[Which he does, returning to his room with an armful of cleaning supplies. There'll still be work for him to do, because even if cleaning's happened in the meantime he still clearly sees the dust in the doorway.
When he shows up, he seems to be stepping over something that's possibly not there, whether it's been cleaned or just spread around in the effort.]
You weren't kidding about people not wanting to do the job, were you? I was kind of wondering why I didn't seem to be making much progress in a few spots.
[Distraction, he thinks, might be a good idea here. Let's just not talk about this mess.]
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[Which he does, returning to his room with an armful of cleaning supplies. There'll still be work for him to do, because even if cleaning's happened in the meantime he still clearly sees the dust in the doorway.
When he shows up, he seems to be stepping over something that's possibly not there, whether it's been cleaned or just spread around in the effort.]
You weren't kidding about people not wanting to do the job, were you? I was kind of wondering why I didn't seem to be making much progress in a few spots.
[Distraction, he thinks, might be a good idea here. Let's just not talk about this mess.]