Page 34 of The ARC Unit: Breach

He glanced toward the row of lockers. “Yes.”

“This feels like the part where you use them.”

A voice came from one of the showers.

“Those are underwear, mate.”

Raven. I closed my eyes for a second. Raven was in here too.

Jackal pointed his toothbrush toward the shower curtain. “They cover everything legally required.”

“That is not the standard we’re using,” I said.

Raven laughed from behind the curtain, then immediately said, “Wait, where is my shampoo?”

Jackal went back to brushing his teeth.

“Jackal...”

He made an exaggerated sound of confusion through the toothpaste.

“You used it yesterday.”

Jackal shook his head.

As if he could clearly see Jackal’s movement, Raven replied, “But I watched you take it.”

Another shake.

“It smells like coconuts. You came downstairs smelling like me.”

Jackal spit into the sink and rinsed his mouth before answering. “Maybe you came downstairs smelling like me.”

There was a brief silence from the shower.

“I hate you.”

“Oh honey, I hate when we argue,” Jackal replied.

Raven pulled the curtain aside just far enough to stick one wet arm out and give him the middle finger.

I started laughing before I could help it, and the more I tried to pull it back under control, the worse it got. Jackal just stood there watching me, looking entirely too pleased with himself.

“See? Morale. I told everyone I contribute.”

I stepped into the bathroom and set my clothes on the driest corner of the bench. “Your contribution is apparently public indecency before sunrise.”

I kept my eyes averted from him completely.

“Private facility.”

“Shared bathroom.”

“Still private property.”

I turned to look at him.

“Put on pants. Please.”