Mackenzie sits back down in the crystal clear water

With her towel nowhere in sight and the open air feeling extremely cold on her wet body, Mackenzie reluctantly sat back down in the hot spring. Or, perhaps it was more accurate to say, she allowed the other woman to gently pull her back into the warm water. And the warmth did feel nice, the redhead had to admit. The three nude Japanese women surrounding her, not so much, though.

"<Please, don't leave yet! You just got here, right?>" the woman tugging at her waist said in Japanese. "<We don't get many foreigners here!>"

"<Alright, knock it off, Keiko,>" the taller woman said as she pulled her friend's hands away from Mackenzie's body. "<You're gonna scare her away!>"

Then, she turned to face Mackenzie again and addressed her in English, "Sorry about them. They're excited. Foreigners don't often visit here. Are you okay?"

Mackenzie took a few moments to collect herself. Being spoken to in her native tongue helped her mind to recover and she got a hold of herself a bit more. Plus, not being felt up by strangers anymore made it even easier to calm down.

"I-I'm fine," she managed to say, before switching back to her rudimentary Japanese. "Uh, I mean, <Yes, I'm alright. Thank you.>"

The stranger followed her lead and switched back to Japanese as well. Though, she took care to speak slowly and simply so Mackenzie could more easily understand.

"<Good. We don't want you to leave, we want you to stay and enjoy the hot springs with us. Will you stay a bit longer?>"

Mackenzie hesitated for a moment. She almost felt like she'd just been jumped by these three women a few moments earlier. Shed barely said two words to them before they'd had their hands all over her! But maybe it had all been a misunderstanding on her part? After all, she was in their country, so when it came to any cultural differences, she was more than likely the one acting weird! And she had wanted to get the genuine Japan experience after all, hot springs included.

"<Yes, I'll stay,>" Mackenzie replied.

All three women seemed immensely pleased to hear that.

"<Great! The hot springs are excellent for relaxing. And you do not seem very relaxed yet,>" the woman who spoke some English said, with a slight giggle.

"<You'll love it, I promise,>" the shorter woman beside her said.

"<Oh! I know a way to help you relax even further,>" the handsy woman said.

In reality, all three of them had been more than handy enough a moment ago in Mackenzie's opinion. But this woman, Keiko, was the one who had been clinging to her hips almost for dear life!

She slid through the water, moving behind Mackenzie.

"<Um...>" Mackenzie nervously said, but allowed the woman to slide behind her. What the redhead didn't see was the stern look the taller woman gave Keiko as she placed her hands on Mackenzie's shoulders.

"Oh!" Mackenzie blurted out in surprise.