Cleaning House (OPEN to all)
(The following post is a collaborative of GM Mike and Ni)
Ni was stirred from her sleep by sounds that seemed to be coming from the bathing berth. She rolled over and checked the time on her data pad, discovering that it was much too early in the morning for anyone to be waking for meditation. Then she glanced across the room and noticed that Zay was not in her bed.
The Zeltron immediately felt a sinking, uncertain feeling. Her exhaustion was quickly replaced by worry as she rolled from her bunk and slowly made her way to the bathing berth. She found the door closed with a slit of light peeking out under it. Strange noises emanated from within, not the noises of someone washing. Ni knocked and said tentatively, "Uh...hello? Are you in there, Zay?"
Then Ni realized, as she tried the door, that it was not locked. "Hey, Im coming in...?" she called out at the door, waiting a moment for any word of objection before entering the bathroom.
She saw Zay frantically cleaning the floor. Much of the berth already appeared cleaner than it ever had been. Zay glanced up with tears in her eyes, “He will be home soon!” she said then turned back to scrubbing the floor with a large brush. Her clothes were torn from the all-night cleaning. She repeated as she scrubbed, “he will be home soon and this place has to be clean."
Ni could only stare in shock for a moment as she beheld the bizarre scene. A mixture of pity, anger, and despair flooded her senses. She dropped down in front of Zay and gently took the scrub brush from her friend's hands, telling her with restrained ferocity, "Damn him, Zay! And Damn his demands." She threw the brush away, causing it to sail out of the bathroom and ricochet loudly down the corridor.
Ni gathered Zay's hands into her own. "He can't touch you, Zay," she said fervently, staring into her friend's eyes intently, "He wouldn't dare. I'd drop him faster than he could raise a finger."
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Cleaning House (OPEN to all)