Testing the Waters

Testing the waters a young man went to the hot spring resort after hours to relax in the public baths. It had been a long week for him as he had spent most of the week working his aching muscles to the bone. After paying the entry fee and walking into the changing room to strip out of his clothes in exchange for a towel wrapped around his waistline. Stepping out onto the stone path towards the steamy baths, a fog would surround him as well as the other guests, even if he hadn't spotted anyone else just yet. Making his way towards the warm water, he dipped his toes in at first, it was incredibly hot as to be expected but he quickly adjusted and slipped further into the water until it was at waist height. His towel drenched to help hide his modesty, it was only after a little while he could hear some chatter and giggling. Following the noise in search for company during his bath, the figures would soon appear through the steamy mist. It was a woman and man sitting next to one another. He couldn't tell if they knew one another, it didn't seem like they did but the man was sitting in a manner as if he was trying to change that. The young man came in close to take a seat next to the woman, flanking her on both sides with a male. "Hello, mind if I sit with you?" The young man lightly bowing his head as if to apologize for his intrusion. "I'm Musashi." Introducing himself to the strangers as the other man slid his arm around the shoulder of the woman as if trying to mark her as his and encroach on her space. "I'm Ken." The other man said with his long flowing blonde hair. "However I haven't caught the name of this beautiful lady quite yet."