[372A High Street:]
Lance: The four of you boys.
Edward, Futhark, Joyeuse, & Laevateinn: (stops playing video games and stares at Lance)
Lance: Are you busy?
Joyeuse: (points at their game controllers)
Lance: Yeah you're not busy, let's go.
Futhark: Saan po?
Lance: Just follow me.
Lance shows them a room full of weapons.
Edward: (is too awed to utter an articulate statement)
Joyeuse: Is this your way of saying you can kill us anytime you want if we misbehave?
Lance: What made you think I need a weapon to kill you? (sits on a swivel chair and blows cigarette smoke) See those swords?
Edward: S-Sir may nagawa po ba kaming kasalanan?! Hindi rin po namin inaaway si Sir Arthur! Minsan pinagbibigyan ko na po s'ya sa Mario Kart dahil natatakot ako na baka dumating ang araw na 'to!
Futhark: Sir wala po kaming pinagsasabihan na member kayo ng org, o kahit anong sikreto n'yo na alam namin!
Edward: Sir tatahimik na po ako, hindi na po kami mag-aaway ni Joyeuse, mag-aaral na lang din po ako, hindi na po ako maglalaro ng video games, tutulong na rin po ako sa gawaing bahay!
Joyeuse: You two are pathetic. Lance obviously wants us to clean those rusty swords for him.
Futhark: (sighs in relief) Akala ko hahatulan na tayo...
Laevateinn: (raises hand)
Lance: Yes?
Laevateinn: I don't want to clean rusty swords.
Lance: This is an order.
Laevateinn: A what?
Lance: An order.
Laevateinn: A what? (smiles at Lance)
Lance: Stop smiling at me, you're all cleaning and polishing weapons today.
Laevateinn: I see.
Laevateinn: It's an order.
Laevateinn: From Heimdall.
Laevateinn: I see, I see.
Lance: OH SHUT UP, FINE, YOU CAN LEAVE.
Laevateinn: No I wanna do the order you've given me, sir.
Lance: Please just grab an apple from the fridge and play with Fenrir.
Laevateinn: I'm gonna clean weapons for my dear brother.
Lance: Why don't I order an apple pie for you too? Two apple pies, is that okay with you?
Joyeuse: Oh pish posh! He's not a prince, Lance, let him work!
Edward: How can you be so sure he's not a prince? He's on a quest and he has a sidekick animal, which is Fenri--oh my god Lae is a princess.
Joyeuse: (scoffs)
Laevateinn: Drama queen, why are you happy? Is it because you know you're still the queen and I don't outrank you?
Joyeuse: Why don't you go and call your animal friends to help us clean?
Laevateinn: But you're already here.
Edward: HA-HA, animal ka raw, drama queen.
Joyeuse:
Edward: Kung hindi mo gets, ang animal ay iba sa animal. As in animal kang hayup ka, ganon.
Futhark: Sir Lance ako na lang po ang maglilinis, hindi po kasi magandang iwan silang tatlo na magkakasama sa isang kwarto na puro baril, espada, at iba pang matatalas na bagay.
Lance: No, I'll let the four of you clean. Somehow I felt the Hunger Games vibes and got excited.
Futhark: Sir Lance ako po ang naghuhugas, nagluluto, naglalaba, naglilinis, at nagpapasensya sa kanilang tatlo.
Futhark: Natututo na po akong gumanti.
Lance: Okay you're exempted. You have to watch them do their job, though. Bye.
Joyeuse: Where are you going?
Lance: We're under lockdown. Where else would I go?
Joyeuse: What are you going to do?
Lance: (grabs Joyeuse's head and smiles menacingly) I'm going to do all the additional paperworks the uni has given me because one professor got the virus and the paperworks the college dean has given me, because I had to maintain the responsible, reliable, and kind image of Lance Ducere in Coronado University. You wanna do those for me?
Joyeuse: Why do you have to pretend you're the perfect role model when in reality you're just a mean bully?
Lance: It's called professionalism, son.
Joyeuse: They're paying you extra, aren't they?
Lance: I could buy a guitar with that bonus.
Joyeuse: What are you going to do with a guitar?
Lance: It's the first thing that came up in my mind after bouncy castles and vinyl records.
Laevateinn: I will polish the swords willingly if you buy me a bouncy castle.
Lance: Deal.
Joyeuse: STOP SPOILING HIM.
Laevateinn: Futhark you are invited in my bouncy castle.
Futhark: Oh, thank you.
Laevateinn: Edward Dace, if you obeyed my 3 commands I will let you in my bouncy castle.
Edward: Why the fuck did you think I want to be in your bouncy castle?
Laevateinn: You are officially banned from my bouncy castle. Let's clean.
Lance: Right, have fun.
Joyeuse: (to Laevateinn) You're not even going to ask me?
Laevateinn: No.
Futhark: Ay gusto mo sa bouncy castle, Jo?
Joyeuse: No, but I want to insult Laevateinn.
Edward: You really want that to be your last words?
Lance: (locks the door)
Joyeuse: Did you hear that—
Joyeuse: Lance just locked the door from the outside!
