[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

[dishonorstudent]

Ugh-- we went over that! You're the one who's chasin' them away!!

But how 'bout this, M.C. Cross-dresser, if I beat you in rap-off, you're gonna move your ass somewhere else!

[bakudanma]

It's not M.C Cross-dresser, Snoop Dogg or even Eminem— it's Katsura, dawg!

_{[ a beat. ]}

Matoi-dono, I understand your strength as you've demonstrated, but I don't think you could handle of the hella sick rhymes I can lay down, no diggity.

[dishonorstudent]

Grr, spare me your buzzwords and just play a beat!!

[ She stands on top of her counter now, waiting for the boombox to kick in. She honestly has no plan of attack here, but she's pretty sure she can just wing it. ]

[bakudanma]

_{[ Zura is just about to do just that, but then: ]}

Who is going to be the judge of this? We need a spectator, don't you think?

[dishonorstudent]

You're just tryin' to buy yourself more time, aren't you? [ .....works for her, since she's the one who needs time to come up with something!! ]

It doesn't matter, since you're the one who's gonna be choking on your own rhymes.

[bakudanma]

I'v put out platinum records, homie-g! I don't need no' mo' time for anythin', fool!

Let's see. Who could be a spectator.
_{[ where was everybody... was it really that dead here... surely there is someone. ]}

idek

[dishonorstudent]

[ God, he's starting to sound worse. While Katsura is momentarily occupied in his search for spectators, another blender can be seen flying lightning fast towards the boom box. Once it hits it's target, the boom box starts playing a beat, with Ryuko on top of her counter and a banana in hand like it's a microphone. ]

YYYOOOOOOOOOO
My mixin' style is too complex
Makin' heaps of money, time to cash the checks
A rogue rhyme sayer single-handed battalion
Blueberry Blast, it's worth a fuckin' million

Yeah, all y'all idiots go crazy
a lavish little Mango Magic burnin the hazy
Don't make me the first to blast
Swift-swift, swifter blast, hit 'em with the smoothie fast

Now take a cup and put it to yo' muzzle
Exit early, stage left, the clue's the puzzle
Hopin' everything will go right with a Banana Delight
A lovely summer night, two lovers holding tight?
Yo, I don't think so mate
Now GTFO mofo before I start a fight!!




...
[ She holds out the banana-mike as if she's expecting Katsura to reach for it, but suddenly lets go and allows it to drop on purpose. Fuck yeah. Slam dunk. Goodnight. ]

(( Senketsu: ...Ryuko, I think you're the one who's getting too deep into this... ))

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. ]

[bakudanma]

_{[ He'll stand to his feet and brush himself off as well. THUG LYF X 2. ]}

I'll make sure you invite you as a guest the next time I record my newest album, Janet Jackson!
_{[ more importantly, he does allow Athena some room in case she wanted to get some juice?
You win this time, Matoi-dono. ]}