[audio]

[deathof4thwall]

The message starts with a sharp squeal of static, as if the COMP is a badly tuned radio or something, before it dies down a little and a cheerful voice starts babbling.

"Hiii~! So I was wondering something, and I thought I'd just throw it out on the network like this to get an answer and all."

There's the sound of fabric rustling, as if whoever's on the other side of the transmission is shifting nervously.

"So I noticed a bunch of people have, like, clean clothing, and I was just wondering what's up with that? I mean, how does it happen? My clothes are still covered in scorpion goo, and I don't have any spares or nothing, so it'd be super nice if someone could tell me how all you other folks are getting clean things."

There's a slight pause before the voice lowers to a whisper and hisses out,

"is it witchcraft?!"

With that, the message ends.

Comments

[demifemme]

That's good. Shura likes being the captain.

"Now, you see those buttons on the machine? You can pick the water temperature for the washing and the size of the load. It's a small load, so we press small, and you can never go wrong with cold water.

"After that, you put two ¥50 coins in the slots on the handle, you push it in..." and the sound of water filling the laundry machine began. Shura gave Minato two more coins. "You start the other machine."

[deathof4thwall]

"Ooooo."

Very carefully, he does as you did. When the washer starts up, he looks in your direction, beaming.

"Coool!"

[demifemme]

Shura grins right back. "Cool indeed! Now we wait for the machine to clean up your clothes. After that, we'll dry them. Then you'll be able to wear clean clothes!" Minato was not so bad, in the end.

[deathof4thwall]

He punches the air in sheer TRIUMPH.

"Woo!"

[demifemme]

About half an hour later, the washing machine stopped, done washing the clothes.

"Okay, we can transfer the clothes into a dryer now," she told Minato.

[deathof4thwall]

Eyes shining brightly, he starts dumping clothing in the nearest dryer, humming under his breath as he does so.

"Does this one work the same way?"

[demifemme]

"Pretty much. You stick a dryer sheet in the machine," she got a small packet of 3 sheets from the dispenser and tore it open to hand over a sheet to Minato, "you insert coins in the handle, push it in and it will start drying your clothes!"