[ yq....... please leave the self-deprecation schtick to her, okay. she's got this. ]

That's not funny at all? Jeez... I just wanted to sit back and relax all by myself until you came along. There's a thing called privacy, you know.

[ sigh. she'll at least sit on the edge, dipping her toes on the cool water as she brings her blanket-hoodie over her head. ]

This isn't like those traditional hot springs back home, so we'll have to take turns. I'll wait.