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Right. And we've always made a good team...

[ Or so she thinks, anyway. A lot of her successes in both Nippon and in Ellipsa are thanks to him! So, hopefully he agrees and sees value in her own efforts, too.

But Cloud wouldn't be dating her and committing to her in the way that he already has if he didn't think she made a good partner. The reassurance would be nice to hear, though.

That said, now that she's awake, she moves so she can bring her feet to the floor and push herself to stand up. Now then, they have to start their day! ]

I'll wash my face first.

Helps that you're a good partner. [ A short beat and clench of her hand. ] And teacher.

[ He is, of course, talking about how she's trained him at his request in Kamisato Art Tachi Jutsu. Yet whether it was for the mundane, precious moments that require one another's help, or commissions both for Nippon and Ellipsa, he found himself working in surprising sync with Ayaka.

Cloud moves with her, the fact he's gently pulled her to her feet in the past many times making this feel so practiced as they're both up and on their feet together. ]

Feel free to use my spare hand wherever.

[ He is now an extension of her today. New technique acquired. Kamisato Art: Kuraudo Sutoraifu. Capable of increasing handholding rate by 100% with immensely shortened cooldown of distance. ]

And if your back is itchy, you can just tell me!

[ 😌 Imagine that, Cloud! A use for Ayaya's hands that isn't just for handholding... Now she's upgraded herself to become your personal backscratcher.

Now that they're both up, though, it's time to head to the bathroom to wash up! Cloud's lucky he did that before he woke Ayaka up. . . but now it's her turn to do that, and also get dressed for the day. She's still in her nightgown...

Into the bathroom they go! It's spacious enough, but having to maneuver herself with just one hand is rather challenging. Using her free hand, she turns the knob for the sink on. ]

Shall we? Water first, and then the cleanser, then water again.

[ Please help................. ]

You know... [ She's joking, he thinks, but it's still an amusing thought as the two commit to such a silly but...meaningful bit for the entirety of the day. It's almost like if they dared to split apart, one of them was going to explode; they were this desperate to never be apart. ] This kinda takes "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" to a literal level.

[ At least he's had a lot of time to ~~over~~think and formulate a routine in his head. The end of their night is already staged, too, having arranged a surprise with the help of a certain fellow country bumpkin that should be ready by the time they walk home. But first, they need to ensure they can wash up and change properly. Much as he wouldn't mind keeping her in her nightgown all day, they still had a job to do. An older brother to feed. A day to carry out.

Which is why he brings their enclosed hands together under the running water first. So long as they're making contact, it's not cheating if his grip loosens so that enough can run through their palms. Though every time he clenched and squeezed her hand together, they...wind up squirting water in random directions out whichever opening in their hands is still prevalent. Which brings a smirk back to her beau's face until his free hand is on the bottle of cleanser, ready to pump the top. ]

'Kay, now your free hand here first...

[ So he can squirt. ]

Edited 2024-04-13 21:07 (UTC)

[ This is so silly. It's amazing Cloud still allowed her request to actually be reality when he's usually such a no-nonsense kind of guy around others. With her, she knows he's a lot nicer, but still...

It's why she laughs, offering Cloud a bit of an out to make things easier for him.

(Maybe she realised that this is also going to be difficult for her.) ]

Should we officially start our White Day after we freshen up, instead?

[ Still, she does do as she's told so that they can get to washing her face. ]

[ When they first met, he would have likely been far more abrasive to such an outlandish idea. In ways, Cloud even surprised himself with what he allowed Ayaka to get away with around him. Even if he would sigh in faux defeat of her along the way, here he was, indulging within her wishes. But...maybe it's because she's done the very same for him. Anything he ever could have wanted or asked, she's given him without complaint.

Including a possible out when she laughs and offers a brief reprieve to their initial solution.

...A reprieve he initially denies himself as he provides her with the cleanser as he applies it in her hand. ]

Nope. I committed. I gotta...

[ Although now that it's his turn for the cleanser, he realizes that one hand is held in his, super slippery and wet and they were going to have to find a way to dry the inside without breaking contact. How was she supposed to pump out cleanser for him when her free hand was loaded up and they were going to have to—

Okay yeah he sees her point. And if she's the one bringing it up...

Sorry, Yoimiya. Sounds like he's going to have to do a little bit of white lying; if anyone close to them asks that knows about this little 'rule' of theirs? ]

'Kay we're pretending we didn't start yet.

[ He didn't let go. From the moment she woke up!! :T ~~He lets go...~~ ]

[ Of course Cloud would get everything he wants and asks for. Ayaka even does her best to anticipate anything he might need and want, because there's nothing else that she wants but his happiness. She doesn't want him to ever feel inconvenienced, to have any worries beyond "what's for dinner".

So finally, when he concedes, because she does push for a reset on their White Day not just for herself but for him, she cannot help but laugh a little. There's a good beau.

Hand free, it is time to wash her face! ]

If you'd like, I could go back to bed and pretend to be asleep.

[ That way, they start the day off holding hands for real! ]

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