syckophant | Eichi's Heart- Session 4

That's certainly true. It might be best to fold them to the side, I suppose.

Do you suppose the slipcovers are a metaphor for a detached and unlived-in existence?

Probably.

Want to find out for sure?

Oh, heavens, absolutely. Let's do some science.

[ time to start removing one of the plastic slipcovers. ]

[Science(?) achieved! Pulling on one of the covers, it turns into a lotus flower in Hope's hand, roots draped over the furniture, entangling itself on it.]

There's the symbolism that doesn't make any sense!

...well, it's pretty, but I think it'd probably be considered a bit messy to leave it tangled over the furniture like this.

Can you remove it without destroying it?

Well, if I uproot it, it'll need someplace to grow, still.

Though—perhaps we could turn it into something else.

Biology is not my specialty. I'm a physics person.

I'll leave that to you.

[ well

she's going to carefully untangle the roots from around the furniture, if she can. and once she does that she's going to try to dunk it down the void chute. ]

[The void chute is not a bad place for it, especially as it begins to blacken when the roots are removed, and as it falls down the chute, it turns to ash, disappearing into the darkness.]

[Not exactly what he had in mind. . .

Hope that was something bad.]

. . .

We doing that to all the plastic?

We're doing that to all the plastic. Let's get to work.

[Cool story.

He'll be Hope's yesman and start gathering up all the plastic.

Is that what Eichi meant by cleaning?]

[ thanks, you're a peach ]

[Not a phrase people use to describe him often.

Are any of the unitmates' rooms openable?]

[Emet-Selch's room and Eichi's room are unlocked! Otherwise, they're all closed up tight.]

[Grandpa can snoop on Grandpa's room.

Going into Eichi's]

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Well, nothing seems to be on fire as a result.

[ is there any slipcover left over the rest of the furniture? If so, she'll pull that off, too and do the same; if not, perhaps there are... dorm upgrades to be purchased...? ]

[The same happens to each one, the plastic covers turning to lotuses, and then those flowers turning to ash as they're thrown away. At least they make it to the chute so there is not that extra to vacuum up! Though the Turbo Roomba would make quick work of that.]

[ ganba, turbo roomba

actually, while the low lighting seems like mood lighting, once she's dusting her hands of that, she's going to see if she can find a place to turn up the lights, based on what his unitmate said. ]

[It is possible to brighten up the mood lighting! Just like any lighting fixture that can be dimmed or brightened, there is a dial on the wall for it.]

[ set brightness to... well, not maximum. just like, normal bright room lighting. ]

[Most peoples' eyes thank you! Well, whoever is going through Eichi's... soul... dorm.]

[ honestly, mood lighting is overrated. she's going to fold these clothes and stack them neatly on one of the chairs at the bar, though, and then look and see if there's anything else out of place. ]