FrozenMaiden 14

[23:49]	* [GM]Mary	turns on the defroster.
[23:53]	* [GM]Mary	waits patiently.
[23:55]	<[GM]Mary>	Okay!
[23:56]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on Frozen.
[23:59]	<[GM]Mary>	Everyone supped on some Krana-made goods. Except for Sarian, who's currently taking care of some unmentioned patient. The "day" turned to "night", and now "night" turns back to "day", beginning a new morning in Roland's workshop on Day Two!
[00:02]	* Leona	sit back up from her bed. She tries moving her injured leg around. It's kind of ow, but if just walking it should be fine now.
[00:02]	* `Roland	is once again creating metal masterpieces with a blowtorch and Sedan car frame in his workshop
[00:03]	* Leona	get up and do her usual morning routine. dressed in her usual uniform , she left her room.
[00:04]	<`Roland>	Sweeeeet Suuuuuuzie, sweet Suuuuuzie, don't cry to me no mooore~
[00:05]	* `Roland	bellows in rhythm, echoing throughout the compound.
[00:08]	* [huh]Alessa	is already up, wandering the halls aimlessly.
[00:11]	* Leona	heard the tune, so she follows it to the source.
[00:11]	<Leona>	Good morning, Master.
[00:12]	* [Atai]Momo	is a little sore, but has a spring in her step and a cheerful glow about her features.
[00:13]	<`Roland>	Mornin', Leo! How's your leg feelin'?
[00:13]	<Leona>	A little bit hurt, but I think I can walk around fine now.
[00:13]	* `Roland	's face is covered by a welding mask, but still nods to Leona.
[00:14]	<Leona>	How about you?
[00:15]	* [Atai]Momo	goes to see about breakfast.
[00:15]	<`Roland>	Doin' good. Say, why don't you go ask Sarian what she's been up to? I meant to go talk to her last night, but ran into some trouble. Go check on her for me, wouldya?
[00:15]	<[huh]Alessa>	You didn't?
[00:16]	<Leona>	Ah, got it.
[00:16]	* [huh]Alessa	overhears.
[00:16]	* Leona	turns to the voice.
[00:16]	<Leona>	Good morning, Aless.
[00:16]	* `Roland	cuts the firestick off and removes the mask.
[00:16]	<[huh]Alessa>	And I made food for her and everything, too... It's probably bad right now.
[00:16]	* [huh]Alessa	it was bad to begin with.
[00:17]	* [Atai]Momo	gets way too absorbed and giggly watching the egg white of the rock-chicken eggs and gets absolutely nowhere.
[00:17]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	gets up, realizing she had slept in a little bit. She begins changing her uniform in a rush.
[00:17]	<`Roland>	Nope, sorry. The D's were having some... fucking fiasco over their conveyor belt, and apparently it needed my dire attention.
[00:18]	<[Atai]Momo>	heehee... clingy... and white....
[00:18]	* [Atai]Momo	giggles, looking at it stuck between her fingers.
[00:19]	<`Roland>	I mean, fuck, I know I'm Head of Maintenance and all, but can't they take care of their own shit? I can't do the entire fucking town and the mining blocks and this new trade business bullshit all day and night.
[00:19]	<[huh]Alessa>	If you need someone, I can go~
[00:19]	* `Roland	rants
[00:20]	<[huh]Alessa>	There, there, Roland...
[00:20]	<Leona>	ANYWAY.
[00:20]	<Leona>	You need coffee?
[00:20]	* [huh]Alessa	pats him on the shoulder.
[Mary*] (at some point, Alessa actually leaves.)
[00:20]	* `Roland	now feels like a retarded child.
[00:20]	<Leona>	Coffee is the must for an early-riser.
[00:20]	<`Roland>	...yeah, sure. Actually, why don't you cook something first? Take it out to her, I bet she's hungry.
[00:21]	* [Atai]Momo	snaps out of her trance. Uh-oh, better clean up this mess.
[00:22]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	, thinking there could be work needed done in the kitchen, heads over there with a hurried pace.
[00:24]	<Leona>	At once.
[00:24]	* Leona	bows, and head out to the kitchen. Coffee and toast, huh.
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@@Meanwhile, at Ferrugo's First Medical!
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[00:30]	<[GM]Mary>	Sarian: You were called in because the regular doctor went missing. The nurse found herself too inexperienced to handle the problem, and so called for you through Roland.
[00:35]	<[GM]Mary>	The operation seemed rather simple: remove a piece of shrapnel (really, kids should stop playing in the steel-bit pit) from a young girl's knee, but unexpected bleeding occurred and the wound turned out infectious.
[00:42]	<[GM]Mary>	Fearing mutagen infection, you used the bloodroot shot Roland gave you(these things are kind of expensive, ya know) to cure it, as well as mundane treatment. The wound was fixed, but bloodroot is both painful and a highly potent amphetamine, forcing her to stay awake.
[00:45]	<[GM]Mary>	In your unending sympathy for dumb children, you stay with her and comfort her, awaiting on a parent or guardian's arrival. Unfortunately, you could never contact them, so you end up staying all night.
[00:48]	* [GM]Cherry	sleeps dreamily, happy to have told the doctor her story about the surface.
[00:51]	<[GM]Cherry>	mmn... sarin...
[00:53]	* [huh]Alessa	bursts into the room with all the formality of a U-HAUL
[00:54]	* [Dune]Sarian	sits beside the medical bed, keeping watch over her patient.
