Was Glinda seriously serious?  Wouldn't this have been a perfect opportunity to excuse herself and return to her blissful and privileged life?  Return to her glittering palaces. gourmet feasts, adoring citizens, loving fiance... Elphaba's thoughts darkened a moment in her own very private and very personal envy of her friend. But, she reminded herself she should not take such petty things as jealousy out on Glinda, who was here, after all...<br/><br/>"Yeah, sure, if you'd like... it's just rainwater."<br/>She looked down and realized her black frock was now closer to gray than black thanks to the powdering from the fireplace. Elphaba sat up and thought a moment... one problem with her flat was that it was made for one person who was never expecting guests and so she never had needed any sort of privacy screen or even a curtain for her most private of matters.. the though made her uneasy as she stood up.<br/><br/>"You can wash over by the barrel and I'll be... on the bed. All right?"