002 ♍ In Which Our Correspondent Discovers The Function Through Which To Visually Broadcast

[mamadonna]

[ The video clicks on to show Dolorosa fussing with the computer. Well, most of her. Only the bottom of her head is visible, as whoever used this terminal last is far shorter than she is. After a few moments of this, the camera shakes and refocuses to show her face, and after double-checking it against the display on the monitor, she smiles and places her hands in her lap.

She looks tired, and the bags under her eyes have deepened from getting very little sleep this past month. ]

Well, I'm pleased to see they have heard and followed my suggestion to improve the cafeteria menu! The recent state of affairs has been simply atrocious, we can't have growing children expected to receive their necessary sustenance from such negligent offerings.

More than this, it allows little excuse for one to not eat healthfully, so I must encourage you all to observe your proper nutritional schedule each day. Should you require assistance, or perhaps more direct motivation, [ ie. her pulling you by the ear to the cafeteria ] my services remain available.

I'm glad to see local operations improving following the dreadful events of the past weeks.

[ Of course, she...doesn't know about the puffer fish soup... ]

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[mutab1e]

Which... services are these, ma'am? [Shoot him, he's curious. Equius is already abundantly aware that there is finally good, sane, normal food in the cafeteria. He's already spent several hours cooking, despite the fact that he's only been back for two days... unfortunately, whether he eats any of that is debatable. Case in point: the fact that he's six feet tall and thinner than a matchstick.]

[mamadonna]

[ She looks the video over for a moment with some concern. ]

The certainty that you are partaking of a nutritious meal. A service you appear to be in dire need of!

[mutab1e]

M-me? [Blink. It's evident that this thought does not often cross his mind.] ...Um, no, that's fine, really. I'm fine.

[mamadonna]

Yet, I'm inclined to believe otherwise. On what occasion had you last eaten?

[Video.]

[hystericull]

[Fucking around on the Network was the only thing keeping Gamzee's mind together. That, and the copious amounts of slime he'd ingested immediately after finding himself in tact outside of the elevator, after being kidnapped for a second time. It had been hard to respond to people via text, fingers shaking all the while, making his usual quirk even more illegible. Everyone was trying to find one another after the terrible month-long experiments. He couldn't bring himself to get invested in them, however, only able to flit his eyes over the text distractedly. He clicked around a bit before seeing her.]

[She was alive.]

[The last he saw her, she was crumpled in a pool of jade, a hole ripped in her stomach, staring up at him with empty eyes. It was the last thing he could remember vividly before everything started running chaotically together.]

[All he could do was stare at her, mouth falling open slightly in an obscene display of crooked fangs and a dry, sopor-stained tongue.]

[Video.]

[mamadonna]

[ GAMZEE HONEY MAMA IS NOT VERY CONFIDENT IN THIS SIGHT ]

Gamzee, you don't look well. Child, have you been eating more than that detestable slime?

[hystericull]

[Pretty sure he doesn't have any state of being to feel confident in.]

[That being said, he couldn't really find his voice for a fair amount of time, choosing instead to keep staring like it wasn't already getting creepily uncomfortable. Once he did, however, her inquiry had been long-forgotten.]

You didn't stay dead?

[moontothetide]

[You don't know about the puffer fish soup?

Allow Tara to educate you. From her end of the network, she looks horrified at this news.]

Y-You're responsible f-for the food?

[mamadonna]

[ Dolorosa frowns at the response. ]

Not as such, no. I merely voiced my concerns regarding its inadequacy when that brutish warden had seen fit to broadcast prior to the recent outages we've suffered.

...You appear less than pleased.

[moontothetide]

W-Well, yeah. I, I mean...m-maybe you should have specified. Some of that stuff...I guess, m-maybe it's not poisonous to you but it, i-it could kill a lot of people here.

[text]

[fallen_stage]

How rare, to find someone so invested in the well-being of everyone around them.

[aka woah lady what gives you the right to meddle?]

[text]

[mamadonna]

[ It just comes with the territory, man. She doesn't turn off the video, as it was too much trouble to turn to begin with, and just turns down to her keyboard to type a response. ]

Well, It Is Only Proper That Some Individual Assert Herself To See That These Matters Are Attended To.
Those Nutrition Bars Were Awful, It Is Necessary That Something More Appropriate Be Provided.

[video]

[fallen_stage]

[Well if it's more convenient to the lady, Kuja can also switch to video and speak.]

I agree. While they were sufficient as far as sustenance went, I'd prefer something more palatable.

I have to wonder if our species has the same nutritional needs, if you don't mind my wondering.

text, he's less embarrassed in text, always and forever

[chronomancer]

...you look tired

video + text

[mamadonna]

[ She leaves the video on as she replies, her expression somewhat terse. ]

It's Nothing To Be Concerned Over, Eridan.
I'm Perfectly Alright.

[locked] ALSO forever text

[chronomancer]

but
you kinda Really dont look alright

[iron_infidel]

[He comes onto the network. After some time finally figuring out how the thing worked and allowed him to respond.]

Being as helpful as ever lusus. This is a pleasant sight.

[mamadonna]

There are simply certain aspects to these conditions which require some supervision. I've simply fallen into the role to fulfill this oversight.

[iron_infidel]

It is a good duty to have. These young trolls they have no lusus and are no where near adult hood. Simply looking after them are you? Do you need any assistance?

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[cutestprogrammer]

But... there are... some rather, um, unappetizing food on the current menu...

Video

[mamadonna]

Are there? I'll admit some unfamiliarity with a number of the dishes, but the variety should at least be appreciated.

Video

[cutestprogrammer]

Mn. It is good that there's food and electricity again... Some of the dishes are really bad but a few are edible...

[bloodwriter]

Let us eat together, Rosa!

[mamadonna]

With pleasure, Dearhart. They have a considerable variety from which to select, though I have been informed that one should be advised to avoid the soup.

[bloodwriter]

Why? What is wrong with the soup?