She drops into a couch, beside Stanley, easily settling Peace on her knee, just to keep the little girl on the same level as Stan, to ease the transition between the inevitable moment when Steph has to move her away to shower. That was the plan, even before Stanley asked.
"'Course," Since - yes, "You should shower too, but take a couple seconds to rest, first."
They don't have towels or clean clothes, yet, but she's expecting Saul to return soon. She straightens up, moving over to a nearby bench so she can sit. There's no way she's going to manage to get Peace clean without getting wet herself, and that's fine, it just means her first move is to take off most of her own clothes, until she's left in her underwear and a tank top, before starting on getting Peace undressed, talking to her the whole time.
(She'd normally be a bit more modest about clothing, but she doubts Stanley will notice, let alone care, about the mess of scars now visible.)
Once Peace is undressed, Steph scoops her up again, grabs a bar of soap, and heads into the closest shower stall, leaving the door open so that Peace can see still see Stan where he's sitting on the floor. She's run out of things to say to keep the little girl calm, so she starts singing, instead, random lullabies that she remembers from her babysitting days.
She's not the best singer, but it seems to keep Peace happy enough while Steph sets her down under the spray of the water, kneeling beside her and working on getting her as clean as possible. At least the water is warm, it makes the process a little easier.
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"'Course," Since - yes, "You should shower too, but take a couple seconds to rest, first."
They don't have towels or clean clothes, yet, but she's expecting Saul to return soon. She straightens up, moving over to a nearby bench so she can sit. There's no way she's going to manage to get Peace clean without getting wet herself, and that's fine, it just means her first move is to take off most of her own clothes, until she's left in her underwear and a tank top, before starting on getting Peace undressed, talking to her the whole time.
(She'd normally be a bit more modest about clothing, but she doubts Stanley will notice, let alone care, about the mess of scars now visible.)
Once Peace is undressed, Steph scoops her up again, grabs a bar of soap, and heads into the closest shower stall, leaving the door open so that Peace can see still see Stan where he's sitting on the floor. She's run out of things to say to keep the little girl calm, so she starts singing, instead, random lullabies that she remembers from her babysitting days.
She's not the best singer, but it seems to keep Peace happy enough while Steph sets her down under the spray of the water, kneeling beside her and working on getting her as clean as possible. At least the water is warm, it makes the process a little easier.