Steam rose in the small, white room, blurring the mirrors and gently heating the frigid floor and walls. Hot water would drip out of the bathtub's faucet every so often, though not enough to cause the already full tub to overflow. The bathroom was surprisingly large - enough so that the steam barely remained visible all the way to the other end. Painted in a shimmering golden shade, it was well-cleaned and maintained. Mirrors covered a wall that jutted out from the centre, a large, round sink placed precisely in the middle of that wall. Beyond a silver wall laid the other bathroom necessities - as well as a special safe containing precious items, painted and hidden underneath the toilet.

 The beige-ish mare submerged within this steaming water went by the name of Kibishi. Normally her reddish-yellow mane was bundled up into a long ponytail that went to her back, but the heat and pressure of the bubbling water had caused it to undo itself, flowing down and about in a curly fashion - though the water was undoing those curls. Shut were the Allynian mare's eyes, dark patches and bags underneath them; indicating a lack of sleep. Though, the rest of her coat was kept entirely clean, as were her mane and short tail.

Kibishi was relaxed...too relaxed. Letting go too much, she found her muzzle and snout slip under the water. Immediately sputtering and coughing, the perturbed mare rose from the water, her emerald eyes opening in a grimace. No water had gotten in and stung her eyes with their temperature, but a short, uncomfortable sensation arose as water went up and down her nasal area. She shook her head, water droplets flying out of her fur and mane as only her legs remained submerged.

"Damnit." She cursed aloud, gently stepping out into the air - which had already felt cold before due to the long time in heat, but now that she was fully out of the tub it really began to sting.

Wiping her hooves dry on the carpet laid carefully in front of the hot tub. Kibishi briskly trotted herself over to the sink, underneath which were kept all the towels - carefully woven with special designs that came from Allynian history. Grabbing one, she proceeded to rub the soft linen through her mane, drying off the excess water as well as curling the strands back up. Her eyes darted towards the wall of mirrors, watching carefully to ensure her mane returned to its natural curly-ness. A gentle sigh came from her lips, expressing her negative mood despite the day having been particularly relaxing.

She began speaking to herself. "I [i]should[/i] be enjoying myself, but..." she muttered as another sigh slipped out of her lips, "...I just can't....even now."

Her expression turned to one of dismay. Foul, unrelenting memories began to resurface as they always did, dating back a grand total of fifteen years. Dark times clouded her life from that one day, just a week after Kibishi turned eighteen. Her life had gone severely downhill after that day - turning to a supply of alcohol and weed as a coping mechanism, which only caused more problems. Her health began deteriorating, which eventually forced her to spend quite some time laid in a hospital bed as the multitude of issues were slowly fixed.

Kibishi's cousin was made to live with her as soon as she left the hospital, in an attempt to drive the disgruntled mare away from her vices. that other mare was in the downstairs living room, staring blankly at a scene outside of which Kibishi would not yet be aware - at least, not for a minute or so more. For she could soon be heard descending the marble