Gleestuck
Episode 2
Season 1
==» FF: Dad: Take the evening shift
You are now Dad Egbert and you have switched your business suit for coveralls. You've entered a science classroom and begun by washing the boards. The work of evening janitor is neither thrilling nor miserable. It harbors just the proper amount of mundanity to remain not unbearable yet not exciting.
You continue with your rote activity of cleaning.
"Mr. Egbert, what are you doing at this hour?" a silky voice enters the room, pronouncing the "h" in hour like it is linguistically correct to do so. You look up from your work on the boards and see the figure of Ms. Lalonde looming in the entrance of the science room.
Despite your normal sense of worth a slight twinge of embarrassment surges through you. This lady ought to see you in your business best, up front and teaching, not in dirty coveralls wiping the sludgy aftermath of a day's science lessons. She doesn't seem to mind this, though.
You nod, "My lady." you greet her, "In this time of financial strain I've decided to take an extra shift to help alleviate some costs." you tell her.
She walks in, her heels clicking, "Well... You wanna buddy? Got nothing better to do anyway. My daughter's not gonna be home since she's got something with a friend or whatever. The house would be empty anwyeo... anyways." she says. You hold your hands up, "I couldn't possibly accept your aid, madam."
"No, no I insist. Mr. Egbert." she pushes, picking a rag off of the cart you have been rolling around and beginning to randomly wipe at the board. You give up resistance and resume wiping.
"You've mentioned a daughter multiple times. How is she doing?" you inquire, hoping you're not being too intrusive.
Ms. Lalonde heaves a sigh but doesn't cease wiping her side of the board and takes a sip from a flask that came out of nowhere. "Yes, I do. She's doing alright... I suppose. Not like I'd knwo... know anything. She doesn't talk to me much." she tells you. You hear another tip of the flask, "She doesn't... We don't get along super I guess..."
You feel flattered that Ms. Lalonde would confide in you.
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