He did not expect ti find Lily to be dashing behind him like a scared puppy, holding onto his arm like a safety like. "Touching?" he repeated, not exactly sure what she meant. "Um, sorry to be rude, but whatever happened in there, I doubt I would have any power to help you. After all, even if this is a mixed spring, I am pretty sure there is a reason why the dressing rooms are separate…" Maybe there was some magic at play here between the two gender getting split before merging? He could not really tell. After all, its not like his eyes were being filtered on what was around them. "Come now, How about we not worry about it and enjoy ourselves here? We came to relax, not panic."

With her still on his arm, he decided to walk with her as if to tour the area out a bit. The place did seem pretty numerous with the nymph staff as life guards it seemed. Made sense enough, considering they were considered water spirits or guardians. However, the water did not really seem like it would be needed, until what looked to be a small island of drinks were being available for guests to purchase from. He watched them work, making water marks as if that was a payment tab, considering their wallets were inside, making him guess they would pay once they leave. That also meant the nymphs were there to stop any drunks from fighting or drowning. Now it made more sense.

After walking around a bit, Douken said, "Well, this seems like a very comfortable place. Why not we relax here?" before heading into the water himself, taking a seat along the edge before sloping down and relaxing.

He seemed not to understand what she meant when she told him those women had touched her. From behind him she nodded and said, "Touching, like this." She proceeded to grab his chest from behind a few times. "See?" She finished and let her hand fall to her sides before she heard one of the ladies from before call out and she cling to his arm again. She didn't know if she liked this place. Those ladies were too handsy. He was right though, they came here to relax and she should. She let the tension out of her body and let him lead her to the water. She saw the bar and wondered what kind of drinks they served. She was hesitant but while Douken got into the water she quickly made her way to the bar and got two large drinks. She quickly made her way back to him and care fully got into the water. She sat next to him and held out one of the drinks for him. "This'll help me relax a bit, but I'm not drinking alone." She let the hot water seep into her skin as she relaxed more. She closed her eyes and took a sip of the drink only to have her eyes shoot open again. It was like a fruit filled explosion in her mouth. It was amazing. She hadn't tasted anything like it before.  She let out a little gasp, hardly able to believe this was an alcoholic drink. "This, this is amazing!" She exclaimed and took an invigorated drink. 

It may have been steamy but other people were still very visible. As she relaxed from her enthusiasm she noticed that about three fourths the occupants were men, and none of them seemed to opt to wear a towel. She was blatantly staring and you could almost see the question marks popping out of her head.  She turned her attention to Douken and asked, "Why is it the men don't like wearing their towels? Do they think if they show it all off any lady here will like, swoon over it or something? That's the message I'm getting from the looks in their eyes. I don't get it." She drank until her Sri k was gone. It really was too good. Her cheeks were rosy from the alcohol as she placed the cup on the edge of the pool. "Ah those drinks are dangerous I'll tell you. Can't even tell they're not just a fruity drink!" She looked over to Douken then as if noticing for the first time said, "Oh you have pretty hair." She then proceeded to softly pet his hair while giggling. 

"I don't know," he said, sweating a bit nervously when she grabbed his chest to signify what she meant before curling back when called out from the same woman. "If I was to say anything, her persistence would probably be more her under influence or a simple attraction… Possibly both or one helping the other. Without the ability to read minds, it would be hard to say for sure."

While he did accept the glass with a "Thank you," he was more shocked to see her explode with shock from the drink itself. Sure, she said she was asleep for thousands of years, but did they not have such drinks back then? Apparently not, considering her excitement as she attacked it with no retaliation. And it seemed with it, she got more curious. The buzz from the sake not helping any. He took a drink himself too see, but could not see what she meant? "This is not exactly a wine… more of a rum dressed with blood orange juice. Certainly flavorful for an alcohol, but not one that can go unnoticed.

"As for the men going bare, I am sure you can tell what they are after by how they act. Those who are showing off can be thought as trying to impress, yes, but those who are not could more likely want to air out. After all, that does have to stay cramped up in a pair of pants all day," he chuckled before taking a drink again, though paused when he felt her hand pat his head as she commented on how pretty his hair was… "Uuh, thanks?" he replied, seeing how red she was getting. Was she not one who can really hold onto her liquor?

His explanation of the drink left her quite curious. "Ah I see. It is just different from the other ones I've tried. I accidentally tried something at that stupid pirate town, what did they call it? Ale? I didn't think very highly of it. Then that sake from earlier. That was good. This is good too!" She said counring rhe three off on her fingers. 

