*You visit your friend's house

You close the front door and make your way towards the house of your neighborhood friends, Carol and Alice. Their residence is a fairly short distance away from your own, and you arrive at their doorstep in about two minutes. You've known the two sisters since young, having visited their house many times when you got bored and lonely living all by your lonesome.

As for today, you thought to come over to spend some time with the Alice before leaving for the guild. "Hey! It's me, Lua!" You announce your arrival, giving a sharp knock on the door.

"Come on in," you hear Carol reply, so you let yourself in, walking towards the direction of her voice. "I'm over in the kitchen!"

You turn towards the kitchen and you see the figure of Carol hunched over the counter, apparently tinkering over some new concoction. For most of your life in this town, Carol has been like your surrogate elder sister, taking care of both Alice and yourself while also juggling her Alchemy studies. You look around the kitchen, which has been converted into a makeshift lab, still as messy as the last time you came by. There's several flasks and beakers scattered on top of the stoves, and an open cabinet full of jars containing different reagents.

As soon as you step inside the kitchen, she turns around and greets you with a kind smile. "Hello, Lua. What brings you here today?"

"Oh, I just thought I'd spend some time here before I went over to the guild," you answer. "Is Alice around today?"

"She's upstairs," Carol replies, "I think she should be waking up right about now."

"Alright, I'll go up and see her then!"

"You be careful now, okay? You and I know she can get a little rough when you're playing together," she reminds you.

Your cheeks redden, knowing far too well exactly what she meant by 'playing together'. You laugh nervously. "It'll be fine!" you reply, and with that, you leave the kitchen and head over to the stairs.