@infsolarflare
There were many different reasons one arrived at the bathhouse. Some were brought there to work, some were invited through a complex network of recommendation, and many came for a pleasurable escape. Others arrived out of sheer necessity. They were not complete categories but still remained the ones many a spirit fell into regardless. If one had to classify Sunjin, the dragon would be one of the latter. At least, in the beginning. Water was scary, but the bleed of darkness into gentle steam outweighed this. Sunjin pulled hatred into his heart, and that hatred evaporated into nothingness within what the bathhouse had to offer.
Sunjin often arrived out of this necessity. He wasn’t usually one for conversation, especially conversation not sought out, but sometimes the urge to interact with someone who wasn’t a bird ( no offense to any birds out there ) became overwhelming. So, with no appointments and no potions to brew, Sunjin found himself arriving at the gates of Jeju Island.
Getting there was no small feat, however, especially when your wings were literally maple leaves. Dropping onto the handrail leading into the bathhouse, the tiny dragon clung there for a moment to regain strength. Energy was important for transformation and Sunjin just didn’t have it yet. This, to his luck, happened to be a fairly common sight for him. Those who knew the tiny soul waved, offered a small hello, and carried on; such was life among the bustle of a busy bathhouse.
Sunjin was content to wait there until the press of a familiar energy washed over his tiny body. An old friend, both in acquaintance and in age, and Sunjin can’t help but smile. ( Well, smile as well as a dragon can. ) The Spring Dragon perked up at another of his kind, a class he would never be able to touch, and scanned the crowd for the one barely containing the strong aura. They are different in many ways, more than Sunjin would be able to list if put on the spot, but the divide of class has never stopped them.
‘Mireu.’ Calling out with his mind, Sunjin fluttered his wings and waited.