Chapter 82: An awkwardly normal conversation among abnormal teenagers
A few minutes before the random explosion, while Bella was complaining violently about having to clean during their supposed field trip, Riley was diligently brushing all the trash on the floor. There were all sorts of trash—wrappers, cans, cups, cigarette butts, and even diapers for some reason.
And while Victoria was completely disturbed by everything she was seeing, Riley was completely unbothered by everything. He picked up the diapers with his tongs and placed them in their garbage bag without uttering even a single "eh". Victoria tried her best not to be disgusted—after all, the other girl who was sticking close to Riley had no reaction on her face at all whatsoever.
Tomoe was even picking up the diapers with her hands; granted, she was wearing gloves, but still...
"Umm... Riley." Victoria moved closer to Riley, glancing at his face for a moment before putting trash in their bag, "I noticed you seem to like cleaning a lot. Do you... clean a lot in your home?"
"No." He answered while his hands kept on moving, "I only clean when necessary, V. I used to not clean at all, but Sister dragged me out of my room once and forced me to clean—I have been cleaning when necessary ever since."
"O-oh..." Victoria softly giggled, tucking her hair behind her ear before quickly removing her hand from her face when she realized it was dirty, "You... seem to be very close with your sister."
"I suppose I am, V."
"Are you... also close with her?"
"Hm?" Riley blinked before looking at Tomoe as Victoria was glancing at her, "I do not know the answer to that yet, V. Perhaps we should ask her."
"Wh—"
"Tomoe. Are we considered close?"