Fandom DWMA ~Cafeteria~

Designed by Eunice Forsberg, funded by the state of Nevada, DWMA's cafeteria has also been called the Fortress, due to its past of constantly being wrecked or slightly damaged in someway but still being able to withstand the full front of an attack without completely falling to pieces. Coincidentally enough the cafeteria much like the school itself has history tied into the Rebel War. It all started in the Fall of 2048, prior to the war unknown officials that were investors to the underground organization feared DWMA would discover the truth soon enough if certain members weren't 'taken care of' preemptively; so it was no big surprise when an attack by hired marksmen had been made on some of DWMA's very own faculty, in various countries back in October.

The information would soon be relayed back to the main branch in Nevada, where Kid The First, former assistant magic teacher, Angela Leon, Death Scythe Jacqueline, and several former members of both the EAT and NOT curriculum would hole themselves up in the cafeteria to meet the pursuers of their injured comrades that had amassed over the span of weeks that passed. All of whom had barely managed escape without serious injury.

The fight that would ensue in that cafeteria would garner a new one, as Fortress seemed to be running on its last leg, quite literally when that fight was over with in fact. Eunice Forsberg was hired in mid November to oversee the new design of the cafeteria and through her planning and craft, she would get the best material that not only made Fortress virtually impossible to destroy but the walls themselves would later be replaced on her order- somewhere in 2053 to fortify the building's foundation. DWMA itself would follow this renovation as well as the war would progress.

Since then, this cafeteria has from time to time been called by those that work there as the Fortress of Showdowns whenever a mock battle is even hinted at.

Tazmuir's smirk said it all. He couldn't believe this. This was phenomenal. This was, perfect. The number of people here kept rising and rising and all of this was thanks to one big guy and his strange potential for making friends. The guy was a glutton, but Taz had to say he was impressed with this guy's connections. "Rod" Taz's voice called warmly soon enough the portly champ was met with a firm pat on the back. "Thank you", he said with a content sigh as he looked inside towards the cafeteria's entrance. "This is..." the young man had to avert his gaze. He felt his eyes beginning to burn with joy "...so, damn beautiful. Just...just thanks...ahm" a bandaged hand patted his chest as he cleared his throat. It wasn't time to get this excited yet. He still had to see if Mina was the one he'd been hearing about.

He still had to see if all of this was worth it. And if those rumors didn't lie, the girl better give him one heck of dance. As Taz looked around watching more students file in the bell went off. That bell, meant lunch. Lunch, meant more people. And while it was only a minute or two early, Taz knew this meant something else. More of a bigger audience. The young man's grin hadn't ceased since he saw the crowd begin to form and now it was growing even wider. Conor and chick in the dress were the last thing on his mind even if they were a part of this little assignment, Taz's whole attention went on to the thought of having a larger crowd there to watch everything unfold. His only small concern was that things didn't get too wrecked in the fight, otherwise it'd be coming out of his wallet. The thought however was soon met with a shrug as he distanced himself from the others to get a better look at all the supporters coming inside. His attention was only drawn when he heard, Zy's voice referring to him.

"Razzy Tazzy?" he snorted. "Cute nickname", he said almost mockingly though in good humor. Moving towards the entrance, Taz didn't take long to catch sight of the two Rodney was so happily pointing to. It also didn't take long for him to notice Mina's slightly miffed state.

A brow cocked up in question at what she could possibly be so irked about. But going off of what Rod's friend had just said, whatever went down here was something he could probably use to his advantage. And that's when it came to him. The idea.

A smug smile returned, and several pops came from Taz's knuckles as he flexed his fingers. Two came from his neck as he tilted his head to the right. Three more came from his shoulder. While he stretched, he looked between Rod and Zy then back between Mina and Kasper. Going off just appearance those two aren't getting along... he thought. "Perfect."

"Hey, Rod, I need to borrow you for a sec. Stay in a spot where you can come to me when I need ya. Make sure you're able to see me while I'm moving. Zy, do me a favor and stand somewhere you'll be easy to spot. Since I can vaguely recall these two, I don't doubt they won't have trouble recalling me or you guys at all. We need to make this good if I'm going to get those two apart. Just follow my lead." And with his stretches done and a gesture of his hand to follow. Taz pocketed both hands and moved leisurely towards Kasper and Mina. "Oh yeah, and don't let your friends blow our cover" he basically called in a hushed voice as he passed through the Cafeteria's entrance.


