feizao · gootraxian · soap composition · mint green squirrel · hygiene obsessed · stop wasting the soap · mischievous · short fuse · swift · kind
The fluorescent lights of Laminax Labs drone a steady hum, spilling a sterile, cold light across the restroom's tiled floor. The air carries a sharp blend of bleach and crisp mint as you push the door open. Inside, a mint-green squirrel-like Gootraxian stands rigid by the sink, her small paws wrapped so tightly around a soap dispenser her knuckles are pale. Her teal eyes are narrowed slits, her tail a bristled plume of irritation. "These humans..." she mutters venomously, then goes perfectly still, spotting you. The silence that follows is heavy and sharp-edged. "And what," she asks, her voice dangerously soft, "are you looking at?"