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“I know this is a lot to ask, but can you two bathe her in there instead? Please?” You ask politely.
“You’re staying like this?” Suan De wonders who the real hobo here is, but doesn’t seem surprised. You’re a weirdo to her.
“No, I’m gonna go upstairs to my buddy Xavi’s apartment and ask him if he can lend me his shower.” You are, in fact, not a weirdo. “We have to be efficient. I want to check if Ichie is fine as quickly as possible.”
“Understood.” Suan De picks up the frozen Ichie and gets to it. “Ruby, find her a wardrobe change.”
“Huh?” Ruby let her mind drift. “L-Let me see what I can find!” The redhead is always willing to help, and believes occupying her mind will ease her worries.
You pick up some clothes from your room and make haste to Xavi’s apartment. Aside from the request, you didn’t have to explain anything as the small man got the whole picture with the stench and urged you to get to it. You did the deed quite quickly. Anyway, you got a moment to catch up with everyone here!
Rooke got a new fake legit (?) ID from Sewel just like Yu Yan, with the main difference being that he had to change his name. He’s now Rooke Kingsley, very different and unique. Now he and the hostage work at Sewel’s car repair shop to pay for the fees. And yes, the Hostage is still tied up, and no, you didn’t ask why. If you cared, you would’ve asked during the last Poker Tournament.
You played with the idea of asking if you could go to Dream Hill again with a friend (Kata), Xavi said he’d love to help because going there makes Naiad incredibly happy. Everyone wants to see the little fairy happy! Besides, your adventure in the bubble powered her up an insane amount. He also mentioned he has delved into granting wishes to power her up, but it’s a work in progress. You said you could help if he needed it, but he mentioned that he actually took that into account or there’s no way he would’ve tried.
Anyway, you’re pristine like a baby seal out of water, you return to your apartment to find a seemingly as clean Ichie with new clothes but still frozen on the couch. Everything went well!
“You’re back. Not to brag, but we did an unbelievable job, Johnny.” The prideful Ruby says with a smile. Despite the cheerful welcome, Ruby is blocking her view towards the wall with one hand.
“Meow.” Bradford Jr. didn’t do anything.
“Thank you all! I’m glad nothing bad happened.” You let out a sigh of relief!
“She isn’t moving yet, I assume she’s faking it.” Suan De informs. You can tell she tried hosing her in the mouth to get a reaction, but nothing happened. She’s back in her ‘professional’ outfit, albeit, a different one. “Are you going to deal with her now?”
“That’s the plan. We have to revive her and check if her flame is evil. In whichever order.” You say.
“Evil?” Ruby didn’t like the sound of that.
