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Today was the first day in many that any little annoyance had left this lovely abode. Icis and Styde were both respectively at school, the shop was closed down for the day, and any little distraction had just... Vanished. And of course, Ether was enjoying all of it. And how was she spending her nice quiet day? With a bath of course. She loved the smooth feel of water on her skin as she sit in a well candle lit room. A lady had to treat herself right, right? She sighed contently as she let her mind wander wherever it wanted. Lately she had to be in so much control of herself with the children here. Styde... He was fine, you barely noticed him anyway. However Icis... She was in fact a Salvador, through and through. Loud, energetic... Powerful. The girl had already managed to break a few things during her stay. But, she usually blamed it on her brother. Normal sibling stuff. Although... Well the fights that broke out were a little more out of control. Ether's face cringed a bit and she dipped down into the water, "Why'd you have to send them to me?"

The woman removed herself from the bath once she felt her face tightening from stress. She put on her robe and stared at herself in the mirror. "That's no good..." She didn't want any stress causing her to age any sooner. If she ever ended up looking like some old crone... Well she'd have to kill anyone who saw her. A woman had to preserve her beauty for all of eternity. And for Ether, who was far greater than any normal woman, her beauty needed to be eternal. Though her train of though was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell. How strange to get a visitor at this hour. She went into her room and threw on a pair of shorts and a spaghetti strap top. Nothing classy for a random visitor, they didn't deserve it. And after drying her hair as much as possible and tying it back into a ponytail, she made her way downstairs. On the way to the door she picked up a large wood cutting axe she kept in the living area. Well, she didn't keep it there, it had just ended up there one night after she came back in from cutting wood outside. Luckily, it had its uses inside as well. She arrived at the door and put the axe next to the door, out of site, but in reach. You know. Just in case. She then opened the door with an oh so pleasant smile and addressed the... Simpleton that stood in front of her, "How may I be of service?"

Now, Ether was already pretty skeptical. This guy... He really didn't have the most trustworthy face. And the fact that he just throw open his coat in front of her... Well, he didn't sit well with the woman. But, he was cute for trying. "Oh~? Apples?" She said in a very airy voice. Of course she was just teasing him. She hadn't played with anyone in awhile. And the kids were off... She had time to have a little fun. "A special one at that?" She spook putting her hands together, smiling pleasantly. Salesmen were certainly entertaining weren't they? They lure you in with there sneaky schemes and shiny words. They were predators. Sly cats that chased after innocent mice. Well, Ether was the big bad predator in this situation, and this man, whether he figured it out or not, was about to be caught by her. The red haired woman opened the door completely and gestured for him to come in, "I'm not entirely convinced what your actually trying to sell me..." He could definitely do a bit of explaining inside. And when he entered she shut the door behind them, her smile turning more... Dark. She looked back to see the axe still sitting there. Oh well, hopefully he wouldn't get the wrong idea.

Oh my, was he frightened? How delightful... Ether kept her smile as she went and lead the man further into the foyer. Well he certainly could talk couldn't he? "Oh, I'm sorry" She commented after his pause between explanations. Really, what did she care. She could tell the guy was full of it, that's what made it so entertaining. He had what you would call, a silver tongue. A man skilled in the art of conversing. How could the woman keep him around a little longer? She never got to talk to many people between work and now the kids. "Hmm... I don't know," She responded at the end of his little skit. He really was good, it didn't seem like a bad deal. Though there was one part that she didn't quite like about his description. That 'medicinal' part. It's like he expected her to have some kind of problem. How ludicrous. Ether was beyond perfect after all! "It seems to good to be true, but..." She began to talk, but put on that previous airy persona, "I just don't see a need for them." She put one of her hands to her face as she talked. Maybe he would do another act for her.

Ether smiled a bit. Was he complimenting her? No, she knew he was just trying to con her, but flattery usually worked well with her. The woman knew how great she was, yet it was nice to here other people confirm it. Especially being complimented in intelligence. It felt right for this dimwit to properly gauge how smart she truly was, it was probably the best choice he made since coming here. Though, it didn't make up for the bad choice of coming here. "Gift huh..." She said as she touched her face with her hand, then dragged one finger to her chin and looked to the side, making a small humming noise as if she was thinking. If only there was an apple to fix Styde, but she highly doubted there was. As for Icis... She was the type of girl who wouldn't go down with a bomb strapped to her chest. And of course, Ether always kept her body in prime condition. She frowned a bit, dropping her hand to her waist, "I'm sorry, I just can't find a reason to go along with your little sale." She said, losing the airy voice towards the end of her statement. She was getting tired of playing little lost housewife. She slammed her hand onto the table and gave the man a grin, "Why don't you make this speech a little more worth my while? If not you can just get out."