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P-Stay Dorm - Living Room

ShizukuRaika, I'm out.

RaikaDid you enjoy your bath?

ShizukuI did. I'm getting used to getting ready and bathing by myself.

RaikaYou're amazing, Shizuku~ You get the hang of everything so quickly!

ShizukuIt's thanks to everyone teaching me.

RaikaYou're welcome!

RaikaAll right, let's dry your hair. Shizuku, sit in front of me~

ShizukuAll right.

RaikaOkay, time to dry your hair! Hair dryer on!

ShizukuRaika... could I ask you something?

RaikaYour hair is so pretty, Shizuku~

ShizukuRaika?

RaikaWe use the same shampoo, but yours is so much fluffier somehow, Shizuku!

ShizukuShe can't hear me... *Inhales*...

ShizukuRaika. Could I ask you something?

RaikaHmm? What is it~?

ShizukuWhy do you dry my hair every day?

RaikaHuh? Why...?

RaikaYou're right... Why do I?

ShizukuSorry for making you stop. It's something I've been wondering about.

ShizukuWhenever there's something I've never done before, you teach me how.

ShizukuBut you've never taught me how to use a hair dryer because you always dry my hair for me, Raika.

RaikaHmm, I guess it's not that there's a reason... It's just something I started doing...

ShizukuI've been letting myself rely on you, too. Nanny always used to dry my hair.

ShizukuYour way of doing it is different, but they both make me sleepy sometimes.

RaikaAh, I know! I've fallen asleep while Granny was drying my hair too!

RaikaI'd sit on the same cushion you're on now, with my head between Granny's knees, just like you, Shizuku.

ShizukuI see.

RaikaYeah. That warm, cozy feeling after a bath... and the way she'd ruffle my hair. It just felt so nice...

RaikaAh, that must be why!

ShizukuWhat do you mean?

RaikaI liked having Granny dry my hair. Or maybe I just liked this time together.

RaikaWe'd talk about what happened at school, or sing together loud enough to drown out the hair dryer.

ShizukuAnd sometimes fall asleep...?

RaikaExactly! It was so comforting.

RaikaIt felt like I could feel Granny's love in the touch of her fingertips on my back.

RaikaI think that's why I wanted to do it for you too, Shizuku!

Shizuku...!

RaikaNow that I know why, I feel so much better~!

RaikaOkay, back to drying! Hair dryer, switch on!

RaikaI'll put aaaall my love into making your hair soft and silky, Shizuku~!

ShizukuThank you... Raika.