exsiliumlogs | [open] maybe i’ll burn a little brighter tonight

[ it seems all her cleaning had worked out in her favor. madoka has never been exactly sure just what she was going to do with the upstairs room, but following the announcement of the apartment complex evacuation and following renovations she suddenly had a good idea of what to do. after all, she did spend most of her time with the others and cannot help they might all feel better being closer to one another.

well... she knows she feels that way at least.

it was a relief though, to have all of them agree to the changes. so, perhaps she wasn't the only one excited? it's hard work, after all she has a year worth of decorations from her room and clothes to sort through but at the same time it's nice getting to work with the others. even if it's just something like this.

right now, she's taken to the small living space with her room fixed and trying to decorate the space while balancing atop a chair. it's a real shame they have such big windows but no light to come through. ah, well... at least the paper crane martin and her have worked on and strung up have help bring some color to the room. ]

Hmm....

[After the revelation that their living spaces would be rearranged and her old roommatespritships no more, Kanaya found herself... drifting. Her friends were leaving her one by one, as she shouldn't have complacently otherwise believed. The Initiative was a kind institution, but Exsilium was still on Earth. She couldn't depend on others, only them on her. If Utena wasn't living with her anymore, she'd have to do the shopping for her new roommates. Toji's post on the network brought to her mind again that she could use a method of earning some extra Marques...

When she comes across the bakery, it strikes her as distinct in its bright aesthetic from the colorless Exiles' businesses. Could a transport be at work here? Either way, the building is to Kanaya's taste, and so it is that she tries the door.]

Hello?

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[ decorations taken care of for the time being, madoka heads downstairs to the bakery itself with a bit of a hum. really, it was hard to deny how happy this day was making her. she was surprised though to see someone vaguely familiar in the bakery as she clears the stairs, her smile brightening as she remembers just where she last saw kanaya. ]

Ah, hello!

[Kanaya looks around at first appraising, then moving to approving and admiring. Vaguely familiar Madoka's arrival is a pleasant surprise. She addresses her warmly.]

Madoka. What's all this? [Presumably she's responsible..]

Well... this is my bakery! I've been working on it for a few months now, it's almost ready to be open.

Your bakery... [That is probably not what these things were called on Alternia. But she can use the context clues.] How exciting. You're going to administrate it all by yourself? I thought your people would consider such an endeavor overly ambitious for an adolescent.

Not by myself, no. M'gann has already helped a lot and will be helping more with the business side of it all along with the baking.

And it probably is! Overly ambitious, that is. I've been reading books about business at the library though, I don't really know how much it'll help. I've been here for over a year now, so I figure I might as well put my time to some good use.

That's an understandable determination to make. [Admirable.] I can emphasize with the fear of stagnation, as a semiannual transport myself. And in a crippled economy like this... any business stands out. I have to admit it's hard to think of other ways to make more marques move around.

[She sure has been... looking for some haha...]

I'm glad you think so. I think it'll also be really nice for everyone, even if it's something as simple as a bakery.

[ there is a very nice (admittedly hand drawn) HELP WANTED sign in the window. ]

Skaia knows that in such an environment it will constitute a relatively significant increase of variety.

[What if she just... noticed that and went over to try to read the sign...] I like the drawing.

Skaia... ? Oh! You're home, right?

[ but, oh boy! a smile. ] Thank you very much, I'm hoping it'll get some people's attention.

Not--not really. Close enough though. [She flashes her fangs as she shakes her head.]

So... exactly what other types of "help" have you "wanted"? It's fortunate you have bakery and business covered, those are certainly the core aspects and not exactly my own forte... [Ha yeah slowly going in that direction]

Oh... hehe. Memorization isn't exactly my best skill in some ways it seems. [ the embarrassment. ]

Hmm? We need people to help with the baking, decorating the pastries, running the register and other small duties like cleaning.

[She literally brightens up a bit because she's a weird glowing alien like that.]

Those last two tasks are definitely ones I could perform.

[ madoka giggles, it's really quite an interesting thing to be capable of doing! ]

And if you want, I can teach you how to do the first two as well.

When would you want me to come in? As you might expect I've a very open schedule...