[00:54]	<[Dune]Sarian>	The surface huh, nya-
[00:54]	* [GM]Cherry	stirs, but does not soon wake.
[00:57]	* [Dune]Sarian	sees a person enter and quickly shushes her, only a few moments afterward realizing it's Alessa.
[00:57]	>[Dune]Sarian<	GM note: Cherry is fifteen years old, pink-haired, green-eyed, cute, short, funny, and wears her hair in ringlets.
[00:58]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Sssh!-ah?
[00:58]	<[huh]Alessa>	Sarainya!
[00:59]	* [huh]Alessa	literally picks up the girl in a bear hug.
[00:59]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Aless-ugh!
[01:00]	* [Dune]Sarian	is promptly picked up and squirms a bit, winded and accidentally striking Alessa's cheek with her tail.
[01:00]	<[Dune]Sarian>	-Stop that, nya!
[01:02]	* [GM]Cherry	stretches and begins to yawn...
[01:02]	<[GM]Cherry>	aaaaaao-ow, ow ow ow...
[01:03]	* [GM]Cherry	touches her knee gingerly, then notices the new company in the room. She wipes the sleeps from her eyes and searches for her glasses, unsuccessfully.
[01:03]	* [Dune]Sarian	struggles against Alessa further.
[01:03]	* [huh]Alessa	puts her friend down, rustling her hair.
[01:05]	<[GM]Cherry>	umm...
[01:06]	* [Dune]Sarian	winks her eyes at that, enjoying it slightly. She quickly brushes it off, however, and moves to the side of her patient.
[01:07]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Ah, how are you doing-nya?
[01:07]	* [Dune]Sarian	fetches the girl's glasses with her tail and places them in her hand.
[01:09]	* [GM]Cherry	fumbles them on after cleaning her glasses with her shirt. She looks up and smiles.
[01:09]	<[GM]Cherry>	Better. Who's this?
[01:09]	* [GM]Cherry	blinks to Alessa.
[01:13]	<[huh]Alessa>	I'm Alessanya.
[01:14]	* [Dune]Sarian	provides a quick correction, then focusing on arranging and messing with various medical supplies.
[01:15]	<[GM]Cherry>	oh. Um, hi, Alessanya.
[01:16]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Her name is actually Alessa, but there's little difference-nya, so...
[01:19]	* [GM]Cherry	notices the simularity in uniform.
[01:21]	<[GM]Cherry>	Are... you two coworkers or something? Oh wait, I know who you are. You're those maintenance maids, right? The one with the funny green-haired guy?
[01:22]	* [Dune]Sarian	nods, then moving a little further away to busy herself with some other medical distraction...
[01:23]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Yesnya, I was transferred to his service just a day or two ago...
[01:23]	<[GM]Cherry>	Mhm... I guess you're coming to take her back, huh?
[01:23]	* [Dune]Sarian	.oO( ...And what things have happened in that time, huh...? ) She recalls the trading trip...
[01:24]	* [GM]Cherry	looks a little sad at this, but forces a smile.
[01:25]	<[huh]Alessa>	Ah, is this the girl you were taking care of?
[01:27]	* [Dune]Sarian	nods as she pulls down several boxes from shelves and places them on the counter, still trying to avoid confronting herself and her feeling quite yet.
[01:28]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Yes, her name is Cherry-nya...
[01:29]	* [GM]Cherry	covers a giggle at the 'nya' addition.
[01:30]	<[GM]Cherry>	Well... thanks for staying up all night and taking care of me. The nurse should be here in a little while, I've... been in here before, she always comes in at10:32 AM. I'll be okay by myself until then, so you can go ahead and leave, if you want...
[01:32]	* [huh]Alessa	looks to Sarian for an answer.
[01:33]	* [Dune]Sarian	hears the disappointment in Cherry's voice, and while she wants to avoid dealing with how she thinks about Alessa as long as she can, Sarian walks over to Cherry's bedside and sits down again.
[01:33]	* [Dune]Sarian	looks at the patient and smiles, speaking happily.
[01:36]	<[Dune]Sarian>	...Nah, i'll stay here-nya.
[01:36]	<[Dune]Sarian>	You've been a good patient!
[01:39]	<[GM]Cherry>	h-Huh? Oh, no, really, it's okay. I'll... probably just go back to sleep or something. Aren't you tired? You stayed up all night...
[01:39]	* [Dune]Sarian	, upon mention of it, realizes that she is... She yawns.
[01:40]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Oh I did, didn't I-nya...
[01:45]	<[GM]Cherry>	I bet you're hungry too, aren't you?
[01:46]	* [Dune]Sarian	then truly realizes just how incredibly hungry she is, and holds her stomach.
[01:46]	<[Dune]Sarian>	ow... yeah-nya.
[01:47]	* [GM]Cherry	shakes her head.
[01:48]	<[GM]Cherry>	You grown-ups sure are forgetful.
[01:48]	* [Dune]Sarian	pouts a little.
[01:48]	<[Dune]Sarian>	I just really look after my patients, nya~...
[01:53]	<[GM]Cherry>	You won't be able to look after anyone if you can't look after yourself.
[01:54]	* [GM]Cherry	smiles a little, teasing.
[01:54]	* [Dune]Sarian	flicks the girl in her arm playfully.
[01:55]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Says the one who got herself injured, nyaaa~?