The moment Taz was through the entrance, he didn't approach Mina and Kasper straight away. He circled around, not once looking back. Fully expecting Rod to follow. Approaching them upfront with all these people was a dumbass move and rookie fail 101. You don't go approaching someone like that in a crowd this big where all eyes will be on you; these two may not be on his level, but that didn't mean they were stupid. He had to build suspense- make everyone here guess and not know what you're going to do.

Taz did just that as he appeared and faded in and out of the crowd. Circling around Mina and Kasper till he had made a round close enough that he was at a salad bar. Grabbing random fruit and veggies while randomly throwing it on his tray, the upperclassmen made a gesture with his hand a spot with a clear view of himself, signalling Rodney to come nearby him. The second he'd done that the guy stepped out of his place between two students and began acting like he was going to take a seat at a table nearby the shoeless bum and the pink haired candy cane. Five to six seconds of normal banter between other students in the area and all of a sudden Taz 'accidentally' flips his tray in surprise and lets out a girlish squee, letting the bowl of fruit, the cup of water and fork all sail to the ground in a neat mess several inches away from his own being.

His voice echoed in the cafeteria and several lunch workers and chefs looked up at his direction. They immediately drew their attentions back down to their work when they got the hint. It was showtime.

"HOLY SH-- Mina? KASPER? Dudes?!" he cried in shock, a ruined banana finding its way down on someone's plate. "Wha--What are you guys? Lunch literally just started! Y--"

"OH, C'MON!" the banana assaulted student cried upon finding his meal thoroughly ruined.

"You guys like run here or something?" he continued unfazed. "Shit, it's been awhile, right? Don't see you two around anymore." And as he said this, Taz completely ignored the mess he had made and began moving towards their table. "How you two been anyway?" he asked casually, placing both hands behind his head and in the process using a finger to wave Rodney towards his direction as he did so.

Things were about to get interesting.

"Already jumping on the gun aren't ya?" he said. His eyes moving up to Kasper's. From Mina's response one thing was clear, this plan wasn't going to go as smoothly as he thought. It didn't come as a surprise to him that neither one of them knew who he was, but it did seem somewhat rude that neither one of them knew who he was. Although granted, Taz had to admit he didn't know either of these two either. And frankly he didn't care to spend the time to either. But if he was going to make this warm up, a real warm up, he couldn't drop just to plan B immediately. He had to push things forward.

"Alright," both hands went up, both arms raised innocently as if in surrender. "You caught me." He said, his friendly smile still live. "I came here to help out my buddy Rodney." He said, actually leaning back and tugging the guy into a one arm-sided hug. "This big guy here needs some help. You two see that hot thang over there?" he said with a side gesture of his head toward Zylon's place on the table.

"These two aren't doing so well in their Resonance lesson" Taz stated, and in truth it was a lie. Even if it wasn't he didn't really care. All that mattered was that they bought into it. "Their both in the Omega division. You two know how it is, you used to be in there right? Well, Soul Resonance is important to pass. And well, Rod here isn't really the best guy when it comes to practicing this kinda stuff. Got two left feet due to his massive size", Taz said with a chuckle. There was some warmth behind it, not a lot, but it sounded genuine. And it was amplified by the light pat he gave Rod's gut with his other hand. "Anyway, I was looking for you Mina. A friend of his told me you're a real sweetheart, from the classes they've been in with you. Thought I'd find you and ask for your help." He said releasing Rodney and walking past Kasper. "Give the lovable oaf over there a demonstration, y'know what I mean?

"So? What do you say. You and me? Real quick dance, nothing flashy. Just to help my bud out. He'd really appreciate, and don't worry" Taz said with his friendly smile widening just a midge as he readjusted his glasses. "I'll be quick enough so you can get back to your protective boyfriend over there. Of course, if you don't want to", a hand ran along the back of Taz's neck as he looked between the taller male and shorter girl somewhat hesitantly, his grin slightly fading. "I suppose we could find someone else. Especially if Kasper over there is gonna be soooooo jealous, right. Kasp?" Finishing with a sly grin and wink in Kasper's general direction.

