[WoR] World Fair 2023: This place is a Mess!

Fairs get...messy. The folks in charge of this place are desperate for some help keeping litter and trash off the ground. Will you help, or trick someone else into doing it for you? Draw or write about the cleanup efforts of your Reosean.

Individual Submission by Mechanic-Drone

Using: 

Kumara 15658 | [S-T3] Cereos 7928 | Sono 16114

Constant chatter and conversations filled the air with life at the reos world fair. Everyone had been enjoying themselves, or at least the fair goers. Staff on the other hand had been busy at work keeping everything running smoothly, or rather as smoothly as they could. There was always bound to be unruly guests from time to time, the fair was no different. 

As the sun in the sky began to dip below the horizon, a trio of vayrons walked amongst the fair paths. They all seemed tired from a long day at the fair, their low postures and dreary expressions giving it away. The problem for them however, was their night was far from being over.

“Hey, you three! Can I trouble you for a moment?” One of the fair's stall workers shouted out over the crowd, his voice carrying authority with it. Though employee looked exhausted, even more so than the trio as he waited hopeful the group would answer. 

The three, Sono, Kumara, and Cereos looked at one another in a quizzical expression before approaching the employee with curiosity, “What’s wrong?” Sono asked in a meek voice, clearly concerned about the employee calling them over. 

“Well you see… I know you three were the main group that helped with the fire a few days back and well…” He droned on, almost as though hesitant to ask his remaining question, “Would you guys be willing to help another employee?” He let a weak smile grow upon his face, one that almost looked fake.

The three exchanged looks with one another before Cereos piped up, “I mean, I guess so. What did you need?” He tilted his head waiting to hear from the employee while Sono and Kumara stood close by.

The employee grew a grin that almost seemed too large for his face, a stark contrast to the fake one he had on before, “Excellent! I’m sure you can see yourself that the fair has been running a bit behind on our clean up, I need you three to help us catch up!” Before any of them could even reply, let alone open their mouths, the employee flung brooms, mops, and trash bags at the group before running off, “Thanks really appreciate it!” 

Stunned, the trio stood still for a moment before Kumara gently grabbed a broom from off of the ground, “Was that guy serious? I mean yeah we helped with the fire to save a life but this is… Not something I signed up for.” She looked around the fair as she spoke, a disgusted look on her face at all of the trash and gunk littered the small area within the fair. God only knew what horrors needed to be cleaned up out of her view.

Sono nodded, pushing the mop away with a furrowed brow, “No way am I cleaning up after a bunch of slobs, I’m not getting paid for this.” His frustration was apparent as the mop seemed to be pushed much harder than expected, skidding multiple feet away from the group.

Cereos frowned, looking down at the trash bags before he grabbed one and began picking up trash without a word. Sono and Kumara looked at one another in disbelief, “You aren’t really gonna clean up for that guy are you?” Sono began.

“He is clearly just using us to do the stuff he doesn’t want to do!” Kumara spoke, finishing off Sono’s sentence. 

A deep sigh escaped Cereos’s lips before he turned to his friends, “I know that, but what harm is there in helping out a bit with the cleaning? We’ve come here so many days just feels right to do our part, you know?” As he spoke he continued picking trash from the dusty ground and stuffing it into his trash bag. 

Kumara and Sono looked at Cereos stunned. Both stood unmoving until finally Sono let out a loud groan, picking up the mop he had tossed, “Fine, but I’m only doing it for thirty minutes max.” 

Kumara rolled her eyes and she began using the broom to brush the trash into one big pile, “Cereos you are too caring I swear, it’s gonna bite you in the ass one of these days.”

[705 Words]