This was going very well, Seshat thought. She was making progress and they were communicating, which the books said was important. It would only take a few more steps and they would be the best of friends. How lovely.
But for the moment, she took advantage of Styx's hospitality to straighten her appearance. Grateful that her hostess clarified the water situation, Seshat quickly washed her face and hands, then went to work on smoothing out her hair. There was nothing she could really do for her skirt, but fortunately she had packed another set of shoes. Well, rubber boots, actually, but that would be better than having one foot bare.
When she was sure that all that could be done to rectify her looks, Seshat made her way back to the kitchen. "Thank you very much. I'm feeling a bit more myself now. Getting to your home is, to say the very least, challenging."