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Who: Errybody
What: HOT SPRINGS: HOT SPRINGS EDITION
Where: Hot springs. Different hot springs. Not the hot springs that turned everyone into six year olds.
When: March 25th - March 29th
Warnings: Cursed springs. Sex swapping.

Right outside the resort is the main attraction, a collection of natural hot springs, separated by gender with a co-ed spring in the middle. Despite it being late March, there's still a dusting of snow on the ground, making the warm springs all the more inviting.

If the main resort area is too crowded for you, there are whispers of a secluded, private spring down a secret path. It's supposed to be very nice--if you can find it.

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When Vinnie eventually noticed Voile coming up to him, The Venusaur waffled internally over whether to be the first to say hello when it felt a little bit like... she didn't recognize him? Some kind of protocol had to be in place, at least, for this kind of situation. There was distinct lack of clarity in her eyes by way of 'oohhh, shit. You're a woman.' It was a rather unique, but obvious kind of clarity, he felt.

Perhaps unconsciously, Vinnie tried to puff his chest out a little, as though to somehow invoke his usual masculine side despite all changes. He could be a more manly woman, right? Yeah... maybe.

Voile still hadn't said anything though, making the Venusaur feel that much more awkward despite all attempts to keep cool. Under her scrutinizing gaze, Vinnie cracked and spoke first. "Uh... Voile?"

Up close it wasn't... really obvious, but Voile was observant. If Vinnie was trying to hide, it wasn't working. Not when he had an empathic Gardevoir at his side. Even after he - she - spoke, Voile still wasn't quite sure what to say. Not just yet, anyway. She took her gaze from Vinnie and looked around, just to make sure she wasn't about to oust him or anything else that seemed a little... rude.

Or brash, she supposed.

Then she looked down to herself and looked back to him. As if she was trying to compare the two of them, though she wasn't able to get a superbly good look at him. "...Vinnie?" Voile finally asked as her eyebrows knit together. Without even really needing to wait for him to confirm it, since she could already feel the confirmation, she tipped her head. "...You are honestly one of the prettiest girls I have ever seen, but this has to be immensely... awkward for you." To put it lightly.

Well she was doing all right - or at least, she was doing a good job of deluding himself, which was good enough, right - until Voile pointed how how apparently pretty she was? Vinnie wasn't sure if it was actually comforting to know that he was an attractive girl when most of his time in his normal body, he was doing his very best to be a Man. One who frequently got emasculated by a sentient, walking mountain of muscle who called himself his boss. Wasn't being a pretty girl somehow confirming this horrible feeling? Sure, the Venusaur managed to retain some muscle mass, but it was still considerably leaner than normal.

How on earth was she one of the prettiest girls Voile had ever seen?! Voile was pretty! She did things like beauty contests! Come on...!

Vinnie's face fell a bit, and she crossed her arms uncomfortably. "I dunno how t'take that," she grumbled quickly in a low, embarrassed voice.

Voile blinked. He'd... She'd taken it offensively? But as she considered the situation, she had to remember that it was still Vinnie under the female guise. Vinnie had never been particularly one for wanting to be considered gentle or anything similar to it. Not the way Voile was, anyway. Putting the two side-by-side, Vinnie might have held that gentle air to him, but he didn't seem to advertise it the way the Gardevoir did.

"I didn't mean it as an insult," she reassured him. "I was a little surprised. You are very handsome naturally that I've never tried to consider what you would have been like if you were a girl." Voile bashfully gave a shrug and she shook her head just once, enough that she could hide half of her face underneath it.

"I-I'm sure this is all temporary." She hoped it was temporary. Not that she was suffering from it herself, but for Vinnie's sake and anyone else she knew who was going to get caught up in that unfortunate situation. "I hope no one has teased you about it," was her added afterthought, though she couldn't imagine that happening either. She highly doubted anyone had ever teased him to begin with and they certainly weren't going to start now.

"S'not exactly a thing I ever thought about either. I was pretty invested in bein' a man, you know," Vinnie muttered, unconsciously letting her eyes droop downwards towards the out of place, soft additions to what normally used to be just his pectorals. She shifted her arms in idle discomfort. The Venusaur couldn't claim that he never thought about his own appearance, but his priorities were always that of strength and fitness and masculinity - not the vague, nebulous quality of attractiveness.

The last time he'd wound up in an unfamiliar body, well, all the changes were things that were to be expected. They came with being something inherently and completely different. As it was right now, she certainly couldn't claim it was the biggest change to ever hit her - all her senses were still in place, and all her powers. But there was an uncanniness to being recognizably still Vinnie - still himself - and yet not 'him' at the same time.

But at the very least, she could feel confident about its permanence. "Anyway, this shit never lasts more'n a week," she stated, without a hint of doubt toward the fact. "Anyone who wants t'make a deal of it can deal with me afterwards."

Pretty invested in being a man. It was a cute way to put it, but she understood what he was saying. "I couldn't handle it myself. I... rather like being a girl. I could understand it from your perspective. It must be minutely troublesome."

Voile gave him something of a sympathetic smile before she very quickly pushed it aside. He wasn't going to want her pity. He was going to want her to treat him exactly the same way he was as a guy. How... did she normally treat him, anyway? Like anyone else she respected and enjoyed the company of. She was quieter with Vinnie, but that was likely due to often feeling a bit flustered for one reason or another.

He was easy to admire. Even as a female.

Then she chortled, "I can go beat up people who are mean to you." Which was clearly teasing because it was silly to think that she was capable of beating up anyone. Because she wasn't. "Until then! Do you have everything you need? I'm not sure if I have anything that will fit, but it never hurts to try!"

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