[ti]open[/ti]Eggs, Hot Tubs, and Cats

Thanks to her Totodile companion Toto, Celastrina got a bit sidetracked on the way to her (and everyone's) mother's home. He'd heard a few trainers talking about the underground bathhouse at the Cat's Meow saloon and, being a Water-type, was naturally interested.

Rina had some concerns, though... or to be more precise, the player David Cooper did. He's playing a young girl in the game, after all. At first glance, it seemed kind of skeevy to bring Rina into a hot tub. But, with a bit more thought, those concerns lessened. Hydance wouldn't allow this technology to be used for anything too immoral, and Nintendo definitely wouldn't. Undoubtedly, there were program safeguards that would keep things decent, at least where kid characters were concerned.

And besides, Rina wouldn't want to say no to her new friend!

So, she and Toto walked through the saloon doors. "...I guess that's why they call it that," she commented, seeing all the cat Pokémon sitting around the place. She walked up to the bar, pausing briefly to warn Toto away from biting a Skitty's tail with a disapproving look, and gave the password. The bartender opened the back door and let Rina through.

As Rina entered the back room of the saloon, with Toto following close behind her, she could already feel the warm air. The feeling was enough of a surprise in itself, that it took a moment to notice that she was now wearing a green swimsuit. So, this was how the game handled the situation...

The bathhouse was certainly a unique sight, with Litten and Torracat using their flames to warm the tubs. There were plenty of people relaxing as well- some looked like players, others looked more like NPCs. Rina approached one of the tubs, where a blue-haired young woman looked to be warming a Pokémon egg. "Excuse me, but would it be all right if Toto and I joined you?" she asked sweetly, gesturing to the Totodile as she mentioned his name.