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[withak]

[Suffice it to say that Katsuya was not pleased to be in this situation. He'd changed back into the normal clothes, avoided being attacked on the trip down the stairs, and settled into the first place he could contact a large group of the other people captured here.

He checked the previous entries and became even less pleased when he realized that his brother was here as well.]

I'll be brief. My name is Katsuya Suou, and I have just arrived in this tower. Is there anyone leading those captured here in an organized effort who I could speak to?

And one more thing: Tatsuya, I need to talk to you as soon as possible. Actually, I wouldn't mind speaking to any of his friends from this place.

Thank you.

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[withak]

What's your name?

[stalemates]

Hmmm~? Isn't that a rude way to ask? Maybe if you're re~ally nice I'll grace you with my great name, but that's the only way!

[withak]

Someone in charge of the efforts here would be well known and willing to give their name to make things easier.

[stalemates]

[she pouts visibly for a moment, knowing he's right, but not wanting to admit it.]

Fine, fine, be grateful! The Witch of Certainty, Lady Lambdadelta will honour you with her name!

[withak]

And what exactly are you organizing here?

[stalemates]

[Wow, this guy is asking too many questions, this isn't going as planned at all!]

I'm the minister of cake.

[withak]

...Cake.

[Normally, this would get a dismissive reaction, but Katsuya likes cake.]

What kind?

[stalemates]

What kind? All kinds! Cheesecake, bundt cake, chocolate cake, genoise cake, strawberry shortcake, mooncake, upsidedown cake, croquembouche, pound cake, spice cake, fruitcake, devil's food cake, lemon cake, marble cake, carrot cake, red bean cake, battenberg cake, Lady Baltimore cake, chiffon cake, sachertorte, teacake, sakotis, lava cake, ice cream cake, prinsesstarta, Kiev cake, Christmas cake, German plum cake, dobos cake, spekkoek, opera cake, angel cake, mille-feuille, blackforest cake, coffee cake, king cake, dacquoise, red velvet cake, rum cake, honeycake...

[withak]

That's quite impressive. Are there ingredients for all of those here?

[stalemates]

[She frowns, starting to pout a bit.]

No, this place has just about nothing good to eat.

[And she perks up suddenly.]

But! That doesn't matter for me! That's why I'm the minister of cake.

[withak]

I see. Well, it's a pleasure.

[He'd better stay on this person's good side.]

[stalemates]

Yeah, yeah, you too! So, now that we have that settled, what do you need~? ☆

[withak]

I need to make my brother a birthday cake.

[stalemates]

Oh! Is he having a party? Birthday cake is best at a party, you know. I can to~otally help!

[withak]

He doesn't like having a fuss made over him, so I don't think there will be a party. Just a cake.

[stalemates]

Hmmm, really? Who doesn't like parties. That's totally dumb. Oh well, I guess that's good enough, I'll help you! What kind of cake do you want?

[withak]

I was thinking of making him a black forest cake if I could manage it.

[stalemates]

Black forest is super delicious! He'll like that for sure! You want anything written on it?

[She won't ask how big, because to her it's obvious it has to be a giant one.]

[withak]

'Happy Birthday, Tatsuya'.

[stalemates]

'Kay~ Got it! Where do you want it and when? You can have it right now if you want!

[withak]

I'm already late for his birthday, so... Could you send it to room 2-18?

[stalemates]

You got it! One cake, coming right up~

[She winks and snaps her fingers - and in another part of the tower, that being room 2-18, a cake three feet in diameter suddenly falls, seemingly from the ceiling, and lands neatly. Happy birthday, Tatsuya...]

[withak]

Thank you very much, Miss Lambdadelta.

[stalemates]

You can totally just call me Lambda, I don't mind~★

[He appreciates cake. She likes that. A lot.]

[withak]

If you say so, Miss Lambda.

[He appreciates it too much.]