Constanze groaned out in frustration. Try as she might, the german girl couldn't get any advancements in her current endeavors. She just sat there over her latest project, and it seemed like it wasn't going to move past the concept and design phase, either.

With all the techmaturgical inventions Constanze's done so far, she was half a mind of adapting them for use as household appliances, but the one problem that she stumbled upon is that having her mechanisms draw directly from the user's inner magical reserves would do quite the opposite of what household tech is intended to do, ending up only incoveniencing users further instead. The easier part was gotten down, sure, but she could speak from experience that even a witch with average magic potential would get tired from prolonged usage of the mechanisms, let alone a human with not enough potential magical energy to cast spells on their own.

Naturally, her current concept was something of a magical battery – a mechanism intended to be charged with magical energy by connecting to a leyline, and then used to provide power to nearby techmaturgical mechanisms – which meant both small things, like Constanze's Stanbots, or larger mechanisms, like the Alch-Tech – one of her earlier projects, primarily used for easy creation of potions as the name suggested.

However, try as she might, Constanze just couldn't find an object that could be appropriately reconfigured into a magical energy battery. Experimenting on any actual batteries already seemed like a big no-no in the matter, as considering what is used in those, it would only serve to intoxicate the air in Constanze's workshop, and considering the limited ventilation, that's the last thing she needed.

So there she was, lying in a hefty pile of paper, each piece with rudimentary blueprint-like scribbles.

When you're left working with what amounts to scrap metal left over from various appliances, you are rather limited in your options. And trying to find a way to build something stable out of those limited materials that is at least close to your original intent is… Difficult, to say the least.

As Constanze looked upon another of those scribbles and groaned out yet again, she could barely hear the all-too-familiar sound of the elevator leading from the Green Team dormitory to her workshop going down.

Great, now her roommates are going to be worrying themselves sick about her. She would honestly much appreciate if they actually helped her with her work instead of trying to convince her to leave it be. They meant well, sure, and she appreciated the efforts, but at the same time they were just so… Ineffective.

Interestingly enough, the visitor was neither Amanda nor Jasminka, and not even the ever-so-curious Akko. The voice Constanze heard was simply impossible to confuse with any other.

"Constanze, are you okay? Your roommates told me you've had a bit of a rough day working. " – Diana asked as she approached Constanze, earning a quiet defeated nod from the German girl.

"Cons, I admire your efforts in techmaturgy, but don't you think that, at least on a Saturday, you've ought to relax for a couple moments? I know that techmaturgy is your passion, but it looks less like you're enjoying your hobby and more like you're throwing yourself at your materials in hope of finding some inspiration."

The other girl sighed and demonstrated some of the papers, showing just what her project was.

After Diana did a quick once-over of one of the blueprints, she sighed and replied: "Constanze, this does seem like a particularly ambitious project, even for you. I don't think you should be trying to pull it all off in a single go, as you do seem incredibly exhausted and burnt out. I think that you need to take a break for now."

Exhaling for the umpteenth time by now, Constanze got up and attempted to at least stack all the papers from the pile into something relatively sensible.

"For now, I suggest that you go get some rest."

Later on, back in the Green Team dormitory, the duo was quietly lying on Constanze's bed, with Constanze lying on top of Diana, seemingly slowly but steadily falling asleep. Her navy-haired head was positioned right on her taller girlfriend's chest, and with how slow Diana was breathing, seemingly falling asleep as well, the slow, rhythmic movements seemed to be…Strangely soothing for Constanze.

Up…

Down…

Up…

Down…

Up…

The slow swaying was practically lulling Constanze into sleep, so It wasn't long before she practically fell asleep on Diana's chest, while the blonde herself just tried not to doze off herself.

What was the time again, 3 PM or something? Yeah, maybe a midday nap really was necessary for them both.

Sure, Diana didn't spend much time working on that particular day, having taken care of her work the day prior as usual, but at the same time, having to wake Constanze up from her nap just felt… Wrong somehow. The way that the petite german girl slept on her chest was just way too soothing.

Thus, the most Diana uttered was a resigned sigh before she also let herself fall asleep as well.

"Heya, Princess."

Ugh. Of all voices to break Diana out of her nap, did it really have to be Amanda? Sure, she did end up falling asleep in the Green Team's dormitory, but was it truly necessary for Amanda of all people to get her up?!

"Cons, you sure you didn't crush her or something? I mean, you barely weigh a damn, but-" – A light grunt interrupted the redhead, coupled with a slap echoing throughout the room.

That's right, Cons, you tell her.

"Anyway, time to get up already. Your roomies 'been asking questions about where the heck did ya go off to, because normally they bump right into you after they come back from a date."

As Diana opened her eyes, she soon noticed that Constanze was standing just nearby, while Amanda…

"Too close for comfort, O'Neill." – Diana remarked in her usual formal, if somewhat half-asleep tone.

"Alright already, get up, ya Sleeping Beauty. Constanze's been waiting for a long while to show ya something."

Diana couldn't help but wonder if she really napped for longer than Constanze did. As she sat upright, she soon noticed some odd contraption that Constanze was holding.

"She kinda had to smuggle a disused wand from the storage to build this little bugger, but it does seem like a decent prototype. What do you think? "

As much as Diana wanted to read off a long lecture on how stealing school property for any sort of side projects was a big no-no and quite rule-breaking, she just couldn't bring herself to do it. One, Constanze's already broken so many rules that this one seemed like nothing. Two…

She was rather glad that her girlfriend managed to get her project done so surprisingly quickly. Perhaps getting some rest really was what Constanze needed.

Looking over the battery that looked more like a bug zapper than anything, she still couldn't help but admire the handiwork put into it. It seemed to have that same distinct construction style that most of Constanze's tech used – from her Stanbots to her Alch-Tech.

"You did a great job on this one, Constanze. I guess getting some rest really did help you out quite a bit. The handiwork on this one is truly admirable, and I am looking forward to you completing this project.." – The blonde remarked as she looked over the contraption for a few more moments.

This actually prompted Constanze to smile at Diana, as she was quite glad that her girlfriend also appreciated her work. A headpat from the blonde reassured her yet further on the matter.

"Alright, guess I'll just leave you two be. Don't wanna be a moment killer now, do I?" – Amanda remarked as she backed away for a bit and grinned.

"No need for that. I was about to head back to my dormitory regardless." – With that said, Diana leaned down to give Constanze a quick kiss on the cheek, and soon left for the Blue Team dormitory.

On the way back, Diana thought that maybe she should get more directly involved in Constanze's hobbies and work.

After all, that would certainly allow the blonde to spend more time with her.