[01:56]	* [GM]Cherry	puffs her cheeks out.
[01:56]	<[GM]Cherry>	That was totally someone else's fault! I could've definitely made that jump if that dummy didn't distract me!
[01:59]	* [GM]Cherry	sighs, and takes off her glasses, rubbing her eyes.
[01:59]	<[GM]Cherry>	Really... You should go with your friend. I'll probably just go back to sleep. I'll probably be here all day, too, so... if it bothers you, I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem if you came to visit.
[02:02]	* [Dune]Sarian	is honestly reluctant to leave, but resigns that it would probably be for the best since she does have another patient to check up on.
[02:03]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Hmm, are you sure-nya?
[02:07]	<[GM]Cherry>	Yeah, I'm sure. Thanks for taking care of me.
[02:11]	* [Dune]Sarian	smiles and nods.
[02:11]	<[Dune]Sarian>	You're welcome-nya!
[02:26]	* [huh]Alessa	pats Sarian on the shoulder.
[02:28]	<[huh]Alessa>	Are we going, then?
[02:31]	* [Dune]Sarian	turns around and looks up to Alessa, responding with almost some uncertainty in her voice.
[02:31]	<[Dune]Sarian>	I guess so, nya...
[02:33]	* [huh]Alessa	takes Sarian's hand and leads her out of the clinic.
[02:34]	* [Dune]Sarian	follows along, a little happy to accompany Alessa again but simultaneously a bit uneasy.
[02:34]	<[huh]Alessa>	Sarianya, where do you want to go?
[02:35]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"Oh, there you are!"
[02:36]	* [Dune]Sarian	looks over to see Mei before she can respond.
[02:37]	* [GM]Cherry	goes back to sleep, or at least pretends to. Must be fun, having a lot of friends...
[02:38]	<[huh]Alessa>	Oh, Mei!
[02:38]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Hello.
[02:39]	* []Camille	arrives, frenchly.
[02:39]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"Um...Master Roland wanted to see you, Miss Sarian."
[02:40]	* [Dune]Sarian	is a little surprised at this.
[02:40]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"Also, the pipes are thawed so, uh, you're all free to take a bath."
[02:41]	<[]Camille>	"He did? I zee, zo zhat eez 'y we 'ame here! Zat makez zense."
[02:41]	<[huh]Alessa>	Really?
[02:41]	<[huh]Alessa>	Wonderful!
[02:41]	* [Dune]Sarian	replies just a tad wearily.
[02:41]	<[Dune]Sarian>	ah, a bath will be nice...
[02:42]	* [Dune]Sarian	then yawns again.
[02:42]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Nyaaaan...
[02:43]	<[huh]Alessa>	Tired?
[02:44]	* [Dune]Sarian	responds tiredly again.
[02:45]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Nyeaah, I stayed up all last night watching my patient...
[02:45]	<[]Camille>	"Ahm, I 'ould be 'areful! Falling azleep in ze bath eez 'uite dangerouz!"
[02:45]	<[huh]Alessa>	I'll make sure she won't~
[02:45]	* [huh]Alessa	practically sings this line.
[02:45]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	, with her task done decides perhaps now would be a good time to do something else now.
[02:46]	<[]Camille>	"'ot like falling azleep in a workzhop. 'ut with 'ow Mizz Momo woke me, 'erhapz zat too eez dangerous...."
[02:46]	* [Dune]Sarian	looks to Alessa, surprised slightly but also unsure of how fully to react.
[02:47]	<[Dune]Sarian>	ah, thank you...
[02:48]	<[]Camille>	"Ahm, I 'ope she eez less violant 'bout keeping 'ou awake zhan mizz Momo eez...."
[02:48]	<[huh]Alessa>	I'll be gentle~
[02:49]	* [huh]Alessa	grins.
[02:50]	<[]Camille>	"Ahm, I 'ish Mizz Momo waz 'ore gentle. Zhat waz 'uite rough...."
[02:51]	* [Dune]Sarian	sees Alessa's grin and becomes slightly nervous.
[02:57]	* [Dune]Sarian	feels a little dead on her feet.
[02:57]	<[Dune]Sarian>	...Hey-nya, is breakfast ready?
[02:59]	<[huh]Alessa>	Ah!
[02:59]	<[huh]Alessa>	I brought a sandwich with me.
[03:00]	* [huh]Alessa	produces said food.
[03:00]	* [Dune]Sarian	perks up a little at this.
[03:00]	<[Dune]Sarian>	ah, may I?
[03:01]	* [huh]Alessa	nods.
[03:01]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Thank you.
[03:02]	* [Dune]Sarian	takes the sandwich and vigorously digs in to it.
[03:02]	<[huh]Alessa>	No problem, nya!
[03:03]	* [Dune]Sarian	looks up at Alessa, laughing a little at her copying of her own speech.
[03:03]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Nyahahaha~!
[03:05]	<[huh]Alessa>	Is it good?
[03:08]	* [Dune]Sarian	nods. ( She's funny~... )
[03:08]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Yeah-nya!
[03:09]	* [huh]Alessa	pats Sarian on the head.
[03:10]	<[]Camille>	"Le~zya. Le~zya. 'ow kind 'ndeed. 'ou tu zure 'et around zo 'ell.... Le~zyaa."
[03:13]	* [Dune]Sarian	smiles. ( Alessa's really kind, too... ) She continues thinking about her.
