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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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recruitable
2017-12-17 10:51 pm UTC (link)

"Take it up with the rupture in space," Gaby suggested with a small smile. She would rather they be on the same page as well, though she was grateful for her foreknowledge. She knew he must find it maddening.

She cocked her head to the side, pondering whether or not to be tight-lipped about the future. She had heard differing opinions from others on whether or not they would remember anything if and when they were returned to their time. She decided to throw caution to the wind. "A rendezvous," she replied coyly, knowing how suggestive that might sound. She paused before adding, "Mission-related, of course," in order to make it clear that their relationship had not veered into any previously uncharted territories.

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	redperilous 2017-12-17 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	His eyebrow cocked just slightly at her first words, then she finished and he felt somewhat let down. "Oh." That was a no, then. Illya was glad that he hadn't asked her if they had kissed. That would have been incredibly awkward. He settled back against the wooden bench. "How was dinner with Cowboy?" Perhaps that was a safer topic. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

recruitable
2017-12-18 12:05 am UTC (link)

Was he disappointed they had not given in to their previously hesitant attraction? His curt response suggested as much. It was not for lack of trying on Solo's part. He had been weirdly invested in the progression of their relationship, even after she and Illya had come to an unspoken agreement that since they were to be working together for the foreseeable future, their relationship ought not to become anything more than platonic. She had her suspicions it had something to do with his own questionable feelings toward the Russian, but that was none of her business.

At Illya's mention of her dinner with Napoleon, Gaby felt her face reddened slightly. She was grateful for the flush already in her cheeks owing to the heat of the sauna. Now it was her turn for a brief response. "Pleasant," she replied. "Uneventful," she lied.

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redperilous
2017-12-18 12:40 am UTC (link)

He nodded. His eyes were closed and he was relaxed, so he didn't pick up on the tone, or see the blush on her face. Illya was normally never this relaxed around another person, unless he really trusted them.

"We need to take a break," he said, standing up and stretching before moving to the end of the sauna that let out into the room with the private pool. The change in temperature felt good and he waited for Gaby to join him before shutting the door behind them.

"I.. um.." For once, Illya felt a bit sheepish and shy. "I am going to take off the towel so I can go in the pool. You can perhaps... look away. I will do the same."

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recruitable
2017-12-18 01:32 am UTC (link)

Gaby welcomed the distraction. She could probably have withstood a few more minutes yet, but was nevertheless eager to leave the discomfort of the sauna.

She relished Illya's display of modesty, and toyed with the idea of hastily removing her own towel right then and there and stepping into the pool. Instead she laughed softly and gave a playful shake of her head. "If you think the water in the pool is going to hide you any better than that towel, by all means." She motioned with her hand as if to say after you, and then turned her head away.

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redperilous
2017-12-18 01:42 am UTC (link)

“It is harder to see,” he said, but appreciated that she turned away. Honestly, he wouldn’t have minded if she had looked, but he did not want to make her uncomfortable. Plus, he was technically taken. Relaxing naked in a pool with another woman was probably not something Rogue was going to be thrilled with.

Illya removed his towel, placing it on the bench beside the pool before he slowly climbed in. The cold water felt incredibly good on his hot skin and he sighed as he settled against the edge.

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recruitable
2017-12-18 02:50 am UTC (link)

There was nothing remotely sexual about the nudity of public bathing. She had not even thought to be self-conscious about disrobing in front of Illya, but his hesitation had given her pause. Once she heard the splashing of him stepping into the water, she turned her head back toward him and called out with a playful smirk, "Permission to enter the pool?"

Upon his reply, she unwound the towel from her chest and tossed it beside his. The cold water was almost painful against her hot skin. She slid into the pool as quickly as she could, her breath catching in her throat at the shock of the cold water enveloping her. It was puzzling that people found this refreshing. She settled against the wall on the opposite side of the pool, careful to keep the waterline above her collarbone. It felt silly, but if it made Illya more comfortable with her presence, she would go with it.

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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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