Wednesday Group Lunch

[latinumsbetter]

[Sometime mid-morning on Wednesday, the Eatery and Kitchen will suddenly be bustling with activity. First, the sounds of cookery start to trickle out into the hall, quickly followed by some delicious smells. If one peeks in, they might see Lebkuchen kneading dough while Cerejiera gives her some instructions on modern oven use. There are others chopping vegetables, and some point Ranma’s cooking something on the stove. Soon enough, food starts to come out and fill the table. Fresh bread and soup, various other dishes, as well as apfelstreudel and lebkuchen for dessert. To drink, there’s coffee (Vanity) and tea (Sayo) and some kind of fruity, delicious punch that combines peaches, grenadine and something almond-y, reminiscent of something familiar to at least one of you. At the same time, the table starts to be set up, plates and cups levatating through the air with alicorn magic while Aoi has been trusted with…the napkins. Once the table is mostly set, runners are sent out to invite (or strongly encourage, if needed) those missing to a lunch in the Eatery. Which is now for sure 100% safe from Rube Goldberg-esque accidents, courtesy of Alex.

So come in! Grab a seat, a drink, and some food. Time to get to know each other a little better.]


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[latinumsbetter]

That makes two of us, but you didn't see me attacking it, did you? [snapped, though Quark's eye catches on the movement of his hands, and he glances down, frowning when he notices]

What's wrong with your hands?

cw nerve damage

[rockymountaindie]

[ Awww, fuck, now? ]

N-nothing. It's not- they just do that, okay?

[ He kind of slurs his words a little. Like he's having a hard time getting them out. ]

Don't worry about it!

cw nerve damage

[latinumsbetter]

[Quark holds a hand up in front of his chest]

Who's worrying?

[he says, like he's not treating Alex a bit like a scared animal.]

cw nerve damage

[rockymountaindie]

Good, great, movin' on-

cw nerve damage

[latinumsbetter]

Yeah, let's just sit and take a couple deep breaths, huh? [there's a flicker of orange to the side of them, electric and humming quietly, curving up into the air, like a dome around them, humming gently--before it fades.]

What the--did you see that?

[rockymountaindie]

[ A couple deep breaths isn't going to keep them safe. What if the supports fall? What if the whole place collapses in on them, from the damage? What if once again, something drops from out of nowhere and caves his fucking—

A shimmer. A flash. Observation sharp, Alex's head jerks towards it. ]

Ye- yeah. Yeah, I did.

[latinumsbetter]

[Quark's eyes widen at that]

Quick! Tell me something else!

[rockymountaindie]

S-something like what?!

[latinumsbetter]

I dunno, tell me how you feel about the robot!

[rockymountaindie]

L-like it's gonna fuckin' kill me, what else is new?!

[latinumsbetter]

Right--okay, yes, it's dangerous and it might kill us, but--[he's fumbling for a moment, but then he seems to hit on something]--hey, didn't Athena say that Death that's chasing you can't find you here? So that means your odds are a lot higher right now! I'm not saying be reckless, but you're much safer here!

[there it is again, that flicker, this time shimmering around them, a light orange bubble that ripples from orange to clear and back, but the humming remains. Quark's eyes widen further, and there's a tug to the corner of his mouth]

There--that's it!

[rockymountaindie]

[ The light of it catches in Alex's eyes. It distracts him, momentarily, from the fear of death, capital D or otherwise. ]

Wh... Quark, are you making that?

[latinumsbetter]

You bet I am. [Quark's grins, widely, despite their situation] It's a force field!

[his head turns to the side, focusing on--]

Leb--hey, get over here!

[brokenhabit]

Huh?!

[ WELL. OKAY THEN. GETTING RIGHT IN THERE THEN DON'T GOTTA TELL HER TWICE. ]

[rockymountaindie]

[ HI LEB WELCOME TO THE BUBBLE ]

A force field? Sh- shit, seriously?!

[latinumsbetter]

Seriously! [the force field flickers a bit, and Quark makes a startled noise]

Ah, wait--quick, keep telling me things!

[brokenhabit]

[ She's still feeling panicky and confused but-- ]

Tell you things--?

[rockymountaindie]

I-I told him about my- [ Alex glances at his trembling, twitching hands, grimaces. ] A thing about me, an- and he told me ta breathe and this thing popped up, li- like—

I'm fucking terrified this whole place is gonna collapse on all of us.

[latinumsbetter]

Problems, or feelings, or thoughts, anything!

[he latches onto Alex's statement]

All things considered, I can't blame you, what with the robot busting through the wall. That thing's freaky! But hey, we're under the table, so if it does collapse, we're a lot safer than being elsewhere. Besides, as long as we keep this thing up--[he reaches out to tap the force field with a knuckle, and it shimmers, rippling in response, solidfying just a bit more as he continues talking]--it'll keep any debris out.

1/2

[brokenhabit]

[ Problems, feelings or thoughts... and sharing these is the way to keep them safe...

But what... what is she even okay with sharing? Usually she only ever shared those things freely with Elise and that...

...

It doesn't have to be huge it just... ]

I...

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[brokenhabit]

...I miss my granny.

cw nerve damage

[rockymountaindie]

[ ...Oh.

Alex looks down at his trembling hands. Admitted in a tone that implies he's only saying this because Lebkuchen did first: ]

I...miss my parents.

[ He...doesn't really think he's ever going to see them again. ]

1/2

[latinumsbetter]

[...]

[latinumsbetter]

[okay there might have been a slight bit of panic in his face there for a moment, but Quark is nothing if not good at recovery]

Uh, okay, tell me about ‘em.

pulls out so much headcanon bc what's astralshift gonna do. personally tell me no???

[brokenhabit]

[ Right, okay. Just talk about granny. That's easy. And it'll calm her down while everyone else calms Omega ]

She's... not my granny by blood. I was left on the church shortly after being born, and she immediately took me in that same day. She never had any children of her own, and her husband had already passed that same year. She said she knew it was like... God had sent her an angel on the eve of his son's birth to cure her loneliness.

She even named me after the treats we eat during Christmas time.