[03:21]	* [huh]Alessa	waits for Sarian to finish, then drags her off to the baths.
[03:22]	<[]Camille>	"Eez zat it, zhen? Mizz Mei zaid Miztur Roland 'izhed uz to 'ake a bath? I am unzure of 'hat I zhould be 'oing.... Mizz Momo did zeem to imply zhis, howevzer, yez.... Zhall we go too?"
[03:22]	<[huh]Alessa>	Already ahead of ya~
[03:23]	<[]Camille>	"Ah, 'ou are zo 'repaired...."
[03:23]	* [Dune]Sarian	follows after Alessa, energized and wakened by the sandwich.
[03:23]	<[Dune]Sarian>	heeey-nyaaa!
[03:24]	* []Camille	aswell.
[03:24]	<[huh]Alessa>	Always ready for anything, yep!
[03:24]	<[huh]Alessa>	nyaaa~
[03:24]	* [huh]Alessa	mimics Sarian.
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@@Back at the ranch...
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[00:30]	* [Atai]Momo	exits the kitchen, bumping into Leona on the way there.
[00:30]	<[Atai]Momo>	Oh!
[00:30]	<[Atai]Momo>	Uh
[00:30]	<[Atai]Momo>	Hi!
[00:30]	* Leona	fall down with a thud.
[00:30]	<Leona>	ow!
[00:30]	<[Atai]Momo>	There's eggs already cracked, in case, uh. You happen to be making breakfast or something.
[00:30]	<[Atai]Momo>	Bye!
[00:31]	* [Atai]Momo	bolts past, and rounds the corner.
[00:31]	* [Atai]Momo	sticks her head back around the corner.
[00:31]	<[Atai]Momo>	Sorry!
[00:31]	* [Atai]Momo	hurries to the workshop.
[00:31]	* Leona	tries to get up.
[00:31]	<Leona>	Ow ow ow ow....
[00:32]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	steps up, offering a hand to the fallen maid.
[00:32]	* [Atai]Momo	had managed to clean up well enough, but doesn't want to be explaining why she had 7 eggs conveniently pre-cracked.
[00:33]	* Leona	look up. Mei is there, but she doesn't really feel any strange emotion like earlier...
[00:33]	<Leona>	Ah... thanks...
[00:33]	* Leona	o 0 (The rosary... it reminds me of him.)
[00:34]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	pulls Leona up to her feet.
[00:34]	* Leona	brush herself a little.
[00:34]	<Leona>	Are you going to the kitchen as well?
[00:35]	* [Atai]Momo	walks into the workshop.
[00:36]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"I woke up late, I thought I could still help in here."
[00:36]	<Leona>	There's no one there at this moment. Let us go together.
[00:36]	<[Atai]Momo>	Good morning, Roland~!
[00:36]	* Leona	take Mei's hand. Yeah. That feeling is gone without a trace. Weird...
[00:36]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"...Okay."
[00:37]	* `Roland	returns to his artistic endeavor.
[00:37]	<`Roland>	G' mooornin', sunshine~
[00:37]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	feels a little strange that Leona's not mad at her anymore but shakes it off, focusing her mind on the what task they will undertake this morning.
[00:38]	* [Atai]Momo	looks at his newest work. Mmmm~
[00:39]	<[Atai]Momo>	What're you making today?
[00:39]	* []Camille	sleeps peacefully upon a fitting structure in the workshop(?)
[00:41]	<`Roland>	You know... I dunno. What's it look like?
[00:41]	* Leona	and Mei arrives at the kitchen.
[00:41]	<Leona>	There. Let us focus with the task at hand.
[00:42]	<Leona>	I'll take care of the coffee. I'll go help you with the breakfast after that.
[00:43]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"Wait, what am I doing?"
[00:45]	<Leona>	Cooking.
[00:45]	* Leona	said that with a straight face.
[00:46]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	looks over at the stove, seeing the pan and some eggs already cracked and in a bowl. Omelettes?
[00:47]	<Leona>	Get to it, please. We have no time to spare.
[00:47]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"A-all right..."
[00:47]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	goes over to the stove and gets ready. I guess I'll make an omelette.
[00:48]	* [Atai]Momo	grins.
[00:48]	* Leona	starts boiling the water. Coffee, coffee~
[00:48]	<[Atai]Momo>	Like something from last night~
[00:48]	* [Atai]Momo	can't keep the grin out of her voice.
[00:49]	* `Roland	stops, stands back and looks at it.
[00:50]	<`Roland>	...huh. I guess it kinda does look like a bunch of carrots.
[00:53]	* `Roland	feels strangely refreshed after this observation.
[01:00]	* [Atai]Momo	notices Camille curled up on one of the sculptures, and blinks.
[01:00]	<[Atai]Momo>	Wha--?
[01:00]	* Leona	did an okay job with the coffee.
[01:00]	* []Camille	snores a bit. A bit frenchly.
[01:01]	<Leona>	Milk coffee should be fine...
[01:01]	* [Atai]Momo	goes over and pokes her.
[01:01]	<[Atai]Momo>	Camille?
[01:01]	* `Roland	doesn't even notice Camille and continues his "work"
[01:01]	* [Atai]Momo	is amazed she can sleep amid this racket.
[01:01]	* [Atai]Momo	pokes her again.
[01:01]	<[Atai]Momo>	Camiiiiiiiiiille~
[01:02]	<[]Camille>	"Pleaze Uuncle, I vish to zleep zome more...."
