As she opened the door and entered, Shade immediately wrinkled her nose and suppressed a gag. The apartment was basically one room, not so bad right? Wrong. There was a couch in the middle of the "living room" that was severely worn and looked like it had been chewed on by an animal. In the far right corner was a single size mattress on the floor and as she approached it to get a better look, she noticed the small droppings of some kind of rodent. Above her, the light bulb flickered, went out and came back on after a couple seconds. Moving towards the bathroom she didn't even bother to turn on the lights or enter. She heard scratching and something splashing in the toilet.
"Fuck, what the hell," Shade silently screamed. Thinking that things couldn't get any worse she walked to the little kitchen and pulled open the refrigerator door. Boy, did she regret that, the immediate smell made Shade gag and she turned away to vomit on the floor.
"Get a hold of yourself girl, you didn't spend all that time in a Slam to be this weak", reprimanding herself silently. Turning to look she saw the moldy and black food on the shelves, the mold everywhere and what really got to her was the dead rat that was staring at her from the second shelf. Shutting the door with a slam, she turned and calmed herself and turned to the front door and exited the apartment.
Shade was in the hallway, looking around she shut the door and left the key in the keyhole and walked her ass right down to the street.
Growling she mumbles " No fucking way I am staying here." Taking a deep breath she managed to get herself together and started to walk down the main street. Shade was happy that she didn't have any possessions to lug around, but then she remembered the creds in her back pocket. She took them out and grinned, thinking about she had to get a hold of some of these. She remembered the bartering, hacking, and killing that she had to do in the Slam to acquire these babies. Walking down the street Shade noticed how quiet and dirty the place was. She stopped at the nearest motel/hotel and used her creds to buy a descent room for the night. At least she could have something good go her way, maybe.
In her cheap little motel/hotel, Shade smiles slightly. This place may not have a fridge, but at least it didn't have any animals, dead or alive, a descent full size bed, and it is small enough that she could keep it secured. She removed her contacts and placed them safely away, enjoying her true vision. Stretching, Shade removed her clothes and headed to the bathroom. She approached in the dark and looked in the mirror. She always forgets how good she looks, turning around she moves the shower curtain and turned the water on full blast. Stepping in she lets the water run over her body, cleansing her, hoping that maybe the water may erase the recent events. Luckily the motel was good enough to let the occupants have little bottles of shampoo. She reaches for the bottle and opened it, squeezing some of the amber gel into her hand.
"Hmmm...Smells like pears," Shade thought. She loved pears, they smelled good and they tasted great when they were ripe.
She lathered up and washed her hair and body, enjoying the fact that she wasn't being watched and pawed over. Shade turned off the water and stepped out to dry herself while the water trails off her muscular arms and legs. She loved that she had worked out when she was in the Slam. Her shoulder-length raven hair, porcelain skin, and somewhat tiny figure made her look like a child and she showed them at the Slam that she was no child. She moved to dry her chest, which she was happy that had grown rapidly. Looking back in the mirror, Shade smiled and winked at herself. Laughing she moved to the bed and crawled in, naked, and covered up, letting sweet oblivion take over.