Hell at the Beach

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The walk to the foreboding corner of Hellfire was one of excruciating intimidation. One of the first rules introduced to the newer sorority member was that this area was off limits. Burgundy felt incredibly judged by every one they passed on their way to the inner circle and Selene’s domain.

Today, Burgundy wanted to try to talk to Pyrrha. At the very least, to offer support and apologies for consequently giving the music producer more work for the upcoming charity event. The Hellfire Salsa would not only act as a charity event for the Environmental Committee but also a listening party to a new Selene EP. Plus, an experiment in mixing music with protection spells to make things that much more challenging.

Their nervous steps led them to the door of the recording studio. Burgundy cleared their throat and with a pained expression raised a fist to knock at the door. But they stopped themselves immediately while they second guessed their plan. They haven’t really had a chance to talk to Pyrrha alone. Most of the people at Hellfire intimidate Burg and those close to the sorority’s leader were even scarier to them. They then raised their hand again. And then stopped. And again. *And again.*

Pyrrha was hard at work mixing audio and testing things Selene had written. She loved working with Selene because even in a week where she was bitchy and in a funk she still got out the content. Getting set up for a Salsa remix and a party debut was super exciting. Plus if she got bored she could shift gears to one of Selene’s other new songs.

A video feed on her screen was showing Burgundy at the door, the siren was curious how many times he would attempt to knock before they actually did it. This area was extra secure for obvious reasons, the girl stood up to open the door looking at Burgundy "hey there Mx. Salsa right? I was just working on the remix, what do you need?"

The monster didn't mind a small interpretation if it wasn't a waste of time and Burgundy was someone that Pyrrha should be working with so she had time.

Words could not describe the absolute terror that was sent through Burgundy’s body when that door opened. They instinctively yelped out of startle. The fist that was prepped to knock on the door was exchanged for a hand over their rapidly beating heart.

And for a second - if Pyrrha blinked she would’ve missed it - Burgundy was not human. There was a moment where they lost control of their form. During that second, a sea creature, some kind of breathing amalgamation of the flora of the cove stood before her in place of Burgundy. Then Burgundy was back.

Burgundy cleared their throat and sheepishly smiled out of sheer embarrassment. “S-sorry I uhm … *‘Mx. Salsa’*? Uh I just wanted to talk? See how you were doing? If I am interrupting I can leave immediately.”

Pyrrha giggled, Lezly hadn’t told her what a nervous bean their newest member was. She smiled calming herself down and said "Burgundy, I know your name, Lezly talks about you too much and I am literally working on a song for your event. I was being cute."

Then she moved back to her work station and hit save "I'm done working now, so what's up?"

Burgundy awkwardly lingered in the doorway with obvious hesitancy to fully follow Pyrrha inside. It took them a minute to register the Lezly comment. When they did, then looked at their feet and sheepishly smiled.

“I’m sorry if it was bad things you’ve heard, *er* … I *have* to regularly go to the beach and the water,” they begin carefully. Because of the Hellfire rule to never to out another monster, Burgundy spoke slowly to be mindful of that. “Since we don’t know each other that well, I was thinking we could, plus Lezly, maybe find time to go together if you two also *need* the water?”

“Oh, it’s all good things, no worries” Pyrrha assured Burgundy.

Then the girl managed to crack a smile “Ya, I’m a Siren, I could use a swim in the ocean every now and again although I prefer it on land gotta wet the gills and sometimes it’s nice to do that out of the pool, so count me in.”

Pyrrha grabbed her phone and asked “Did you want to go like today or when do you want to. Also don’t worry about being shy about monster stuff with me, we don’t have to hide our true colors from each other.”

“Cool, cool,” Burgundy said in the most flustered way possible. By this point they couldn’t even look at Pyrrha and their eyes were glued to their shoes. The combo of learning that Lezly talked positively about them and that they may have another aquatic monster as a friend made them turn a little red.

“I was thinking we could meet up around sunset? Since it’s cold still it’s typically deserted so we wouldn’t have to really worry about spectators. I can drive us all if you’re down, or we could just meet there.” Burgundy somehow managed to get that all out without a voice crack.

“We’ll ride with you, Selene and Berry are going on a date with some butch hottie tonight so we could use the lift.”

The siren set an alarm on her phone and said “Cool, so we’ll see you around Sunset. If you need me I’ll be in here till then.”