When he explained about the men she nodded, "hmm, interesting. I guess that's why men preceded robes or well something similar to a long skirt from now days. I guess they enjoyed the breeze." She laughed and continued to pet Douken's hair. "Hmm, I can see why we never embraced the practice of drinks like this. It leads to lower self awareness which would definitely make someone more likely to lose themselves to a sinful life. Like right now I want more, but that's just me being greedy." She pointed to a man who was talking angrily with other man. "Or him with his violence that has no true reason other than the amount he has drank. But knowing of the effects and actually experiencing them really make it come to light which will make things easier to reflect on in the long run wouldn't you say?"  

Her hand stopped petting his hair for a moment as she studied his expression, "You don't seem like you're feeling anything yet. It's no fun if I'm the only one." She got out of the water and walked over to the bar again. She got a few more drinks and brought them back over. She set them on the edge next to him then slipped back into the warmth. "You need more." She said with a nod as if stating some seriously important piece of information.

Looking over, there was indeed a fight about to occur between a couple of over-intoxicated guests getting ready to brawl, but before anything could occur, a portion of the water started to flow from the spring itself before wrapping around both participants' arms and legs while two nymphs walked over, holding them close from behind, giving what looked to be a whisper before the two slumped over. With the men out, the water fell upon the floor once more as the two were dragged out. INdeed, these nymphs watching the scenes knew how to handle whatever situation that may occur.

Hearing Lily comment on how not-drunk he was made him blink before watching her grab nearly a half-dozen of them before coming back before handing him one of them. There was a brief pause from the simple shock of everything before laughing, giving her a pet of her own. "There are a few reasons I am not as red as you are. For one, you don't seem that tolerant to them," he told her, poking her red cheeks. "It takes time, but you need to let your body adapt to the intake. Secondly, I take my time with the drinks to enjoy what flavors they have to offer versus you, who seemed to have devoured multiple drinks in a short time span. I fear if I brought you to a tasting festival, you would be absolutely wasted. Third, I don't want to look like I have an addiction, unlike you and your multitude there… but most importantly, I would rather not be dragged back to my room like those rowdy men earlier." He topped off the last bit with a laugh before taking a slow drink of the flavored run he already had.

For a few moments she looked confused at his laughter and patting of her head. Things started to become clear as he explained though. She put her hand to the cheek that he had poked and nodded thoughtfully as he finished speaking. "Ah, I see. That's how you're supposed to do it. I've been imitating how I see others do it but apparently it was the wrong way. I do apologise deeply for my behavior." She said and then it seemed that out of no where a platypus popped up out of the water wearing a miniature top hat and monocle. It made some platypus noises and Lily nodded as her attention was completely taken by the animal. "I really appreciate it Jeeves. You really are one of a kind. Here, would you mind?" She said and places several of the drinks on the animal's back. He nodded his head and swam off into the steam with the drinks. She had two drinks remaining now and picked up one of them to take only a small sip. "This is the correct way, yes?" She asked as she then looked up with a surprised look. A moment later something landed on Douken's head. It started moving. Lily calmly set down her drink then jumped at him,  if he wasn't fast enough she'd probably give him a face full as she lunged to grab the creature on his head. There was a high pitched noise for a few moments as she grabbed the animal. She murmered some soft words to it and it seemed to calm down. A small ball of fuzz was in her hands now as she returned to sitting as she had been. She looked at the animal closely, it was a small mole. It had scratches on its sides. Without a word she quickly healed the small creature. "What happened little dear?" She asked. The animal made some quiet chattering noises and Lily looked up. "Ah, some big Bird got you? I see. I'm Lily and the one you landed on is Douken. What's your name?" More chattering and nodding from Lily "Well it's a pleasure to meet you." She looked at Douken and said, "This is Delores, Dolly for short. She says thank you for having a head for her to land on. She's also wondering if it's ok if she hangs out for a while, until she's sure the big bird is really gone."

"Its not exactly the 'wrong way' to do it," Douken told her, taking a quick drink for himself, "Just not a way a beginner should start. Then again, you said you were asleep for a couple thousand years, so I guess enjoying such a beverage would be a bit of a rarity if at all…" However, the sudden appearance of the platypus drew his eyes towards him, before back at Lily, who seemed perfectly content with what happened. She even called it by name and gave it a few of the drinks she bought. Was she that familiar with the random platypus? He was not there when they met… Or was she so drunk that she thought he was familiar?

However, before he could even make a comment about it, there as a sudden bonk upon his head. "What the–" He was ready to reach up to grab whatever fell on his head, but it seemed Lily was quicker to respond… even if it meant getting up, crawling on top of him, her chest into his face as she worked to soothe the frightened critter, only to crawl off once it was calmed down. At that point, the explorer's face was a bit red not from the alcohol, but more of what Lily gave him… It seemed at that moment she was also sharing more cleavage, as the chest plant loosened her towel some…

"D-Delores… hi…" he said before taking a rushed drink himself, doing a bit more of a chug than before.

