Despite his best efforts, Yuen could not make heads or tails of the twisting halls, almost as if they were some sort of trap. Or maybe he was just really dizzy. God, he was famished. He would seriously consider eating the next living thing he came across, but there was no indication that would be any time soon. Eventually, he gave up, and did his best to backtrack to the main lobby. At least he knew where the kitchen was from there.

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Marie frowned as Exoris disappeared, reappearing with a can of lysol and a mop, hobbling as awkwardly as a parkinson's stricken penguin. Stepping in front of her, she snatched the cleaning supplies away, giving her a look of reproach.
"No. Leave those with me, dear, it's my job to clean up. And knowing you, you'd probably manage to both eat [i]and[/i] set my mop on fire." she remarked, turning on heel and leaving the kitchen, walking into the lobby.

And right into Yuen.

Eager and excited as he picked up the familiar smell of the kitchen, whatever smell it was, the Byakko jogged as quickly as he could, turning the corner at a high speed and colliding with the maid. He slipped and fell, barely managing not to hit his head on the ground, Marie tumbling over him with her arms outstretched to break her fall. The can of cleaning liquid still in hand, however, hit the floor nozzle down, and sprayed the stinging liquid right in Yuen's face.

The boy recoiled and twitched in a silent scream, rolling out from under Marie and covering his face. His eyes! They burned! His mouth, nose, throat, they all seared with pain, but mostly his eyes! Dear lord in heaven, what in god's name was that?! He couldn't see anything!

While Yuen spasmed in agony, Marie got up with a groan, somehow oblivious to the silent thrashing of the young man behind her.
"Oooh, ouch! What on earth-" she stopped speaking as the harsh smell of blood reached her nose, her ears perking up and her eyes widening. She stood up calmly, seeing Kimiko in the kitchen. She clutched her mop tightly in her hands, marching towards the girl, until she almost seemed to tower over her.
"What. Happened. To. My. Babies?" she asked, her emphasis on each word becoming more and more menacing, though it was unclear whether or not her anger was directed towards the Ane Onna or towards whatever monster had harmed them.