I'm still not completely set on an opening date since we're still finishing everything up, plus my friends and I are moving in upstairs. But! It should be soon, so I'll contact you a few days before. Is that okay?

Oh! Of course it is. More than okay, actually, the prospect of getting a job is borderline illegal degrees of excellent.

[She takes out her tablet.] Madoka... [Said to herself, not a vocative.] I've got to make a note of this...

I definitely agree, this is wonderful!

[ if she had less control of herself, madoka might literally be shaking right now. ]

Our first employee. [ excuse the grinning. ] It's so exciting!

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I'm thrilled too. My first job!

[...and then she completely innocently uses exactly the wrong word:] Should we draw up some kind of employment contract?

Actually! I already have a few typed up. Just follow me.

[ it's a short walk to the stairs that lead up to the second floor. it's clear the space they enter is supposed to be a living space with a small kitchen area but covered with boxes and cleaning supplies laying about, it's a little harder to tell. ]

Don't mind the mess, my friends and I are in the middle of moving in. [ madoka says this as she digs through one of the boxes for a moment before removing a stack of papers. ] Ah- here we go.

[ the kitchen table is at least set up, decent sized for the four girls living here as she sets two pages down. ]

The most important parts describe all the positions and the responsibilities, your starting salary and a time sheet to fill out. Basically, it's just so we know what days and times are best for you to work.

[Kanaya obediently follows her new boss up the stairs.] That sounds like a pleasant arrangement. [Her commentary on where Madoka's friends will be living. Business owner and landlady, she's really getting into this capitalism endeavor.

When they reach the table, Kanaya accepts the sheets graciously and spends some time silent as she reads them over. Finally reaching the time sheets, she reaches into her coat to pull out a deep green fountain pen. The contiguous slots she denotes with inked curly braces extend from after midday, around 1, to a time shortly after closing. She hasn't any particular concern with days of the week; those she's selected more to fit the schedule Madoka has presented.]

What do you think of something like this?

[ madoka watches quietly, unable to contain her smile but at least not allowing it to grow to a more embarrassing state of excitement.

as kanaya finishes, she leans over a bit to glance at the green writing. it only takes a brief moment to go over and she nods, grinning excited once again. ]

That sounds wonderful. Mm, I guess that all I have left to say is welcome to the team! I'll try my best to make sure you have the best experience here with everyone.

[Proudly she signs the dotted line - Kanaya Maryam in cursive, with a little Virgo symbol hook on the M of her own surname. She puts the pen back into her pocket, buttons her coat, and then looks up at Madoka.]

And I'll do my best to be of as much service as possible to you. [Grinning she resolves the papers, which had been spread out as she was reading them, back into a very neat stack.] I'd love to stick around, if you're not too busy with moving in yourself. Or in fact I wouldn't mind helping you with that task either.

[ to say that homura doesn't have much to move would be a dramatic understatement. her portable armory, the clothes madoka gave her (kept pristinely clean), some basic necessities for survival and cleanliness - and that's that. "moving in" has consisted entirely of putting a pile of folded clothes onto a mattress in one of the second floor bedrooms.

with that done, she begins her patrol around the bakery's premises. some part of her is aware that at some point, she's going to have to stop roaming to finally acknowledge the presence of the other magical girls (besides madoka, of course) - that they'll be showing up any minute, raising many questions as they arrive. just when are they from? what has changed in the time they've been stuck here? which homura akemi is it that they know?

she supposes she'll find out soon enough. ]

Homura-chan!

[ hey, here comes a familiar head of pink hair racing down the stairs more happily than any one person should ever be in their entire life. but she is excited and frankly, it's hard to contain. ]

Hey there, how are you settling in?

Madoka.

[ it's- hard, not smiling back at her. seeing her so delighted, seeing her smile like that... it makes her want to keep everything like this, just the way it is. it makes her want to see that smile again. it's infectious, is what it is.

still, there are other things to be done - she can't rest yet. she straightens where she stands, idly brushing her hair over her shoulder as she turns to face madoka, and finally speaks up. ]

Just fine. I had little to move. [ and then, with only the slightest break between her thoughts, she asks- ] Are you certain this will be an acceptable arrangement?

