"Arghhhhhhahh..."

You yawn, another start to a beautiful, albeit uneventful day in downtown Ragunna. Walking past the innumerable posters of your idol in your room, one of them an AI-generated image of her doing a finger-heart, you go about your daily routine by having breakfast, munching on some maritozzi, checking up on friends in Discordia, and watching TV.

"This is a breaking news ah, it has been said that Rover is planning to make a trip to Rinascita to join us for the Carnevale. Some of you may-", but before the reporter can finish, you've already stood up and turned off the TV.

A fruitless 4 hour search across the nearest Piazza di Sogno and Galleria Molto Imperiale later, there was no trace of Rover. Whether this was just bad luck, (deservedly) bad karma due to you supporting AI art, or because the news never specified the location nor date to when she'll be visiting, one thing is for certain: The search for Rover is over.

Feeling dejected, you begin your trip back home, your eyes half-lidded making the marbled surroundings a blur.

"Mommy, why is that lady naked?" A young child questioned curiously, his voice in the distance barely distinguishable from the mall's constant hum. Quickly, the mother covers the child's mouth, waggling her fingers as she scolds him.

"Nonono, don't say that, Giovanni Alessandro Vittorio Benedetto Aurelio di Monteverde! People in Rinascita can come from all sorts of different cultures, and..." You're not hearing the rest of that mother's lecture on multiculturalism.

But as you continue looking toward that direction, you notice Rover in the corner sipping some coffee and... Taking a clothed bubble bath in a tubpup?

Frozen in place in the middle of a walkway, Rover noticed your stare, and directed her pet Echo to walk to you with a "squeak" in its every step.

"Hello, is there anything you need...?" She said in a calm, almost innocent tone, tilting her head a little out of curiosity.