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You were told to paint your neighbor’s wall.
Yeah, how cool is that idea? The people around you said that you were to be an impressive artist yet this is one simple job.
So, one day, with your brushes and paint buckets, you drove up to this house. The only requirements were the sketchy slime drawings and the colors of light blue and yellow.
Then, you rang the doorbell, correcting yourself. The door opened and it felt like uncertainty was in your mind.
It was a young man with cyan-dyed hair. With eyes that looked chill and a confused look, he asked, “Do I know you?”
Snapping out of your trance, you blinked quickly. “Hi, I’m (Y/N) (L/N), your neighbor from next door!”
“Huh, you look different than what I visualized,” he bluntly stated. You didn’t expect him to respond like that so you rolled your eyes.
“Well, we did talk through DMs and you said you wanted your wall painted by me in this design,” you explained and held out the small paper in your hand. He stared before nodding his head in agreement.
“Okay, I guess you can come in,” he said. You grabbed your materials and stepped inside his house. It looked pretty adequate for someone living alone, with the stairs and a few colored lights.
The man directed you to the empty room, where it was a shade of white and a few boxes were at the side. “Now, do you need anything else?” he asked.
It’s just a drawing of a slime, how bad can it be? “I’m good for now, it’s gonna take a few days so i hope you don’t mind if i come back tomorrow,” you said.
The man nodded and walked back to his room. Wow, maybe this guy is a man of a few words. As you prepared the first paints of the day, you could see the guy dealing with his business, probably playing games with his friends. You shrugged your shoulders as you grabbed your painter tape to place the markings on the wall.
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An hour has passed and all that you’ve got now is the outline of the slime. You could now picture the happy expression of the slime with some anime expressions around it. The colors will definitely look nice too.
“Great, I can take a break for 10 minutes,” you sighed and sat down at the nearest folding chair. Suddenly, you saw a cup of vanilla tea on the table so you looked up to see him.
“Hey, you look tired, so I left you some tea and cookies,” he then smiled. “Just call me Rion, I'm fine with that.”
That’s a…interesting nickname. “By the way, we haven’t introduced ourselves properly,” you said. “How long have you been streaming?”
“For a while, I guess. It’s another way for me to earn money aside from my other job,” he explained.
"I see. All I can do right now are to finish my commissions and do more…art stuff!" you laughed a little.
“Hey, as long as you get to finish what I requested, you get bragging rights during my stream,” the man mumbled. You only heard the last part, but you just shrugged your shoulders.
After stretching up, you walked to your paint buckets. "Working again already?” he questioned you.
“Have I told you that I'm good at procrastination? I don't want to delay things so I might as well continue painting,” you said.
“Alrighty then, no pressure!” he chuckled, showing his iconic smirk. You rolled your eyes and smiled as you grabbed the brush with the blue paint.
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It was 5:00 p.m.
You were not done with the slime painting yet, but it's an outline and a few colors for now. You wiped some sweat from your forehead with your arm and placed the brushes on the ground.
You decided to clean up the materials and bring them back to the van. While you were minding your own business, you could hear your neighbor cheering over something.
So, you waited in the living room.
“Alright, I got the money. Do you need anything else?’ Rion walked downstairs with the hard-earned cash and a piece of paper.
“I got nothing in mind but thanks for letting me paint one of your rooms today,” you smiled.
“No problem. Whatever you have created, I’m sure it looks perfect,” he complimented. You received the cash and paper from his hand and waved goodbye.
Stepping inside the van, you set the cash on the side and read the paper's instructions.
Virion Kisei
XXX-XXX-XXXX
Contact me if you need any help.
The whole van became silent as you looked at the paper with confusion. Now, what are you going to do next?
TO BE CONTINUED…