{COMPLETE} An Empty Bed

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Who: Kuja and Sebastian Michaelis
What: Settling into their new living arrangements
Where: Housing District
When: Day 46 evening, Day 47 morning

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He regretted moving from his 'old' house only because it was so beautiful. The furnishings were fit for a Queen- which explained where they had come from. He wished he could recall those memories of the

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Sebastian had been gathering his things when he'd seen Kuja's notice. Glancing at the map his new master had written, Sebastian noted with some annoyance the time--twilight, as it was. Did Kuja really just expect that he could just scribble something down on paper minutes before a butler would have to tend to his master before bed and that Sebastian would appear?

Sebastian sighed. In that irresponsible, almost brattily demanding aspect? His old and new master were no different.

In total, it took Sebastian about ten minutes to arrive at Master Kuja's new dwelling. The location was acceptable, he supposed, though the building was a bit more dilapidated than Sebastian felt suited Master Kuja. He would fix that as soon as Master Kuja was in bed. There was the beginnings of a garden out front too, and as he doubted that fool Finny would arrive any time soon to destroy it, Sebastian would have to take on the roles an entire household of servants, not just the butler

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He would tone down the demands as soon as he deemed Sebastian competent enough to be his butler. Afterall, the man and his sons were almost brutish the way they moved about and mumbled back in heavily accented growls. Kuja hoped Sebastian would be just as charming as he had seemed in the journals. He needed something refreshing tonight.

"Upstairs. Bathroom." He called out. At least bubble baths were the same no matter where he was, as long as he had the right ingredients.

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Sebastian looked up towards the sound, quickly setting his things down in the closet before ascending the steps. Outside the bathroom's door, he sensed the smell of a bubble bath.

"Present, Master Kuja. I beg pardon for my tardiness; you have drawn the water yourself. Would you prefer I bathe you, or remain outside and await orders?"

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"No no, I'm fine. I'm almost done." Kuja said with a faint giggle. "You had to get here, darling." He wriggled his toes, noting he should paint them soon.

"Come here?" He beckoned him with his fingers. "Help me dress myself. The towel is on the rack." Gathering his wet hair, he squeezed the water out of it before repeating the process with his tail. The Genome stood, facing away from Sebastian, and waited expectantly.

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Sebastian took the towel, noting to himself to get thicker ones tomorrow. It would not do for the Master to catch cold, especially if he was going to make late-night baths a habit before Sebastian could install an adequate heating system.

"Tardy nonethless. Where would we be, if I could not manage simple promptness in completing given tasks?"

Draping a towel around Kuja's shoulders, he wrapped it snugly around the man's body to protect it from cold while he took a second towel and carefully dried the man's hair, massaging the scalp in slow circles as he did so, as gentle as with a child.

...wait. Second towel? Wasn't there only one?