I should come up with a reason. (Pink Trigger)

Hmm... I had worked hard to advance things to this point. No need to blow it on a stupid walk-in scene. I definitely wanted to end up in a steamy shower situation with Jessica, but maybe there was a right way to go about making that happen.

I glanced around the room... and it came to me. Jessica had been in such a hurry to break up our weird mood that she'd rushed into the shower without any new clothes, and her old ones stank (or at least, she thought so). Why don't I help her out?

Humming quietly, I went through Jessica's closet and picked out a new jacket, shirt, and skirt to match her previous ones. It looked like the servant diligently made sure she had plenty of clean ones to wear, especially on an important day like this. Next, some stockings... and now...

I opened up Jessica's underwear drawer, finding many hand-folded pairs arranged by the servants. Ah... She has many different styles and patterns. Individuality is important to you, even when no one's looking, huh, Jessica...? I spent some time carefully going through them, trying to pick a favorite pair. This plain white set, the picture of maidenly innocence? This simple but sporty black set that you might hide under spats? This fancy pink set, buried under all the others for a special occasion, hidden from Mom's prying eyes..?

Holding that pair I found especially erotic, I turned... and found the servant, Kanon, staring at me in the doorway. He'd probably used his master key to unlock the door, finding it fishy that I hadn't come out when he started hearing the shower running.

Oh, no! Not this time! I'm too far in for a route where I'm simply killed by Kanon with only a bit of boyish mischief accomplished! I hurried over to the door, placing a hand on it to hold it open while glancing down at Kanon. Yo there, young man! What brings you to your lady's room?

"Player, you bastard... I saw what you're up to," the young man told me with eyes cold enough to give me chills. "Going through milady's things..."

Oh? No, I'm just getting her an outfit together, like she requested. The better question, Kanon, is what are you doing here? Should you really be brazenly peeking into the young lady's door while you can hear she's taking a shower? I wonder what Natsuhi would say about that. I wonder what Jessica herself would say...

"Ah! I... jumped to conclusions, Mr. Player," Kanon admitted, backing up. He didn't look satisfied, and I didn't think he was really apologizing. Oddly enough, I didn't think he was really afraid of the consequences I was implying, either. It was simply that he'd remembered... "I'm just furniture," Kanon finished my thought, stepping back into the hall. "I shouldn't be butting in on things like this. Please, finish your task for milady."

Thanks, Kanon. I gave him a shit-eating grin that said "I'm glad we understand each other" as I shut the door and locked it again.

... The shower had been running for some time now, I noted. Feeling a bit more clear headed, I considered my options. Was it better to seize on this opportunity, or to wait for her? On one hand, if she was really feeling that romantic tension, I might be able to capitalize on a shower scene. Nowhere to run, nothing to hide... On the other hand, if that shower had cooled her head, she'd probably just kill me with a soap dish or something. If I wait, she'll realize her slip-up herself, and then she'll need my help... I can maintain my respectable presence as a gentleman.