| BASIC RULES Before entering the dry, general-mingling area, patrons must first dress into their spa clothes first. The dry area includes an ice room, a salt room, a jade room, an oak and clay sauna, and several meditation rooms.
THE ICE ROOM
It is a room kept at a colder temperature with ice lining the walls. A dry equivalent of the cold pool in the bathing area, it will help patrons cool down if the heat from the other rooms becomes too much.
It is encouraged to stop by before leaving so a guest can stop sweating and dress themselves into their own clothes more comfortably. It's recommended that patrons don't stay in there for more than five minutes as the cold will no longer be refreshing after that time limit and more of a pain than anything else. Unless you have particular skills that nullify normal ice issues, of course.
Salt Room
Large granules of unrefined salt cover the floor of this room, heated at 50 degrees Celsius. The heat may need some getting used to, but once patrons do have, the pamflet says it will relax and let it help their aching muscles to relax.
The wooden 'pillows' can be used to to rest their head. Unrefined salt is supposed to help pull toxins from the tissues, or purify troubled skin. Even the bricks of the walls are made of salt, meaning if patrons don't want to lie down, they can sit up and lean against the wall to receive the health benefits as well.
Jade Room
The pride and joy of the spa, althought Eikichi sometimes wonders how China was able to obtain so much of it...
The original notes about the room claims Jade can be used to enhance the body's filtration and elimination organs, making it great for treating the kidneys, spleen, and adrenal glands. It is also believed to help ease arthritis and muscle pain.
The jade room is heated, though the temperature is not as extreme as in the salt room, and the floor is made of rough-cut jade stones.
Oak and Clay Sauna
This room has yellow earth mud, which when heated neutralizes poisonous effects stimulates a patron's metabolism.
It helps with alleviating symptoms of skin problems such as atopic dermatitis (eczema) and respiratory problems such as asthma.
Meditation Rooms
Those who may be experiencing negative emotions when they come in are given access to a few meditation rooms located at the far back.
Cushions to sit on to help customers calm themselves before they enter the baths and/or saunas, or just to meditate in peace. Taking advantage of the lovely greenery in the surrounding area, the window-walls allow people to admire the scenery while soothing music plays over speakers and incense infused with calm burns, filling the room with its pleasant scent (and emotion).
EMOTIONS Emotions can play a large role in the spa area.
As an example, if someone is angry, then the temperatures will rise above a comfortable level. If someone is sad or gloomy, then the temperatures will go down. If someone is happy, or calm, or anything similar, then those positive emotions will become infused with the pools and saunas, making them even more relaxing. In fact, those positive feelings may even be passed on to other customers who happen to be around.
Feel free to get more creative! HOWEVER, if it involves any possible damage that could happen to the spa (i.e. explosions, ruining walls, or the pools turning into geysers), or something extremely dramatic that would affect everyone in the facility, please discuss it with me (Pixle) first.
Moving on, Yao has taken people's emotions into account, so to help anyone who may be experiencing negative emotions when they come in, there is a meditation room with cushions to sit on to help customers calm themselves before they enter the baths and/or saunas. Taking advantage of the lovely greenery in the surrounding area, the window-walls allow people to admire the scenery while soothing music plays over speakers and incense infused with calm burns, filling the room with its pleasant scent (and emotion).
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