A few minutes later, you were thoroughly cleaned and dried. The water was a bit hot, but it didn’t bother you enough to change it. What did bother you was that the soothing salve on your hands got washed off and the stinging began to return. You head back to the kitchen for the first aid kit and immediately spot Dash. She looked the same—plus a few crumbs around the fur of her muzzle—but the atmosphere feels warmer. Seeing her making herself at home in your apartment so late in the day excited you with the prospect that she had no plans of leaving tonight.