Time to greet the proprietor...

Walking into The Hunter of Stains, Ruby felt her heart pounding as she thought about what was going to be happening today. No matter how she tried, she couldn't keep her breathing from getting faster or her face from reddening.

Oh God, why did I take that bet? Why didn't I choose to go somewhere else? W̶h̶y̶ ̶d̶o̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶c̶a̶u̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶f̶e̶e̶l̶ ̶m̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶a̶n̶t̶i̶c̶i̶p̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶s̶t̶e̶a̶d̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶f̶e̶a̶r̶?̶!̶

"Oh, hey there, Ruby, it's been a while since I've seen you or your sister. Have you two been alright?" The voice of Mr. Dotal Clean, an elderly man in excellent shape who'd been one of the best launderers of Hunter's clothing for decades, snapped Ruby out of her mental spiral as she turned to give him a smile and responded.

"Oh, we're uh, we're fine, we've just been real busy lately."

Mr. Clean raised an eyebrow. "So busy that you haven't had time to get your clothing washed?"

Flushing some more, from a more familiar, l̶e̶s̶s̶ f̶u̶n̶, form of embarassment, Ruby lowered her head a bit.

Deciding to cut her a break, the older man sighed and gestured to the machines. "The usual machines are open, though I warn you that we usually have a bit of a rush right before Beacon's Initiation, so if you've got more than a couple loads, I might have to make you give someone else a turn at the washers and dryers."

Realizing what that might mean for her, Ruby started to panic a little, "But, I really have to-!"

"NO buts, Miss Rose. You know the rules of my establishment. Two loads in a row at MOST if we start getting a line, and then you move to the back of it after. That should be enough to keep you going through at least a few days of missions or school, and if it isn't, then you should have planned better." Giving her a brief stern glare that softened into a look fond exasperation, Mr. Clean continued. "That being said, it's nice to see you not scrambling in only an hour before closing for once. You should have plenty of time to get whatever you need washed, even if you've got to take a break every now and then. Maybe even give those boots a shining to impress at Initiation with our new Automated Shoe-Shiner." With his piece said, Mr. Clean started moving towards the back to work on his dry-cleaning duties.

Okay, okay, so it miiiiiiiight take a little longer than I thought it would to get all my clothes clean, but that's fine, right? M̶o̶r̶e̶ c̶h̶a̶n̶c̶e̶s̶ f̶o̶r̶ m̶e̶ t̶o̶ s̶h̶o̶w̶ o̶f̶f̶!̶ I just have to be as quick as possible, and there can't be THAT many people looking to get their clothes washed right before Beacon's Initiation, right? Right?!

After a minute or so of internal panic, Ruby snapped herself out of it and went to one of the nearby table to start sorting her clothes.

As she reached into her laundry basket to grab the first few items to sort, she heard a voice through the earpiece she'd been given. "Ah-ah-ah, Red, don't you think that you're forgetting something?"

Flushing red again, Ruby didn't give any arguments before she started undressing, starting by removing the denim jacket that she'd worn in. This is fine, plenty of people remove their jackets indoors, right? Tossing it onto the table where she was planning to put her Light Regular-wear, Ruby looked around a bit nervously before reaching down to untie her boots, well aware that it was far less common for people to get barefoot in public places.

Once they'd been loosened enough that they could be properly removed, Ruby stepped out of them, feeling a slight shock at the cold sensation of the floor. Come on, what's wrong with you?! You've stripped naked a bunch of times at this point, what's so different about doing it now!?

What was different now, of course, was that this wasn't some night-club that Ruby was hoping never to see again. No, this was a place that she frequented often, where she knew and was on friendly terms with the owner.

This was intruding on her REAL life, now...

Ruby shivered a little as she quickly glanced around the laundromat and double-checked that the few people that were here weren't watching.

Having confirmed her relative safety, Ruby proceeded to enter the actual realms of public indecency by lifting up and removing her blouse. Tossing it on the table, she wasted no time reaching a hand down and undoing the button to her denim skirt before pulling the zipper down as fast as she dared before letting it go and feeling it fall down her legs to the floor.

Ruby froze for a moment as the fact that she was effectively in her underwear and tights in a public place that she frequented hit her a bit harder.

Oh god, oh god, oh god. Why, oh WHY did I agree to that bet? Somebody's gonna see me for sure, and I can't just run this time! Ignoring the feeling of her dampening panties and hardening nipples with the determination of a hero in training, Ruby tightened her hands into fists for a moment to stop the slight quaver they'd started to develop before reaching for her waist and quickly grabbing both her tights and panties and pushing them both down her legs, leaving her naked from the belly down.

I-I did it! Just one piece left and then I can start sorting my laundry fully!

Reaching up with trembling hands, it took Ruby about twenty seconds of standing there with nothing but a bra on before she was able to get a good enough grip to undo the hook and let her bra slide down off her arms, drawing her eyes hypnotically down to the pile of clothing that she was just wearing.

I'm really naked. In Hunter of Stains. Dad comes here whenever he stays in Vale. Uncle Qrow's the one that told us about this place. And now I'm naked here. And I'll be staying here naked for at least the next five hours.

What finally shook Ruby out of her trance was the sound of laughter in her ear. "-hahahahHAHA! Oh, you've got it BAD, Red. I was going to tell you that you left the Lien card we provided in here!" Ruby's face BURNED at the knowledge that she hadn't HAD to get naked quite yet. Suddenly feeling embarassed, the redhead's arms shot into position to cover her most sensitive areas. "Hey, hey, none of that now, Red. You get one warning for covering. ONE. From now on, every time you do so, it's gonna cost ya 10 Gs. Besides, why would you cover up what you're clearly so eager to show off?"

"Hey! I'm not-!" Ruby's denial was quickly cut off.

"Sure you wanna be that loud, cutie?"

"Eep!" Realizing that she could have drawn attention to herself, Ruby crouched down and covered back up before she could think.

"Ding! 10 Gs! Better be careful, Ruby, unless, of course, your plan is to cover yourself so often that you do this for free, of course." She could just about hear Miltia's smirk over the comm unit.

Come on, Ruby! No more messing up! Just go ahead and get this over with so that we can be done with all this getting naked business! E̶v̶e̶n̶ t̶h̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ I̶ d̶o̶n̶'t̶ w̶a̶n̶t̶ i̶t̶ t̶o̶ e̶n̶d̶.

Ruby uncovered and stood back up, keeping an eye out for anyone who might be looking. As she started sorting her clothes in earnest, constantly swinging her head around in almost-paranoid caution, Miltia spoke to her again. "Once you've got it all sorted, just take the loads out here to the van one at a time, we've got extra baskets in here. I'll give you the Lien card after you bring us the first one so that you can go ahead and get started." Feeling grateful that Miltia wouldn't be deliberately trying to extend the time this would take, Ruby gave a quick affirmation and continued sorting her clothing.

Although it was just sorting clothes, the fact that she kept checking on all the other patrons and occasionally ducking down when she thought that one of them was looking her way slowed her down from her normal pace, leading to the job taking about thirty minutes instead of its usual five to ten.

Ruby had decided on the order of the loads on her way to laundromat, so it was easy enough to just go ahead and load up her first load of underwear to take outside. Knowing that her Semblance might attract more attention than she'd want right now, and also that Hunter of Stains had a VERY strict ban on Semblance use in the building, Ruby picked up the basket and quickly started walking to the door.