We Only Have Tomorrow

[employeeoftheyear]

[True to his word, on 6pm Thursday Spongebob has the party at the library set up and ready to go! It's filled with cute handmade decorations, snacks, and cobbled together games! Even with all the help he accepted, it's very clear that this was a passion project for Spongebob.

Taped around the library is a set of rules, and frankly there were a Lot of rule fliers around the library.]

RULES
1. Bring your own food and games! The more fun the better!
2. Stay as long as you want! We can make it a sleepover!
3. ABSOLUTELY NO MURDERING
4. Have fun! 💗💗💗💗💗

[Luckily for those who are aware of the cartoon, the party doesn't seem nearly as micromanaged as it could have been mostly because this party is more in a desperate attempt to keep everyone alive than anything else so have as much fun as you can before tomorrow!]

Comments

[yourattention]

[Connor's setting out three different pies at the beginning of the party. Feel free to ask about "why the hell do you have three apple pies" while he's doing that. It's actually kind of a funny story and he will absolutely produce random apples from the pockets of his jacket while telling it. Don't worry about it. There's still apples in the kitchen, by the way.

Anyway, Connor eventually ends up by himself at one of the tables with the entire selection of nail polish from the costume shop in front of him.]

This is typical slumber party shit, right? Come here, I'll paint your nails.

[His own nails are black, like they have been since he arrived, but absolutely immaculate. Also he's still wearing the awful purple duster coat over a t-shirt and khakis. This is a joke only for me. Please let me have this.

He's mostly eating apple slices that he's dipping in peanut butter, although he'll eat anything that someone thrusts at him, but whenever he's left to his own devices he pulls out a photo and stares down at it.]

Nail Polish

[employeeoftheyear]

[Spongebob practically warps to Connor's position when he brings up nail polish.]

Oh oh oh! Do me first! I want my nails painted!

[yourattention]

Shit, man. What do you want? I got... green, different green, three kinds of glitter, someone's really adventurous goth purple, and orange. [A beat.] Also like eight shades of baby pink.

[flashbacks to dance recitals where our nails all had to be french tipped as if you can see that on stage]

[employeeoftheyear]

Oh I want a glittery one, please! The more glitter the better!

[yourattention]

Hell yeah, dude.

[He looks at all three of the glitters and then makes the executive decision to just put them all on. Spongebob did say the more glitter the better. But he's starting with a just. Regular silver glitter.]

This is so much easier on someone else.

Nail polish

[whatyouwant]

Ooo! Do you have pink?

[Elle will also look to see if Connor's nails are painted.]

[yourattention]

I got so many pink. [He starts pushing bottles forward as he talks.] I got ballet slipper pink and ham pink and white that's actually pink and strawberry milk pink aaaaand this hot pink that's definitely not dance recital kosher.

[But kudos to whatever girl tried that. His nails are black, because he's that kind of Misfits-listening alterative kid, but they're like. Weirdly perfect.]

[whatyouwant]

Oh, that strawberry milk pink looks great!

[She presents one hand with immaculately shaped nails.]

If you want I can give you an accent nail. Or maybe a colored french tip?

[yourattention]

Can you do a french tip over the black? [He starts carefully painting her nails as he asks.] ‘cause if not I’m down for an accent nail, but I like the idea of goth af red tips. Or I guess purple to match my jacket.

[He just really has an aesthetic.]

photo

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine slides over next to him. ]

Whatcha got there, C?

[yourattention]

Oh, uh.

[He turns the photo so she can see, a picture of him and a shorter, Latino male in the shade of a tree. Both of them are smiling.]

Janis got it out of the machine.

[comeandfindme]

[ A picture... A friend? ]

They got our personal pictures? Ugh... [ No, don't be pissed for a second. ] Who's that?

[yourattention]

That's M. [He sounds, just like. So fucking fond.] My one friend back home.

[evan hansen who??? we don't speak that name in this house.]

Nail Polish

[tellthestory]

Oh...yeah, okay.

[This is not something that has even once occurred to him? But it seems colorful, and also a fun group activity?]

Is it gonna chip when I play the guitar?

[yourattention]

Probably? But I can reinforce it so it chips less. Plus it looks kinda cool and edgy when it chips so there's that.

[You keep thinking that, Connor.]

[tellthestory]

I don't know if I'm a very cool and edgy person.

[But he's gonna look over the colors nonetheless! If he doesn't like it later, he can always just wash it off, right?]

[yourattention]

I dunno, the whole thing about assassinated presidents is pretty goth. Marilyn Manson and all.

[i'm forcibly reminding everyone that ben platt covered unworthy of your love right now. you're welcome.]

Nail Polish

[mayavericks]

[Well, sure. Why not. Maya''s always been a nude-nail, short clipped type of girl but... Hey, a party is a party, and Connor is volunteering.]

What color would you recommend?

[yourattention]

You feel like a french tip kinda girl. You know, when you do the pink with the white tips? But I also have glitter so we can make it sparkly.

[That way she can shine brightly. It's a joke for him, mostly.]

[mayavericks]

[That gets a chuckle out of her.]

I know what French tips are, Murphy-san. And they would be lovely.

[She holds her hands out.]

Merci.

[yourattention]

Listen, I don't know what they call things in Japan.

[He uncaps one of the many pale pinks here and takes her hand, carefully painting her nails. It's clear from the way he does it that he's pretty practiced at it.]

Kinda wish I had the full complement of shit so I could buff your nails and everything.

Nail Polish

[violentenvies]

[Hmm??? Salieri glances at his own nails--also painted black, but perhaps chipping in a couple places]

I suppose I could do with a touch up, if you don't mind.

[yourattention]

I feel like, because we’re having goth solidarity hours right now, I should ask if you want me to get fancy about it. I got sparkles.

[He holds up one of the glitter toppers he has sitting in front of him. C’mon, Salieri. You know you want sparkly nails.]

[violentenvies]

[Salieri blinks at that, eyeing the sparkly bottle]

...I'm not entirely sure what the Goths have to do with it, but I shall take your word for it.

Though, appropriately, as they say: when in Rome. [he arches an eyebrow, smirking like he's just said something really funny.]

[yourattention]

[He huffs an amused breath before motioning for Salieri's hand.]

Not Goth like Visigoth. Goth like "I wear black, my eyeliner is always on point, and I listen to Bauhaus." [A beat.] Bauhaus is a band when I'm from.