@petalgears || continued from x
He knew there would be no getting a word in when she went off like that, so he stood there silently, trying his best to keep a poker face but even still it wouldn’t convince Amee. When she got set in her ways there was no convincing her otherwise. Why he thought he would be able to get away with working non-stop without her finding out was beyond him, but he had and now look at him-- Getting mothered by his best friend.
Once the door was forced shut he let out a sigh, wiping his greased gloves on his apron. “Great, now I gotta go get cleaned up...” For a brief moment he debated going right back to work, but Knuckles knew Amee would just be even more irate than she already was if he did that. So, with another sigh, the echidna went to change and wash up (wanting to look as presentable as possible if he was going to the Rose mansion) before heading out, ringing the driver like Amee had told him to.
While on the drive over he was hit with just how fatigued the incessant work had made him. “Maybe Amee’s right... I need to take it easy-- Or else I won’t be able to do either of my jobs right for much longer...”
