Pumpkin carving (Backdated to before the event)

[champagnedelis]

Characters: Francisca and YOU
Setting: The Kitchens 
Format: Either
Summary: Since it's October and there's a surplus of pumpkins, Francisca decides to make some Jack-o-lanterns.
Warnings: None 

Francisca sits at one of the large tables in the kitchen, several pumpkins around her, some hollowed, others still waiting to be disemboweled. There is a large bowl of steadily increasing amounts of pumpkin entrails, and several sharp knives to the side ready to carve.
She hums as she works, a small smile playing on her lips as she recalls brighter days when she helped make these lanterns with America when she was visiting.

Comments

[tohko_amano]

Tohko nodded. "They probably will. I can't remember a story where people didn't like jack-o-lanterns. May I help? I've never made one, but it could be fun."

[champagnedelis]

"Of course!" she answered, smile growing. "It's quite simple really. Here," she added, passing over a hollowed out pumpkin and a small knife. "Try drawing out a face with the knife first and then cut into it properly to make the holes."

[tohko_amano]

"Alright.." Tohko took the knife, and carefully cut a smile on the pumpkin. It looked a little off, but at least it still looked like a smile. The eyes looked a little too big, but Tohko thought they weren't too bad. "How about this?"

[champagnedelis]

Francisca beamed, giving the girl a gentle pat on the shoulder. "Perfect! The point of this is to have fun, so make the faces as silly as you please."

She took on of the uncut pumpkins and proceeded to eviscerate it with practised ease.

[tohko_amano]

Tohko grinned nervously. "Ah, thank you! I'll do my best.." Tohko stared at the woman as she cut it up perfectly. She had never seen anyone do that, so it was pretty impressive to Tohko. However, she grabbed another empty pumpkin, and was just deciding on how to make the face look when she had an idea. She put the knife down and started cutting it with her fingers. Maybe this would be a bit easier.

[champagnedelis]

Francisca blinked and glanced at how Tohko was using her bladed fingers. "That's a neat trick."

[tohko_amano]

"Thanks." Tohko chuckled nervously and threw out the pieces of pumpkin that she had cut out. "Although..this and fighting are about the only uses I can get out of them. They're really a pain when I read books."

[champagnedelis]

"I can imagine," she answered wryly. "Have you always had them or are they a recent machination of this wretched tower?"

And I just noticed that the main title said it was backdated to before the event. Got a solution? ><

[tohko_amano]

"The admins stuck them on me when I was asleep. I have no idea why..but I really wish they'd take them off soon." Tohko sighed. She finished cutting out the mouth of the pumpkin, and while it did look cheery, it wasn't as off as the first one was.

We could have just this thread forwarded to the event? When does Tohko die?

[champagnedelis]

"That's unfortunate," she frowns, putting a gently hand on the girl's shoulder. "At least with most of the atrocities in this tower... they tend to be removed after a while, so don't give up hope, ouais?"

Forwarding it would work, since Tohko died a few weeks before this.

[tohko_amano]

Tohko smiled. "Thanks. I won't. Hopefully they'll be removed soon.." Tohko then started on another pumpkin before saying, "Pardon, but are you French?" The last word she spoke sounded a little French, so Tohko was curious.