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

invasive murder questions

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine gives him a withering stare. ]

Just 'cause I'm pissed about all this doesn't mean I'm gonna kill someone.

[employeeoftheyear]

Of course! I just wanted to make sure you were doing ok, you know? That incentive really seemed to upset a lotta people!

[He laughs, a little nervously.]

[comeandfindme]

Yeah. ...I was. [ ... ] But it'd kill everyone. Even if I did... No way. That's too many lives.

[employeeoftheyear]

I agree! You're all my friends and there's no way it'd be worth trading you guys for our homes.

[He fidgets a little.]

And... even if we'd be suffering, at least we'd be suffering together.

[comeandfindme]

That's not the reason to do anything.

[ She's firm, but not harsh. ]

We don't hurt each other because we're gonna find another way out of here. That's how we should frame it.

[employeeoftheyear]

Of course. We're gonna find another way out of here.

[He echo's her statement, sounding like he's trying really hard to convince himself of this.

He didn't want to admit this but he had already started to settle on the idea that they were all going to die here together.]

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine stares at him. He's so upbeat, and yet... ]

Say that again.

[employeeoftheyear]

[?]

"We're gonna find another way out of here"?

[comeandfindme]

[ She nods. ]

Again.

[employeeoftheyear]

We're gonna find another way out of here.

[He... thinks he's getting what she's getting at.]

[comeandfindme]

One more time.

[employeeoftheyear]

We're gonna find another way out of here!

[He's putting energy into it now, a look of determination crossing his face.]

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine grins. ]

There you go. I’m not working on faith or belief, but you still gotta put your all into it. We all do. And that means, we all have to think we can do this.

[employeeoftheyear]

[He grins back at her.]

You're right! It's gonna take a lot more than a little Wizard scare to break me down!

[He deflates slightly.]

... Thank you for that, I really needed it.

[comeandfindme]

[ Peregrine waves a hand. ]

It's cool. Just can't stand to see the host of the party getting down on himself.