027 Points - A clean castle is a happy castle

[tomatoandbasil]

[What a fine day it is for the tail end of summer, isn't it, Paradisa? Everyone's rooms are back to normal. We all may or may not be scarred for life. We may all be varying degrees of depressed to have seen and heard what was hidden in us and in others. But the important thing is we made it out alive. Right? Right. Life goes on

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[loveablecoward]

[Courage freezes in place. Whu?]

[tomatoandbasil]

[Good afternoon, Courage! So lovely to see you. She peers around the corner and inches closer.]

Animals should be clean, too.

[loveablecoward]

[...] ...Whu?

[Sniffing discretely at himself. He doesn't smell.]

[tomatoandbasil]

I'm sorry. Look, I just...can't seem to live with the fact nobody's cleaned their ears out in what appears to be centuries. Just bear with me.

[She's twirling that q-tip around like a pro.]

[loveablecoward]

[...Something about his ears. He'll be grabbing at his ears now and looking very, very afraid. Don't mind him as he takes a huge step back.]

[tomatoandbasil]

[It's met with a bigger step forward. If you need to bolt, now would be the time. She's already reaching for your ears and whimpering a bit.]

It's not my fault. I don't want to have to do this.

[loveablecoward]

[He heard a whimper. So he stayed. Poor utterly confused and needlessly heroic dog.]

Alleyne?

[tomatoandbasil]

The castle's making me do it, I swear.

[Look at this face. Would it lie to you?]

I just...can't help it. Even I'm not that strong.

[loveablecoward]

[wh-wh-waitaminute.]

There's something weird going on here or my name's Sweet Sally Dee. And thank goodness it's not.

[tomatoandbasil]

I think it's a loss, Courage. It'll happen to all of us eventually. It's best to either hide or let me get it done and over with.

[Sobbing inside forever.]

[loveablecoward]

[He holds up a finger? toe? doggy digit as if saying "One minute" and dashes off. When he comes back (because he does come back, what did you think he was going to leave you alone to face this horror he is still not sure what it is?), he's wearing a hockey uniform. And has brought Alleyne a cup of tea. Ready when you are!]

[tomatoandbasil]

[Wow, has she ever mentioned you're her bro? Because you are. It's still a bit odd to her you can just gather that up at any time, but since it's always for a good cause, she's not complaining.

She takes it and sips, twirling her swab around and getting to work, cleaning you out and making sure not to get any on your uniform.]

[loveablecoward]

[This...is actually not bad. In fact, it reminds him of the times Muriel cleaned him. He sighs happily and lets her finish.]

[tomatoandbasil]

[A trash can is conveniently nearby, so when she's done, she cleans that up and pats your head. It looks like a lot of tension and stress was released from her.]

I'm sorry, again. You're a good boy, you know that?

[loveablecoward]

[How he can blush and have it be visible under his fur is something best left unasked. He's still ducking his head and laughing shyly.]

[tomatoandbasil]

[Dusting your head off gently and petting a bit, offering a bite of jerky from a satchel on her belt.]

You know your name fits you well. Not many would help me stand up to this and the stupid castle time and time again. I knew I liked animals for a reason.