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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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[Albert is inspecting the newly-fixed front door, which he had broken earlier in the day with a bout of superhuman strength. The effect has surprisingly worn off fairly quickly, so he doesn't have to be especially carefully right now.

So he might have his back to Sheena as she approaches the house, swinging the front door experimentally.]

[He's outside. Is he waiting for her? Is she late? After two separate people gave her the day off and everything!]

Master Silverberg! [the same bow-at-the-waist everyone has gotten today] Good afternoon.

[...Well, that is something he hasn't been called in several years. And that's definitely a voice he recognizes.

He turns around, blinking slowly at the sight of Sheena at the other end of the porch.

Bowing.]

...Sheena?

Yes sir?

[Titles. Such politeness. Complemented by a very different outfit. Sheena is definitely affected.]

You're-- [No, don't dwell on the changes. At least greet her before going into that.] Good afternoon. What brings you by today?

[It's far from the usual 'hey Albert,' isn't it?]

I'm here to clean, sir.

[...Cleaning? Well, that would explain what she was wearing. Very far from the usual.]

Were we expecting you today? [Maybe he could get away with carefully dismissing her. ...Even though it appears she brought cleaning supplies too, now that he looks slightly beyond her.]

...I come every other day and I don't remember being here yesterday.

...I see. Perhaps I lost track of the time with the experiment in effect. [He takes note of the fact that Sheena has no coat.] Come inside, at least; I can't believe you walked through the snow in that outfit.

This is my uniform, Master Silverberg.

[she's had to explain that to so many people today.]

Of course. But you still must take care of your health in this weather. [A logical conclusion. He opens the door and gestures Sheena to follow him inside. The house is colder than usual because the broken door did nothing for the maintenance of heat, but it's otherwise as clean as it usually is -- despite the little visitor they had staying over not too long ago.]

[Since the house has been colder than usual, Raine's been wearing a sweater while in the house. Currently though, she's making tea in the kitchen, when she hears the voices in the foyer. So she walks toward them to see who's there.

... And then she sees Sheena, at least fully grown again. But that outfit... it just leads to a '?' hanging above her head.]

Thank you for your concern, sir. Is there a room you would like me to start with?

[and then Raine comes out of the kitchen and Sheena's setting down her supplies to bow all over again]

Good afternoon, Professor Sage.

...I suppose you can begin here in the foyer and the dining room. [The least used and most used areas, yes. He glances over at Raine, briefly allowing a pained expression.]

... Good afternoon, Sheena. [Raine manages to keep the confusion out of her voice, even if that '?' takes a little longer to fade. Albert gets a brief commiserating look in return when the other woman stops looking.] Would you like to borrow a sweater? It wouldn't do for you to catch a cold.

I shouldn't, but thank you very much for the offer.

[and now, to the dining room.]

[If Albert had been affected by the thought bubbles, there would be a "..." floating above his head right now. He follows after Sheena, so they are all inside the dining room -- or on the edges of it.] Have you been to others' houses today, Sheena?

If you should change your mind, the offer isn't being retracted. [She is curious to know the response to Albert's question, the bubble changing to reflect a few possible candidates. Perhaps that would be more insight onto this... different side to Sheena. At least it explained why she hadn't been able to find her as a small child earlier.]

Of course, sir. It's unfortunate that your house is the last of the day. But Master Yuan and Master Lowell both asked me not to work today, so I'm...early.

[she starts, as always, with dusting, then polishing. By the end of the day she's usually not this...off. But this is a maid trapped in the body of a ninja, and one that's not used to doing maid sorts of things.]

[...The last house of the day. And she had visited at least Yuan and Yuri today. In that getup.

...And if she was anything like the maids around the manor...]

I imagine you haven't eaten yet, then.

Since you're early, it's acceptable for you to eat something here. Especially since the walk back to your house will be a long one.

[Though it might be better to let Albert take point in this. Adjusting to Sheena as a maid required... completely different handling from her as a child. At least then Raine knew more of what she was dealing with. Her bubble floats with a question mark over Zelos's face since... well, who else would have had a maid?]

I eat once Master Wilder has finished dinner.

[she sees Raine's thoughts but politeness dictates she not acknowledge them directly.]

[...Master Wilder. Well.]

We insist that you eat something. You are not usually struggling through the snow when you come out here. You needn't eat a full meal if you believe Zelos will disapprove.

Please listen to what Albert says. He's quite right about it.

Edited 2010-11-30 02:49 (UTC)

[well she can't really disregard Albert's orders. She looks very disconcerted about all this, though.]

Then at least...let me prepare enough of a meal for everyone.

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