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[wannasmash]

[ The plain young man with freckles is frowning sheepishly, shoulders raised. Today he's freshly showered and wearing one of his usual boring shirts. ]

Um... First-time renter, here... Something happened, and now some furniture the owner lent to me is damaged from... slime. A lot of it. It's gross.

[ Midoriya looks much the same, healthy even. Someone who has recently seen him might notice more freckles on his skin, like he got some spring sun. His hair needs a trim again, even though he just got one last month.

He moves out of view to reveal a plain wooden bedframe. On it is a lost cause, a mattress that looks like it's been slimed on a 90's game show. Bits of the Sleeper Membrane are already drying into peels. In it are... dozens of tiny eyelids? ]

I'll have to replace it, but... Do you think I'll get kicked out?

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[onekindsoul]

Oh my god- I knew boys were slimy but I had no idea it was this bad!

Gross, gross, gross!

[wannasmash]

This is not a boy thing! It's just a thing! I don't know what this thing is!

Are--are boys like this in your world, Rose-san??

[onekindsoul]

Are you sure!? Because you're a boy and it's totally happening to you right now!

N-Not to my knowledge! I haven't really paid attention to them though! Jaune threw up a lot but I didn't think he was slimy!

[wannasmash]

That's like saying all girls can turn into stuff and fly! I know that's not true!

[onekindsoul]

I can turn into rose petals and fly around! And I'm pretty sure my girlfriend can do stuff with butterflies!

--Okay. Okay. I know those are totally different. But I just thought I'd point out that it issomething we can do.

[wannasmash]

Yes I know Rose-san, I have seen it, and it is very cool.

[ he says through gritted teeth. That is why he mentioned it. It is indelibly fixed in his mind as Ruby Being Cool. ]

That is not going to help me right now. You can make fun of me later, but right now I gotta clean this up. Unless you have any tips for getting stuff out of furniture??

[onekindsoul]

You really think so? I appreciate it! You're cool too- I mean as long as you aren't like weird and slimy. That's not cool at all.

[Thank you for your honesty, Midoriya.]

Okay- Okay. I we'll save that for later.

...Have you tried fire? Fire always works for me when I'm trying to clean something up.

Or just like putting a towel on it and saving it for someone else to clean up.

[wannasmash]

Thanks Rose-san.

[ He thinks about Oscar's offer, and Ange's advice. ]

Yeah, I'm gonna try a little fire. No, I will not just cover it up and leave it for someone else.

[ What is he gonna do, put this strange stuff in a trash dump? Gross! That's how monster movies start, some weird mutation from chemicals or something. ]

[onekindsoul]

Do you need me to come over and help? I’m great at starting fires!

…Yeah. It is a little rude to do that. But it’s how I handle the days I’ve got cleaning duty at home.

Keep it on the down low, I don’t think Ange or Oscar have figured it out.

[They have figured it out.]

[wannasmash]

...That was public, Rose-san.

[ he breaks it to her gently. Poor Ange and Oscar... and poor Ruby, once they get their hands on her. ]

Anyway, Oscar-kun is coming over to help out. We've sort of got a plan.

[ He couldn't take it if Ruby made another comment about boys being gross. He would die. He would literally die. He thinks Oscar will be more charitable. ]