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Illya Kuryakin (redperilous) wrote in toboldlyrpg,
@ 2017-12-17 09:48:00

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! risa, ^ log, gaby teller | man from uncle, illya kuryakin | man from uncle

WHO: Illya Kuryakin and Gaby Teller
WHEN: 226412.12
WHERE: A spa on Risa
SUMMARY: Spending some time in a Russian sauna, like you do
WARNINGS: TBD

This planet really did have everything.

While it wasn't strictly called a banya, one of the spas on Risa had a room that was very similar to a Russian sauna. The interior was made of wood, and though the steam wasn't produced by the traditional firewood, it was close enough that nobody would be able to tell otherwise. Illya sat down on one of the long wooden benches and let the steam roll over him as he waited for Gaby to join him. He was completely naked aside from the towel around his waist, as that was how one was supposed to experience the sauna. He couldn't remember the last time that he had been to a banya. The relaxation would probably do him good.

There was even a bucket of veniks, or tree branch broom massagers, sitting on the floor. The leaves didn't look like that of a traditional birch tree, but Illya figured that beggars couldn't be choosers in outer space. Gaby would probably enjoy hitting him with them.

Outside of the sauna room was a small private pool of cold water for them to dip into after they had worked up a sweat. All in all, while not an exact replica, a very close experience to the traditional Russian banya. Illya was very pleased.

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redperilous
2017-12-19 12:59 am UTC (link)

Illya blinked when she stripped off the towel and then looked away. It was honestly a difficult thing for him to do, but it was the right thing. Gaby was not here to be ogled. He respected her too much for that.

He turned his gaze back towards her after she was safely in the water. Keep your eyes on her face.

"Feels good, yes?" He smiled. This was definitely relaxing.

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recruitable
2017-12-19 01:54 am UTC (link)

Once her body had grown accustomed to the change in temperature and her heart rate began to slow down, she did begin to feel more relaxed. She nodded her head in a concessionary way. "I prefer the water to the sauna," she admitted. The heat and the humidity of the sauna had a way of making her feel confined, stuck.

A momentary silence fell between the two of them, before Gaby broke it with a question. "I trust you are finding your room much more to your liking after switching out bed mates?" She had been surprised by the suggestion of pairing off by the sexes. She supposed it was made for her own benefit, however unnecessarily. She had presumed that Rogue and Illya would share a room, given the nature of their relationship. Perhaps if Illya had been from the same time as Gaby and Solo, the idea of the pair of them sharing a bed would not have seemed so tenuous. As it was, she had been surprised that it had lasted more than one night.

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redperilous
2017-12-19 02:24 am UTC (link)

“Sauna is good. You sweat out all the stress and impurities.” That was why it had been used for so many years. Gaby did at least look relaxed in the pool though and Illya was pleased at that.

He shrugged regarding her roommate comment. “Yes. She does not complain about me removing my shirt in bed. Did Solo tell you that was what our fight was about? After he removed his first,” Illya finished incredulously. That man was absolutely ridiculous.

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recruitable
2017-12-19 03:06 am UTC (link)

While not particularly stressed by anything at the moment, she wondered at the ease with which Illya could part with his anxieties that they could be sweat away.

Gaby had to laugh at that. Solo had not gone into great detail about their rooming situation, and she had not pressed. But she certainly had not anticipated a dispute being over something as minor as a bare chest. "Truly? Did one of you hog the bed covers as well?"

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redperilous
2017-12-20 01:28 am UTC (link)

His anxieties were not so easily washed away, but being in space, being on this beautiful planet, made him more relaxed than he was back home. Not working here, while driving him crazy, was also allowing him to take a break for once in his life.

"No. He said that I cuddle though. I do not do this." Well. He had woken up a few times very close to Solo and immediately moved back. "I think he wants it to be true."

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	recruitable 2017-12-20 04:36 pm UTC (link)
	"It sounds to me like you don't," Gaby replied to his latter statement with a knowing smirk. She understood the feeling of finding oneself unintentionally caught up in the warm gravitational pull of Napoleon Solo. "Don't get yourself bent out of shape," she added. "It is a small bed for two large men." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redperilous
2017-12-21 01:05 am UTC (link)

Illya shrugged at that. "Of course. I do not want to cuddle with him." That would probably be weird for everyone.

He settled back against the rim of the pool. "Yes, well, it works much better with Rogue, even though she tries not to touch me so much in the night." He knew that Gaby was aware of the other woman's powers. "She does not wish for anything to go wrong."

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recruitable
2018-01-02 03:07 am UTC (link)

"Hmm," she replied skeptically and leaned her had back against the cool tile of the pool, her eyes focusing on the patterns on the ceiling above.

"I would prefer that, too." Gaby recalled her conversation with Rogue. She had revealed the nature of her powers, though Gaby had no way to grasp how truly dangerous they could be. "She seems to be in control." For the most part, she thought, remembering the nightmares that apparently plagued her.

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	redperilous 2018-01-02 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	Illya noted that tone of voice and turned up an eyebrow at Gaby. "What? You think I wish to cuddle Solo?" He scoffed a little. Napoleon was good-looking for a man, and he had some endearing qualities, but he also happened to be a huge pain in Illya's ass. He tried to remember that every time Napoleon gave him a mournful look with those blue eyes of his. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

recruitable
2018-01-03 01:03 am UTC (link)

"Well," she shrugged, "he does seem to possess the strange ability of making a person want to strangle him and embrace him at the same time." Gaby turned her gaze back toward Illya, her lips turned up in a tiny, playful smile. "It's a trait he shares with someone else I know." The two men were perhaps more alike than they would care to admit. To Gaby, they were both equal parts endearing and irritating. And really, that was rather what she liked about them.

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