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Still annoyed by the turn of events but unable to do anything about the situation, Gold counted off his fingers. One, two, three… Four? The cleaning method explained by Mei required four steps - that was two away from being uncountable by his standards.

Gold cast his hand away at the offer for more cake, grabbing his fork again at the sudden onset of hunger. He took a stab at the pastry and cut off a large piece, shoving it into his mouth before saying anything else. He looked over at a nearby clock on the wall that read ‘6:55’. Assuming he could finish his slave work by 9, he could still be on his normal 12-hour sleep schedule.

"An’ what’ll you be doin’ in the meantime, sleepin’? Won’t y’ have t’ make sure I actually do all this stuff you’re makin’ me?"

Finally finishing sipping her tea and puffed their cheeks slightly as her lips met nothing but air, putting the cup on the saucer then proceeded to lift herself from the chair and stretch her body, removing the kinks.

"What will I be doing in the meantime? Of course I won't be sleeping- I was thinking of washing up the bowls  and mugs and then going off to do the counters and then the..." She trailed off with a few more chores that she listed on her fingers until there weren't enough fingers left, before raising an eyebrow at Gold, smiling at him kinder than she has before; "If you want I can hang out with you to make sure each thing is done properly and help if you need help?"

The smug look on her face slightly irritated him, but he was fairly certain his annoyance was caused more by the fact that he lost his only source of perceived leverage - himself. With that, even he realized that there was very little choice he had in the matter.

"F… fine. You got me, you win," he replied, putting his hands up playfully in surrender.

He was essentially locked in this servant-like position until the morning when he’d be allowed to leave, but at the end of the day, it was still a free night. Maybe he could say he spent some money and have Oak expense it for some additional income when he returned. He was primarily the reason he was there to begin with, anyways.

"Is that all you want me to do then, princess?”

She tapped her finger to her cheek in thought before tilting their head to the side, to be honest she didn't think he'd go through with it, she feelings kind of guilty now he said yes. Maybe she could sneak to Bulb and ask them quietly to do the loo while Gold is busy elsewhere? 

"Well, I suppose we can leave the toilets until last and start on the tables first? You have to clean it with a wet cloth first to get rid of the worst, then spray cleaning supply on it and re-wipe with that, once more with a dry towel after that." Mei used her handkerchief to show Gold what she means on a corner of the table with an imaginary spray bottle too.

The female’s sudden shift of gear made him look at her carefully. Well that was Mei for him, always changing the subject at the speed of light. If it were any other person, Hugh would have snapped, but this was his friend. So there was some slight leniency. 

"They’re fine. They’ve been keeping me out of some trouble I guess, but I mean it’s whatever. They’ve been enjoying the daily runs, we’ve been actually trying a few parkour tricks— tryin’ to see if maybe we can make our times faster."

"Ok, where was I- I get the parkour tricks!" no she doesnt, "But why the heck are your pokemon getting you out of trouble? What are you doing that is getting you into trouble in the first place!" She threw her arms in the air in a breathy huff, "If you get a single scratch on your face, arm or anything..." Mei trailed off here to stress how important it was and to dramatise it.

What? Ewww! I’m definitely not mixing with those two— I mean.i don’t know them but…That’s more a reason!

I’m only Blue because of my professor’s grandson’s name is Green! I’ve never met him but "if He’s Green I’m Blue" was what I said. So..yeah short backstory on my name. 

"We don't get sick actually, I think people from our region have high immune systems that help them deal with the high population and temperature. It's the only thing that'd make it have sense..."

You think so? Then i guess I’ll never wear a hat~ Ah yeah they are! But I have different colored gloves too, plus I wash them!

"Nu uh!" She exclaimed, "It may be opaque but since it's white it reflects most the light so it's not as dark! Though I use it mostly because it looks awesome! I mean, it's white and pink- it is cute isn't it?"

"I'm Mei, Mei White! It's nice to meet you miss!"