About this boat...

[Shiba Naomi]

Fuichi has never bathed in his life. The Air kami simply refuse to carry his stench.

*spittake*

Coming from a Crane...? O_o

[Shiba Nozomi]

Fuichi has never bathed in his life. The Air kami simply refuse to carry his stench.

D=

Just don't ever ever let his affinity for the air kami get cut off... otherwise we're in for a world of hurt.

[Usagi Zenko]

where water is piped down from a catchment behind the Topside cabin

This part from the description tells me that late afternoon is probably the best time to bath, based on the sun heating the water in that catchment all day long, and not yet being so low in the sky that it doesn't help much. I've done summers where the shower water is heated by the sun, and a catchment tells me exactly that.

It also means that sailors likely protect that catchment with their lives, as it seems to be the main reserve of fresh water....and in a battle, bodies falling into it would probably destroy that water. I'm just glad no one's training exercise has included a dip in it.

[Kakita Sugita]

Bathing in our drinking water?!
Don't you dare.
*glares*

[Rixy]

It is, in fact, two small tubs. No soaking in this here boat, sorry. Also, water is only solar heated, though you could *try* to get cook to boil a pot or two for you if you catch her at the right time (IE, right after making meals before the fire goes out). Summoning will also heat it.

The catchment is in fact used for much of the fresh water on the ship but by no means is it the only supply. There is ample drinking water stashed in barrels in the hold, just in case of contamination/damage to the catchment.

[Toritaka Punchiru]

I was thinking . . . don't people pay good money these days for mineral soaks and therapies? We could be in on the trade from the beginning! Where's a proper Yasuki when we need one?

Lucrative, but what would I trade it for? Fish?

[Asahina Narumi]

It is, in fact, two small tubs. No soaking in this here boat, sorry. Also, water is only solar heated, though you could *try* to get cook to boil a pot or two for you if you catch her at the right time (IE, right after making meals before the fire goes out). Summoning will also heat it.

The catchment is in fact used for much of the fresh water on the ship but by no means is it the only supply. There is ample drinking water stashed in barrels in the hold, just in case of contamination/damage to the catchment.

So, shugenja can summon with a raise to take a warm bath right then and there, but they summon with two raises to add to the big pot?

[Rixy]

No, they summon with a raise to make the water that's already there warm.

[Asahina Narumi]

Ahh, I thought that would be the realm of summoning fire. Okay

[Asahina Masamichi]

Ahh, I thought that would be the realm of summoning fire. Okay

That is if you want to boil someone while they're in the bath bucket.

[Agasha Qian-Fan]

So . . . we can summon with 3 raises to summon enough fresh water and make it warm?

And it says under the summon spell about changing temp/form etc with a raise. Steam being the example, but that would be rather an extreme bath.

[Rixy]

Yay, sauna?

But, yes, three raises summons a supply of warm water.

[Kaiu Seiko]

Fuichi has never bathed in his life. The Air kami simply refuse to carry his stench.

I am both amused and horrified.

I am also downwind, just in case.

[Daidoji Fuichi]

Sarcasm...

I mean, have you read half the words coming out of this guy's mouth? It's pretty clear that this is the first time in his life he's gone without two baths per day.

And he's horrified.

[Akodo Amuro]

Fuichi has never bathed in his life. The Air kami simply refuse to carry his stench.

I am both amused and horrified.

I am also downwind, just in case.

You might want to rethink that and stand upwind of him. Unless your plan is to be knocked immediately unconscious by the sudden stench wave.

[Kaiu Seiko]

@ Fuichi- Oh, I got it. It is just that the concept is so utterly wrong, it's great.

@ Amuno- *facepalm* Right. Upwind. Upwind!

[Hida Musasha]

Musasha is mostly washing the sweat and body oder away with his wash. He uses the salt water just to dampen and rinse the soap off. He doesn't expect to get clean, just doesn't want to smell like death. Also, yes, shaving with salt water would hurt. It's still required if you are hairy, and don't want to waste fresh water with such a superfluous thing.

Musasha is saving all his bathing rations for after big battles and (if it happens) to wash off the ichor of sea monsters he kills.

[Toritaka Punchiru]

Yay, sauna?

But, yes, three raises summons a supply of warm water.

Now that is a profitable venture! Someone, get me a water shugenja...and some really good leather tarps...(any of you unicorn know about steam tents?)

[Yoritomo Kaito]

You know I've been kinda curious about this for the past couple days and figure here is the best place to ask.... when exactly does it get dark here? I was imaging somewhere around 7-8 aka mid evening but I wasn't really certain. Course it's not really a big deal more of a casual curiosity..

[elonweis]

Welp. The difficulty lies in the fact that each time slot covers 2 hours. It would be fair to say early evening is when it gets dark since it is technically Spring. :3

Edit: Also, mid-evening is more 8-10pm