Pandora hasn't slept since Ravi made his appearance. It's pretty obvious that she's exhausted, emotionally, physically, psychically. "And then, he says 'you don't know what sort of danger is out there'."
"Of course he did." She rolls her eyes, moving from the couch to the kitchen, suddenly in need of something to do with her hands "That rotten overgrown tom."
Phaedre doesn't mind the niceness of a stranger, but she does mind this "before-bed bath time" thing. It's different from sitting in a hot spring and letting the aches run away. It's shallower, and a little less warm, and there are these weird bubbles all over her head.
The bubbles hurt her eyes when they fall into her eyes, but the more she rubs them away, the more they hurt. She didn't even fully agree to bath time. It was offered and explained simply, but she didn't realise that soap would be a necessity.
Most nymphs like a little dirt under their nails, especially the Leimoniads. Now that it's gone and she's had to scrub all of the dirt away, it feels weird, and she doesn't like it. It doesn't help that her eyes and mouth are soapy. She whines, kicking her legs in a childish tantrum despite her age. The water splashes out of the tub, and Phaedre whines. "Am I done now?"
"Abigail," River whispers sometime after they've both climbed into bed and clicked the lights off. She's not sure how long, exactly, but long enough for the bed to get too-warm, the white noise of the flat to get too-loud, and her mind to get too-cluttered in the stillness to properly shut off anymore. "Are you still awake?"
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The bubbles hurt her eyes when they fall into her eyes, but the more she rubs them away, the more they hurt. She didn't even fully agree to bath time. It was offered and explained simply, but she didn't realise that soap would be a necessity.
Most nymphs like a little dirt under their nails, especially the Leimoniads. Now that it's gone and she's had to scrub all of the dirt away, it feels weird, and she doesn't like it. It doesn't help that her eyes and mouth are soapy. She whines, kicking her legs in a childish tantrum despite her age. The water splashes out of the tub, and Phaedre whines. "Am I done now?"
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