indigo

This power cut reminds me... We used to have ones at night back when I was still in school in Victoria.

That must have been inconvenient.

I'm sure that's what my more zealous classmates thought. That's why they always lit candles to keep studying.

Though, to most of my classmates, the power cuts were basically just bonus holidays. Everyone would start chatting or do something else.

We would chat by the candlelight and eat the snacks we snuck into the classrooms... Kind of like what we're doing right now, actually.

Then... should I put out the light?

Oh, you don't have to. Without the candles, the classroom would have been pitch black. No one likes it that dark.

I suppose you're right.

I just asked. The power's not very stable right now. That's all. It'll be back very—

—And there we go.

Phew.

We'd better get going now. Keep the cake.

Thanks, you two! And remember to come to me if you ever need a haircut!

Glau will gladly take you up on the offer.

But I'll have to pass. It's not very likely, but it's still somewhat dangerous to make physical contact with me. I have to be extra careful.

Is that so...

Alright, off we go now.

Okay! I'll wash the cups and bring them back to you when we're done.

Thanks. Just leave them in front of my dorm room.

I knew that Blue Poison was a master of poisons, but I never knew she was such a friendly person too.

Yeah, she really is.

But when we first met, she held a crossbow bolt to my neck because she didn't know if I was a friend or a foe.

Huh?!

Oh, it's nothing, really. She pulled it back after we cleared our misunderstanding.

She figured out I'm an Iberian from just a few questions, and then explained how somebody else must have mistook me for a bounty hunter.

(Sounds kinda weird...)

Okay, I'm finished with the cake.

Yep, that was tasty!

Let's move on to the next step. Let me put on some hair protector—

Indigo?

I-I have a question.

Okay...?

W-What color was the drink you just drank?

Hm, let me think... Blue Poison said it was 'rose.'

Oh, yours is light purple.

What does it taste like? Can I try?

D-Don't touch it.

Huh?

That one's...

(No, I can't. I can't tell her about it.)

(It took so much work just to improve her impression of Blue Poison.)

Why, that's... Glaucus's drink. It was pretty dark earlier, so I couldn't see the color.

So you two drank each other's drinks?

Right, that's it...

You seem kind of giddy... Did hers have alcohol in it perhaps?

No, but... that's pretty close.

You don't seem too well. Do you want to rest a little first?

Right, okay. I'll go get some rest...

Alright. I'll take care of the tray and the cups—

N-No, don't! Don't touch Glaucus's drink.

Huh? Why not?

(Well...)

I-I'll wash the cups. T-That's my own cup... so I-I'll wash it myself.

Are you sure you're feeling up to it?

You don't have to force yourself. I can do the dishes; you just go get some rest.

W-Wait!

Huh? Indigo?

*chugs the drink*

Did you just drink the rest...?

I... Sorry, but I... I need to pay a visit to Medical.

Medical?

Why, yes. I... I'm going... to Medical.

P-Please don't touch the cup. Wait... Wait till I'm back...

You really don't look very well at all to me. How about I come with you?

N-No need. I'm fine, really... P-Please just wait... wait here... After I get back, we... we need to work... on... um... my hair...

Indigo stands up and stumbles out of the room like she is absolutely inebriated.

What is it with her...?

Maybe she's having an allergic reaction to something in Glaucus's drink?

I need to go check on her—

Goldenglow? Where's Indigo?

Blue Poison?

She said she was going to pay Medical a visit and stumbled outside. I'm really worried about her. Is she okay?

You said she left on her own, unsteadily? She didn't pass out, did she?

No, she didn't... but I'm worried she might on her way there. She looked pretty smashed.

(Relaxed sigh)

Where's the rest of her drink? I'll take care of it.

You mean the light purple one?

Yeah, that one.

She drank half of it, then she looked like she was a little sick. I was going to pour it out and wash the cup, but she wouldn't let me. In the end, she even drank the rest of it.

She drank the entire cup, and she could still trudge herself out of the room?

More or less...

What should I say... She's really growing fast.

(Chuckles)

The stuff in that drink isn't very strong. As long as she can make it out the door and to the Medical Department, there is nothing to worry about.

But just to be safe, Glaucus, you should go to Medical and check on her—

Excuse me, are Operators Blue Poison and Glaucus here?

Are you feeling better?

Why, yes, much better.

Blue Poison's antidote works fast, huh.

Of course, you've gotten yourself poisoned way too many times now. It's no wonder you're building up a resistance against it.

Haha...

Come to think of it, Blue Poison's usually pretty good at keeping her toxins under control, but you ingested a lot more this time than usual. What happened?

That's because I made a mistake and drank Glaucus's drink.

Glaucus? From what I remember, she's practically immune to just about any kind of toxin.

Right, that's why when Blue Poison makes drinks for Glaucus, she often adds ingredients that would normally be toxic. To Glaucus, they're nothing more than quirky seasonings to spice things up.

Like how coffee's poisonous to some animals?

Yeah, that one.

Why, if someone else had drank it, their symptoms would have been much worse.

Most people wouldn't.

Do you want some more water?