With that Pyrrha turned around expecting to get back to work unless Burgundy had any more questions.

The objectification of Selene’s date, who they could only assume was their former roommate and good friend, made them visibly wince in discomfort. Burgundy happily took the opportunity to exit the conversation. “Great, I will see you then.”

Burgundy quickly headed away from the studio to go find Lezly.

Lezly happened to be walking out of her room when Burgundy turned around to find her “Hey Burgundy, how’s it going?”

She leaned against her door trying to look cool flipping the hair that was in front of her left eye.

“Hey! I was just looking for you,” Burgundy said excitedly. They immediately lit up when they saw her and of course gave her the customary deep bow.

“Uhm I,” Burg began as the fluster crept back in. It worked, Lezly looked cool. “Just got done talking to Pyrrha and she agreed. Would you want to come with us to the beach tonight for the water and maybe make it a regular group thing?”

Lezly held in a giggle, it was always so cute seeing Burg still bowing to her even now that they were friends. It was extra funny given Selene was actual royalty but didn’t get that treatment. She gave Burgundy the biggest smile “Of course I’d love that.”

Then asked with a hint of blush “is there anyone else you wanted to invite or will it just be the three of us?”

“Awesome! I just want it to be the three of us, not have to worry about pretending like I’m worried about drowning or whatever,” Burgundy said as they opened their arms to Lezly for a hug.

Lezly hugged Burgundy, it was nice being in their arms for a moment. They stay there for a moment then when it breaks say “I’ll get me and Pyrrha’s swimsuits ready, I am excited to have a hang out where we can just be in the water.”

It was honestly an amazing idea, her and Pyrrah sometimes hung out in the pool but they hadn’t ever taken a beach trip by themselves. Their lives tended to be pretty busy after all but it would be nice to take a moment with someone she liked. Lezly remembered what she was going to do and said with a small groan “Alright, I should go, I gotta fix Berry’s top, she always forgets to take off her clothes before the full moon but I’m so excited to go with you.”

Burgundy was happy to be silent in Lezly’s embrace. It was nice to have a moment where they could just turn their mind off for a second. When the hug ended they were rudely brought back to reality. They crossed their arms over their chest as if they could preserve the warmth Lezly left.

They nodded at the undine’s responsibilities with a little bit of confusion. But there was still a smile across their face as they said, “I’m excited too. I’ll swing back around here from work before sunset to pick you guys up.”

Lezly offered walking towards the office space “Are you gonna be hungry? Since you’re giving us a ride I can make sure we get food.”

Burgundy hesitated before following along. “Yeah, that’d be nice! I completely forgot about dinner to be honest.”

Burgundy arrived after work in baggy pants, bikini top, and loose fitting corduroy jacket. It was not long until sunset, right at the scheduled meeting time. A faint scent of chlorine lingered around them from the full day of swim lessons. As they entered the sorority, they occupied their hands by tying up their incredibly long dreads into a knot at the base of their neck. Their trunk was already packed with several towels, surfing gear, and for texts on protection spells just in case.

Lezly greeted Burgundy at the front door, she was in a tropical toned rainbow swimsuit and had pink heart shaped shades resting on her head. In her hands were some boxed lunches she had made with Berry’s help. The Undine waved with her free hand “Ready for the beach or do you need some time to chill before we head out?”

Pyrrha came down with a Bikini designed by Lezly, a cute mostly white number with some pink frillz because hellfires but it was pretty subtle. A little skirt component on top of the buttons to give it some more flavor and the straps could rest on the arms as well as the shoulders for mixing up the vibe. Resting on her shoulders was a pair of headphones that were plugged into her phone which was in her purse “I’m good to go when you two are.”

Burgundy grinned when they spotted the two approaching. Besides the fact that they looked great, Burgundy was really happy to know that people wanted to spend time with them when they offered. It was genuinely surreal to go from a state of isolation for years to now planning beach trips with monsters so similar to themselves.

Burgundy raised a to wave back to the two and stepped back to hold the door open for them. “Nope, I’m ready to go. I’ll unwind once we’re on the sand.”

Pulled somewhat in front of the sorority was Burg’s beat up and ancient Toyota Camry. It was definitely nothing impressive but incredibly reliable. At the very least, the car was clean.

