Ooookay. I'm confused. Is he my captor or just some weirdo who may or may not have a major mood disorder?
The change in this man's attitude definitely hadn't gone unnoticed. He was ... civil. And it was honestly a bit unnerving. For all Yuri knew, this could just be an act. That would make him just as dangerous - probably more so - than if he had come over without an actual weapon. It definitely made him predictable and all the more untrustworthy. The sudden snicker made her turn her head. She hadn't done something dumb, had she?
Thankfully, no ... though what she soon saw wasn't much better either.
"... Hmph. Well, whatever. It's his loss, especially in the financial department. Nothing stays a secret forever. This'll include my absence."
It wasn't a threat. Just a simple, inevitable fact ... and another thing that was helping her stay calm despite the mess she had been forced in. Eventually, someone would find out. And when that day arrived, she'd be free of the tyrant. All she had to do, really, was humor him while simultaneously hanging in there. Granted, Yuri also acknowledged it may not be as easy as she was thinking. But it was for the best that she didn't yet concentrate on the more dire 'what-ifs' either.
"It was just the truth. Shows how little he can handle when it comes down to things like that."
Yuri shrugged, speaking in between finishing bites.
And now, he's basically confirmed it as far as I'm concerned. He is a rather cowardly piece of shit.
" ... If he wants me so bad, why isn't he here watching all this? I'd think it'd be a big deal for him. Can he not make an excuse or something?"
... Okay. So that last line
may have been a bit much. But now that she'd seen all the zeroes, her bitterness had returned ... somewhat. Not completely, but enough her snippier side would be heard.
By the time the twenty minutes ticked away, the entire tray had been cleaned. Her head lifted as she watched her captor - was that what he even was? - take a blindfold from off the table and wrap it around her eyes. "Ummmm ... ??"
.... Only half of his orders made sense.
"Well then ... why with the blindfold? I get the cleaning up part and all, but ... "
Yuri's heart stopped briefly when he hinted her own place had been rearranged. "W-Wait, hold on! What do you mean, rearranged?! That's impossible! How do you expect me to even do this?! That's sabotage! URGH!"
Her arms angrily crossed over her chest as she took a few minutes to get the last of her irked emotions out of the way. It wouldn't do her any good to stay this way. Besides ... surely he didn't
completely move everything around. It truly was an impossible task.
Even if he did it during the night, that's a lot of furniture. Too much to do without any help ... assuming he really is alone.
Deep breaths exited through her nostrils as her hands lowered to her sides. As she found the nearest wall, Yuri began walking the same way she usually would to the kitchen ... and stopped, recalling she'd been so irritated that she almost forgot the tray. Yuri then resumed what she was doing and found that he had indeed simply meant bits and pieces of furniture, as she damn well nearly tripped or stubbed her toes against something every now and again.
"Shit!" she hissed, eagerly but carefully setting the tray down in the sink when she found it.
" ... So why me, anyway? It's just like you said. Anyone could be doing this, let alone for free and much more happily than I am. It would have been even simpler to forget about me and just ... pretend like we never met or something. So why's he going this far, anyway?"
Yuri didn't really expect an answer. It would have been appreciated, no doubt. But ... she wouldn't be disappointed if no answer was given. Eliciting a soft sigh, her hands moved up, working their way around. When the dial for the water was found, she turned it .... and cursed once again as she felt it had been the hot dial as opposed to cold. Warm water was nice and all; but not when it was to the point of threatening to scorch one's skin. Apparently, it had been at
that temperature.
After hastily readjusting it, Yuri felt around, now trying to find the sponge so she could properly clean the tray.