Wash Cycle

Demi has her snake hair peer inside the jammed vacuum. Two of the snakes tug and…

RIIIIIIIiiiiiiIIIIP!

—each yanks out a half of Yazeba’s granny panties!"Oh! What have I done to deserve this fate!" Glaring in the direction of the gods that cursed her, she adds, "Lately?"

"You guys are getting too wild! Smooth grooves, dudes. Just ride the vibes, like Percy here. My man gets it!" Sal says. He gives the bewildered elemental a high five as he empties the washer into the dryer.

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"Are those Yazeba's... No. Nonononono. So much ick. I should never have agreed to help." Gertrude dramatically and loudly dry heaves behind her mask.

A smile splits across Percy's obsidian face as he loads another towering armful of brightly colored clothes into the washer.

"I think this was my new personal best for dirty laundry loaded at one time! Anyone want to try and beat it? The winner goes on the wall of fame upstairs!"

Demi decides to show her grossed out snakes the sacrifice a star makes. "Watch and learn, girls," she says, tossing her hair to get their full attention as she holds out a sock at arm’s length and puts it in the wash.

"Woo hoo! I can see the floor again!" Sal proclaims as the laundry pile nears its end. "Keep going!" He throws more clothes into the washing machine.

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Demi recalls moving a single sock to the wash. She finds the other now.

Her star power (and certainly not her inefficiency) compels others to quickly load the dryer.She and her snakes all make the same I-Told-You-So face. "Teamwork makes the drea—" She whips out her phone. "Agent Bob? Call Dreamworks and tell ’em I’m doubling their offer." She hangs up on her agent’s protesting voice.

Amelie uses pyromancy to dry the load, once the washing is done."Dreaming… that sounds splendid," Amelie says dreamily.

With the washer full and Amelie standing by to accelerate the drying, Sal grins and puts his arms behind his head. "You got this, guys? Yeah, you got this! I'm gonna go finish that letter."

He walks off, content to let the others put the finishing touches on the laundry.

Demi agrees with Sal. "I’m gonna exit stage…"

By time the diva says "left," she has already left earshot.

Percy leaves with Sal and Demi, content in the knowledge the B&B has fresh laundry again.

Meanwhile, Gertrude slides over to Amelie. "Sup. I noticed you using some fire magic. Well, I can use magic too now," she says as she flings open the dryer. Then she makes finger guns and starts 'blasting' at the clothes making pew pew noises. The fresh clothes twitch and then start twirling through the air and into the hamper on their own. "Hmm. They were supposed to fold themselves too," she says, looking at her finger guns. "Eh, close enough," she shrugs.

"I'm finally free!" she yells as she moonwalks out of the laundry room and back to the B&B.

Seeing everyone leaving and Amelie staying behind alone, Demi doubles back."The one-armed bandit who stole my heart will not work overtime alone," the star dramatically trills.

She watches Amelie work overtime, then does one or two things and feels she’s perfect for the maid role.

"Thank you." What else can the maid-bot say?