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[From the angle shown, Ravine is holding the phone away from her face, elbow propped with her chin in the palm of her gloved hand -- and even now, hints of black smoke continue wafting from her hair and coat.

[ Although apparently uncomfortable, she flashes her smile just as she always has.]

"Well, for those who believe themselves capable, I would advise against any attempts at reaching that ninth god beneath the Colosseum the easy way. It leads to some rather ill results."

[She would know.

[Soon her gold eyes shift back to the soft brown most are used to seeing when she is not wearing her sunglasses. Once she is feeling a little better and not radiating black vapors anymore, her stern expression transforms into a smile, her face scrunched in amusement.]

"For anyone not interested in that, however, I have a question!

"Imagine, if you will, that you have been a dead person for thousands of years. It has also been that long since you've ever felt or tasted anything.

"Then imagine if you have been given an opportunity here to be a living, breathing person -- but only for a few days! Would you mind sharing what you would do with that short time in the mortal plane?

"I admit, I am perhaps looking at this from a dead woman's perspective, but it does not appear that there is much to do for the corporeal here when there is not a festival being thrown by our gracious locals. It would be a shame to put such a generous gift to waste."

['But Ravine, why not just ask the gods to make you permanently living?!' one might say.

[Yeah, no, that is the one thing she is not addressing right now, thank you very much.]

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I appreciate the concern, but I believe I can manage in the short-term. Long-term would be another story.

[Which she neglected to share over this handy dandy network because of reasons.]

Sorry, I'm being no fun...

「It's obvious his main concern is still keeping his friends in one piece somehow, and for a long time Ravine had been safe from that, but then they grow so fast and wanna be alive for a few days!」

Hmm, if you really wanna do it, I... heh, 「He turns a little shy.」 I've been enjoying the rain a lot. I know it's silly. But-- well, there are so many things, Ravine. Sleeping late and feeling tired from it, but still happy because you spent the night playing a game with a friend, and then you get to sleep in... A warm towel after coming from a bath. The smell of recently baked bread. The taste of cold beer...

「Oh-- right, he remembers she mentioned that. It gives him ideas, ideas.

But ultimately there is something that, not only he agrees, is the best thing someone who hadn't had any human contact for years, of course, he's not saying that one. No, it's not that, get your head out of the gutter!」

Don't tell me you don't have ideas, it's obvious you've been thinking about this for a while.

[The audacity, man.

[She is pleased to hear a more serious response, though.]

Those all sound like nice things. And yes, I have been thinking about it for a while -- for about as long as I have been here, in fact! Tranquility owes me, and that is the arrangement we had worked out at the time. I have simply been holding onto it for a rainy day... so to speak.

[Since he brought up rain and all... that sounds wonderful.]

So, what is that you wanna do, Ravine?

「He could go on, suggesting things, but it's not about him.」

Is there anything you... miss at all?

「Whatever it is, he'll make it happen, or try, very hard.」

Well, I was recommended enjoying the springs. It is no gardens of Babylon, but it sounds like an exquisite idea.

[Thanks for that, Hella.]

Hn. That sounds like a good idea. Back in Japan there were onsen everywhere. They were good and this one is not bad at all either.

「He can vouch for that at least, every once in a while after training with Yukari or Kain, relaxing his aching muscles at the spring has been more than welcomed.」

We should do something we both can enjoy too.

「Because he cannot go into the girls area of the springs! No matter how pretty he is.」

With a glowing review like that, how could I refuse?

[She does miss the gardens of Babylon. The dream she shared has left a nostalgic hole in her ever since.

[Ravine is certain that there are no gender restrictions at the hot springs, given Ianchus' little Bacchanalia there, but she won't make such an appeal.]

I agree. Is there anything else you do here for fun, other than games? Because we can do those any time regardless of the status of my pulse. [She chuckles.]

What, are you trying to telling me there is more in life than games?

「He is, of course, kidding.

He is!
But he tries to think about something he enjoys as well and well... He just really likes games, okay?!」

I like swimming too, though, doing so in the sea is different than those desert pools or a river... Other than that, I don't know how much you'd enjoy sparring with me.

I know. Crazy, is it not?

[She grins. Two can play at that game.]

Swimming would be lovely. [Ravine has always found peace with the water.] Although I do not think I would make a good sparring partner. I am not certain I can fight well when the laws of physics are applied.

My world is crumbling.

「Okay, enough of that.」

Hmm, I'm gonna have to think of a way for you to feel some adrenaline...

「Look, if he wasn't a nerdy duelist, he'd be into some hardcore sports... It's all about the high it gives, okay?」

I will hold you to that. Something tells me that the hosts who lived here were not quite what you would call thrill seekers.

[Ravine technically never was, either -- but she wants that rush, man. If she's going to be alive for a while, she may as well feel it, too.]

... No they weren't. They took enough delight on worshipping their gods in a rather...

...

...

--boring manner...

「Look, she knows his culture was forged on celebrations and whatnot, not trying to be rude or anything but in comparison... eh.」

At least it's what Rage said.

I have suspected as much. The hosts did not appear to be a particularly abstruse race of people. It would explain why the gods of this world have such difficulty placating those brought here.

True... Never thought about it that way. I should know better than make assumptions by now.

「It's hard!

He makes a little pause tho.」

Can I ask you something...?

Of course, Atem. You do not need to ask me if you may ask something.

[But it's a general social courtesy, she knows.]

「He grows uncharacteristically shy, opting to even look at the corner of his screen than at her directly.」

I... saw some of your replies and... Why weren't you interested in what you're not interested?

「Yes, that. It should be easier if he was a little more direct about it but, while it's not something someone like him would be ashamed to speak about, just because of his origins, he's still fairly self conscious about it, he cannot say he's exactly an expert in the topic after all.」

[She forms a coy smile at how he approaches the subject.]

I am afraid you will have to be a little more specific than that.

[While she has a feeling she knows what he means, she would rather coax the answer out of him the old fashioned way.]

「Oh come on! He knows she's making it difficult for him!」

......

...

「HOW DOES HE ASK!?

See him swallow.」

You... Have you-- 「He gets redder by the second, Ra, help him!」 never...

Um... been...

「Abort, abort! It's not important anyway!」

You know what... never mind...

[And now she just LAUGHS.]

Are you asking why I am not interested in having "crazy awesome sex" as others are?

[Come on, Ravine, you know that's what it is.]

「Why him?」

Y-yeah...

[She shrugs, at least trying to be more sincere this time.]

Your guess would be as good as mine! I had simply never done it, and never felt the impulse to. By the time I was -- I believe in my thirties? -- that had not changed. But I... also did not like to touch people back then, and that only worsened as I grew older.

「Well, that's much better, but he allows a little moment of silence, trying to make sense of it based by his own experiences, or the lack of.」

I guess it does sound like you.

「Not much like him, no, which is a little disappointing, for him, only. But he doesn't dwell on it for long, never truly has, there is no point.」

I didn't... I never understood why they made such a big deal about it. You're not missing anything.

「That much he can say to agree with her on some level.」

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[She chuckles again, more blithe this time.]

Does it, now? I suppose it is rather difficult to see myself enjoy rutting around for what little precious time I would have.

[While Ravine does get its appeal to the masses, it's just never drawn her. She has a hard time seeing anyone in a lustful way.]

There is a reason why they call the attraction people have to one another "chemistry" -- it is all very chemical. Some just have more of it than others.

「Don't make him imagine those things! It's like thinking of his sister doing it! Not that he had one but, hey!」

They do now? ... I guess I don't know much about any of that.

「He gives little awkward shrug. But it does leave him thinking.」

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