Bathing Meme!

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The Bathing Meme


Scrub-a-dub-dub, this meme is ridiculous. No, really. This is a meme about taking a bath. Silly.

- Post your character with name, series, and preferences as the subject header.
- Reply to other characters, using the RNG (1-7) to choose a bath type from the list below.
- Characters bathe. Or other things involving a bath. Whatever, dudes. Anything goes!
- Sexy times and/or triggery material may pop up in threads. Please be conscientious toward your fellow roleplaying buddies!

1. Bubble Bath: Here, the characters are sharing a humongous bubble bath with all the froth they can handle. The scent is delicious, the water is warm—go on, enjoy yourselves!
2. Shower: Perhaps not as fun as a bubble bath, but hey, at least it's built to accommodate two. Don’t slip!
3. Hot Tub: A whirlpool of warmth and—mm. Don't mind me. I'll just be sinking in.
4. Hot Springs: An outdoors bath is good, too, right? Or maybe this is part of a hotel. Either way, it sure is steamy.
5. Decadent Bath: There could be bubbles here, or maybe just those wonderful smelling oils and salts. Awwww, yeah. This bath probably cost a small fortune, so you should enjoy it while it lasts.
6. Lake: In case the hot springs weren't rugged enough for you, here's an actual lake, complete with waterfall for all your rinsing pleasures.
7. Other: Bathe in a shoebox for all I care!

Comments

[nevermindtherunning]

He waivers, eyes unblinking and muscles not moving, but if she knew him, his mind couldn't hold onto a single thought for more than a few seconds. Finally, he resigns himself to tying his towel around his waist, and finds a little stool to take a seat by the tub.

As much as he didn't want to admit to it, he wanted the company and enjoyed being around someone again, though it hadn't been that long since he took that retched bus trip into the desert.

"You're really something..." He spoke quietly as his voice trailed off.

[riverborntorun]

Her heart leapt at his words, but River shook her head. "I'm really not," she murmured, resting one arm on the edge of the tub. Her hand brushed his leg as she did so, but she said nothing of it, looking up at him where he sat.

"Though it's...kind of you to say. I'm just a selfish woman who feels a little lonely, that's all. Maybe that's not something you can understand." She secretly felt certain he could, but with that sort of opening, would he admit it? He'd staunchly denied it thus far. "Regardless...thank you for staying, Doctor."

[nevermindtherunning]

"Well..." He glanced away, leaving his reply at that; unable to look her in the eye and have the truth exposed so easily.

"I doesn't hurt to travel with someone. You have me fooled every time we meet; you seem rather complacent and confident in yourself." Granted he could count all their meetings on one hand, but this was perhaps the most vulnerable he's seen her. Excluding the lack of clothes, of course.

[riverborntorun]

"I am quite confident," she said, leaning her chin in her hand. "But I'm also getting getting older, Doctor. Every once in a while I'm going to be tired of being the strong one. Don't you ever have those days?"

[nevermindtherunning]

She's searching for something, that much he can tell with her frequent open questions and the touch on his leg. It didn't matter, as he was calm and calculated about this, but it begged him to wonder what exactly she was searching for.

"Rarely." He replied simply, offering a bemused smile, "But you're not old, might I point out." it was difficult to tell a Time Lord that, as he tapped her on her nose.

[riverborntorun]

"Compared to you, of course I'm not," she said with a little laugh. The tap of her nose made her smile just a little bit. One of those little hints that reminds her of the man he'll become.

"But me? This is the oldest I've ever been. Though I've been rather blessed, genetically speaking. I certainly don't look my age." That smile turned into a smirk, that one she has where she knows more than she's saying. "I suppose we've got that in common."

[nevermindtherunning]

"Oh, I walk in eternity." He caught himself quoting a former regeneration of his self with that one and now openly grinned with a hint of teeth showing through.

However, back in his mind, he vaguely made himself aware of the prophecy that was haunting him. Shaking that off, he stands back up, "Where's your towel? Can't have you catching a cold. Now that would be a shame!"

And when he stepped into the door frame between the restroom and the bed, he realized there was only one bed. Would that make things awkward? He didn't need to sleep, so could offer it to her.

[riverborntorun]

"Over there," she pointed to a pile of white hotel towels on a shelf just above the toilet. The bath water had certainly lost its allure, and most of its warmth. River carefully stood up, water dripping from her body back into the tub as she reached for a towel from him.

She stepped out to dry herself off, looking over at the Doctor in the doorway. "Have they got a minibar, by the way?"

[nevermindtherunning]

"They do." He disappears into the room, finding his clothes and changing back into his trousers and button down shirt while River dried herself off in the bathroom.

He slips over to the mini bar and begins searching through their options. "Like wine?"

[riverborntorun]

"Wine sounds perfect," She said, stepping into the doorway. She'd opted to don one of the hotel robes instead of her original clothes, though she carried them in her arms. Her towel now hung off her shoulder.

"Just the thing after a relaxing soak, wouldn't you say?"