Lezly followed Burg being sure to stay near them where Pyrrha moved herself a bit ahead of the group to slide into the back seat of the car letting Burg drive and Lezly have shotgun. Lezly took the spot, she wondered if it was rude to offer to have someone fix it up, she was a Hellfire now, if Burgundy wanted something she was sure she could find a way to get it for him.  Lezly was imagining ways to fix up the car and make the Toyota stand out, she never designed a car but she was sure she could make one beautiful...with proper help.

Pyrrha asked when they were all in the car “Want to hear the Salsa remix I got an early version finished before you showed up?”

Burgundy couldn’t help but grow a little relieved to have Lezly in the passenger seat. They couldn’t help but smile at her as they watched her daydream. With no idea as to what she was thinking, Burgundy could only wonder. Just as they let their mind drift, they’re snapped back into place by Pyrrha speaking up. Immediately, Burgundy resumed their role as driver and started the car.

“Uh, sure. I’m down to listen to whatever you two want …,” they trailed off to focus on turning onto a Main Street with some evening traffic. “Is this just the salsa remix or does it have the spells woven into it? I just ask because driving and magic may not be the safest mix.”

“Just the song, magic is for a later version, Selene will be handling weaving that in” Pyrrha responded taking off her headphones and getting the song ready on her phone. The girl played the song unless there was some other sudden objection letting the salsa mix play. There were clearly some actual instruments being recorded for this, the remix of your souls are mine felt different in this new context.

Lezly was looking at Burgundy imagining dancing with them to this song at the big event, a nice little dream although she thought Burg would rather dance with Melissa.

After the reassurance of no magic, the rising tension in Burg’s shoulders released. Initially Burgundy turned their focus to driving. But as the music began to play they found themselves grinning and nodding in time with the beat. Burgundy had heard the original a handful of times thanks to its popularity, but this was something they were very excited to hear. To have Pyrrha create something so amazing for their charity event meant a lot to Burg.

“This is amazing, wow! Now I’m really excited for this. At first the salsa concept was just an example and I was sorta worried when that was accepted to be *the* big event. But wow, this is so great, Pyrrha,” Burg said to simply gush over the song in earnest.

Burgundy just found the quickest way to Pyrrha’s heart, his name locked in her memory now as, cool person with good taste Burgundy. The girl smiled and said “I am glad you like it, after all it will be for your first event at Hellfire. Selene did a lot of the music here for the remix too, she loves Salsa so I think you accidently picked like the best thing to propose.”

Pyrrha leaned over to Lezly who knew that meant it was her turn to compliment the music “Honestly, it made me want to get up in dance with someone special, so fabulous, beautiful, amazing.”

Burgundy raised a brow with a cheeky grin at the mention of ‘someone special’. Burg is far from realizing that it could ever be alluding to themselves. It’s the juvenile idea of a friend having a secret crush that elicits the excitement.

“Do you two have plans for who you’re hoping to dance with? My dance card will be completely open by the time things get started, assuming everything goes as planned,” the driver said as the beach and the golden horizon of the sunset came into view.

Lezly looked out the window and mentioned “If you're not busy with Melissia, I’d like to dance with you as well. ”

Pyrrha smirked at her fellow aquatic friend, this was the most shy she had ever seen Lezly, she was glad she agreed to come.

“Even if Melissa liked big events like this, I would make time for you,” Burg said with a gentle poke to Lezly’s arm before they added quietly, “your highness.”

Burg glanced into the rear view mirror to get a look at the backseat passenger. “What about you, Pyrrha? If you’re not into dancing, where would we find you?”

Lezly giggled and teased "good, as hellfire royalty it's good to know the fairest in the kingdom will make time for me."

There was a dramatic hair flip and an overwhelming sense of peace, as the nerves died down knowing Burgundy wanted to spend time with her outside of these hangouts.

Pyrrha shrugged and said her thoughts out loud "drinking and talkings my normal deal if I'm not DJing or directing the music. I don't mind dancing though, the song just has to be worthy of me."

The girl remembered when she and Selene met, a smirk formed  and she enjoyed the glow of sunset on the beach, one of the rare things she missed about the water.

Burgundy laughed as some fluster set in from Lezly’s teasing. They turned a bit red in the cheeks and kept their gaze forward in a poor attempt to hide it. They nodded in reply to Pyrrha’s potential plans for their event but left some conversational silence.

