[OPEN] The Way of a Woman

[dishonorstudent]

Who: Ryuko and you!
When: November 12th (ic)
Where: Shopping District; Ceres Juice booth
What: Shenanigans at the workplace. Ryuko is told to be more social with the customers.
Rating/Warning: None.


a.
[ It's been about a week since Ryuko started the Ceres Juice gig. Management has said that she had the right "look" as an attendant, but her attitude could use some improvement. The trick to attracting customers is to always SMILE and make them feel SPECIAL. Of course, Ryuko would have none of that, as those sound more like job requirements for the Pleasure District... however, a girl needs to make ends meet somehow. How else is she going to buy that motorcycle?

With a clearly forced smile, Ryuko greets any patron that approaches the counter. ]

Welcome to Ceres Juice~! Where we do the hard juice, so you don't have to! ( What the hell does that even mean? ) ...Uh. What will it be today~?


b.
[ Sometime later, in an hour when the Shopping District is less busy, Ryuko can be seen neglecting her duty and trying to catch some quick power naps at the counter. Senketsu, her talking uniform that only Ryuko can hear, is trying to keep her from falling asleep. He tells her that if she's having trouble staying awake, then she shouldn't stay up so late the night before. ]

Hnngh... gimme a break, Senketsu... it ain't like anyone's gonna see us...

[ To anyone who's oblivious about Senketsu, she looks like a crazy person just talking to her inanimate clothes. ]


c.
[ Hooray, it's lunch break!! Now she can really slack off and not get in trouble by anyone. Her work ethics could use some brushing up, however, as she's sitting with her bum on the counter and back turned towards any customers. With a delicious McCeres Burger in hands, she's not letting anyone ruin her 30 minutes of paradise. ]

Go away. [ She takes another mouthful. ] Busy.


d.
[ Feel free to make up your own prompt, whether as a co-worker or just bumping into her on her way home or whatever. ]

Comments

[artful_dragon]

Hah. Well, anything you think might go good with protein powder! [Almost out of nowhere, Sabo produced a tub of muscle milk.]

[dishonorstudent]

Let me guess, you're one of those bodybuilding health freaks. All about them muscle gains, huh? That why you're eatin' 30 burgers?

[artful_dragon]

Hahah, sure... [Not in the least. The caloric input Sabo needed to not feel hungry all the time was immense. A guy who could eat whole bears by himself even as a child knew better than to let himself linger with a rumbling tummy.

Muscle Milk was his savior.]

I gotta mix it with a lotta things because of the taste, though...

[dishonorstudent]

Well, bananas come with a decent amount of carbs, but you gotta burn it off, too. ... No pun intended.

So, let's make it six Banana Delights, and don't forget your other payment.

[artful_dragon]

Hey, you made a pretty insightful recommendation! Kudos to you for thinking with your head!

[Sabo reached to his tray, plucking one of the many burgers and tossing it Ryuko's way. It was still wrapped, so there was little chance of exchanging cooties.]

[dishonorstudent]

No need to patronize me like that.

[ She starts unwrapping the burger and biting into it. She stops chewing midway and inspects what's in it. ] ...Aw, seriously, with the pickles?

[artful_dragon]

Hey, now. Waste not, want not. I used to have to dumpster dive when I was a kid.

[Also, he hit bears with pipes until they were tender enough for eating. Sabo might have even remembered a few base recipes.]

[dishonorstudent]

Yeah, and look how far you've gotten. [ She can't say she used to dumpster dive as a child, but she did have to live with a poor family in the past year. She can relate to his poverty, at least?? ]

[sewayaku]

[ ryuuko please... Zara tilts his head in vague disbelief. ]

Maybe you should call your manager over, instead? That's no way to treat your guests.

[dishonorstudent]

Urk! [ Okay, swallow your pride, Ryuko. ]

...That won't be necessary. What can I get you, Sir?

[sewayaku]

Fufu. [ he shouldn't laugh, but he can't help but feel slightly triumphant. Still, he has to wonder how she stays hired with that attitude. ]

Hmm... What's a "mango?" I'll try that.

[artful_dragon]

[It was either freedom and the trash heap or beatings, torture and a terrible family, rife with luxury.

Sabo preferred nearly starving routinely, but having the freedom to do as he pleased.]

I haven't advanced a single step! I've just gotten a bit taller and meaner, I think.

[dishonorstudent]

You don't know mango? --I mean, it's a fruit.

