Gen was surprised by the scent of - flowers and herbs, mixed with scents of singed wood, metal and chemicals, like he'd picked up the laundry from the observatory before bringing it down to be washed. It was home. He hadn't been home for ... a while.
Even longer now, that he was abducted to this place.
It was soothing, but bittersweet. Gen's smile stayed firmly on, not betraying his reaction. He took the towel and said gratefully, "Thank you again. I suppose I'll need to find somewhere to stay, in that case."
Was this person offering their own bed already? Gen supposed people moved quickly when coerced by the robots, hm? Now he had to decide if he would turn them down. (He naturally didn't consider that Xingchen only was motivated by good intentions - that his paranoia had him seeing ulterior motives everywhere.)
His robe, the yukata under it, his pants - they all looked very much soaked through.
Gen took the tea - it somehow smelled just like the one Francois would brew - and sipped it gratefully. "Ah. That really does help me feel better already. I'm afraid I don't really have any way to pay ..."
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Even longer now, that he was abducted to this place.
It was soothing, but bittersweet. Gen's smile stayed firmly on, not betraying his reaction. He took the towel and said gratefully, "Thank you again. I suppose I'll need to find somewhere to stay, in that case."
Was this person offering their own bed already? Gen supposed people moved quickly when coerced by the robots, hm? Now he had to decide if he would turn them down. (He naturally didn't consider that Xingchen only was motivated by good intentions - that his paranoia had him seeing ulterior motives everywhere.)
His robe, the yukata under it, his pants - they all looked very much soaked through.
Gen took the tea - it somehow smelled just like the one Francois would brew - and sipped it gratefully. "Ah. That really does help me feel better already. I'm afraid I don't really have any way to pay ..."