Within the next couple moments, the car is pulled into a space within walking distance to the sand. Burgundy stopped the car, unlocked it, and popped the trunk. The sunset beyond set the sky ablaze with warm oranges, pinks, and reds.

“And we are here. I have a picnic blanket in the back in case you all wanted to uh eat together?” Burg asked nervously.

Lezly chimed in “I’d love that, nothing is more beautiful than a meal with people you care about.”

Pyrrha said more neutrally “Sure, that works with me.”

The undine said to Burgundy “I hope y’all enjoy what I...” she mumbles a quick “with help” before returning to her normal tone “managed to make for us today.”

The meal was in little bento boxes with some rice, some grilled vegan meat, and little mini salads.

Burgundy was able to quickly set up the large picnic blanket from their trunk. It had more than enough room for the three of them to spread out. It was soft but padded enough like a mat, to make sitting on sand much more comfortable. Burgundy took a seat on one edge with their surfboard behind them.

As soon as they received the food, they went silent and bowed their head to murmur a quick thanks to the spirits of the cove. The only times Burg gets the opportunity to eat something decent is when someone else puts it on the plate for them. They then smiled at Lezly, “Thank you, I really appreciate this.”

Lezly rebutted quickly “No need to thank me, I wanted to have a nice time on the beach with my friends. We would get crungy if we didn’t eat something decent.”

The other two started digging in, Pyrrha turned to Lezly “I didn’t know you cooked?”

Lezly groaned, not wanting to admit just how much help she needed from Selene and Berry. “I don’t normally, but I did today, what matters was did it look well plated and how good does it taste.”

Pyrrha didn’t want to piss off Lezly by calling her out so she just commented on the actual taste  “It’s good, it has your own little differences, I think it’s a nice mix up.”

Burgundy watched the two with a mildly confused expression. As always they were terrible at hiding their emotions on their face. They opted to keep their head down and quietly eat. Their earlier thanks was honest and within a short couple of minutes they ate it all.

“This was great,” they said with hesitation in fear of upsetting Lezly from misreading the situation. To quickly change topics they added, “How are classes going? Registration for next semester is coming up, right?”

Lezly appreciated the change in topic and bragged “Class is going amazing, I mean being in the fashion design program, of course it just let’s me do what I do best but for a grad instead of cash. It’s easy but fun to get the little challenges i wouldn’t normally do.”

Pyrrha, not to be out done in terms of bragging about her skill said “I know more than my teachers so it can get annoying but some of my other classes have been fun to learn things from.”

Lezly looked over to Burgundy “How are they going for you? Maybe we could take a class together next semester!?”

Burgundy put on a smile but was visibly clamming up from shame. They drew their knees up to their chest and hugged them. Right now they couldn’t imagine being the top student in their program or even enjoying their coursework.

Burg’s gaze stayed on the blanket. “Sure, if we have remaining credits that line up I’d love that but uhm … my grades aren’t looking too hot. This semester has been rough and continues to remain stressful with uh … everything going on.”

Lezly put a hand on Burgundy “Ya, I can imagine how hard the semester had to have been.”

The girl didn’t like to admit her faults but this was Burgundy “I’m basically failing math, I don’t understand it, I don’t get it, I hate it,  plus it’s really hard to do homework when all my free time is going into work.”

Without thinking the action through, Burg took Lezly’s hand and held it during her moment of shared academic vulnerability. They managed to meet her gaze as they gently squeezed her hand to convey empathy. Even a little smile formed as they learned that their struggle was shared.

“That is the story of my academic career since starting college. Moments like this,” they said while gesturing to the picnic with their free hand. “Are pretty rare because I’m juggling three jobs.” Though they were holding Lezly’s hand they made sure to look to Pyrrha so she wasn’t excluded.

Lezly loved having her hand held by Burgundy, they were assuring without words. She turned her head to look at her and  couldn’t help but smile in the moment of solidarity.

Pyrrha attempted to offer the two some comfort “Don’t be afraid to ask for help, the other Hellfire’s would all be glad to help take care of stuff. Y’all don’t have to take on all those classes alone, Amira helps me with a lot of my classes.”

Lezly’s eyes didn’t break from Burgundy “If the jobs are too much you could quit some, if you are in it for money that is. I am happy to give you some of mine, plus I had a person offer me some extra cash I could slide over to you.”

