Alex was woken up by her alarm clock, the annoying beeping telling her it's time to get up and get out of bed. She tries to hit the snooze button to get a few more minutes, but she hits it just a little too hard and… yep now she needs a new alarm clock… AGAIN. She sighs and sits up, rubbing her eyes and stretching. Alex was getting tired of constantly needing new alarm clocks every time she woke up early, it's not that she hates mornings, she just hates waking up from an alarm. She grabs her phone off its charger to check the time, great, six in the morning.

"Ughhhh… why do these meetings have to be so early in the morning?" Alex asks to herself as she pulls the covers off and starts heading to the bathroom to start getting ready, grabbing a towel and slipping out of her pyjamas, tossing them into the dirty clothes hamper for later washing.

"Because otherwise we'd get to actually sleep properly" Kiaria replies as she also rubs her eyes and sits up, happening to notice her partner now in less clothes than expected and blushing as a result. Well that's certainly one way to wake up in the morning. Kiaria then realises there seems to be a bit of carnage on Alex's bedside table and a giggle escapes her. "You broke the alarm clock again didn't you?"

"It's not my fault the snooze button doesn't like to work unless I hammer it with all my might" Alex jokes as she switches on the bathroom light, shielding her eyes a little because she's not quite used to the brightness, letting out a noise of annoyance from the sudden intrusion of bright light into her retinas through her pupils. However after a few seconds her eyes adjust, and she's able to lower her arm and put her towel on the towel bar on the wall next to the door.

"I'd ask why you don't just set an alarm on your phone, but I've got a feeling you've tried that in the past" Kiaria giggles as she stretches her arms and walks over to the closet to get some clothes set out for them while Alex gets ready, the mental image of Alex's phone smashed in like the previous alarm clocks keeping her smile on her face.

"I will not confirm nor deny any allegations" Alex blows Kiaria a kiss before disappearing into the bathroom to get ready, the door clicking locked behind her. Once finally within privacy, she turns on the shower and waits for it to get nice and hot. She truly isn't sure why this meeting was called, and why Sheldon of all people called it. But hopefully when it's over she can come home with her fiance and nap through the rest of the day, she's been enjoying having days to rest. Sure she wanted to get back to full strength and into the fight, but every now and again she'd find herself limping because one of her legs cramped up. Sure it's intermittent, but she's not sure it's such a good idea to go into battle in a state where she could suddenly lose full effectiveness.

Alex steps into the shower and stands under the stream of hot water for a few moments, allowing it to wash over her body before she finally sighs and starts to actually clean herself. She starts by just rubbing her skin with the water, getting it in all the places it wouldn't go from just flowing over her, like behind her ears and under her arms. Then comes time for the actual cleaning part of the shower. She found that the soaps that were made with more natural ingredients were far nicer to her skin, so she's actually able to make herself smell properly nice without making her body overly sensitive. She never would've found out about this had it not been for Kiaria needing the same kinds of soaps, as they're far gentler on Octoling tentacles than traditional Inkling soaps and shampoos. Especially because a lot of those ones are mass produced and thus tend to have more abrasive properties.

Alex was very happy about the fact that Kiaria had made her aware of this fact, because she didn't LIKE smelling like last week's sweat, she just preferred it to how regular industrial soaps made her tentacles and skin feel. If you had to choose between being in physical pain and dealing with a bit of a bad smell, you'd probably take the bad smell too. But since she could now smell nice AND not have the irritation, she was more than happy to clean herself properly. Alex smiles to herself as she rubs the all natural soap into her tentacles, focusing on the top of her head at the moment and just thinking about all the things that have happened because Kiaria came into her life, how the Octoling has made life better for the both of them. She then gets to work on the rest of her body, starting to hum the tune to maritime memory as she does, the song now reminding her of Kiaria ever since they shared that dance in their living room.

Kiaria was in the bedroom, she could hear Alex humming a tune in the shower as she cleaned herself and she couldn't help but smile in response. Kiaria loved Alex more than anything, and she especially loved her partner's voice. She knew Alex didn't sing very often, but when she did, it was beautiful. But, despite how much she wishes she could, she can't just sit there and listen to her partner's humming. They have agent stuff to do today, so the Octoling is going to have to focus on getting ready to go. She goes over to the closet and starts sifting through their clothes to find adequate outfits. While yes they will be in their agent gear, they also need to wear shirts UNDER their jackets so having comfortable clothes is a must. Especially if it's warm and they need to pull the zippers down to let their bodies breathe.

