Twisted Wonderland - Port Fest: A Striking Performance

Chapter 2-9: Such a Relief

Everyone has listened to Jack and the others on how they come up with the idea for their performance.

Kalim is amazed by it, "Wow, that's a great story!"

"After that, we trained with gusto each day," Rook says.

"It was brutal. And a one-time thing for me,' Ruggie replies.

"But it was totally worth it for the show we did," Jack says.

"It was SUCH a relief seein' how surprised the audience was," Floyd adds.

"You managed to hold my interest all the way to the end. Not half bad,' Jack says.

This catches Jack by surprise, "Buh..." and smiles, "I mean, thank you!"

Soon the PA system announces, "Port Fest has now closed for the year! Thank you for all your support!

The audience cheers.

"Looks like Port Fest worked out, too. How'd things shake out at Seawind Plaza?" Jack says.

Then Ruggie asks, "Did we make a profit with the food stands?!"

"Are you kiddin' me right now? You went through all that and you're still thinkin' about the cash?" Leona questions with a frown.

Then Kalim answers, "Class A's stand was a roaring success!"

"You guys were competing to see which year's churros sold the best, weren't you?" Deuce says.

And Ace says, "Leona ordered us to sell a pack with all three flavors in the middle of the day, and that turned out to be a massive hit. It also meant that we sold out of all three at the same time, so the competish was a draw. What a weak ending."

"That stupid competition didn't even matter. It was way more important for us to sell out and close up shop," Leona says.

Deuce & Ace then say, "Oh, uh, yeah! Totally!"

Grim says in shock, "Mrah! So nobody ended up winning or losing? BOR-ING."

"No, not at all. It means all three groups got first place! The best possible outcome!" Kalim says.

Silver thinks for a minute and says, "Hmm, that's a good point. That must have been Leona's plan from the start."

"I'm pretty sure it wasn't," Ace says.

Then Cater says, "Class B's waffles were perf, too! They're totally blowing up on Magicam!"

"I think the customers really liked our compotes as well. Plus, we didn't have any major problems!" Epel says.

"...Except for the one big one," Idia says, "No one else could work the waffle iron, so I had to do it the entire time, without any breaks... I mean, doesn't that strike anyone else as ironic?! I made a high-performance waffle iron specifically to make things EASIER!"

"Yeah, total bummer, Idia. And to think, you could've just made a regular waffle iron!" Idia says.

And Ortho says, "Class C's salad cups also went viral on Magicam! Words related to Vil Schoenheit were trending consistently from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.!"

"Can you really say it was the salads going viral, then?" Floyd asks.

"Such is the fate of celebrity," Jamil says.

"Though it wasn't exactly what I wanted, it did help generate excitement at the festival, so I'll consider it a net good," Vil says.

"We sold out of the salads about an hour before the festival ended," Jamil says.