Was that weird to offer him? Like she didn’t want to be a sugar mama or anything just like, it was what Selene would do too right? She would probably say something like *no Hellfire should have to focus on anything other than their dreams.* It was probably more than that though, she just didn’t want to see Burgundy suffer, she just hoped it didn’t come off as dickish.

Burgundy’s expressions gradually shifted as they received varying levels of support. They smiled at Pyrrha for the mention of Amira and made a mental note to check out what Hellfire could offer with tutoring. It was nice for Burgundy to open up and immediately be enveloped in support.

At Lezly’s offer, their grip on her hand tightened slightly. Burgundy immediately dropped their gaze to their lap. They held a momentary silence that was only broken with a sniffle.

When Burgundy began college, they dreamed of finding peers who actively believed in communal financial support, but upon arrival that felt like a dream they had to give up on. It sat in a graveyard of hopes that died like having a family or peers who could fully understand their monster selves. Yet somehow so many of those dreams have been resurrected by the same community of people.

“Shit, sorry,” they mumbled out of embarrassment as they raised their free hand to their eyes. They wiped a couple rolling tears from their cheeks. “You both are just really kind and supportive,” they managed to get out while growing a little flustered.

Lezly made sure to hold onto Burg’s hand tightly.  She moved in closer putting her arms out for a hug if Burgundy wanted it.

Pyrrha smiled but said firmly "don't let anyone know I can be nice, that's my secret. Just for people I really like."

Lezly gives a playful little kick at Pyrrha that barely brushed her knees then said to Burgundy "We take care of each other here right? Even if you weren't a hellfire I'd want to help you though."

Burgundy nodded in Pyrrha’s direction, while wiping more of their ears off their face. “Your secret is,” they paused to awkwardly chuckle and sniffle. “Safe with me.”

They then cleared their throat and looked up at the two again with better control of their tears. Their eyes are a bit bleary but accompanied by a warm smile. They pulled themselves closer to Lezly and accepted the hug. “Thank you,” they whispered to her while in the embrace.

Pyrrha gave Burgundy a thumbs up but otherwise let Lezly and Burgundy have their moment.

Lezly held onto Burgundy as long as they wanted to be held. She said softly to her fellow sea person “It’s my pleasure to help such a great person.”

Burgundy stayed in Lezly’s arms for quite a few moments. There was a definite hesitation when they withdrew and scooted back to their spot. Though the tears were predominately gone, that fluster was ever so present across their face.

“Uh, we came here for the water too so what are you two going to be up to?” Burg said as they started to take off their rings and necklaces and drop them into their bag.

Lezly smiled at Burgundy and started putting her own things into her pag “I am gonna shift out of this human form and get in the water.”

Pyrrha wasn’t even waiting; she stood up and jumped into the water, a large tail fin in the air as she dived inside revealing her siren form for the first time with Burgundy.  She had sharper teeth but otherwise was rather mermaid like, even her hair got a little longer. She shouted “The water feels great, get in here you two. ”

Burgundy was in the process of shedding their jacket as they witnessed Pyrrha’s transformation. Complete awe and excitement took over their expression. This is the first time Burgundy was encouraged to change into their monster form since their incident all those years ago. They stood up and dropped their trousers, revealing their bikini bottom.

“I’ll catch up in a second!” Burg called after Pyrrha as they picked up their surfboard. As Burg rushed into the water their skin began to shift and raised patterns of lace coral. Their dreads began to resemble the tendrils of a sea anemone. They then disappeared with their board under the first approaching wave to swim out farther.

Lezly was in aww of how amazing Burgundy looked in their monster form, they just looked so unique, a signature beauty that she had not expected at all. Lezly dived into the water after her letting her human form shead away too and swimming after her friends going under water and doing little spins under the water, looking to catch the same wave as Burgundy.

From under the water Pyrrha asked the two “Can you two hear me? Can Burgundy talk under water?”

As if on command, Burgundy reversed their course to move towards Pyrrha. They’ve never spoken underwater for casual purposes, so when Burg neared her there was an initial air of formality around them. Their head was even bowed out of respect.

They awkwardly lifted their gaze and waved to Pyrrha once they realized that their habit took over. “Yes, I can talk underwater,” Burgundy said while somehow managing a mild voice crack under water.