[01:03]	<[]Camille>	"Non, I 'on't know vhere it vent. Not zo early. 'aybe later..."
[01:05]	* Leona	just set it on the tray, ready to be shipped off.
[01:05]	<Leona>	how's your side?
[01:05]	* [Atai]Momo	looks around. Isn't this the one with the broken mechanical lift that was unusable because it juddered so badly?
[01:06]	* [Atai]Momo	checks
[01:06]	* [Atai]Momo	Why yes, it is!
[01:09]	* [Atai]Momo	looks for the controls to it, then drags over a large trough of water, placing it under the sloped side.
[01:09]	* [Atai]Momo	double checks the whole setup.
[01:10]	<[Atai]Momo>	Operation Wakey-wakey is go!
[01:12]	* [Atai]Momo	switches on the control to the malfunctioning lift, and the bizarre sculpture that the maid rests upon begins to tremble violently, shuddering and groaning, and tipping Camille down the side.
[01:13]	* []Camille	falls into the trough, immediately leaping out and diving behind Momo
[01:13]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	missed hearing Leona as he focus was dedicated to making his omelette not terrible. After folding the omelette up one last time she seems to let out a held breath.
[01:13]	<[]Camille>	"SACRE BLEU ZHERE IZ FLOOD RUPTURE, FLOOD RUPTURE. ZEE ZHEETS 'AVE BROKEN. 'UCK END BRACE! 'UCK END BRACE!"
[01:13]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"Finished!"
[01:14]	* Leona	o 0 (let me try that again one more time...)
[01:15]	* [Atai]Momo	giggles madly, handing the panicked maid a towel.
[01:16]	<[Atai]Momo>	Aha, ahahaa, ha ha haaaaa! Y-you.. oh, the look on your face...
[01:16]	* [Atai]Momo	giggles some more.
[01:17]	<[Atai]Momo>	Oh... seriously, though. The shop isn't a place for sleeping in. Don't you have a proper bed?
[01:17]	<[]Camille>	"Mizz Momo! Zhat waz... 'hat waz zhat?"
[01:17]	* `Roland	stops his work to wonder what the fuck his ladies are doing
[01:19]	* Leona	ruffles Mei. It's just a normal ruffles. Nothing resemblance of lust coming up in her mind.
[01:19]	<Leona>	....Eh.
[01:19]	<[Atai]Momo>	That was the only thing I could think of to wake you up. Are you going to have a bath? You look all grimy and dirty. The workshop is a terrible choice of bedrooms. The grease can get -- Er, it's bad, okay?
[01:21]	<[]Camille>	"'ell, I waz 'uite tired, you zee... I 'an't 'uite remember 'hat I waz doing...."
[01:21]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	is a little caught off guard by the sudden contact, but doesn't jump back out of reflex.
[01:21]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"Wha...?"
[01:23]	<[]Camille>	"...'ut, 'ow cruell, 'ow cruell. Mizz Momo, you mercilezz, monsterouz, malevolent!"
[01:23]	<Leona>	It is nothing. Let us go, Mei.
[01:23]	* Leona	gather the stuff and begin heading off.
[01:23]	<[Atai]Momo>	You must have been pretty tired. Master Roland's been working in here for a while now, and that can't have been comfortable to sleep on. I don't think anything less would have done the trick.
[01:24]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	follows.
[01:26]	<[]Camille>	"'orking? Hum? ....Ah, I zee. Another zymbol erected to the 'eavens! 'erhaps it waz worzth 'eing woken zo violantly to zee, zen."
[01:26]	* Leona	arrives at the workshop with a tray of coffee for everyone.
[01:26]	<Leona>	Coffee is ready!
[01:27]	<[]Camille>	"I zuppoze I zhall forgive zhis inztance of zuch a cruell methzod of awakenzing, for I appear to 'ave overzlept...."
[01:28]	* [Atai]Momo	nods.
[01:28]	* `Roland	must have spaced out over turning a hubcap into a shiny metal football. The "coffee" thing wakes him up, though.
[01:28]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	enters after Leona, pushing a cart with a plate of omelette.
[01:28]	<[Atai]Momo>	It's a magnificent, proud piece of art.
[01:28]	<`Roland>	Alright, Leo~ Lay it on me, sweetheart.
[01:30]	* Leona	do as been told.
[01:31]	<[]Camille>	"'Ez, it ztandz 'all in ze faze of my gaze! Zurely eetz moulding waz 'uite zee job. 'nother fine member 'or ze group."
[01:31]	* `Roland	takes a cup and tastes it.
[01:32]	<`Roland>	Thanks! But uh... lay off the sugar n' milk next time, wouldya?
[01:32]	* Leona	add extra sugar for him. More sugar = more glucose = more vigor.
[01:32]	<Leona>	Sweet things in the morening helps your brain, master.
[01:33]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	stands there with her hands still on the push cart, hoping no one notices her there. Yeah, coming here was a bad idea.
[01:34]	<Leona>	Anyway, I'm off. There's a lot of cleaning and maintenance work to do.
[01:34]	* Leona	, before leaving, pat Mei's shoulder.
[01:34]	<Leona>	After everyone's finished just left the plate in the sink. I'll deal with it later.
[01:35]	* Leona	left the workshop.
[01:37]	<[Atai]Momo>	I couldn't have said it better myself, Camille. Why don't you go take a shower, though? Your uniform is dirty and greasy, and there's some kind of sticky stuff all over your face and hair...
