Civilian morale

[majestic_keiki]

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[With the Earth remaining under siege and no end being in sight, the ESUN has asked Unity Group to provide some of its pilots to visit various workplaces to build morale and Commander Antov agreed. Different groups have been sent, but you've been paired with Kei as you get to pretend to work everywhere from a kindergarten to a hospital to more unusual places. Whatever you're doing, she's clearly uncomfortable and trying to avoid letting it show. What kind of place are you currently at?]

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[In the car between two places late in the day, Kei is very quiet and just trying to focus her attention on some weird drink.]

Why did they think this was a good idea?

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Re: 1

[majestic_keiki]

[Kei has a somewhat smaller group of her own that appears to be trying to provoke some kind of reaction from her. Instead she just stands there awkwardly, trying to smile and figure out something to say or do to them. She just sends Asagi a look saying much the same that he had done.]

[cloningblues]

[Welp, so much for that. Time for plan B.]

How about... We eat some sweets...?

"Yay, candy!"

"Aw, but it's dinner soon. We can't eat sweets before dinner..."

"Oh, yeah... Poo..."

[Welp, that failed. But there's always another option...]

How about we make sweets, then? You can eat them after dinner.

"You kbow how to make candy, funny guy?"

No. but I know someone who can.

[majestic_keiki]

Right, follow me to the kitchen. [Kei nods, smiling a more comfortable smile for once as Asagi saves her and pulls her back from the awkwardness.] Lets see what kind of cake we can make with what you have out there.

[cloningblues]

[Asagi quickly approaches her, trying not to bump into any of the swarming preschoolers, and whispers.]

Kei? Let's make something like rice cakes or muffins. Something simple, that little kids can do.

[And which won't become a monstrosity when made by Kei's hands, hopefully.]

[majestic_keiki]

[Kei nods.] Of course, but we still need to base it on what they hand. Can't make chocolate muffins if they don't have any cocoa powder or cooking chocolate, for example. I was thinking of marble cake, hard to get simpler than that.

1/2

[cloningblues]

Good thinking. There's no way this can backfire.

[Looks like all the basic supplies are there, and cooking can commence...]

2/2

[cloningblues]

[...Except soon it becomes apparent the kids are more interested in throwing dough at each other. Watch out for stray projectiles!]

I really should learn to keep my mouth shut.

Re: 2/2

[majestic_keiki]

[The chaos is not helped by the more serious kids constantly turning to the two of them for guidance in how to bake a cake in the chaos. In the middle of it all, Kei sends Asagi a look.]

Why do we even bother?