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Morro: *sitting in the far left chair* *smirks at the slip of paper in his hand* Oh goodie, we did get this one.
Jay: *sitting on the floor in the middle* …you’re mean…
Morro: *reaches down and noogies Jay’s head* Tough love, kid. Tough love. Now, Cole, mind starting the story for us?
Cole: *sitting in the middle chair* *sighs* Well, at home I take care of some entertainer lilies that were my mom’s, and Jay offered to help me figure out the most ideal soil for them. So we brought a bunch of dirt from her garden, along with other additives, to the warehouse to do all the testing and stuff.
Nya: *sitting in the far right chair* I was just there working on my mech, so I had nothing to do with it at this point. *nudges Jay with her foot*
Jay: Well… *fidgets with his scarf as his cheeks turn slightly pink* W-when we got everything set up and stuff… uhh, I started running tests on the soil and it turned out to be a little too acidic, so I m-made up a batch with some limestone chalk mixed in to balance the pH. Then… then, uhh… *his cheeks flush darker and he ducks his head into his scarf, turning his head back to send a pleading look to Cole*
Cole: *nods and pats Jay’s shoulder* At some point, the chalk bag got knocked over too close to the intake vent for the new air conditioner, so the next time it turned on there were clouds of chalk dust coming down from the ceiling.
Nya: I had no idea what was going on and thought it was smoke, so I ran and hit the sprinkler system. Unfortunately, when chalk gets wet, it clumps and sticks to everything.
Jay: *his whole face is red at this point and he curls up behind his knees, pulling the scarf completely over his head*
Morro: *smiling while shaking his head* Then I came in to give Banshee a tune-up, and what do I see but three teenagers looking more like wet kittens and a warehouse splattered with little clumps of white mush.
Nya: Then he just laughs at us and drives away. *glares at Morro* You could’ve at least helped hose the mechs down. Do you know how long it took us to get everything clean? We were still finding dried chalk goop weeks afterwards!
Morro: *a flash of fear fills his eyes for a second until he blinks and rolls his eyes* Alright, I get it. *puts his hands in the air* Next time I won’t leave you guys hanging.
Nya: *looks at Morro suspiciously* Hmmm…