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Xiu had recently decided that it was time to redecorate her room, and now was the phase for painting. She double-checked that every last bit of the floor was covered in old Prophet issues, and that the moulding on the walls had been properly lined with duct tape, so she wouldn't get any adhesive on them. She began readying her first strip of wallpaper to stick to the wall. Xiu frowned a bit, wondering if she should have gotten a second pair of hands to help her. She decided that she could do it all on her own, and that she had a couple hours before the adhesive cemented, so she could move pieces around until they met her satisfaction.

She began carefully applying the first piece, smoothing it out skillfully, as not to leave any bubbles that would ruin the paper. The hours inched by as Xiu quietly worked on the wallpaper, she spent the entire day wallpapering the once blank, white walls. Once she had finished, Xiu stepped back to admire her handiwork. She beamed, the pattern lined up perfectly. It was quarter to five. Xiu began struggling to push her furniture to where she needed them to go, but found that her slight frame was incompetent when it came to moving heavier things, like her wardrobe and bed. She needed someone else to help her. The doorbell rang as she wiped her brow. Being home alone for the day, Xiu walked briskly to the foyer and then opened the door to see...