Simon didn't really know where to start. He just stood there, with mop in hand, eventually, the girl grabbed the mop from him.
"Well, are we gonna clean this mess, or what?" she asked, waving the mop around in her hand. Simon looks up at her... realizing how tall she was. She easily stood a full head above him. Simon just nods. "I'm Eve in case the thought crossed your mind." she responds, almost jokingly. "I'm gonna get mopping up this water. I'll leave buffing out the scorch marks on the desk to you." Simon nods again, grabbing some sand paper and going to work. He decides to start up conversation.
"So... ummm... what's with the shoes?" Simon asks.
"My sh- oh, right." she replies. "Let's just say my family is a little... nonstandard- Nudists, actually. Grew up in a colony, got fed up with it by the time I turned 15, moved in with my aunt, and few years later... now I'm here. The whole 'dressing' thing was a bit of an adjustment- As was all the technology; colony I lived in was fairly rural. I've gotten used to everything... except for the shoes. I don't know what it is about them, but I just don't find them comfortable. Most people don't even notice." Eve pauses, and gives a light laugh. "I don't even know why I'm telling you all of this... makes the job go faster if nothing else. Just don't go spreading any stories about the crazy nudist student, kay?" Simon nods his head in compliance.
Simon really has no idea what he's doing, he'd never sanded down a desk before, and despite his effort, he hadn't really made any progress by the time Eve finished mopping. She comes over to the desk.
"Wow, you really have no idea what you're doing here, do you?" Eve says, grabbing a different sand paper. "Here. Use this. And put some force into it." Simon thanks Eve and uses the other sandpaper, however, he still doesn't make much progress. He hears Eve sigh. "I said put force into it... give it to me." Simon hands over the sandpaper, and Eve goes to work, The burns come off fairly quickly. She then takes wood varnish, and starts buffing it into the table. Simon asks if he could help, but is just kind of denied. "No. It's fine. I got it. Wouldn't want you to hurt yourself." she smiles, and Simon frowns. He's never felt so unmanly- especially compared to a girl.
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After some working, The lab is back in a presentable condition. Eve stretches her arms above her head, reminding Simon of the height she had on him. "So... Gray isn't back yet. I say we do some snooping. Only fair, right?" Simon nods, hesitantly. He doesn't totally agree with Eve, but she does seem to be the one in control of the situation. She finds her way back to the chemical cabinet and starts going through it.
"Standard stuff." she say, digging through the contents, "Nothing really... oh, what's this? Unlabeled bottle?" she pulls it out of the cabinet and undoes the cap. She gives it a sniff, and looks at the bottle quizzically. Then, taking her finger, gets some of the liquid out of the bottle, and tastes it. "Hmm... almost like koolaid, but better... wanna try it?" she holds the bottle out to Simon, who adamantly denies trying it. Eve shrugs. "Whatever. You're missing out." she says, taking a small sip out of the bottle. "Oh wow. That is good." When putting the rest of the chemicals back into the cabinet, Simon sees her shove the bottle into her purse.
"Alright quiet one... nice meeting you and all." Eve begins, Simon cuts her off with, "Oh. Right. I'm Simon. Sorry." Eve smiles. "Alright. Simon. Nice meeting you, but I'm going to get going back to... ummm... hey, Simon. How well do you know campus?" Simon shrugs, "As well as most people, why?" "I kinda... forgot where my dorm was. Go ahead. Laugh." Simon doesn't, and instead simply asks. "What dorm?" Eve responds, "Jefferson." Simon's eyes light up. Maybe he can do something useful today after all.
He explains to Eve how to get to her dorm from the building, but she doesn't seem to be able to understand. Eventually Simon gives up and tells her. "Yanno what? I'll walk you back. I got time before my next class."
Simon leaves the building with the tall girl, and starts heading back to her dorm with her, and they begin chatting. Everything is going fine, until...
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