[01:38]	<[]Camille>	"Zurely. Zurely. 'ost likely spoute from the 'orking of ze tip of zhis monstrozity 'ave rained 'own upon me 'ile I zlept."
[01:40]	<[Atai]Momo>	Well, I've spent a lot of time around the master's creations and his tools, and it's impossible to stay unspattered and clean around them. Sooner or later, it gets all over you...
[01:41]	<[Atai]Momo>	However, I've already had my shower. One of the other maids might be in there, so you can ask them to help. it sounds like it'll be a job for two, working to clean every bit of that thick, clinging sticky filth from you.
[01:44]	<[]Camille>	"'ossibly, Zo in zat caze I 'ave already 'ad zome 'elp from 'our mercilezz azzitanze...."
[01:45]	<[Atai]Momo>	Hardly! You spent only a second immersed in that. Do I have to drag you there myself?
[01:47]	<[]Camille>	"Judzing zo 'ar, 'ou may juzt drag zee 'ath to me."
[01:50]	* [Atai]Momo	snaps her fingers.
[01:50]	<[Atai]Momo>	Oh!
[01:50]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	ponders if she should go ahead and leave the food here and mind her business elsewhere. She's frozen in place.
[01:51]	<[Atai]Momo>	I just remembered, I have to go replant some of those things from yesterday! They can't stay in the containers for too long.
[01:51]	* [Atai]Momo	hauls on out of there, but before she does:
[01:51]	<[Atai]Momo>	Oh, Mei? Would you mind helping me with this, please? I just need some help bringing them out to the garden....
[01:52]	* [Atai]Momo	asks the uncomfortable-looking girl for a bit of assistance
[01:53]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"Oh...uh, okay."
[01:53]	<[Atai]Momo>	Thanks, hon~!
[01:54]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	looks around for boxes similar to what Momo had and takes one, following her out.
[02:10]	<[GM]Cherry>	[A few minutes later!]
[02:11]	* `Roland	finds Mei. He. Just. Finds her.
[02:12]	<`Roland>	Hey-Mey, could you go check on Alessa, Sarian and 'em? That haven't gotten back from the clinic yet and I need something from Sari.
[02:15]	<`Roland>	Go pick up Cammy while you're at it. She's... uh... I dunno what she's doing.
[02:16]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"Okay..."
[02:17]	<`Roland>	...Yeah. Well anyway, tell them the water line's thawed out, so they can take a proper bath now. I'll be in my office if ya need me.
[02:18]	* `Roland	takes off~
[02:20]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	goes back into the workshop looking for Camille.
[02:21]	<[]Camille>	"Ah, Mizz Mei! 'Allo zhere! I zee 'ou!"
[02:22]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"The Master said we should find the girls in the clinic."
[02:24]	<[]Camille>	"'e zhould? Ov courze, zhen. If zhat iz what Miztur Roland wantz.... Eez zhat it?"
[02:26]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"He...didn't really tell me much else."
[02:26]	<[Pyg]Meihuo>	"If you think it's a bother, it's fine, I'll go by myself."
[02:27]	<[]Camille>	"Nonzenze, I 'ould ve 'lad to 'elp. Zhen ve zhould 'e off zhen!"
[02:27]	* [Pyg]Meihuo	nods as she makes her way out of the workshop and back into the mansion halls headed for the clinic.
[02:28]	* []Camille	follows, enthusiastically.
[03:26]	<[GM]Mary>	[some time later, the team returns, endeavoring to get clean]
[03:40]	* [Dune]Sarian	enters the baths, trailing just after Alessa.
[20:12]	<[GM]Mary>	Right, baths!
[20:12]	<[GM]Mary>	...go take them or something.
[20:19]	* [huh]Alessa	doesn't even stop in the changing room, stripping while running in an act that would have made Houdini's head turn, and diving into the water.
[20:20]	<[Dune]Sarian>	eh?
[20:22]	<[GM]Mary>	Alessa: The water was from the day before, and is quite freezing cold.
[20:22]	<[huh]Alessa>	...
[20:22]	<[huh]Alessa>	I thought they said they fixed it.
[20:22]	* [huh]Alessa	looks nonplussed
[20:23]	* [Dune]Sarian	slows her own approach to the bath after seeing this, also looking away for Alessa's privacy. She shoves the dropped clothing across the floor with her foot as she approaches, creating a slightly less-disorderly mess.
[20:25]	* [huh]Alessa	gets out of the bath.
[20:25]	<[huh]Alessa>	's coooold...
[20:28]	* [Dune]Sarian	continues keeping her view to herself, walking to her room to change as she talks to Alessa.
[20:28]	<[Dune]Sarian>	Ah, Alessa-nya, you've got to empty and refill it first...
[20:31]	<[huh]Alessa>	...huh?
[20:32]	<[huh]Alessa>	How do we do that?
[20:32]	* [Dune]Sarian	enters her room, closing the door behind her and giving muffled instructions.
[20:33]	<[Dune]Sarian>	pull the plug in the bottom, and then turn on the hot water...
[20:38]	* [huh]Alessa	shivers.
[20:38]	<[huh]Alessa>	A-alright...
[20:39]	* [Dune]Sarian	quickly changes out of her clothes, grabbing afterward a towel and wrapping it around herself.
[20:39]	<[Dune]Sarian>	there we are, nya...
