endlessairship | toxic spa room (sfw)

*a new door has opened, this time leading to a fancy, futuristic spa straight out of a sci-fi movie. past a waiting room filled with comfy chairs looms a sauna with a sign touting its advanced restorative properties, which, unbeknownst to those who enter, will zap out whatever they consider their most toxic traits and send them to a goopy hellscape.

killua is the first to enter, gawking as his clothes are replaced with a fluffy bathrobe, cinched around his waist by a tie. intrigued, he ventures further in, drawn toward the large sauna in the center of the space. the sign beside it catches his eye, and though he's wary of what the airship might think is "restorative," he decides that after nearly dying and coming back to life, he could use a little relaxation.

he heaves open the thick metal door and steps inside, finding the room comfortably warm and filled with a strange but pleasant, sanitized smell. he sits down on the bench toward the back of it, breathing it in and wondering when, if at all, he'll notice its effects.*

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I did. Not that I’d really be a hunter. It meant I’d get to stay close to gon. That’s all that mattered.

She tucks her knees in, wrapping her arms around them. We had become close. A couple even. Then I was here. Seeing that this Gon left me for you, I started to worry if my Gon did the same…

Why did we have to both fall for the same boy?

we're not the only ones. there's just something about him...

*his gaze scrapes the dark, dank swamp they're still trapped in, heart aching for the light of gon's smile.*

he shines.

*as he says it, he starts to feel lighter, somehow, like the slime is melting off his body -- or rather, his body itself is melting away, diffusing into the smoggy atmosphere. he should feel panicked, frightened, but all it brings with it is a pervading sense of peace as he shuts his eyes and waits to be dissolved.*

Pito smirks, laughing lightly. Yeah…he does.

She thinks about how he would always look at her. Eyes bright with a wide smile. Her heart feeling more full since arriving thinking of the memory of seeing his curious face upon her birth.

She closed her eyes, not even noticing Killuas state as she felt lighter. She didn’t notice that her body seemed to begin dissolving.

*back in the spa, killua has tracked down the tank that the vent inside the sauna leads to and unscrewed the lid, theorizing that whatever it sucked out of them must be inside it. he's immediately hit with a puff of thick, green, foul-smelling gas, not unlike the stuff that caused him to go mad with arousal. he coughs and sputters, but as his lungs clear so does his head, his feelings and even strange, secondhand memories of being trapped with pitou inside the can itself returning to him as the toxin courses through his bloodstream. with a sigh of relief, he realizes that he's once again his flawed but whole self.*

it worked...

Pitou was peeking over Killuas shoulder as pulled the lid away. Quickly being met with the same pungent gas. She reeled backwards coughing and trying to wave it away from her face.

She realized the difference nearly immediately. The sudden flood of memories, actions and desires returned to make her whole. She sneezed as everything settled into place.

Worked would..be an understatement. She poked and prodded her hand, the memories of the toxic hell still making her question if she was her.

At least you found the way to make us whole again. We should probably board this place up..probably wouldn’t be great if anyone else got in here. They may not try to collect what was taken.

She was still trying to gather her thoughts. The memories of outside and inside the toxin jumbling together, due to happening simultaneously.

yeah... i'll get alluka to make a sign...

*he's dazed, still getting used to the blend of memories from this world and that, blinking. a sober sense of resignation begins to fall over him, the culmination of both of his experiences. he steps away from the can with a deep sigh.*

i think... i need to have another talk with gon.

Pitou raised her brow. I probably need to have one with him as well. If he will listen that is.

But, you’re the one that’s with him. So you have first say. Just don’t go repeating anything I said in there. I’d prefer to tell him myself.

She sighs. Right now you’re the only one who knows…what I am. He still thinks my species is a different kind of human. I’m not sure how he will..take that information.

*killua slips his hands into the pockets of his robe, giving a quiet huff.*

probably not that differently than he did in your universe. he's weird like that.

*he starts to make his way out of the back room where he'd found the tank and into the main spa, heading for the door to the airship, still quietly contemplating all he'd learned about himself and pitou.*

Pitou follows him out. Intending to head for her room. The whole experience has left her more tired than relaxed.

Hey, Killua. She hesitantly pats his shoulder lightly. Thanks, for getting us out of there. Hopefully next time we meet up, it will be better. Less yelling, anger and toxic pits.

She smiles at him softly feeling a touch more comfortable with him now. She hoped maybe there will be a Killua that won’t hate her.

*killua pauses in his steps at pitou's touch, glancing back at her to hear what she has to say. after all that's been said and done today, he can't help but see her as an ally instead of an enemy.*

...yeah. i hope so, too.

*he flashes her a brief, sad smile before exiting the room and heading back toward his cabin.*

toxic spa room (sfw)

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