<strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Natsumi</span></strong><br/>[Gateway Station] - - - > [Master's Quarters]<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Natsumi scurried down the path, holding her apron over her head in a fruitless attempt to keep the rain off. She grumbled under her breath as Deca swam through the air, beeping cheerfully and leaving a fading trail of blue light behind its LEDs. The first few months of this assignment hadn't been too bad, but things were looking as though they were about to take a turn for the worse.<br/><br/>A sublte movement in the water caught her attention just as she reached the bridge and she froze, glancing nervously down at the murky liquid. Whatever it was seemed to have dove deep enough to be hidden now, or perhaps it had just been her imagination. Deca beeped encouragingly and the white-haired girl shook her head, trying to banish the irrational worries from her mind. "Coming!" she called, taking off at a dead run, eager to be over the water. Unfortunately for Natsumi, her foot caught on an uneven plank, sending her falling, face first, towards the rickety bridge. Arms flailing wildly, she managed to catch herself, though in doing so dropped her rain-drenched apron on top of her head.<br/><br/>Grumbling and glancing about to be sure none of the other maids had seen, she stalked into the derelict tower, spirits sinking further as she surveyed the mess. "Bloody hell, how long has this place been empty?"<br/><br/>With a cheerful blip, Deca swooped down in front of her face and opened a display screen, quickly pulling up several news articles on the ship in question and its history. Natsumi irritably waved her hand to dismiss the little robot. "It was rhetorical!"<br/><br/>After ringing her apron out in a bathroom sink and grabbing an armful of cleaning supplies from a supply closet she scurried up the stairs, nearly panting by the time she arrived at the Master's quarters. She groaned as she surveyed the mess, then nearly jumping out of her uniform when she heard the splash and the horrible scream. "Well that was...ominous..."<br/><br/>After a moment Natsumi cleared her throat, then clapped her hands together. "Alright ladies!" she shouted, not bothering to turn and see if the other maids had actually arrived yet, "No time to waste, let's get to it!"<br/><br/>Picking up a handful of rags and a bottle of dusting spray from the supplies she collected, Natsumi swept off and began to scrub away the dust and dirt.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Using Skill for some straight-forward elbow grease cleaning to start us off.<br/><br/>2 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=45497) x 3 = <strong>6</strong></div></div>