[20:42]	<[huh]Alessa>	Ah, Saarianyaaa...
[20:42]	* [huh]Alessa	grabs the girl as soon as she leaves her room.
[20:42]	* [Dune]Sarian	takes a deep breath before stepping out of her room to take a bath with Alessa. ( I can do this... )
[20:42]	<[huh]Alessa>	Warm...
[20:45]	* [huh]Alessa	holds Sarian's warm little body close as she makes for the bath again.
[20:45]	<[Dune]Sarian>	!
[20:47]	* [Dune]Sarian	flushes scarlet instantaneously.
[20:47]	<[Dune]Sarian>	A-alessa... ?
[20:48]	<[huh]Alessa>	I-It's cold...
[20:49]	<[huh]Alessa>	This is how we'd keep warm down in the mines.
[20:49]	* [Dune]Sarian	blushes even deeper as she finally processes that her head's position: square in-between two soft lumps on Alessa's chest...
[20:49]	<[Dune]Sarian>	a-ah...
[20:51]	* [huh]Alessa	arrives at the bath.
[20:51]	* [Dune]Sarian	squirms slightly, nervous.
[20:51]	<[huh]Alessa>	nnn...
[20:52]	<[huh]Alessa>	S-so, how do we do this?
[20:54]	* [Dune]Sarian	's mind is frozen as she tries to fend off an onslaught of errant thoughts.
[20:57]	<[Dune]Sarian>	U-um...
[20:58]	<[huh]Alessa>	Ah, you said pull the plug...
[20:58]	* [huh]Alessa	needs to get into the water to do so, releasing Sarian for a bit.
[20:58]	* [Dune]Sarian	just nods where she stands, still blushing.
[21:00]	* Alessa	watches the water drain...
[21:00]	<Alessa>	Then, the hot water, right?
[21:00]	<Alessa>	Where's that?
[21:03]	* Sarian	for some reason can't keep herself from staring rudely, her gaze locked on Alessa's body. She motions limply to a mechanism in her peripheral vision.
[21:03]	<Sarian>	O-over there...
[21:05]	* Alessa	puts back the plug and ambles over to the mentioned mechanism, starting it up.
[21:06]	* Alessa	watches with joy as warm water spills into the bath.
[21:07]	<Alessa>	Thank you, Sarianya.
[21:07]	* Alessa	leans over to pat the girl on the head.
[21:30]	* Sarian	just stares at Alicia's chest as though under hypnosis, unable to speak... She nods extremely slowly.
[21:32]	<Alessa>	...
[21:32]	<Alessa>	Is something wrong?
[21:39]	* Sarian	shakes her head lightly to clear her head, but only manages to free up her ability to speak. She still is unable to tear her eyes away...
[21:41]	<Sarian>	u-uh...
[21:42]	<Sarian>	s-sorta, nya...
[21:42]	* Alessa	puts her face close to Sarian's, looking into her eyes with concern.
[21:42]	<Alessa>	What is it?
[21:47]	* Sarian	keeps her vision locked on Alessa's hanging breasts, the glare more intense than ever. She cannot even force one coherent thought through her mind...
[21:51]	* Alessa	pushes Sarian into the bath.
[21:52]	* Sarian	is snapped out of it instantly as she's toppled over, landing in the warm water with a splash.
[21:52]	<Sarian>	wh-whuuah!
[21:53]	<Alessa>	Theeere you go, lively again, nya~
[21:54]	* Sarian	flails around in the water for a moment, regaining her bearings and mind. She doesn't in the meantime notice that she's lost her towel...
[21:56]	* Sarian	's unsure as to whether she should thank or scold Alessa...
[21:56]	* Alessa	meanwhile slips behind Sarian, grabbing her around the waist.
[21:56]	<Sarian>	nya, Alessa-
[21:57]	* Sarian	falls silent again, realizing the protection she lacks...
[22:00]	* Alessa	gropes Sarian's chest.
[22:00]	<Alessa>	Still nothing, huh.
[22:01]	<Sarian>	nya!
[22:07]	* Sarian	responds with great surprise.
[22:08]	<Sarian>	A-alessa!
[22:10]	* Sarian	squirms a bit to try and escape Alessa's grasp.
[22:49]	<Alessa>	Yes, Sarian?~
[22:52]	* Sarian	blushes profusely.
[22:53]	<Sarian>	p-please stop, Alessa-nya...
[22:53]	<Alessa>	Is little Sarianya embaressed?~
[22:54]	* Sarian	speaks truthfully.
[22:54]	<Sarian>	yes...
[22:55]	<Alessa>	...
[22:55]	* Alessa	stops.
[22:56]	* Sarian	remains silent and still, even though she's in a fairly compromising position.
[22:57]	<Sarian>	U-um, t-thanks, nya...
[23:05]	<Alessa>	Here, lemme wash you.
[23:07]	* Alessa	gets a sponge and some soap.
[23:08]	* Sarian	remains nervous in this condition around Alessa, but consents nevertheless.
[23:08]	<Sarian>	Alright, nya.
[23:09]	* Alessa	hums as she starts scrubbing Sarian down. It becomes quickly apparent that she intends to clean every inch of her small body.
[23:10]	* Sarian	sits, still, quiet, and tense.
[23:10]	<Sarian>	... Please be gentle-nya...
[23:13]	<Alessa>	I said I would, didn't I?
[23:15]	<Sarian>	I-I don't remember if you did...
