III.

[a_normal_human]

I got a job at the local onsen, helping out with maintenance.

...What the hell is all this, am I really just supposed to sit back and act like this is my new home now? I'm beginning to doubt I had any choice in the matter, coming here. It just is too strange. I want to know what's behind all this. Unfortunately, I'll just have to wait until I get

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[yo_yo_mercenary]

Oh! I work there, Kyon! I'm a maid.

[flower_desu]

Ooh, ooh! Me too! I'm also a maid.

[[ME Onsen maids: As non-manly as you can get without actually being women.]]

[a_normal_human]

Ah.

That's nice.

...Who would you be?

[flower_desu]

My name is Hanataro! Nice to meet you.

[heroic_commoner]

Ah, it's good to hear you're starting to settle in.

The Onsen staff likes to hold parties every now and then, so that might be a little extra work, but I don't think it should be too hard.

[a_normal_human]

Yeah, I'm managing. Showing up with nothing but the clothes on my back at least gives me motivation to earn some cash while I'm here.

Where do you work, Haruhi-san?

[heroic_commoner]

I'm a teaching assistant over at the school. It doesn't pay the best, but rent and food are free, so there's not a whole lot to buy.

Are you gonna go to school?

[a_normal_human]

Hmm.

Yeah, I was thinking about that. Except I don't mind this sudden and rather welcome summer vacation. I wonder if it was summer vacation where I came from, or the middle of the year? How is the school, anyway? Have the teachers been here for long enough that they remember being qualified, or anything like that?

[vespa_alien]

KYON!

C'mere and gimme a hand with something. No guitars involved, I promise.

[a_normal_human]

No way. You're just going to hit me something else, aren't you?

[vespa_alien]

No hitting. I toootally promise.

[a_normal_human]

...

Nothing fit the description of "a wolf in sheep's clothing" better than her face at that moment.

But come on, I'll be ready this time, right? Or so I rationalized for reasons unknown to even the wisest psychologists, for certain.

I'm reporting you to the police if you try anything again, you hear me? *points a menacing finger at her* I have grounds for a lawsuit already, but I decided to write that off as temporary insanity. My brain is shaking its head in disappointment at me right now.

[aboveheaven]

Ah, you're the new Onsen employee? My name is Aizen Sosuke, I'm the head cook. Pleased to meet you... Kyon-kun, was it?

[a_normal_human]

Ah... Yes, that's me, sir. Please to meet you. *bows* ...Interesting clothes. That's not the onsen uniform, is it?

[aboveheaven]

*bows as well*

If you need any help, don't hesitate to ask. This place can be a bit jarring to settle into, especially for those from more... mundane worlds, I suppose the term is.

1/2

[a_normal_human]

Who's mundane?

[sexybathqueen]

Ara? Hm.... STRIP!! I have the perfect outfit for you!!! <3

1/2

[a_normal_human]

Look at the face look at the face look at the face.... Complete failure.

*her command finally registers in his head, and his eyes finally shift up* Wait-- What did you just say?! I'm not stripping!

Re: 1/2

[sexybathqueen]

((Was there going to be a 2/2? Or shall I reply?))

[a_normal_human]

((Epic fail. I totally forgot about the 1/2. That's all I replied with. Reply away. OTL))