"Oh, I mostly don't use soap."

"Ew. I don't think I can play with you if you don't use soap."

"Oh."

Fika is sad about this!

"How can I get soap? I want to play with you and don't want to have to wait to get money tomorrow."

"Oh if you want to take a shower you can do that at my place if you want!"

"I can do that if I have to to be able to play with you, yeah!"

So the grey kid takes her back to his place and shows her the shower and the soap and the shampoo and the mouthwash and the disposable luffas.

Fika takes a shower! She quickly gets distracted when she figures out how to make bubbles with the soap and water. Now there are bubbles in the bathroom. So so many bubbles.

The bathroom tolerates this with good grace.

Eventually Fika is done, though before she left the bathroom she adds some bubbles to her face so she looks like one of the Amentans that has hair growing upside-down on their head. 

"You have bubbles on your face," the grey kid says as she emerges.

giggle

"You're actually s'posed to rinse those off."

"I know, I just thought it was funnier this way."

"It is kinda funny."

Fika sticks her tongue out and wiggles it at her friend.  

"Nyeeeeeh," replies the kid, sticking out his tongue right back.

"You want a soap upside-down-head-hair too?"

"No, I don't want a soap beard, what if it got in my food? Soap's not good to eat."

Fika checks, just in case.

It tastes like soap.

Fika has discovered that Amentan soap tastes just like amalien soap, Vira would be proud.

"You're right! I'll go wash it off."

"Are you gonna stay for dinner again?" he asks when she comes out.

"Can I? Oh also what's your name? I think I need to forget it a few times for I get good 'membering it and I haven't done that yet."

"Oh, I'm Kota. What's your name?"

"Fika! It's nice to know your name. I'ma forget it a lot and you should tell it to me again later."

Fika is bad at having an easy time 'membering things, though sometimes she'll suddenly 'member them a very long time later.