Cleaning herself takes time. Her muscles ache, her chest is tender, and the rest of her body is still slowly recovering. She makes sure to scrub every part of herself, enjoying the warm water—which, at the very least, eases the pain. Not a negative pain, but an expected one.

Kainé leans back—unintentionally too far—and ends up resting against Nier. The contact startles her. She tenses, instinct telling her to pull away, but… she doesn’t. It’s warm. Quiet. Her body aches and her head’s a mess. Just this once, she lets herself stay.

“We should get out before our skin gets pruney,” she says, followed by a small yawn.