mayavericks: (Going Higher)
mayavericks ([personal profile] mayavericks) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2021-06-12 09:21 pm

"A Swing and Miss Doesn't Mean it's Game Over"

[Well… All of that sure happened. And while Maya is visibly shaken Sissi's literal dance with death, she’d meant what she’d said to the others -- she would protect them. At that moment, it meant voting and making the “right” decision. Now, though? It means ensuring that no one feels alone, and that everyone has a good meal in them.

She’s not Nana Daiba, however, she certainly can’t do this alone. But she does have the resourcefulness and authoritative disposition to to recruit allies. Discord is sure to be… mostly unbothered by everything that’s happened, and Spongebob will likely be eager to help. She approaches both men: one is asked nicely; The other is grabbed by the collar and dragged from whatever hole he’s locked himself in. Sorry Discord.

For Maya's part, several potato dishes are prepared (can you tell someone has a bias). And while she doesn’t have the resources to make baumkuchen, Maya does manage to produce a cake, as well as… muffins? They’re not… quite how she remembers Nana making them, but she can at least recall how hearty the food had felt, and how it had restored her energy on long days.

It’s a pleasant memory, even if it does make her a touch melancholy.

Nevertheless, the food is laid out in the kitchen, as are a number of pies that Maya has uncovered. She even tucks a few bottles of wine in a corner for the adults that might like it. This is in addition to the mead apparently brought by Salieri. Look she’s not a fan of having alcohol but… she can’t tell the adults no.

But hey, courtesy of Benjamin, there is even some cocoa. It doesn’t start off spiked but… you know. Thanks to Spongebob there are, well… Angry Patties? It’s fine. Even Discord managed to contribute some pies and tea, as well as being bossed around to do the grunt work in the kitchen. There’s also that inexplicable pizza? Huh, that’s weird.

Eventually the group goes around extending invitations to the dorms, knocking on doors and explaining what’s been set up. No one will be forced to go, just… strongly encouraged. Maya herself will even duck into the principal’s office and, if she’s there, invite Hester.

She seemed just as upset as the rest of them.]
whatyouwant: (smirk)

Cafeteria

[personal profile] whatyouwant 2021-06-13 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
[In her quest to check on everyone, Elle sit next to Spongebob as he's drawing.]

Aw, those are really cute.
employeeoftheyear: (Then I can finally say I've done it)

Re: Cafeteria

[personal profile] employeeoftheyear 2021-06-13 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks. It's me and my friend Patrick.

[A pause.]

I figured... Since you guys don't know what I really look like it would be nice to show you. Just in case...

[He trails off. He has some ideas on how to finish that sentence but he doesn't want to verbalize any of them.]
whatyouwant: (confidence)

[personal profile] whatyouwant 2021-06-13 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
So you're a...sponge. And your friend Patrick is a star? Is he a sponge too, just shaped different?

[She has so many more questions. This makes very little sense, but if one guy can ride space eagles, why can't this guy actually be a sponge? You know what? Sure.]
employeeoftheyear: (Floating around)

[personal profile] employeeoftheyear 2021-06-13 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[That actually gets a light laugh out of him. Not as boisterous as it is normally, but it's something.]

Patrick's a starfish, actually!
whatyouwant: (Default)

[personal profile] whatyouwant 2021-06-14 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Okay! So you're a sponge and he's a starfish. Do you guys live under water?
employeeoftheyear: (And I could change the game)

[personal profile] employeeoftheyear 2021-06-14 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
We do. We live in Bikini Bottom; the most beautiful place under the ocean.

[He seems... wistful as he says that.]
whatyouwant: (wistful)

[personal profile] whatyouwant 2021-06-14 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I use to pretend to be a mermaid when I was a kid, but I've never met anyone who actually lives underwater. What's it like?
employeeoftheyear: (And I could change the game)

[personal profile] employeeoftheyear 2021-06-15 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
Oh we have mermaids too.

It's... it's really nice. The sun's always beautiful, the water's always the perfect temperature. It's paradise.
whatyouwant: (wistful)

[personal profile] whatyouwant 2021-06-15 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds like Malibu, just, you know, underwater.
employeeoftheyear: (Be a contender and more)

[personal profile] employeeoftheyear 2021-06-16 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh that piques his interest.]

Is Malibu a paradise too? What's it like?
whatyouwant: (wistful)

[personal profile] whatyouwant 2021-06-16 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it's paradise, but I'm bias. It's warm and sunny almost all year. Right next to the ocean so you can go swimming or surfing whenever you want. Lots of places to shop and eat and people watch.

[She lets out a wistful sigh]
employeeoftheyear: (Be a contender and more)

[personal profile] employeeoftheyear 2021-06-17 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
Wow that sounds amazing. I wish I could visit it sometime.

[He lets out a similarly wistful sigh.]
whatyouwant: (:D)

[personal profile] whatyouwant 2021-06-17 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe you can! After we all get out of here!