Pie for everyone

[inruins]

Who: Toriel & you!
When: April 2nd
Where: Mess Hall
What: Toriel announces on the network she's made Snail Pie. Clearly people should come and get some.
Warnings: Snail pie, monsters, shenanigans.

True to her word, Toriel has taken over a table in the mess hall to offer people some of her favorite type of pie.

A several paper plates are laid out along with borrowed utensils. On the table sits a uncovered snail pie. The pie itself smells savory and fresh. A tempting offer for any curious about what it could taste like. Newbies and oldies alike are welcome to approach the table.

Next to it is a covered dish. A firm 'Do not touch!' note settled atop it. Anyone who touches it will get a firm reprimand from the monster seated at the table.

Toriel herself is settled back in a chair, drinking some tea. Anyone who approaches will earn a friendly smile and greeting from the 6'9 boss monster.

"Ah, hello! Would you like a slice of pie, dear?"

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[inruins]

"Some do, some do not." Toriel agrees simply in turn, her tone is still light. If there is offense taken, Toriel doesn't show it. She offers the young girl the space she wants. It is an unspoken gap between them, one Toriel won't force herself over. "Everyone has their personal threshold."


The boss monster makes a low understanding sound. Her tone is still kind, at ease. "I can certainly understand. Food is a vital thing, being picky with who handles it is a wise thing."

[kidjoy]

She hums, her form of agreeing. "Way to stay alive, more like it," she mutters before disappearing into the kitchen. She's back quick enough, a glass of water in hand. She has a preference for the sweeter drinks Allison makes, but there's something still awing about the clean, crisp water they have in high supply here.

She sits back down on the ground, taking back her plate and setting the glass beside her. She glances up at Toriel as she arranges everything. "You seem to like kids." It's an invitation to talk, the question of why lingering unsaid.

[inruins]

By the time The Girl returns, Toriel has settled back into her chair, having moved it so she could likely see the child when The Girl settles on the floor again. The monster's body language is relaxed in the moment, inviting if the girl wants to make conversation.

"I do." She nods slowly putting together what she wants to say, "I've always had a fondness for children, I want to help them grow up to be the best they can be. It is where the doting comes from."

[kidjoy]

"Hmmm." She stares at Toriel as she eats, making a face that might come across as thoughtful if she wasn't wolfing down her food like some half starved animal. She pauses to come up for air, taking a long drink and deciding to follow up the conversation. "Do run an orphanage or somethin'? Ya kinda remind me of the lady that ran one back home, likin' kids so much. Ain't never seen anyone else get that attached to 'em."

[inruins]

The thoughtfulness is clear enough to some extent, earning a smile from the monster. Toriel resists the urge to give the girl a napkin, willing to leave her be.

She shakes her head at the question, "Ah, I did not. I've always just been fond of children personally. I took care of any who found themselves in the ruins best I could."

[kidjoy]

"Ya just take in any kid who comes wanderin' by?" There's a little alarm in those words. She'd had a bad habit of roaming alone back home and if any runner had found that reason to take her to their crew, it would have terrified her. Logically, it wouldn't have happened; any runner worth their salt knew who she was and who she belonged to, but the thought is still enough to have her staring at the woman bug eyed.

[inruins]

"I offered help to children who fall into the ruins inside of the mountain." She corrects gently, arching a brow at the alarm on the young girl's part. Toriel aims to ease that to some degree. "They would fall into my home, confused and alone. They never had to stay unless they wished to."

[kidjoy]

"Fall?" It does ease her a little that the woman's promises it wasn't against their will. She should probably feel bad about the mental accusation against Toriel, but it's not her nature to be apologizing to people she barely knows without better reason. "Okay, I just- I don't like hearin' about people gettin' kidnapped to places. Seen enough of it."