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I was expecting you to grovel, but this will do.

I accept your apology, if only because I may have behaved a bit unnaturally as well. Unprofessionally, certainly.

Jokes about your employment aside, I’d like to pretend this never happened.

I am not going to grovel, perhaps ever.

That said, pretending this never happened is perfectly acceptable. I have no idea what we could be talking about. None at all.

You’ll never grovel, really? It sounds like I have a new long term goal.

[ they avoided each other for days over a stupid little kiss and now it’s back to this! isn’t reim glad. ]

[SADLY, A LITTLE!!! he's judging himself.]

Oh, is that so? Then I wish you the best of luck, as it will take a while for all of creation to expire. That is my time limit.

[ it’s good to see him behaving normally, though sierra would never admit that aloud and she’s so grateful that the truth-telling apple cider wore off ages ago. she’d die if she had to say anything to reim that wasn’t masked in hundreds of layers of irony. ]

Ha ha. I’ll come up with something.

Regardless, I have a new task for you. I gave you many more days off than I intended, and now we have work to do.

[it is refreshing to be back to this usual routine, as aggravating as it's sure to be in probably just a few moments. somehow, she's the person he's closest to, here... what a life.]

I am listening, but I feel obligated to admit up front that part of that is only to be polite.

You know, this is over text. There are things you are perfectly capable of keeping to yourself. I appreciate your truth, but I would have also been happy not knowing.

Anyway. I am sick and tired of having no reliable system of bathing, and somehow the fools that have been living here haven’t had the idea to construct a public bath. My expertise is limited to someone who enjoys bathing, but I’m sure there are people to recruit.

[ sierra is in the strange position of not technically needing to bathe, enjoying it nevertheless, but also getting overheated much too quickly. she is probably one of the least likely people to use the bath, but listen, she likes to relax. ]

I'll keep that in mind.

[read: he'll be as petty as he wants, thank you for letting him know it works.]

You want me to organize the building of a bathhouse?

Yes. The castle I lived in prior to this had grand baths that were open to all of us, and it was a small but welcome comfort to have access to the hot water whenever any of us pleased.

[ so, chop chop, reim ]

Have you considered that the water in this place is of questionable quality if not from that well, which also is not particularly trustworthy...?

We’re all drinking it, aren’t we?

[ well, other people are drinking it. sierra is drinking blood. ]

Fair enough. It is at the bottom of a well, still.

[are you going to provide him with buckets or something, gurl]

I told you I don’t know anything about making baths!

[ this is supposed to be your job!!! ]

I see I am starting even earlier than step one. Alright, alright.

[god sierra, how embarrassing!!!]

Don’t types like you love a challenge?

[ of course, this is not a challenge so much as it is an unreasonable demand from a sheltered vampire to Just Some Dude. ]

What type of person do you take me for, exactly? There's nothing quote like the intoxicating rush of productivity, but calling every outlandish request a "challenge" is disingenuous.

[anyway, so he's going to nerd hell for all of that.]

[ ew.

“intoxicating” is not a word that sierra would ever in her life use in the same sentence as “productivity,” but reim certainly just did without an ounce of shame. ]

I know you’re going to do it anyway, so you can stop fussing.

I said alright, so you don't need to act like I haven't!!

[the fussing is just natural!!! let him live!!]

[ well… good!!! ]

What I can help you with is that we’ll need someone to keep the baths hot if we can’t find a natural spring. Nobody wants to take a bath in ambient temperature water.

I will put it on the list. Anything else?

Decorations.

The bath I used in the castle had plenty of lovely vases and marble statues. I recognize the impossibility of getting something so elaborate here, but some atmosphere would be nice.

[ there was also the time that placing a few cursed dolls in the bath turned the water the blood but that’s a story for another day ]

I think we'll find those in short supply around here, but I will keep it in mind.

[he can't judge this request because he also is a fancy rich snob...]

See? We’re having fun.

[ planning!

it’s not exactly the intoxicating rush of productivity reim mentioned, but she does feel good for contributing. ]

I had to do many things by myself in my village, so I understand that I’m entrusting you with quite a task. For what it’s worth, I’m grateful.

[just wait, the intoxicating rush comes later.]

Well, thank you. The odds are stacked against us in this town for all things comfortable, but they aren't the most insurmountable I've faced.

With an attitude like that, I’m looking forward to your results.

[ she’s going to eat those words ]

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