I blinked open my eyes, what was that? A daydream? Highly unusual for me to be daydreaming in my lab during an experiment, but it was wonderful, flying machines called airplanes, and the technology in it, marvelous. I took out a journal and made note of it all, everything that I did, that Levi had done, that had gone on in the daydream, before I forgot, after all dream studying is a scientific area if one applies themselves and dreams are ever so curious (also I couldn't help but feel like it was related to my current experiment).
Now, what was that experiment again? Hmm, oh yes that's right, testing this new chemical to see what affect it would have on a person. I should add that to these notes with my daydream then, after all it is probably this unknown chemical that induced them. I will have to test it more later though to see if that is true.
There was a knocking on my door just then, as I wrote down these notes, and before I could respond a very concerned (though most wouldn't be able to tell) Levi entered my lab.
"I'm coming in filthy four eyes, you'd better not be too messy-" he froze looking in. "Goddamnit woman what do you get up to in this place? Along with that fact, it has been six days since anyone has seen you, which is three more than your usual disappearances take."
I merely laughed, how else would I respond to your concern masked with this sarcastic joking? You so obviously care about the wellbeing of everyone around you yet you cannot show it because that would tarnish your reputation as humanities strongest. "What? It's not that bad is it? I mean considering I haven't exploded anything in the past month I would say that this place is looking pretty good. I have been experimenting with a new type of chemical I have found, and so I haven't taken note of time passing by for that reason."
"Come on, you are going to get a decent meal, clean up, and sleep." With that you dragged me by the hand to the mess hall, making sure that I ate everything set in front of me. It is true, that once I started eating, I turned out to be starving, and devoured everything.
"Tch. You say you aren't hungry every time I pull you out of your lab, and then eat as though you are half-starved."
"I can't help it, I am never hungry when I am working, but when I am made to stop I can fully realize the state my body is in, and listen to it if it says I need food."
"Don't put your work over the state of your body filthy four-eyes, it is dangerous, and we need you at your best to fight the titans."
"I know that! That is why I never work in the week leading up to a mission and instead make sure I am primed to fight!" I grinned, finishing off my food just after saying that. You took note of me being done and stood, ready to drag me to a bathroom so I would be clean no doubt.
"Well at least you are more sensible than the new recruits, some of them don't sleep more than 5 hours in a week."
"Well to be fair, they just experienced a fear inducing event in Trost, you can understand if they are hesitant to be here. It was their first time losing friends, probably haunts their dreams. Remember when you first arrived Levi? And lost a friend?" I grinned and stood up as well, and you led me to my room and its attached bathroom.
"...shut it filthy four eyes." But I just laughed.
"See what I mean now? You had nightmares and troubles sleeping even though you had lost people before, just not to titans, so it is only natural that children who have never lost friends before would have troubles too."
"Tch, don't forget that I know how you reacted the first time too filthy four eyes." With that, you shoved me into the tub. "Now take off those dirty clothes and bathe"
"Mmph, don't shove." But I obeyed and began to strip down. You hastily turned away, and I started the water. Curious, I mixed some of the new chemical I was experimenting with into the bubble mixture, and poured it into the tub, gladly noting that bubbles were still produced. I sank into the bubbly bath water contentedly.
"You can turn back around now Levi, I am taking a bubble bath, and it's not like you haven't seen me nude before, considering the fact that you forget to knock when opening the door." I grinned at you playfully, but was only met with a rolling of the eyes as you faced me again.
"The question now is if you will actually wash your hair on your own or if I have to do it for you again."
"I am sure you can answer that question yourself, I am far too stubborn to give in and wash my own hair, I don't see the point of-" At that moment about a gallon of water was poured on my head, followed closely by a large heap of shampoo.
I coughed but managed to keep from inhaling any water, while you roughly massaged the shampoo through my hair.
"Stop moving your head, or you will get shampoo in your eyes, though to be fair it might just improve your vision at this point considering how bad it is."
"Lance Corporal Levi, always so good with humor," I smirked. "It is a wonder how anyone ever does anything when you can make us laugh so….And my vision isn't THAT bad ya know?"
You let out a breath, that could almost resemble a laugh. "I know filthy four eyes, or at least I know you are always claiming that, I have no way to confirm if it is true or not. And what did you put in this water? It is turning purple." As you said it I looked and it was indeed turning purple. Naturally, I just grinned a bit.
"well I found this new chemical and wanted to play around with it-"
"So you put it in your bath water, you do realize that adding unknown chemicals to your bath ruins the purpose of the bath, to get clean, and is potentially dangerous, right?"
"Of course I do, but if I never experimented then how would I figure anything out? Practically everything is dangerous if you take that approach."
You sighed and shook your head at me slowly. "Come on four eyes, you've already wasted the water for your bath today I guess, so get out and get dressed."
We had both already inhaled the chemical, as it has evaporated with the steamy water, so naturally it's affects kicked in the moment I was dressed, in clean clothes as you made sure.
We were both out like a light in a matter of seconds after it took effect.