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Don't worry, we can go to the market and stores to get you some more things. I've gotten really good at finding great deals on things!

[ the question earns homura a moment of pause, but soon after madoka is smiling once again. ] I think it's really wonderful for all of us to live together like this. I know it won't be easy, and I know there is a lot of hard feelings.

Still, I think we could take this chance to understand one another and hopefully work through them.

[ the ground floor of the bakery is heavily decorated in a brilliant display of home-made party accessories. certainly, all of those school festivals have come in handy. despite the pink walls of the bakery itself, madoka has tried to keep the decoration themselves more... manageable colors. lots of red though, clearly.

what she didn't hold back on were the snacks but this is kyouko's party, so it's clearly called for.

feel free to mingle, try some of the huge assortment of snacks and sweets or hang out with the grumpiest of birthday girls. ]

[she isn't really expecting a party, or well. anything. kyouko's birthday typically passed in silence and minimal fuss, if any at all. when she had, offhandedly, given madoka her birthdate, she'd assumed nothing would come of it.

kyouko was of course, very wrong. she makes her way inside the new bakery, and the greeting (rude as it would have been) dies on her lips. she stares at the decorations with blank confusion.]

Huh?

[ and speaking of birthday girls! ]

Ah-! Kyouko-chan, hi. [ ah, that's right the most important part. ] Surprise and happy birthday!

[bewildered, Kyouko raises a hand in greeting, and looks around again, as if she can't believe her eyes.] Birthday? [she has to think...a lightbulb turns on.] You actually remembered that? Damn, are you kiddin' me...?

[but the usual bite in her voice isn't really there. She glances up at a streamer, embarrassed, and crosses her arms. gruffly:] You didn't hafta do this, y'know.

[she's touched though, really.

~~give her a party hat it'll be rad~~]

Of course I remembered. [ it's written down in her cute notebook with the cats on it, after all. how could she ever forget? ]

No, I didn't but I wanted too. You deserve it!

[ ~~speak of the devil~~, her she comes with a party hat (one with polka dot and those color streamers coming out of the top) and smiling! ] Here, you go! It is your party, so you have to have the most fun.

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[Kyouko gives the hat a look that could suggest several things, but the primary emotion happening is mild confusion.]

Huh? ...Oh no. I'm not wearing that thing, no way. [...] Make Sayaka wear it. [if anyone could be counted on wearing some ridiculous thing, Kyouko thinks it would be Sayaka. she looks around. red streamers and balloons. snacks.] How long have you been planning this? [like it's a murder conspiracy and not a birthday...]

[ and madoka just looks just as confused. who wouldn't want to wear a party hat on their birthday? ]

But Sayaka-chan is already wearing one, I couldn't make her wear two of them. Besides, I decorated this one just for you. [ she does at least lower the hat away from kyouko as she thinks over the question, really having to think back. ] I probably started planning around, um... the end of March? In April is when I started getting everything together here.

Since March? [How hadn't she noticed that...] Man, you're kinda sneaky, huh? I didn't know you had it in you.

[It's almost admiring, the way she says it. A little awkwardly, she adds:] You didn't have to do this though. I'm not the kinda person who needs parties, or anything, but...

[And even more awkward, she continues:] Uh...

[Thank you???] Where's the cake? [She motions to the hat:] Gimme that.

[She's not going to wear it, but she'll carry it around. Or something.]

You'd better wear it.

[ EMERGING FROM THE DOORWAY and yeah sure enough she's got a party hat on, she didn't even have to be asked twice. Don't be a party pooper, Kyouko, even at your own party. ]

If you don't, I'll make sure you don't get any cake. It'll be easy enough for me to keep it out of your reach. [ Shortass. Madoka would probably make her hand it over eventually, but she's still going to be annoying about it for now. ]

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may 5th - 7th → moving shenanigans

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May 6th//I hope I'm doing this right

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may 5th

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remember that time i did tags? yeah me neither

no worries, feel free to take your time! i'm not going anywhere c:

may 8th → surprise party shenanigans

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slides in here finally