Happy New Year! (Story)

Simple Event: A Sweeping Retrospective

Episode 3

Happy New Year!

Previous Quest

Gold Slime Clean-Up

Dialogue

All right, that should be the last of the fiends that escaped. Guess I'll report back to Cleo. Aaaaah ha ha ha ha ha! I'll tell ya, when I saw those fiends pourin' outta that chest, I nearly jumped outta my skin! Ditto, man, ditto. But they're all cleaned up now, so no harm done! Oh, how wrong you are. Urk! Those fiends have left the Halidom even dirtier than it started. So I expect you two to make prompt and proper amends. Right, I guess that's fair. Well, go on then. You can sock each of us once. Just not the face, okay? This is Cleo we're talkin' about, not yer damn sister! Yes, violence won't be necessary. Instead... *gulp* You will wipe the oven clean of all oil and soot! You will not stop until it shines! SHINES, I say! Are you serious?! You sure you don't wanna just punch me? Fret not. I've brought you some equipment to aid your efforts. Masks and goggles...? Yer sayin' we gotta wear these? Do as you like. But you will clean the oven either way. We'll take 'em! Well, uh... I guess that's that, then? Indeed. Thank you for your help with the fiends. No problem. It turned out to be a pretty good chance to catch up with everyone. Is that so? I'm glad you were able to check in one last time before year's end. Our rooms are much more full than they were this time last year; it can be difficult to keep up with everyone. Very true. It was nice to be reminded just how grateful I am to have met them. Just as I'm grateful for you, Cleo. Please don't overwork yourself today. Thank you, but I have no intention of forgoing this cleaning. I owe the Halidom much better than that, after it sheltered us this past year. I had best return to it now. She "owes the Halidom," huh? Cleo really is the best of us. And now that I think about it, her outfit really is quite functional. Maybe I'll give it a try myself next year...