A Nice Soak

Despite the fact that she had fully recovered from her illness, Kaija was tired. It felt like exhaustion had wedged itself deep into her bones and refused to take hold, like some kind of fungus seeping deeper and deeper - the very thought of that comparison felt too real now though and made her shudder as she considered it. Today she didn't want to think much though, nor did she really want to be around others, but apparently she'd wandered right up to someone without realizing. "Hey," Kaija called out nonchalantly as she took a few long strides closer. The pools of water up ahead were interesting, like nothing she'd ever seen before... and was that steam? Was the water hot? Well, now that was definitely strange. It wasn't just one pool either, but a whole series of them, surrounded by vegetation that was relatively lush considering the last few months they'd endured. "Feel good or somethin'?"