[ open: maid cafe fundraiser ]

[at_heart]

WHO: Yuri, Saya, Kantera, Venti, Lumine, and YOU!
WHAT: A fundraiser for office space for Yuri's up-and-coming guild, Brave Vesperia Ellipsa.
WHEN: Late April.
WHERE: Blossomcrown, a karaoke bar rented out for the occasion.
WARNINGS: Cheesecakey fun. Potentially alcohol consumption. All maids offering black menu services will be linking to an additional top-level off comm ♥

ask about bve/the fundraiser | ic menu | request a maid | byotoplevels!

[ When you head to the location of Yuri's GPS ping from yesterday's network post, you'll find a rented-out little karaoke bar with MAID FOR YOU written on a handmade banner that is temporarily covering the bar's normal name, decorated in pink and black on the inside, with a lot of cute little two-chair tables taking up most of the floor space. There are rooms in the back that would normally be for singing karaoke in private, and singing with a maid is indeed one of the things you can do with those rooms today!

The real draw, though, is all of the very cute folks dressed as maids and/or butlers today, who will — for a small fee — wait on you personally. ♥

Take a menu, select a maid, and place your orders... or just ask Yuri what all the commotion's about, he'll be happy to explain! ]


((ooc: Maid cafe fundraiser! Don't worry too much about the coins your character is spending here, nothing is too expensive (though the black menu items are at a premium), we're all just here for the CR.

PLEASE NOTE: Yuri does feel personally responsible for the safety and comfort of all the Official Maids who are trying to help him raise funds here, so he will be actively trying to curb anyone bullying their friends into signing up, and he really doesn't want anyone working for him to be wearing or doing anything that makes them uncomfortable. Adult characters who only want to wear pink ribbons? Characters who want a full coverage maid outfit, or who want to be butlers instead? Excellent exercising of your boundaries, Yuri loves that for you.

You can, however, definitely pay for the "dress up as maid or butler" menu item and use that to bully your friends to your hearts' content. 😉))

Comments

poked li and screw it there's a break room now

[kingside]

[—Do you really want to make it onto The List, Kantera. His eyes narrow.]

We can talk.

[In the break room, in fact, which he suddenly magically remembers being pointed out to him earlier. He'll alter course to it now, walking just fast enough that Kantera will have to work to keep up.]

excellent.

[happydreamed]

[is it the list of people trying to hit on him

also yes, Kantera will follow him into the break room.]

Lovely to hear.

[kingside]

[The List of People Not Allowed to Meet Nunnally. It's very short but an indicator of the blackest condemnation. (Sort of.) (Okay so it's just Evangeline and Venti right now and soon Kainé, but look, it's serious business.)

Once they're in the break room, at any rate, Lelouch will be finding himself a seat and settling into it, legs soon reflexively crossing. It isn't the worst, being off his feet for a moment, but for some reason, he doesn't suspect that Kantera will allow him to enjoy it.]

So, the cafe?

[happydreamed]

[Kantera would take offense to this on the grounds that the fact that he's willing to flirt with Lelouch does not indicate that he would flirt with Nunnally.]

Ah, yes. 'Tis going well, in part thanks to your contributions. People seem to be enjoying themselves, aside from one very stressed looking cook.

[kingside]

[It was an empty threat anyway but shh.] [Oh, is that where he's going with this? Lelouch would relax if he were new at this, but since he isn't, he'll merely pretend to.]

I neglected to consider that the definition of "maid café" might be more liberal in other worlds. That's all.

[happydreamed]

Ah, I see. More licentious than you were expecting when you signed on?

[kingside]

[Jumping right there, are you. That's getting a Look.]

In a word, yes.

[happydreamed]

-Being serious for a moment, if you really are that uncomfortable, Yuri would understand if you simply informed him you misunderstood the nature of the cafe and left. We do have enough competent cooks here that your presence is not strictly required, and Yuri has taken great pains to make sure that everyone else participating is enjoying themselves. That should include you as well.

[The flirt has dropped abruptly into Concerned mode.]

[kingside]

[Oh, honestly.]

It isn't as though the activities I'd rather not be party to are happening in the open. I can quite easily avoid seeing or hearing any of them.

[happydreamed]

You seemed supremely uncomfortable just with my flirting with you.

1/2

[kingside]

[.................. Wait, you were flirting with him?]

2/2

[kingside]

[It takes a few more seconds of rapid blinking for that to process, then, guess what, his hand is finding his forehead again.]

I see. My mistake.

[May or may not be muttered half to himself, then:]

I can assure you that that wasn't why I sought to relocate.

[happydreamed]

[He thought it was fairly obvious?? How are you so smart and also so dense sometimes.]

Oh? I'm relieved to hear it then.

[kingside]

[Just. Going to massage his temples now.]

I had assumed you were in a mood to tease me. That seems to be your M.O.

[happydreamed]

I might enjoy flustering people now and then, but I do generally follow through on what I say if the other party is amenable to it.

[kingside]

[That's—prompting another second or two of blank incomprehension, then, ah.]

No offense, but I'm not interested.

[If that's what Kantera meant.]

[happydreamed]

Good to know, and no offense taken.

Thank you again for helping Yuri with this. He's a dear friend of mine and his guild at home is important to him.

[kingside]

[This conversation is only growing more bizarre by the second.]

He's—sensible enough. It's no trouble.

[happydreamed]

[They've established that flirting is not something Lelouch is receptive to, so they're moving away from flirting onto other matters, obviously.]

Even so, if you need any assistance in the kitchen, please do let one of us know.

[He would qualify this with 'not Nenonen' if he knew anything about their taste in food.]

[kingside]

[Still waiting for the other shoe to drop, unfortunately. He hopes it doesn't, of course, but.]

I'll be certain to, but unfortunately, this specific recipe is rather demanding.

[happydreamed]

Understood. I'll do my best to keep people [Saya] out of your hair then.

[kingside]

[Kantera gets a tiny flicker of a smile for that.]

I appreciate it.

[happydreamed]

Is there anything else I can help you with, or that you'd like to discuss before my break is done?

[kingside]

[... Are you really not actually going to tease him. Sounds fake.]

Not in particular, no.

[happydreamed]

Then I'll let you enjoy some peace and quiet. Take care, now.

[Standing up, intending to wander off if there's really nothing else.]