A/N: Meh, I'm pretty happy with how this came out. Though, I guess rewriting an episode is easy enough. :/ Ah well, hope you enjoy. :)

"Aurey!" The voice of Sev greeted her as she walked towards him and Etho, who had been waiting for her to arrive.

"Hey Sev; Etho." She said as she joined their small group. She then turned to Etho. "So, what exactly are we doing for you? The letter you sent wasn't very descriptive."

"Ah, yes. I need you two to gather string for me. Three or four boxes should be sufficient-"

"Three or four boxes?! That's insane, how are we supposed to get that much string in a day?" Sev interjected, a look of bewilderment on his face. Aurey was also surprised at this number. No wonder Etho had asked them to do it; he wasn't kidding in his letter when he said "a rather large job".

"Yes, I need the string for a project I've been working on. Now, as for how you get the string, any...questionable means are acceptable, by my standards. And as long as you two keep your heads down and deny everything, so will I, got it?" They nodded their heads in agreement. "Good. Meet me back here in three hours with the string." He walked off, leaving the two alone. Sev called out after him.

"What? We only have three hours?!" He started to storm after Etho, but he was stopped by a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't, Sev. You did agree to do it." She dropped her hand as he sighed.

"Yeah, but at the time I didn't know that we would be gathering an absurd amount of string for him."

"Okay, I guess I can't argue with the fact that the letter was vague." She replied.

"And what would he even do with all that string, anyways?" Aurey had no answer to that. She was wondering the same thing herself, but there was no way to know, at least for now. As she began to walk off, Sev following her, what Etho said replayed in her mind. "Now, as for how you get the string, any...questionable means are acceptable, by my standards." Was he implying that they steal it from someone?

"Sev, do you have any idea as to how we're going to get the string?" He stopped, tossing the question and Etho's words around.

"It seemed to me he was trying to hint at taking some from someone, but who would just have that much string lying around?" So she wasn't reading into his words too much; Sev thought the same thing. "Maybe we should just go around to a bunch of people and get some?"

"It's worth a shot." They continued walking, stopping at any unguarded chests they found, most of which were leftovers from projects that people had left there. Spawn was rather empty that day, which also gave them an advantage. After an hour of searching, they had looked over most of the chests in the middle of the city.

"Are you kidding me, we only have a single box of string after all of that?" Sev exclaimed. "There's no way we can get the rest in two hours." He sighed, taking a seat on a nearby rock.

"We could always check the houses outside of spawn." Aurey was doubtful they would come up with enough string, but she figured it was worth a try. Sev looked up at her suggestion.

"Whatever you say, Aurey." He rose up off the rock. "So where are we looking first?"

"How about my house? I'm sure I've got some string lying around somewhere." Sev nodded, and the pair began the walk to Aurey's house.

When they arrived, they entered the house. Aurey began scavenging her storage room for string, and after a thorough search, managed to add about a quarter of a box of string to their total. Sev had been surprised at how much string Aurey managed to come up with, as it was by far more than they had gotten from any other person. They left her house, continuing in a random direction.

"So where are we going now?" At first, Aurey had thought she had just picked a random direction, but Sev's question made her realize that she had somehow subconsciously chosen the direction of Vechs's house.

"Well, we could just continue in a circle. And I think if we go this way, we'll get to Vechs's house next." At the mention of Vechs, Aurey thought she saw Sev's brow twitch into a scowl, but the movement was so small, she could've imagined it.

"Okay, then." The two continued until they came across a large stone structure. It seemed as if nobody was home, so they walked inside. Aurey flicked on a glow stone lamp, causing the pitch blackness to fade away. She headed off in the direction of his storage room, Sev following her. As they walked down the ladder into the storage cellar, a question popped into Sev's mind.

"Aurey, how exactly did you know where he keeps all of his stuff?" She ignored the question as she climbed down. When they hit the floor, Aurey turned on another small lamp. It shed light into the room, and the chests upon chests within it.

"Start looking." As they began to search, Aurey felt a small pain inside her chest. She knew it was wrong to be searching through her friend's stuff, but she was sure he would understand. And she made a mental note to pay him back for whatever they took. But even after she had settled the problem, the pain didn't recede. No, it wasn't stealing from her friend that bothered her. She absentmindedly searched for string as she racked her brain for the real problem. Then, it hit her. It was more than stealing from her friend. Or rather, she thought of him as more than a friend. A soft smile found its way onto her face. She liked Vechs. For how long, she didn't know, but now that she was aware of her feelings for him, she was even more confused. The pain melted into guilt, and she immediately regretted coming. Just as she began to ponder how she would convince Sev to leave, she heard his voice.

"Aurey, look what I just found!" He motioned for Aurey to come over. Inside the chest was a huge stash of string, easily the last three boxes they needed, and extra. Sev began to pull it out and dump it into boxes, and within minutes, the pair had all four boxes of string.

"Alright, let's get out of here now." Aurey took another peek into the chest they had just raided. There wasn't much string left, and she knew Vechs would notice the minute he looked into it. "Aurey, come on, we have all the string we need, let's go." He ushered her as he stood by the ladder, string boxes in hand.

"Hold on, there's something I need to do." She quickly rummaged through the chests for a pen and piece of paper. Leaning against one of the chests, she began writing a note. The pen died part way through the note, and she replaced the pen before digging around to find another.

"Aurey! Etho told us to keep our heads down!" He hissed as she pulled out a pen. She continued writing the note, proofreading it when she had finished. She had never been very good at flirting, but it was worth a shot. She folded the note into quarters and wrote his name on it before putting the pen back and turning to respond to Sev.

"I know, but just trust me on this." They walked up the ladder and out of the house, Aurey turning of the lights as they went. She closed the door with a squeak, and quickly tied the note to the door handle.

When they arrived back at spawn, Etho was waiting for them.

"We brought your string." Sev said as he dropped the boxes onto the ground. Etho opened the top one and his eyebrows rose at the sight of the string.

"Yes, this will do very nicely. This should be more than enough string for my project, thank you."

"Etho, what exactly do you need all of this string for?" Aurey inquired.

"Well, um, you see, I uh, well..." He struggled to find the words. "Oh yes! I need it for s-some craft project I'm working on. Yes, that's it." Neither one of them bought the "Arts and Crafts Master Etho" story, but they figured it wasn't worth it to argue. "Well now, Sev, would you help me carry this string back to my lab?" He picked up two boxes and began walking. Sev picked up the others and gave a nod of farewell to Aurey. She began her journey home, tired from hunting for string the entire day.

As Vechs opened his door, he noticed a small piece of paper tied to it, addressed to him. He untied it and walked inside, closing the door behind him. He turned on the lamp with a small click, took off his hat and goggles, and sat down on the couch. He opened the note, curious to see what it held.

Dear VechyPoo,

I had to borrow some string and you weren't home, so I hope you don't mind. I'll pay you back whenever you want me to, okay?

Love,

Rel-Rel

She signed with a small heart at the end of her name. The note brought a smile to Vechs's face, along with many thoughts. He didn't mind that she had borrowed something from him, and since it was just string, he wasn't in dire need of a refund. But VechyPoo? Where did that come from? She's not...Nah, she couldn't be flirting with me—Could she?