Project Runway: Moonbase Extravaganza

whyisthebureauinshambles:

The bureau is in shambles because Taako and Lup have started what they call “Project Runway: Moonbase Extravaganza”.

In reality, they just sit in the base’s kitchen – fashionably lounging on the barstools with authority and faux disinterest – and critique the ensembles of the friends and colleagues that walk through the door.

Angus is complemented on the bold style of his feathered cap, but the twins agree he could use more color and a complementing accessory. Lup tosses him a feathered boa and he cautiously retreats from the kitchen, juice box in hand.

Barry comes in with a “Reduce, Reuse, Reanimate” t-shirt and his iconic bluejeans, eyeing the twins and starting some coffee as Taako, mouth agape, struggles to form a coherent criticism. 

Lup says he looks sexy. 

Taako kicks Lup off the judges panel.

Taako and Kravitz sit on the kitchen barstools now. Taako strikes down their prey while Kravitz points out their aesthetic strengths and suggests improvements, but Kravitz isn’t as thrilled as Taako thinks he should be. He accuses him of not taking this seriously.

Kravitz looks up from his crossword puzzle. “Hmm?”

Taako kicks Kravitz off the judges panel.

Taako and Merle are stylishly sprawling across the kitchen countertops. Taako has a pop-funk playlist blasting as loud and as far as his magic can make it. Lucretia enters, directing a pointed glance at the two chucklefucks littered across the kitchen. Merle vogues, and then accuses her of failing to blend her eyeshadow. Lucretia informs him that he’s wearing a Hawaiian shirt and crocs, flipping him off with both hands.

Taako and Lucretia now lounge at the barstools. After sending a confused but undaunted dog-shirted Magnus away with a flick of his wrist, Taako turns to Lucretia. It looks like something’s bothering her, and he asks her to spit it out.

“I don’t want to insult my dear, fellow judge” she hedges. She finally turns and looks him in the eyes, the edges of her smile twisting into cruelty. “But you’ve got lipstick on your teeth.”

Taako’s eyes blow wide with horror. Without breaking eye contact, he pulls out a compact mirror. Taking a deep breath, he opens it.

Lucretia and Lup now sit at the barstools-