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Wasn't it just a couple of days ago that we managed to finally bring order here? How could this have happened so quickly? I am certain that I've been placing my dirty clothes in the laundry basket...

[ He doesn't want to clean again so soon. He takes a deep breath and hangs his head feeling defeated. How could maintaining a clean home be so difficult? Why does it seem close to impossible? ]

I need some fresh air. I'm stepping out for a moment...

[ He looks at Hu Tao then the door and shuffles towards it, not giving her his back. ]

Who knows but if this becomes a problem then perhaps we really do need assistance.

[That said, as he went toward the door, she merely raised an eyebrow at him. For a moment, she was curious as it what he was going to do. But as she realized, a small smile started to appear.]

Or...we simply need a moment as we gather our thoughts as we wonder how we got into this predicament?

[ What? And admit to someone they can't manage to keep their cottage clean for longer than two days? Absolutely not! But he knows this might mean he would be left tending to the maintenance of their shared household. Now he has to weigh things out, should he do his best to preserve his pride and avoid embarrassment by cleaning or should he relent and never live this down?

He is going to sigh.

Xingqiu backs away until he hits the door, then he opens it before stepping he speaks. ]

Don't do anything yet. I need a moment to think.

[Tilting her head to the side, she had to wonder what he was up to. It seemed odd that he would just back away to the door and not say a word. Was this a trick he was planning? Or perhaps he was trying to figure out what he would say next. As her eyes narrowed in on him and yet, the smile remained.]

Oh? If it is a moment you need, then I shall give it to you. Although, I do wonder what you are thinking of doing.

[Indeed this was a mystery.]

[ It shouldn't be difficult to figure out why he is unwilling to give his back to her; it has to do with his prior actions. He won't be leaving himself vulnerable to retaliation from her even if he did deserve a hard kick as payback. For now, he is out of the house. If she is concerned with him running away, well it is being considered but he only makes the motion to run in jest.

A sigh follows.

He shrugs.

They do need to find a way to keep things in order otherwise he would lose motivation to even attempt to clean. After getting a breather he returns. ]

What do you suppose we do? I've tried my best to organize everything. I've placed my clothes in the laundry basket and I've kept my books neatly stacked. In order if I might add.

[The moment he stepped out of the house, she wondered if she might have done too far. She didn't do anything that would make him feel as if he needed to get away from her. Crossing her arms, she tilted her head as she wondered what did she do? Was this another attempted at him trying to make light of the situation.

Regardless, she'll just stare at the door as she continues of think what she did.

However, the moment he came back?]

Shall we start labeling things? Maybe that would make it easier for us to remember to keep things duty?

[And yet, based on her tone? She was merely suggesting rather than asking.]

Edited 2023-05-23 22:26 (UTC)

No. Labeling things isn't the way to go here. We know where everything must be placed already so that is entirely pointless. What we need to keep in mind is that we must return everything where it belongs. But the real problem here is that the cottage has become messy in two days' time. That's a little strange don't you think?

Even for us, I find that quite odd. We're not purposely messy. We simply get sidetracked by things we give more importance to. Even then things shouldn't become this bad this quickly.

[ She can feel safe in the knowledge that he isn't upset; baffled is what he is now. How could this have happened? They're not that messy. The only way he sees things devolving into such a state of uncleanliness is if they went out of their way to cause a mess. He hasn't and he will assume that she wouldn't do so either...? ]

Hu Tao. Is there something you're not telling me?

Edited 2023-06-01 03:49 (UTC)

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