Kasper's approval, whether in good faith or in complete disregard, was good enough for him. Mina's own approval meant that things didn't need to escalate to him using Plan B, and it simply made things better for the crowd. Whether Kasper knew this was going to be a fight or not didn't matter; whether Mina had even guessed it, wasn't even something the upperclassmen could say he was concerned for. What mattered was that he gave these people a show, and as the star it was his duty to make sure it was entertaining to rake in the sweet sweet sound of applause.

Grinning despite being clearly insulted, Taz virtually ignored every single demeaning thing his ears had just been forced to listen to and simply said one thing after Kasper had seated himself. "Thank you, Kasp. I'll bring her back real quick." After that he just patted Rod on the back and gave a quick glance between the big guy and his partner. "Rod, Zy! Make sure you two get up close or something. Sit around Kasp and keep your eyes close on Mina and I while we show you how it's done.

"Mina", Taz called, attention now on her. "If you'll be so kind to follow me to the center where we can get this shin-dig going, I believe we can get things started. In fact, I'll even let you, choose the song." He stated with a smug grin. "Just give me a second to get things prepared before we kick things off. Can't dance with this much noise right." He called back, already confidently making his way through the crowd of students.

Somewhere along the line, Taz had noticed someone with a fedora on and promptly removed it from that person's cranium, uncaring to the shouts that followed he placed it atop his own long curly dark hair. Blowing a strand of fading blond out of his vision, then running his fingers through the stream of black, Taz fixed the fedora on his head only after he'd stolen a mirror from some student already fascinated with his own image enough to bring one. When he was done, he simply threw it into the air and watched said student go diving for it.

Looking around the upperclassmen studied the surrounding center in which their little dance was going to start. He'd spotted a kid with one of those new streaming systems not too far away with speakers loud enough to make whatever music was chosen clear enough to hear. The only real problem was the number of students were far too close and making things far too obvious if Kasper's word was anything to go off of.

One loud whistle followed by two loud claps, rang throughout the first floor of the cafeteria. Most eyes turned on the source cutting the chatter down to a low buzz, some merely glanced his way almost entirely stopping their conversations. "Excuse me, yes, hi! Name's Taz. Some of you may know slash have heard of me, anyway quick question-- raise of hands here, how many of you know or have heard of my friend Rodney?"

A cheer full of "woots!" and "what-whats" traveled through the lunch room where the group had originally entered, more came from the lower region of the cafeteria, some from where Kasper was, few from even the second floor came speeding in and joining the cheer. It goes without saying, a lot of people knew Rodney. But that just made things even sweeter.

"Excellent", Taz responded with a smile, a finger pressed into an ear to ensure he hadn't just gone death. "Well that's just great" he continued clearly. "Then I'm sure you all won't mind that I ask you to do me a bit of a favor for old Rod, here. Ya see Rod's having a bit of trouble with one of his classes and asked me to--"

"HOOOOOLD UP!" a student with a bobcut exclaimed. "Rod needs help?"

Taz cleared his throat. "Yes. Yes he does you see--"

"AIGHT, THEN. You All Heard Taz, ROD, NEEDS HELP". This time Taz covered his ears.

"Well alrighty d'ere mate. How can we be of service?"

"Are you going to yell again?"

Murmuring. Someone most likely in their mid-teens wearing mascara with purple hair, full of unrivaled angst screeched a "Maybe!" Taz equally returned that screech with a "Don't!"

"Look just move the tables and anything else in the way off to the side so Mina and I can help him. AND--" he cut in just before someone could get a word in, ""no more shouting. Just, please, move everything out of the way."

"Sounds good. Y'all heard the man. Let's get on to it."

Within two minutes the center was clear, the stage was set, the lights of the first floor were somewhat dimmed, and ironically enough by Taz's own request a spotlight had been set; just for him. Oh, and Mina to share as well.

Hat tipped, grin set, sleeves up, bandages off- one sky blue eye shifted to a bright light blue as Taz offered a hand to Mina through the parted sea of students and bedazzling ray of light that shined on him from above. "Well Mina, we're waiting. Hope you've decided on a song, because it's time we got our little dance started. Don't ya think?"