Laevateinn: So the Hunger Games begins...
Futhark: No, maglinis na tayo. May anim na espada so kung magti-tig-dalawa kayo, matatapos kayo nang maaga.
Joyeuse: I'm not polishing those swords.
Futhark: Kapag hindi ka naglinis hindi na kita ipagtitimpla ng kape kahit kailan.
Joyeuse: (starts polishing a Swiss longsword whilst mumbling angrily)
Edward: Ako na ang bahala sa katana.
Joyeuse: That's like, the shortest sword here!
Edward: By height ang bigayan!
Joyeuse: Now that's just stupid.
Lance: (opens the door and peeks through a crevice) Futhark, a moment.
Futhark: Po?
Lance: Just leave them for a while, come here.
Futhark: Baka po mag-away-away sila?
Lance: (opens door wider) Siegfried, you're in charge. If they're still alive until you finished cleaning, I'll throw in a Superman action figure.
Laevateinn: (sparkles) It's like Christmas but I just need to be a good boy for a few hours.
Joyeuse: Lance you really should stop spoiling this boy.
Lance: (grabs Futhark and leaves, locking the door from the outside again)
[Kitchen:]
Futhark: Bakit n'yo po ako tawag sir? May iba po kayong ipapalinis?
Lance: No, Arthur and I were planning a surprise for Jule.
Arthur: (nods whilst eating cookies)
Futhark: Surprise?
Lance: It's April 23 and we're planning to use this opportunity to throw the bastard a little birthday celebration.
Arthur: (nods whilst eating more sweets)
Futhark: Oh! Nice! Ginagawa n'yo po ba 'to dahil gusto n'yong makabawi para sa pambubully n'yo kay Joyeuse noon?
Lance: No, para 'to sa mga pambubully na gagawin ko sa kanya in the future.
Arthur: (stuffs all food in a cheek pocket) We're putting some in the bank.
Lance: Don't speak while your mouth is full.
Arthur: That's what you always say.
Lance: I—
Arthur: I did not mean anything else but food. (stuffs his mouth with spongecake)
Futhark: (coughs loudly) Sooo... ano pong plano n'yo at bakit n'yo po ako pinatawag dahil parang mas gusto ko na pong bumaba ngayon doon sa armoury.
Lance: I've never really had a birthday celebration so I don't know what to do.
Arthur: (raises his hand and gathers all cake in one cheek pocket again) My father didn't really believe I should celebrate my birthday because it wasn't an achievement so I have no idea what happens in an actual birthday celebration too.
Futhark: Hala, e hindi rin po ako nakakapag-birthday dahil mahirap lang po kami at wala talagang nagce-celebrate para sa 'kin.
Lance: This is bad, we all have sad backstories. Let's call Edward.
After a while...
Edward: Spaghetti, lumpia, marshmallow at hotdog on a stick, buko pandan, saka cake, mga sir.
Lance: Okay thanks, Edward, go and polish the swords again.
Lance: (locks the three inside his armoury again)
Futhark: Ang dami po masyado non, baka po hindi natin maluto kaagad.
Lance: Yeah, and Jule isn't that special to deserve more than two dishes.
Arthur: I have marshmallows.
Lance: Siegfried ate all of them.
Arthur: Even the ones in your wardrobe?
Lance: Why do you keep marshmallows in my closet?
Arthur: The same reason why I keep licorice in your bedside drawer.
Lance: Why do you keep licorice in my bedside drawer?!
Arthur: (shrugs)
Futhark: Sa inyo rin po ba 'yung cookie jar na nakita ko sa cabinet ng video games?
Arthur: Yes.
Futhark: Kinain na po ni Lae, sir.
Arthur: Even the ones under the sofa?
Futhark: Sir Lance kapag po nagka-daga sa bahay n'yo alam n'yo na kung sino may kasalanan.
Arthur: That's okay, Jor eats all the rats.
Futhark: Jor?
Arthur: Jormungandr, my pet snake.
Futhark: Nandito po 'yung ahas n'yo ngayon?
Arthur: You didn't notice him?
Futhark: Sir kinikilabutan po ang buo kong katawan ngayon.
Arthur: :D
Lance: Coffee jelly and roasted chicken, that's enough for Jule, right?
Arthur: Roasted chicken needs mashed potatoes.
Lance: We don't have enough potatoes.
Arthur: I have—
Lance: DID YOU HIDE POTATOES IN MY CLOSET TOO?
Arthur: The potatoes are in the garden, genius.
Arthur: But yeah I hid one massive potato in your drawer. It's supposed to be a surprise.
Futhark: Aww, sweet.
Lance: I gave this man a car as a surprise and he gave me a potato.
Arthur: It's a huge potato. (raises hands) This big. I planted that potato, Lance. I watered it everyday.
Futhark: Tatanggapin ko na po 'yung patatas kung ako sa inyo, Sir Lance.
Futhark: Sir Lance?
Lance: (covers his face and sobs) Thatwasthesweetestthinganyonehaseverdidforme.
Arthur: (smiles proudly)
Futhark: ...
Futhark: Parang matatagalan kami rito, ah.
To be continued...