Think of this as the ancient world's version of the "Obligatory Shower Scene".

And subtly insinuating that Keiko's feelings toward Red might be more than simply friendship... and a little implied muscle worship...

I thought I was just just making up a fictional plant ("soapweed") for this page. I'd envisioned it as similar to aloe vera and other such plants; in this case the sap would act as a kind of "natural soap." Well, it turns out (as a knowledgeable reader informed me at deviantART) that soapweed really is a thing. Not quite what I'd envisioned, but still, I had no idea that anything called "soapweed" even existed! The things you learn...

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