[23:17]	* Alessa	finishes with Sarian's upper body and moves down...
[23:19]	* Sarian	absent-mindedly squeezes together her thighs to protect herself while thinking about how weird she feels around Alessa...
[23:23]	* Alessa	scrubs The rest of Sarian.
[23:24]	<Alessa>	Right, now if you could open up...
[23:24]	* Alessa	taps Sarian's closed thighs.
[23:24]	* Sarian	stutters nervously.
[23:25]	<Sarian>	N-n-nya...
[23:28]	<Alessa>	I-I'm not going to do anything like that...
[23:28]	* Sarian	blushes profusely, embarrassed again upon recalling that memory, and source of her confusion...
[23:28]	* Alessa	suddenly changes gears from her usual self to embaressed.
[23:32]	* Sarian	presses her thighs together tighter than ever, feeling even more awkward as she voices a question that's been rattling in her mind ever since then...
[23:33]	<Sarian>	...w-what was that...? Nya...
[23:34]	<Alessa>	You mean back in Krana...
[23:36]	* Sarian	nods, blushing a little more.
[23:37]	<Alessa>	That was... Love?
[23:41]	* Sarian	speaks softly.
[23:42]	<Sarian>	I... don't know...
[23:43]	<Sarian>	Ever since then, though-nya, I've...
[23:43]	* Sarian	gulps.
[23:44]	* Sarian	then shakes her head, and partially redirects the subject.
[23:44]	<Sarian>	uh, Alessa-nya...
[23:47]	<Alessa>	Yeah?
[23:47]	<Sarian>	... Has your amor flower bloomed?
[23:48]	* Sarian	thinks to her own which indeed hasn't, that she's diligently been taking care of...
[23:49]	* Alessa	shakes her head.
[23:50]	<Alessa>	I do love you, Sarian.
[23:50]	<Alessa>	But...
[23:51]	* Sarian	is surprised, yet simultaneously is not...
[23:51]	<Sarian>	n-nya?
[23:52]	<Alessa>	The love of a mother, the love of a friend, the feelings of a lover...
[23:52]	* Alessa	holds Sarian.
[23:52]	<Alessa>	I'm not sure which it is, yet...
[23:57]	* Sarian	is promptly held, her breath and being still...
[23:58]	<Alessa>	But I do love you.
[23:59]	<Sarian>	Alessa...
[00:02]	* Sarian	allows herself to pull herself back, then sitting up, her back not quite resting on Alessa's chest... She drops her head, slightly.
[00:03]	<Sarian>	... that's the same question that's been on my mind, nya...
[00:04]	<Sarian>	I... think I do love you too, but I don't know how...
[00:04]	<Alessa>	Well, we'll learn in our own time and in our own way.
[00:06]	* Sarian	relaxes a bit, leaning back and inadvertantly resting her head in Alessa's valley again...
[00:06]	<Sarian>	I... guess we will.
[00:07]	* Alessa	rests her head on top of Sarian's.
[00:08]	* Sarian	tenses and almost jolts upright upon realizing that she's resting in Alessa's breasts again, but restrains herself and calms down slightly due to Alessa's own gesture...
[00:11]	* Sarian	blushes slightly as she asks another question, after a long moment...
[00:11]	<Sarian>	n-nya, um Alessa...?
[00:13]	<Alessa>	Hmmm?
[00:13]	<Sarian>	... I-Is it really alright for me to rest my head um...
[00:14]	<Alessa>	Wherever is fine~
[00:15]	* Sarian	blushes a little more.
[00:16]	<Sarian>	t-thanks, nya...
[00:21]	* Sarian	, after a long moment shifts herself around a little bit so that she may almost semi-snuggle up with Alessa...
[00:22]	* Alessa	strokes Sarian's head, relaxing.
[00:24]	* Sarian	relaxes herself, half-turning herself around to hug Alessa.
[00:29]	* Alessa	gives Sarian a scratch behind her little ears.
[00:30]	* Sarian	purrs a little, happy to rest with Alessa like this...
[00:31]	<Sarian>	Prrrrr~...
[00:31]	* Alessa	is delighted.
[00:32]	* Sarian	brushes her tail up and down Alessa's legs for a brief moment, then remembering a promise she made Alessa... or at least it shall be a promise now.
[00:32]	<Sarian>	oh yeah, I still have to teach you how to read, nya~...
[00:33]	<Alessa>	Oh... I had forgotten.
[00:33]	<Alessa>	Well, I be in your care, Ms. Sarianya~
[00:34]	* Sarian	smiles.
[00:35]	<Sarian>	would you mind starting tonight, nya?
[00:35]	<Alessa>	Not at all.
[00:36]	* Sarian	closes her eyes, yawning. The tiredness is really getting to her... Plus, this is too peaceful.
[00:36]	<Sarian>	Nyaaa~, good...
[00:39]	* Sarian	brushes her tail back and forth, up and down Alessa's legs as she drifts off to sleep...
[00:40]	* Alessa	gives Sarian a kiss on the forehead.
[00:40]	<Alessa>	Good night, Sarian...
[00:42]	* Sarian	cuddles up against Alessa's chest, drowsily kissing Alessa back on her collarbone.
[00:42]	<Sarian>	good night, nya~...
[00:43]	* Sarian	peacefully catnaps, now.
[00:50]	<Sarian>	[and so they remained peacefully for some time...]
@@Marynote: Dad, fix this sometime.