Life was such a drag. Maybe it was more accurate to say that life in Kirigakure seemed like a bother right now, because he was so used to having the world to roam. Being tied down in an actual village, confined by walls and duty. It didn't matter if he was free to walk out the front gate if he was willing to risk the consequences, but the fact of the matter was he wanted his freedom and the sense of responsibility. Like he needed to know that, even indirectly and non-specifically, something in this life needed him. That was a depressing thought for him, however, and he found it was pretty common these days for him to be thinking in such a manner. Feeling insufficient again, he supposed, but that wasn't really new for Rinao. What he needed was probably a day to himself. Some time to relax away from missions, training, and fighting. So what better way to do that then to visit a bath house?

At least that was what he was hoping. Things had a way of going wrong for him, no matter with what intentions he went in to the situation with. Which was why he was even cautious about walking in the front door. Glancing around suspiciously and tossing his dark hair over his shoulder to get it out of his way; He hadn't even tied it back today. It was like his meter of caring was dangerously low. Though, against his better judgement, he had paused to speak with the young woman who was running the front desk. Before long he had even managed to offer her a genuine smile, even if there was no chance of him really being interested. It did help him not to be so uptight and feel better about his choice to come here. Rinao moved on with a promise to speak to her again on his way out.

It took him several tries to finally find the right rooms, and even then...he didn't want to be around other men. That was an accident waiting to happen, to be honest, and he didn't intend to make that obvious mistake. Finally finding one that seemed empty enough he walked in and started to untie the knot in the towel. That was when he noticed that he wasn't actually alone. There was someone already here who had laid their head back in the water. It took him a moment to recover from his initial instinct to flee back the way he came when he decided this was probably the best he was going to get. Though, might as well be polite and ask. "Excuse me." He said, his mouth quirking down at the corner for a moment. "Did you, ah, want to be alone? I can find another one..."

Most might have thought he was stupid for asking when they were in a public place, but that was just part of how Rinao was. When in doubt, be annoyingly polite about...just about anything he thought he could apply politeness to. He was trying hard not to look too closely at the other man, because he felt odd even standing here in the first place. Of course he knew he wouldn't be the only one looking for a quiet place away from others so he could relax, but it did seem wrong to both pass up the opportunity to stay and to take away the other's private little bit of quietness. Well, if he didn't take it, someone else eventually would. It was when this thought came to him that the other man spoke up and told him he didn't mind. Good, because Rinao had made up his mind after getting over his initial discomfort at the thought.

Avoiding looking at the other man, he stepped forward towards the water. He finished the earlier action of unwinding the small, temporary knot he had used to keep the towel in place before he pulled it from his waist and slipped in to the water. Sinking down in to it up to his shoulders with a contented sigh. Rinao ran his wet hands through his blue-black hair and let the heat unwind his tense body. He almost didn't care there was someone else in here with him. Almost. The thought made him glance over at the other man once, before sliding a little farther down in the water with an irritated expression.