Mischievous Function

A few minutes later, in the dining area...

"SURPRISE!"

As soon as the girls walked through the door to the dining area, they were greeted by cheers and applause from most of their friends. About one-fourth of all of the tables seemed to have been claimed by the group. On a nearby folding table sat a sizable pile of to-go boxes. Near the side wall, Tennis Ball and Balloon were each climbing down a ladder, having just hung up a banner that read, in large block letters, "WE LOVE OUR POWER BOTTOMS". Off to the side, they even saw Four, MePhone, and some of the other staff chowing down.

Upon seeing their entry, X shot up to his feet and immediately scrambled over tables and chairs to get to them. On his way, he tripped over a chair and fell flat on his face, after which he just gave up and teleported in front of them.

Pop.

Pop.

"YOU ALL DID SO GREAT!" X squealed, jumping up and down giddily as his arms rapidly oscillated back and forth in front of him. "THAT WAS AWESOME!"

"I'd have to agree with X," MePad nodded as he walked up beside him. "That was a most impressive performance, Power Bottoms. Well done."

"Thanks, guys," Mic laughed as she rubbed the back of her neck with a smile. She then turned to the folding table and the pile of to-go boxes with a frown. "But, uh...you guys didn't have to buy all this food for us, you know."

"DON'T WORRY!" Toilet screamed, having appeared seemingly out of nowhere right next to the group and causing them all to flinch away from him while wincing. "GELATIN AND TEARDROP GOT ALL THE FOOD FOR TONIGHT! THEY'RE OUT GETTING MORE RIGHT NOW, AND THEY SAID NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE BILL! IT'S ALL FREE!"

"Wow," Golf Ball nodded, impressed. "All of this food was free? Talk about pulling some strings—wait, hold on, isn't this Veytan food?" She walked up to one of the boxes and opened it to reveal noodles, rice, and some chicken on mini-skewers. "I thought Gelatin only had control over his steakhouse. How did he and Teardrop get all this for free?"

"I DUNNO! BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER! HAVE FUN, GIRLS! AND GOOD JOB TONIGHT!"

As Toilet returned to the staff table, Mic turned to face her girls, who were all staring at her expectantly and waiting for orders. She raised an eyebrow and scoffed at them. "What are y'all looking at me for? The hard part's over, girls! Go on—go have fun! Don't let me hold you back!"

The girls all smiled at Mic before dispersing around the dining area, some chatting excitedly and others making a beeline for the food. Mic watched them all scatter and chuckled to herself before heading toward the food and grabbing a box.

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Later that night...

"Almost there, GB...you ready?"

"Mmm-hmm..."

"Okay...all right, here it comes!"

"MMM! Mmm..."

"Come on, love, take it all..."

"Mmrfh...er-chrn't—"

"You got this. You can swallow it all, can't you?"

"Mmm...mmm-hmm..."

"Yeah, there we go...oh, that's good. You like that, love?"

Golf Ball chewed the orange chicken for a few more seconds before swallowing the bite and smiling. "Yeah, you know what? That actually tastes pretty good," she admitted with an impressed nod. She leaned forward and pointed at the fork Tennis Ball was holding. "Come. More. Feed me more."