalls.
But down the room and past them, that was where Runessa found what she was looking for. It sparkled and winked at her alluringly, past the rows of doors that made up the showers, speeding up a bit until she reached it. It's porcelain curves invited her and behind her the air turned fuzzy and opaque as an energy screen descended. It had a high back, perfect for lounging in, and trays on the sides for personal items. It took her a minute to realize there were three others the exact same in the room as well, arrayed around the corners with a bench in the middle.
The young woman had already checked out of her meager lodgings eariler in the day, so she didn't exactly need this... but she wanted it regardless. It had been ages since she had the simple luxury of a nice bath, instead of trying to use a questionably clean shower in equally questionable lodgings.
The central bench was a nice but spartan wood in construction, wooden duckboard around it helped maintain footing while the rest of the floor was cool, refreshing tile on bare feet. The tubs were arrayed roughly one to each corner, two on the sides of the bench with about six feet of space around each marked by a demarkation line, the further two tubs came together towards the center, the demarkation between them down the middle of the room, allowing one to step from the central bench area into any tub without intruding on the others. As she walked near one the air shimmered again and became the same fuzzy opaque as the door in had become along the lines on the floor.
Runessa had the entire place to herself and she didn't have any particular preference, the young woman quickly shed her clothing as she headed towards a bath, haphazardly tossing and messily piling the discarded garments on the bench in the center of the room. Almost as an afterthought, she grabbed a towel and threw it near her selected tub.
Soft, tender feet padded over the cool tiles as the young woman started to fill a tub with water and hummed a happy tune to herself as it filled with water - she didn't wait for it to fill all the way, and instead slipped in as soon as the water had filled just a bit of the tub. Sighing as the warmth of the water gently rose up over her body, soaking away weariness and tightness. Runessa reclined against the bath and let out a content sigh as she lounged in the rising, hot waters.
"It's been far too long..." sighed the girl happily to the empty room.
Sadly, while the surroundings were quite nice, it seemed they had only splurged all the money on that... the provided toiletries were quite simple and basic - almost seemed like the sort of thing you'd see at a decent hotel. Which, given what she had been getting used too in the recent weeks, was still a pretty large upgrade.
Runessa started by first submerging herself completely in the filled tub, running a hand through her two-toned hair, her finger tips running through her scalp tenderly, shifting red and blonde hairs into a nest in the water; may as well start from the top was the plan, as she shampooed her hair. This shampoo was probably going to be leagues better then the stuff she had been getting used too, that's for sure... maybe she'd actually be happy to smell herself for a change. Her fingers thrushed through the hair over her shoulder, running fingers down through the waist length fronds, letting the shampoo soak in.
With that attended too, next came the soap. Sadly, it was simply a bottle instead of something as luxurious as a soap bar, but she wasn't going to be too picky at the moment regardless. Runessa applied a liberal amount to the palm of her hand and carefully, almost caressingly, started to rub it against her skin. Her fingers didn't even flinch as she traveled across scars on her young body - they used to bring back bad memories, but she had long since pushed them aside now.
The former noble let out a gentle sigh as she traced and caressed every bit of her body, her hands running down her pale arms, over her chest and down her belly. A dainty leg and foot sticking up out of the bath as her hands ran up the smooth thigh and calf, spreading the cleaning liquid all over her moist... extremities before reclining back into the bath with a content sigh, simply basking in the hot waters. Her feet resting on the edge of the tub.