Lezly’s body remained fairly humanoid under the water, she might be able to become one with the water in a lot of ways but she was attached to her humanity, she left the water to pursue the creation of beauty, to stand out, she liked her fishy form here along with the human one she crafted for herself. Still it was nice to return home sometimes and feel it around her. The girl giggled a bit at Burgundy’s formality “Even under the water you still are so proper about me. It’s cute.”

Pyrrha worked to get closer to the other two not wanting to ditch the gang and enjoying the feeling of moving around so quickly and freely that was so much harder with human feet then with her monster lower body. A fin was resting on the girls back, and it was clear to see Pyrrha had some more shark like features.

“*Especially underwater,* I have to be formal. That promise where I am an ambassador at your servitude while you’re at the beach is still very much part of the job description,” Burg said in reference to the first conversation they had ever had with Lezly.

Burg’s board floated overhead on the surface of the moving water. “However, if there is nothing required of me by you two, maybe we can meet back shore right before the moon’s zenith? I’m just really eager to surf.”

Lezly nodded her head “Alright then Ambassador, all I need from you is for you to surf and maybe i’ll watch a little of it for entertainment.”

Pyrrha gave a thumbs up and then dove deeper exploring the waters around here and looking to see if she could find anything cool people lost.

Burg smiled and waved to the two as they swam up to their board. They then swam off into the distance with their board to try to ride the upcoming wave.

After a couple hours at the beach, the waxing moon illuminated the drive back home. Without the evening traffic, the drive was easy and significantly shorter than before. Burgundy parked in a spot near the Hellfire entrance and stopped the car.

“And we are home,” Burg said with a smile as they carefully undid their seatbelt. Since they were heading straight from the beach back home, Burg opted to throw on their pants and jacket sans bikini from their earlier outfit. They were careful not to flash anyone despite not closing the jacket.

Pyrrha headed up the stairs and said “Dibs on our shower Lezly, I gotta get back to work.”

Lezly just moved in slowly keeping pace with Burgundy “Okay Pyrrha, I’m gonna take a second anyway.”

She was still in her swimsuit not having bothered to bring another outfit since she was going to just get back home after. Lezly looked over to Burgundy and said with full sincerity “Thanks for beach day, it was really fun, today was really special.”

Burgundy carefully watched for Pyrrha’s departure as they walked alongside Lezly. When Pyrrha was well inside and the two reached the top of the steps, Burgundy stopped and turned to face Lezly. They offer her both of their hands, palms up and ring covered, to hold.

“Yeah, I’m super glad you two agreed. I also,” as Burg began to speak red started to creep up their face. “Wanted to tell you something.”

Lezly was blushing in return looking at Burgundy and holding their hands. She nodded her head “I am totally listening and happy to talk.”

“I wanted to tell you that I love you,” and that was all Burgundy could get out before glancing away in fluster. “I’m not asking for anything to change in our friendship, in fact I’m incredibly happy and just so thankful that I have you as a friend. Since you’ve met me, you’ve just shown me unwavering kindness and care. And it has nothing to do with the money thing. I just want you to know that I love you and I will be there for you in any way I can provide.”

Lezly moved her head to match Burgundy’s eyes at least for a second “I love you too, that can mean whatever because I also value our friendship so much. I would be happy to like talk about what if anything we do want to change. I like things as they are but I am happy to explore how things could be different too. Also talking about labels if you want to use any other than friends?”

Burgundy grinned in disbelief as they heard those words be redirected to themselves. Today was a day of so many firsts, it would be hard for them to keep track of at this point. They managed to meet Lezly’s gaze and gently squeezed her hands.

“Right now, let’s say friends and keep things the same. I’m still new to … what feels like the whole world and really everything in my life feels unstable at the moment. I’m willing to keep the door open and have a conversation around change in the future, because I don’t plan on going anywhere.”

Lezly looked like they were glowing with happiness, the undine didn’t really get to let out this side of herself with anyone but the gang. Now she had Burgundy too and she had an added layer of aquatic solidarity with them which just made it more special. Lezly squeezed hands back and said “That sounds great, friends who are open to exploring different things in the future.”

She let go of the hands and mentioned “Well while we should probably go and rest, remind me tomorrow or something like that to show you some new outfit sketches. Gonna be doing a bunch of sewing so i’ll probably be in the Wardrobe most of the day but feel free to come and visit.”