"Y-You can't be serious! Let me go!" Rea shouted. "I said let me go!"
The Paru stared at her for a moment, scratched his chin, and turned to his right.
"Thanks for the help." He said while patting Lith's head.
"Untie me! Right now!"
Unfortunately for her, no matter how much she struggled, Rea couldn't free herself from the restraints.
She had been placed on one of the seats inside Lith's cell. One of the seats that Cero and Lith use during take-off or landing. The belts around her were too tight for her to move much. Additionally, her arms and hands had been tied too.
"This is just to make sure nothing goes wrong. You know... While you're high."
"You don't need to tie me to make sure!"
"Having experienced it... I think it's better if you're tied up." Cero sighed. "Anyways, I'll come check on you later."
"HUH? YOU'RE NOT EVEN STAYING WITH ME?"
"It will probably take a while for it to hit anyways..."
"So what?! Leaving me alone is so fucked up."
"You're not alone." The Paru said with a confused voice. "Lith is here."
"SHE DOESN'T COUNT!!"
"Sure she does." Cero sighed as he shook his head. "Lith, take care of her, alright?" He patted her head before pointing at a large glass jar filled with water. "If she seems thirsty, can you give her some water as well? Like this... You pour it, and then-"
"I DON'T WANT IT!" Rea shouted as the cup filled with water approached her mouth.
He pressed his lips together, and so did Lith.
"Anyways, you got this, right?"
"Uwa!" Lith exclaimed as she raised a fist up towards the ceiling.
"Alright." Cero clapped his hands together as he turned back towards Rea. "You're in good hands."
"AS IF I WOULD BELIEVE THAT... HEY! DON'T GO!!"
Moments later, Cero was out of the vault.
"I can't believe this... I'm about to trip balls and..." Rea rolled her eyes at Lith. "I'm stuck with you? This is so fucked... You're so random and weird... That'll probably only make the trip worse!"
Lith scratched her chin for a moment, before walking towards the jug of water, eager to test what Cero had shown her.
"I DON'T WANT IT!"
"..."
"Right?"
Liz rubbed her forehead silently for a bit.
"Everyone was inside. Well, except for Raya, Cero, and... I think that's it."
"Cero, huh?"
"Yeah. That's his name."
Roka frowned for a moment, before shaking his head.
"D-Did I barf in front of everyone?"
"No. I managed to separate us from Rea and the others once I noticed that you were... Unwell."
"Where did I...?"
"In your room. Three times."
"..."
"I had to clean it up. The first time, you started before getting into your room so-"
"Okay, I get it." Roka nodded, trying to maintain as serious an expression as she could. "Thank you, seriously."
"You don't need to thank me. It's only natural." Liz scratched her head and turned towards the horizon. "Cleaning up vomit wasn't exactly how I expected my night to end but..."
"How were you expecting it to end?"
"..." Liz pursed her lips, staring into the horizon.
She remembered Cero's words from the night before.
'Hm...' Liz turned slightly in Roka's direction, staring at her from the corner of her eye. 'He likes her... Well, I like Roka too but... Hm... He likes her differently than I do. No, in more ways than I do, I guess. Hm...'
You do get a say in the matter.
Liz turned fully towards the Commander.
"Say, Roka..."
"Yes," Roka turned towards her as well. "What is it?"
"What do you think about Cero?"
"..." Roka frowned slightly, her gaze moving to the right, then to the left. "Huh?"