[ Yet again in vain, Shigeru tries for subtlety...knowing well by now that Nenonen utterly lacks it. He speaks into their mind and they reply aloud without a single filter: ]

Oh. I forgot to bring the rope.

[ What an oversight??? Now they'll have to use Shigeru's own restraints on him...

Perhaps that's for the best. He'll have them at the exact level of cleanliness he desires. Anyway: ]

You deserve credit. [ Nen gazes up at him with a look glowing with praise. ] Now let us reward you in your bed.

Don't worry: I have bathed Chipp.