After a few minutes of sifting, Kiaria is happy with the selection, the shirts are just simple black shirts, but they're soft and super comfy. Alex had actually picked them out the last time they went shopping together, and Kiaria was more than happy with her partner's taste in clothing. They were both super into graphic tees as well, but there was no point to them here since the jackets would simply cover the graphics. With the clothes picked out, she now just had to wait for her turn in the shower. While she waits she decides to pick her phone up off its charger and check her messages. Oh! Looks like Pearl sent her a text at some point after she fell asleep, better check what it's about.


Pearl: Yo Kia, I know you're probably asleep right now and that's cool, I just thought I'd ask if you and Alex were making any progress on your wedding plans… and if you'd maybe chosen any bridesmaids yet for either side… just thought I'd throw my name into the hat for consideration!


Kiaria chuckles softly, Pearl was nothing if not indirectly direct. She'd have to figure out a good way to tell her plans were moving slow since the location was something neither of them could agree with at ALL. Alex wanted an outdoor wedding, overlooking the lake from the nearby hill. Kiaria on the other hand wanted something more traditional with a twist, something like a wedding in Pearl and Marina's back garden. They didn't argue over it, they just realized they were at an impasse for the time being, and would have to figure it out later. They still absolutely planned for the wedding to happen, it would just… be a hot minute before they could proceed with plans. Not to mention figuring out the INVITE list. Should Kiaria try calling up some of her old friends from the rebellion? Should Alex send for friends back home in the country? They didn't know, but they'd figure it out together.

After a few minutes, the shower is shut off and Alex is standing outside the bathroom in a towel, looking fresh and clean as ever, her long tentacle nice and shiny, but her short and damaged one is a little less polished, and it appears less scrubbing was done in that area in general. But on the whole, she was clean, and she smelled like flowers. She has a smile on her face as she sees Kiaria standing in their bedroom, just waiting for her to be done. Now that she is Kiaria can take her turn in the shower!

"Mmm you clean up real nice Lexie" Kiaria giggles and leans over to kiss her lover tenderly on the lips, holding it for a moment before the embrace must come to an end, and their lips part. They share a smile and a light blush with each other, before Kiaria grabs her own towel and heads towards the bathroom that Alex has just come out of. "I'm gonna go do the same now."

With that Kiaria disappears into the bathroom to take her turn in the shower, leaving Alex to get dressed first. Alex notices that Kiaria already got clothes out for them and she smiles, one less thing to worry about. She carefully slips into her undergarments, then into her shorts. After taking a moment to make sure they're sitting right, she slips her shirt on, nice and soft just how she likes it. Then on goes her agent jacket and vest, followed by grabbing her headset off the hanger and putting it around her neck.

She decides to go sit in the livingroom to wait for Kiaria to be done, pulling out her phone and browsing through the most recent posts on Squitter. No real reason, just browsing and seeing what's going on. Marina and Pearl made a post about their upcoming tour, maybe they'd snag some tickets if there's a show in Inkopolis, but usually they're off in other cities since Inkopolis is where Marina and Pearl are based out of. Jay made a post about her new Zapfish plushie, Alex realizes she's going to have to get her own now because it's just far too fucking cute, she MUST have one.

It doesn't take very long for Kiaria to come out of the room, fully dressed now just like Alex, looking ready for the day. Except the yawn she lets out would hint that she really wanted to go back to bed. Alex giggles and yawns herself as well, today's going to be a long day she can tell. She gets up off the couch and gives Kiaria a smooch on the cheek, along with a smile. Then she goes over into the kitchen and starts brewing up some coffee for both of them, getting out some travel mugs so they can take it with them.

"This meeting had better be worth getting us out of bed for." Alex remarks as the coffee maker does its thing and turns ground coffee beans and water into glorious bean juice. She's also getting out some creamer and sugar because they don't hate themselves. Once it's all brewed up she mixes in the creamer and sugar into the travel mugs before pouring in the coffee, then slipping the lids on and handing one of them to Kiaria.

"Thank you, love." Kiaria leans in and kisses Alex's cheek, taking a sip of her coffee and purring from the warmth and the flavour. She closes the opening in the lid and heads over to the shoe rack, Alex following close behind, and they both get their agent shoes on so they can get to this meeting and get it over with, and they head out the door with coffee in one hand, and each other's hand in the other.