[nevermindtherunning]

"It certainly never hurts." He agreed as he found a couple glasses and an opener when she came out into view.

He couldn't help his eyes roaming up her legs, tracing the curves of her hips, and then offered her a smile when catching her eye. "Not going to catch a cold, will you?" It wasn't cold outside by any means. The Doctor only lacked conversational topics.

[riverborntorun]

She shook her head, putting her clothes down on the nearest surface, which was a desk. "Not at all. I tend to run a teensy bit warmer than the average human anyway. Besides, we have wine."

River leaned against the side of the desk, fluffing her hair with the towel to dry it. "So - what should we do while we've got this lovely hotel room at our disposal, hm? Rent a naughty flick and order up some room service?"

[nevermindtherunning]

That caused a chuckle to escape his throat as he rubbed an earlobe and glanced away, 'I dunno about that..." It wasn't something he had ever done, and wasn't sure if it was something he was curious to even know about, therefore played it off as a joke and slid a glass down the bar in her direction.

"A toast, first? To friendship?" Which made him wonder how much in the future he would get to know her.

[riverborntorun]

"I think I can manage that," River said with a smile, fingers wrapping around the glass once she approached. "To friendship, then. Old and new bonds, and ones still being forged."

She clinked her glass against his but waited to drink. "Anything to add?"

[nevermindtherunning]

He blinks at that question, "Erm, no... Well, to save travels and adventures?" He wondered if she had a deeper meaning to that question, but immediately shook it off.

And on that note he took a sip of his wine as he leaned against the bar, "Not bad! Actually this is quite good!" He looked the bottle over a moment, before curiously looking over to River.

[riverborntorun]

"Hopefully not too safe." She nodded and took a sip of her own wine, then a quick second. The Doctor was right in his assessment that it was good, especially for a hotel provision. "Mm, sweet," River commented idly, gently swirling her glass.

She felt the Doctor's eyes upon her, and she looked over at him. "Yes?"

[nevermindtherunning]

"I'm not the Doctor you were hoping to find, am I?" He could see it in her eyes, even past the cheeky comments and the coy gestures. "I've met you, and not once but a few times, but I don't think our timelines are meeting up."

He wondered if they ever did.

[riverborntorun]

A rueful smile settled upon her face, and she put her glass down but kept her fingers upon the stem. "Yes, you're right. I was hoping to see the older you, the one who...really knows me." Her heart ached at admitting that, but he wanted the honest answer. "Not that I haven't enjoyed this, but you're not him. Not yet."

She meant that to be a hopeful and encouraging statement.

"I know at the core you're the same, but...it is rather difficult having a relationship with someone who's your best friend one day and an acquaintance the next."

[nevermindtherunning]

"Best friend?" He raised an eyebrow at that. Rose was his best friend, and Donna was too but they were gone to him. It ironically only made sense that the first time they met, she sacrificed herself for him. No, it made complete sense and he looked away, "We shouldn't meet, then. Not anymore."

Because the guilt was too much for him to handle right now and his emotions were raw.

[riverborntorun]

That statement cut her deeply, but she let out a controlled breath, keeping her voice more or less level. "You should at least know by now that I rarely do things just because you say I should."

But when she looked at him, though he'd turned from her....she saw it. Pain of his own in the way he held himself.

She reached a hand to his shoulder. "...If you really want me to go, I'll go. But only for today. Whether you like it or not, Doctor, you're going to see me again. You've got all those wonderful adventures to look forward to, and some of them you're going to need me. You can run away from me all you want, but you can't keep away from the universe. You love it too much."

[nevermindtherunning]

There was a soft chuckle at her comment, both given amusement for her initial comment of not listening to him, and then the comment for his love of the universe and its population. "I've never stopped running." He replied before taking another sip of the wine.

He straightens up his posture and nods to the bed, "You can stay, it's fine. I don't sleep much." He offers her a smile.

[riverborntorun]

"Oh, it's to be a slumber party, then?" River chuckled, sashaying towards the bed and crossing her agile legs one over the other when she sat down. "Do each other's hair, talk about boys?"

[nevermindtherunning]

"Well," He rolls his eyes to the side, playfully, and looking away from her. "I suppose doing my hair would be interesting."

Her hair? That might be a disaster. No, definitely a disaster. "No, I'm just being polite, really." There's a shrug as he took another sip of wine.

[riverborntorun]

"You'd be stunning in pigtails."

River leaned back, putting her hands behind her on the bes. She eyed him suspiciously. "Sweetie, really. Tell me what's wrong. You're sending all sorts of mixed signals and that's supposed to be my job."

[nevermindtherunning]

There's an upward quirk to his lips at her comment as he leaned forward, cupping his chin in the palm of his hand. He stays like that, looking lost, bored, and sad all at the same time while avoiding her gaze.

Finally, brown eyes met hers, "I've lost some friends, and it's entirely my fault. I'm traveling alone now, not wanting history to repeat itself, as it naturally does." He opens his mouth to say something more, but then promptly shuts it and out of habit, rubs a closed eyelid.

"I'm sorry. I didn't want to burden you."