corrinesbell | 116. Made [action/written]

I'm going to the store today. Is there anything I should bring anyone?

[It's a ~~beautiful day in the neighborhood~~ cold day in Luceti.

Sheena got up this morning - no longer small, or even remembering that she had been small - and did all of her usual tasks in the house. And now she's out and about, ready to do all the other houses she usually does.

So if you live (permanently or temporarily) in houses 6, 8, 12, 19, 23, 42, 44, 49, or 56, Sheena is coming to clean as she does every other day, and has done since offering her services to each of you. Others may find her at the grocery store, or on the street, carrying a bucket of supplies and a broom but wearing no coat]

[[ooc: The AU that didn't live during the event itself - Sheena has been Zelos' personal maid at home for many years. She believes he gave her permission to work for other people here too as long as she was home on time to make dinner; she's not much of her usual self in terms of outward personality either, being all subservient and polite ~~to most people~~ now.

And she's always in that maid outfit.]]

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It should be salvageable, yes. The wood is already too dry to retain the water I accidentally ... conjured. [For lack of a better term. He crouches in front of the fireplace, lighting the match and setting it to a corner of a piece of bark.]

[She keeps her distance from him and the fire, at least until he's finished, in case something ends up exploding. With the way things have been already, anything was possible.]

That's good at least. I take it that hadn't happened before?

[Things fortunately go smoothly this time, and Albert closes the matchbox before he accidentally ruins them.]

No, it hasn't. It only occurred when I tried to make a fire with Eferin's magic. [He lifts his gloved hand and twitches his fingers experimentally, watching his palm fill with water ... and overflow before he brushes his wet hand against his coat.] I'll have to be careful with my hands again.

Water instead of fire... I wonder if the conjuring could be connected to the use of magic in general. Though it's probably not worth it so much to try. [She steps closer and holds the towel out to him.] Here. I'll take the box.

[Sheena has been standing in the doorway now for about 5 minutes. It's becoming clear they won't notice her on their own]

Excuse me, but your meal is ready.

[Albert had taken the towel from Raine when he notices Sheena, and he nods in acknowledgment.] Thank you, Sheena.

[He takes a moment to pat dry the front of his coat, continuing to carry the towel as he heads for the kitchen.]

That was fast, Sheena. [But she'll give a small smile to her as she also follows in that direction.]

[It's a simple meal. Lemon chicken over rice. And Albert was playing with the fireplace for rather a while, you know. ...At least there are three places set at the table.]

[He's quietly taking in the sight of the food laid out, nodding in approval.] Very good. I know you do not usually make food for us-- [actually, he didn't know, but he surmised she didn't because she said she was there for cleaning] --so this is appreciated, Sheena.

Indeed. We're sorry to have kept you waiting. Please have a seat as well.

Thank you Master Silverberg, Professor Sage.

[and here is her last out. If they say 'no' to this...well, she'll have to eat with them]

Will the younger Master Silverberg be joining you?

Caesar? No, he won't be joining us; he went straight to sleep after we returned from the stores. [He gestures slightly in the direction of the bedrooms. Whether he's telling the truth is anyone's guess.]

You know how he likes to sleep. He'll grab something later, when it suits him.

...Of course.

[damn you all. Trying not to wear a reluctant face, Sheena stands by one of the plates and waits for the other two to sit.]

[Albert pulls out a seat for Raine and may attempt to do so for Sheena as well if she hasn't positioned herself directly in front of the chair. Once that is done, he takes a seat.]

[Raine nods at Albert in thanks before taking a seat, waiting for the others to seat themselves while debating the next thing to ask.] At the risk of this being a strange question, Sheena... how long, exactly, have you been in Zelos's service?

[already nervous as she sits and slowly starts in on her plate]

I was...probably eight or nine when I became Master Wilder's personal servant.

Around the same age as him, then? Not an uncommon practice. [It allowed the noble to become comfortable with ordering around people their own age. He begins eating with all of the proper signs of etiquette.]

[Her thought bubble is just reflecting a younger Sheena now. The little girl she just spent a few days caring for. Because at that age...] You've been with him for quite a while, then.

Yes, I have, ma'am.

[She risks a glance up from the plate and...why is Raine thinking about her as a child? The person in that bubble is unmistakable. How could she possibly know...anything about Sheena's childhood?]

[Albert eyes Raine's thought bubble and Sheena's own reaction to it silently. He wonders what other questions Raine is willing to breach.]

[She's quiet for a moment, frowning faintly in thought, and tasting some of the food before speaking again.]

You've kept our home well tended since arriving here, as well. [The image of the child Sheena slowly fades, replaced by the '?' once more, and then an image of an adult Sheena, but dressed in her usual clothing. A Sheena that was part of a group, not ... apart from it.]

[Those clothes. They must somehow know more than she's ever told them...maybe it was Zelos. And if it was, there's nothing she can do about them knowing, aside from put on her blank mask and go back to looking at the plate.]

Thank you.

In any case, aside from the dishes after our meal, I believe we do not have much else for you today. I apologize that you have come out so far today, in this snow.

Is there anything you can think of, Raine?

No, not at all. You keep our house so well tended it hardly has a chance to get dirty, anyway. With the weather especially getting colder, I think you're long over due a break, anyway.

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