Three Seashells - Action/Written

[upthere]

[Ariel's closet is getting ridiculously full. With every piece of clothing that got dirty, she got a new one rather than washing it, because the washing machine was a mystery that she couldn't figure out and didn't really want to figure out. But forty dresses and other such things in her closet? This is a little too much.

So, Ariel's in the back of the kitchen where the washer and dryer are, and she's got a frown and a squint on her face as she leans to try to figure this out. The clothes go in... here, right? Right. That's the only place they can go. And then... This detergent stuff goes in with them. How much goes in...?

Surely, the more that goes in, the cleaner it'll be, right?

...

Well.

Twenty minutes later, the entire first floor and even the bottom of the stairs of Community Housing 4 is absolutely covered with soap suds. Ariel's by the entrance of the kitchen, on her knees and trying desperately to get the bubbles back into the kitchen. It's... mostly a futile effort, so she holds her hair with both hands, unaware that she just got bubbles in it, and then she slides across the suds to get to her journal on the counter.

The image shows her looking off to the side awkwardly, before she smiles widely and writes. She's... trying to be innocent, like she did nothing wrong, but... ahaha...]

Does How Could someone tell me how the clothing cleaner works? Is that what it's called?

And [...] how to clean up a lot of [...] bubbles?

Comments

[Written]

[inkdrops]

[Oh, dear, this does not sound very good at all. See, this is why Miyabi prefers to just hand-wash all her clothes, and hang them out to dry when she could. Nothing gets ruined that way, either, even if it takes longer sometimes. After a moment of looking at the written message, and the poor girl's face, she scrawls her own little message, pulling on her boots just in case.]

How much is a lot?

[Voice]

[endgames]

...you mean the washing machine?

[Uh oh, yeah. He can get an idea of what happened here.]

[Action]

[ribbonbon]

[Pilouette is just heading walking down the stairs, about to go out for a walk. However, when she reaches the bottom of the stairs, she's greeted by an ocean of soap suds. While she doesn't really know anyone on the first floor, she's pretty sure this isn't a normal occurrence.]

Wh-What in the world...?!

[action]

[herd_effect]

[This resident of the first floor will be stepping out of his apartment to grab a snack from the kitchen, only to find himself stepping into that enormous pile of suds. Whoops. He wonders briefly whether something exploded, then spots Ariel over there on her hands and knees and quickly makes his way to her side.]

Are you all right? What happened?

[written]

[fleurdesel]

You put clothing of similar colors into the washing receptacle and add a small amount of detergent. Most models require no more than a quarter of a cup. Then you adjust the temperature settings with the nob, close the top, and set it to wash.

Towels. And a mop, for the bubbles. Preferably before they all pop and dry, otherwise it will leave a film on every available surface.

[action] Somehow, I think I'd pay to have a huge clusterfuck thread of CH4 people.

[analyzing]

[Tra la la, so Rise's on her way back to her apartment, see? And her apartment's on the third floor— not that that's ever given her a problem. Three floors? Eh, she can handle it.

Except that when she pulls open the door to CH4 today, soap suds will casually just ruin her nice clean boots like...so.]

H-hey! What..?

[Video]

[seakingbait]

[Blink. Oh dear.]

...B-be careful! Too much soap can ruin your clothes!

[Because clearly this is the issue here.]

[Written]

[all7seas]

Why on earth do you want to clean up bubbles? Bubbles are fun. And clean.

[Voice]

[concasse]

... Ariel-chan...

[Sanji senses a disturbance within the force. And your washer, young lady]

How many bubbles is a lot of bubbles?

[Written]

[needabourbon]

Clothing cleaner? [She must have meant washing machine. This girl sounds in distress and it probably wouldn't be a good thing if soap was just left all over the floor.]

Do you need help cleaning? I'm in CH5. I can be there shortly. If you want.

[Action]

[broji]

--a few more adjustments and it should... Hmm?

[Ginji's heading out of his apartment and tucking a wrench back into his tool belt when he encounters...bubbles! Slick floor! Not what he expected!! Fortunately, the freezing rain taught him a thing or two, and he manages to catch himself before he falls flat on his back.]

[But a sudsy floor is never a good thing, and it could cause some real trouble (and possible injuries) if it isn't cleaned up. So did the washing machine break down? Ginji checks the hallway and then makes his way into the kitchen where, as expected, the appliance is oozing foam.]

Oh, uh... [Wow, what a mess!] Do you need some help?