[ How else can one explain mango?? She figures it's just easier to have him try eating a piece on its own. ]

Here, taste it, wise guy.

[sewayaku]

We don't have it where I'm from.

[ he's from magical furry europe, okay. Zara watches carefully to make sure she's not going to spit on it before giving it to him or something before hesitantly reaching out to accept it. ]

... The food here is safe to eat, correct? No ill effects?

[dishonorstudent]

What, want me to bite into it before you do? Surely you're old enough to know the taste of a kiss by now.

[sewayaku]

[ ........ maybe

At any rate, that really makes him give her a dubious look. ]

Please don't flatter yourself. It's unsightly. [ beat. ] I just want to avoid having something happened to my mind again.

[dishonorstudent]

[ Unsightly? Wow, rude. ]

You went bonkers, too? What happened to you?

WHY NOT

[prosecutory]

That...depends on a number of factors, such as how badly our situation becomes, and how it got there in the first place.

[To be fair, Edgeworth pays more attention to this conversation.]

[sewayaku]

[ Zara wrinkles his nose. ]

Trust me when I say you're better off not knowing.

[dishonorstudent]

Aw, c'mon, don't just leave me hangin'! Besides, we'll keep it under customer confidentiality.

jesus take the keyboard

[bakudanma]

_{[ OOOOOH SNAAAAAP.
Give Katsura a moment to recover from that hella sick fire, but once he has recovered, a familiar beat begins to play on the stereo. He does dance, but there wasn't as much hip movement as expected (thank Buddha, praise be). It is mainly arm movements. ]}

Here on Tellus— they don't, here on Tellus— they don't—

Here on Tellus, well, they don't want none unless you got joe, hun!

Poor boy named Gin, always pickin' his nose—

Gotta have him some sugar, everywhere he goes—
A warrior once, but he live in a snack house—

Two kids of his own, he was nothin' but spouse-less—

Now dat's real, real, real—

Exhaustin', cuz, he has to work and even make them some meal—

Who could do that? When you're f***in' tired as hell—

There's one thing,
Left to do, and well,

Time to drink some great sh**.
By the way, let me say—
He can tell I ain't makin' no teas,

Comes by and orders the right thing he needs,

Let him drink it for free and he tellin' me,

He telling me it's real, that he loves my coffee,

Say he don't like those smoothie, he want something with kick,

So he pulled up in the drivethru, and I hit it with a shot like—

Dun-d-d-dun-dun-d-d-dun-dun—
Here on Tellus they don't— Here on Tellus they don't
—
Here on Tellus don't want none unless you got joe, hun!

Yeeeeaaaah boy, he love that caramel macchiato!
_{[ cue gross and hideous laughter. ]}

smacks you both up in the head

[psycholawgy]

[ ... no one stands in the way of her juice.

And she's actually been there watching all this shit happen for a while now, but NO ONE SEEMS TO HEAR HER??? May as well take the matter into her own hands.

THAT SAID, she's going to grab Zura by the collar (if she can, otherwise, she'll just yell at him with both hands on her sassy hips). ]

JUST BUY SOME JUICE ALREADY!

[ And to Ryuko... well, she's likely never seen Athena this bossy. ]

Ein grande orange juice with pulps and some mango bits, now! ¡Rapido! Schnell!

[ If Ryuko doesn't get it then >:(!!! She gives both the stinkeye before addressing them both. She's calmed down after that sudden outburst, at least. ]

And I can rap better than the two of you can, so just put a sock in it!

[bakudanma]

Ah.

_{[ Collar of his hoodie is successfully grabbed, and he doesn't seem to put up a fight. ]}

Cykes-dono, it's nice to see you again.
_{[ are you gonna let go of him or— ]}

What you really should buy is some coffee.
_{[ all the way in the Pleasure District. His tactics didn't make much sense. ]}

[dishonorstudent]

[ Shiiiit, that was more embarrassing than she imagined it would be, especially with the look Athena gave her. She quietly gets down from the counter and plugs in her last blender, starting with cutting the mangos.

It's not like this was about rap to begin with, all she wanted was Katsura out of her sight, so this is good. ...Right?? ]

Please don't rap.

[psycholawgy]

[ She was explosively angry just a while ago, but her mood quickly changes to her usual jolly self. She lets go of Zura and dusts off her blazer even though she really didn't need to do it. Thug lyf. ]

I'll have you know that I'm a pretty good singer!

[ OF COURSE, THAT EQUATES TO RAP. But now is not the time to show her mad skills, really. ]