#14 [Video]

[totallyinaband]

[The video turns on to reveal Stephen standing in a small but neat kitchen. Some regulars might recognise it as the kitchen in The Blue Light. Stephen is wearing a t-shirt, apron, and has a baseball cap rammed down over his hair.]

Hey everyone. Just... quick question. Does anybody else notice that people are being a lot more bossy today?

[Stephen flips his camera around so it's pointing into the main bar area of The Blue Light. Citizens appear to be paired off, with one proudly giving order and the other grudgingly following them.]

Either that, or there's some weird kinky shit going down.

Anyway, back to work.

[ooc: Stephen is cursed! He will be obeying mghtbconcussed's orders today. GO GET HIM, TIGER! He is also at work, so anyone is welcome to pop in and see if their orders will work on him. :-D]

Comments

[designedtoparty]

Come on, man. Have you seen these people? It's totally kinky.

A few hours from now they're all going to be tied up in some kind of leather fetish dungeon, whipping each other and doing anal.

[totallyinaband]

...

I slightly scared of what's going on in your brain, man.

[designedtoparty]

Hey, you were one who brought the kinkiness up in the first place. Admit it. You were thinking it, too.

[totallyinaband]

I made a vague comical reference. You're the one who brought anal sex into it.

[designedtoparty]

Yeah, but you were thinking about anal sex. It's okay, man. No one's going to judge you for it.

[totallyinaband]

Just fuck off, Nathan.

[designedtoparty]

[Ordinarily a comment like that would just fuel the fire. But today, Nathan is cursed. After a few moments of confused silence he glares and tosses the device off to one side.]

[totallyinaband]

[Oh. So, that worked. Nice!]

action?

[adamantined]

[Claire isn't working today, but that's never stopped her from popping into the Blue Light to say hello and pick up a few things in the past. Though, really, she should know by now to just stay away from the bar on curse days. Regardless, her path back to the office takes her by the kitchen just as Stephen is making his broadcast. Once he's finished, she leans over the expo line, resting her chin and arm on the counter.]

You've got that hat pulled down awfully far. Are you hiding from someone?

Re: action?

[totallyinaband]

[Stephen grins and spins around, leaning against the counter.]

Naw, it's just the only way my hair'll stay down.

Don't you have today off?

{ action }

[adamantined]

A likely story. [She believes him, but that doesn't mean she can't pretend otherwise. As for his question, Claire nods.] I left before I could get all my tips last night. I'm just picking them up. How crazy has it been out there?

Re: { action }

[totallyinaband]

No, seriously.

[Stephen takes his hat off. His hair is still sticking straight up. He rams it back on.]

It hasn't been any busier than usual but...

People are putting it some weird orders. Like, oddly specific. Like the kind of orders you would ask someone to make just to see if they'd do it.

{ action }

[adamantined]

[There's only one other person Claire has ever met with hair that unruly, so she concedes his point with a nod.]

Fair enough. [Claire wanders down to the end of the line so she can poke her way around to the business side of things, watching her step on the greasy floor. She pulls a ticket and spends a moment reading the order.] What, like... ew, gross.

Re: { action }

[totallyinaband]

Yeah, seriously. ALL DAY. Although I've discovered, Chocolate fudge and pickles - not as bad as you'd think.

{ action }

[adamantined]

[Just this face.]

Are you pregnant?

Re: { action }

[totallyinaband]

[Grins and goes back to chopping onions.]

Not as far as I know. But whoever placed this order must be.

{ action }

[adamantined]

I'd get chopping, in that case. No pun intended. You wouldn't want to piss off a pregnant woman.

[Action]

[mghtbconcussed.livejournal.com]

[Lucy is sitting in the bar area with a mint julep in front of her. She looks delighted with herself. Truly]

So I was thinking, it'd be awesome sauce if you made me ice cream, Baily's and chocolate sauce.

Re: [Action]

[totallyinaband]

Uh, yeah. No problem. Just, uh, once I'm done your brownies.

[/is only somewhat confused.]

Re: [Action]

[mghtbconcussed.livejournal.com]

Don't forget the sprinkles on top.! You're a sweetheart, Stephen. [She's all smiles and why wouldn't she be?"

Re: [Action]

[totallyinaband]

[Stephen sighs heavily. Long day so far.]

You do realise you're horribly abusing this power, don't you?

Re: [Action]

[mghtbconcussed.livejournal.com]

[Lucy rolls her eyes at that]

Oh please. I'll make you brownies and cakes and barbque tomorrow uncursed. I'll even clean your apartment for you.

Re: [Action]

[totallyinaband]

[Okay, he's smiling again.]

I think I'm fine. There's a sort of horrible double standard about making a girl clean your apartment for you.

[Stephen is just finishing of the brownie-and-ice-cream combo. His inner perfectionist is kicking in and he's drizzling the sauce in an artful fashion.]

Re: [Action]

[mghtbconcussed.livejournal.com]

It's a vicious cycle of guilt. Did I mention I have a French maid costume? [Lucy likes costumes. She's got more than a few]

If I order you to smile more will you?

Re: [Action]

[totallyinaband]

[Stephen's eyes get slightly wider, and he freezes in his art-sauce-drizzling. MANLY COUGH.]

I dunno, I guess so? Although they might be those fake high school photo smiles, you know?