She nodded and said, "Ah, so it's not technically a wrong way just a different way. So it's like a skill level type thing. I see now. Thank you for explaining, you're so smart. You are right though, I actually never drank before a few weeks ago." She let out a little laugh at her comment and took another small sip of her drink. Now that it was explained she could see the appeal of taking sips. She really could taste all the different flavors if she slowed down and really just savored every drink.

She set the mole down and looked at Douken, he seemed a bit out of it compared to how he had been moments before. She hadn't noticed her towel slipping down a bit, instead her focus was on Douken. "Hu? Are you ok?" His reddened face and how he practically chugged his drink seemed odd. She got a bit closer to him, not noticing her towel slip a little more. Just then some younger men ran out and jumped over then yelling as they splashed into the water right in front of this. Startled by their actions Lily let out a little yelp and clung to Douken.   She was pressed up against him as she looked at the two men acting like children as they splashed off deeper into the pool. She looked at Douken's face, it was still red and asked, "Do you have a fever or something?" She reached her hand out to feel his forehead. With her arm no longer against the towel it slipped off her chest completely and for a moment she froze, her face going redder than she ever thought possible. She quickly fixed her towel and looked almost annoyed as she returned to sitting normally once again. "So thats what it was. You noticed it falling and didn't say anything disnt you." She gave him a slap to the back of the head and continued, "you should have said something. Unless it was your plan all along to get a little peak….. pervert." The mole climbed up her back onto her shoulder and perched there, giving Douken the evil eye as Lily sipped her drink.

While he did see a bit more show up in his peripheral vision, his eyes were still looking up at Lily's face when her towel went fully undone, and quick enough to fixed it before he could really have time to, in her eyes it seemed, stare at what showed up. It didn't stop her from giving him a smack to the back of the head, though and the accusations.

"You really thing I said nothing because I wanted to stare?" he asked, rubbing his head. "If I wanted to be a pervert, I could easy look anywhere else, or did you forget what kind of place this is?" He even pointed at a random direction to emphasize… It just so happened to point at the direction of the girls who cupped a feel earlier who all seemed to have abandoned their towels long ago. "Remember, they left it up to us if we want to be covered or displayed to the world. If another we chose to lounge here without our towels, nothing would have been done to stop us."

Taking another drink himself, he commented, "You can't exactly blame me for pushing your chest into my face, now can we?" With a small sigh, Douken suddenly pushed himself up to his feet, stretching his arms into the air before stretching out his waist. "That feels like enough sitting. Care to join me for a walk around the region, or should we call this spot done?"

She shrugged and stood up, stepping out of the water to follow Douken. "A walk would be nice." She walked with him around the area, the steam was still pretty thick even when not in the water. She was silent for a while before the mole on her shoulder made some almost chirping noises. She nodded and said, "Oh, alright, I completely understand." She picked up the mole and gave her a little kiss on the head before walking over to the genre and setting her down next to it. "Stay safe." She said as she straightened up and walked back to Douken.  She glanced at him and said, "She has to get back to her children." The silence that fell wasn't around for long. From behind them two of the ladies from earlier suddenly appeared. One of them wrapped her arms around Lily and whispered in her ear, "Surprise beautiful." Before she can say anything back the woman rips the towel off of Lily, the second woman dping similar to Douken's towel. Then Lily could feel magic in the air as she suddenly was thrust at Douken and falling to the ground with her on top of him. As they fell she could feel more, stronger magic in the air and a water barrier slid between their …parts… as she fell on top of him. She sat up and for a moment was dazed. She was straddling him with her hands on his chest as she looked around not knowing what was going on. She finally seemed to notice him neither her and that they were both naked. She covered herself with her hands and tried to get up quickly only to slip on some water from the nymphs magic and fall right back onto him. Seeing as her hands were covering herself when she fell again she was face to face with him, their lips almost touching, but not quite. Her eyes went wider and her face looked like a tomato it was so red. For a moment she was frozen in place but quickly snapped out of it. "S-s-sorry!" She managed to squeak as she finally just rolled off of him and got up. A nymph had appeared and was handing her a towel. She quickly took it and wrapped it around herself. The three women were nowhere to be seen, they had been kicked out. The nymph explained the situation and suggested that they may want to leave for the night because of all the commotion they had created. She nodded, not saying anything and she didn't look at Douken just in case he wasn't decent. She said, "I'll um, be out front." She quickly flitted off to the woman's changing room. Once inside she leaned against the wall and took a deep breath. Everything was so confusing and embarrassing right now. The alcohol wasn't helping at all either. She shook her head and quickly dried off and got back in her clothes, feeling much safer and secure with her pretty dress hugging her closely. She headed out to the front desk and gave the lady a smile before settling her tab at the bar. She then bit her lip lightly as she waited for Douken, wondering if he still wanted to spend time with her or had he had enough? She herself wasn't quite sure how she felt about everything but he seemed like a nice guy…. and in all honestly she had no idea how to get back to the inn so she would have to at least ask him to help her find it.