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Astromancer · 05-22-2019, 04:48 PM

Bath Houses

The institution of the "Bath House" has been reinvented many times over and in the 3I where almost all apartments have bathing facilities these institutions function as spas and male-only spaces. As the equivalents of beauty spas and similar female-only spaces, these are sites of pampering, gossip, and similar things. Just as "girl-talk" dominates the Beauty Spas, so equally "boy-talk" dominates the Bath House.

Both the Beauty Spas and Bath Houses have the reputations of being places of assignation and other scandalous doings. Although most such places are only about hair care, skin care, and entertainments designed for single-sex venues.

05-22-2019, 04:48 PM	#621
Astromancer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Virginia	Re: 'Imperial Culture' (non-canonista) Bath Houses The institution of the "Bath House" has been reinvented many times over and in the 3I where almost all apartments have bathing facilities these institutions function as spas and male-only spaces. As the equivalents of beauty spas and similar female-only spaces, these are sites of pampering, gossip, and similar things. Just as "girl-talk" dominates the Beauty Spas, so equally "boy-talk" dominates the Bath House. Both the Beauty Spas and Bath Houses have the reputations of being places of assignation and other scandalous doings. Although most such places are only about hair care, skin care, and entertainments designed for single-sex venues. __________________ Per Ardua Per Astra! Ancora Imparo Last edited by Astromancer; 03-22-2020 at 06:29 PM.