I am unstoppable!

Hopefully another update tomorrow.

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You grab a towel and wrap it round your waist quickly.
"Come in!"
Sakuya opens the door and stops in her tracks at the sight of your only half-covered body. You realize your mistake but manage to act unsurprised, instead opting to pretend that everything is fine. Sakuya eyes you slowly. You can't help but feel somewhat like a piece of meat. At least she looks appreciative. You consider saying something along the lines of "show me yours too" but maybe that's not safe.

After that long moment, Sakuya snaps back to herself.
"There's a change of clothes in your room. Are these all the dirty ones? Anything else got blood-splattered?" She points at the pile you left on the floor.
"Yes, apart from the whip." You answer.
"I ... I think maybe you should clean that yourself." She says.
You decide to push your luck a little.
"Oh? Why should I? You're the one who almost got me killed."
Sakuya just stares at you for a moment, then sighs, shoulders drooping.
"Yeah, I know. I'm sorry." She says.

You feel just a little bit guilty, but that fight wasn't child's play.

"So how exactly did it get out?" You ask.
Sakuya sits down on the edge of the bath.
"Honestly? I ..." She looks away and folds her arms across her chest. Her voice is suddenly a little harder. "I wasn't ... paying attention after I finished baking earlier, okay?"
"Go on." You say.
"I let them down after bloodletting, just for half an hour. If they stay up all the time then they get pressure sores and that eventually leads to blood poisoning." She looks back at you, waiting for something.
"That makes sense, so you forgot to er ... tie that one back up?" You say.
"Yes. But that still doesn't explain what happened. Which is why I think I should stay away from that whip."
"What do you mean? Explain what?" You ask.
"How it got out." She waits for a moment but you shake your head. You don't understand.
"Oh come on!" She says. "It was nearly dead! Even fresh from the forest they never have enough strength to escape, let alone smash doors off the hinges."
She stands up and sighs again.
"Just don't give me the whip again, that's all." She says.

You turn around to pick the whip up off the ground, maybe to ask her why it felt so right using it before, why you knew how to use it with no training. As the thought forms in your mind the towel drops from around your waist. Shit! You grab it as fast as you can and hold it back in place, turning to apologize.

Sakuya is just looking at you with one eyebrow raised.
"Right back at you." She says.
"Wh-what?" You bluster.
"Nice ass."

Then there is a click and your blooded clothes are gone, along with Sakuya.

[ ] Wash whip.
[ ] Go get dressed, wash whip later.
[ ] Appreciate own ass in mirror.
[ ] Shout "Yours was nicer!" down the corridor.