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>A lukewarm shower eased your thoughts.
>Much as you wanted to soak, time was not on your side this morning.
>Now that you thought about it, this was the first time commitment you had since turning pokémon.
>Water rinsed most of the grass and mud away.
>Unfortunately, you lost time thanks to how deep it was in the fur.
>You checked your back twice in the mirror before you were satisfied.
>Drying yourself was messy.
>You’re sure you knotted up your fur even more with the towel, but you had to move fast.
>A few minutes with the hair dryer were all you could afford.
>Though still a little damp, you had chores to do.
>If there was one good thing about guests, it forced you to clean up at least a little.
>Vacuuming was first on the list.
>Easy enough to set up, though plugging it into the wall was a novel and cumbersome task for your larger fingers.
>You should have expected the noise.
>No wonder dogs hated this so much.
>Your sensitive ears did not like the surprise.
>That stung.
>Ridiculous as it looked, you wrapped an old shirt around your head to dull the roaring machine.
>You went over everything.
>The carpet was especially bad.
>Had it really been that long since you vacuumed?
>Near your window entrance and exit, the pitter-patter of dirt into the machine’s innards grew loud.
>You cringed, thinking about what exactly you tracked into bed with your paws.
>Might have to wash those sheets soon.
>The place looked better already.
>Making the bed, you made sure to cover the parts gouged by your chest spike.
>Nobody needed to see that.
>You snickered as you fluffed the pillow.
>Stabbing the bed was, in a weird way, like wetting the bed. Worse depending how you looked at it.
>Any cups, dishes, and plates were rinsed and put in the dishwasher.
>You weren’t sure if frying pans were supposed to go in there, but it kept the mess out of sight.
>The garbage was…
>Smelly.
>Hopefully not strong enough for a human nose to pick it up.