i’m here for a good time not a long time ☆〜

The only way to completely eliminate risk (of cyclospora specifically) is by eating only canned or frozen veggies. Cooking kills cyclospora, but there's always a risk of cross-contamination during food prep if the veggie starts out raw.

People love to throw out lists of things to avoid, always implying that if you get sick it's because you're stupid. So here's some actually useful info for if you get sick

1) The food that made you sick was something you ate in the last week. Throw out any leftovers & do some cleaning of cooking surfaces just in case

2) Normal symptoms: watery diarrhea, "loose" stool, abdominal/stomach cramps, maybe a little vomiting, nausea

3) NOT normal symptoms: bloody diarrhea, dark & tarry stool, fever, lots of vomiting. If you have any of these (or start to get these later), it could mean complications due to cyclospora or it could be something else. Go see a doctor asap

4) Most infections are self-limiting (they'll get better with a few days rest). Sometimes symptoms go away and then come back a few days later. That's normal & fine. If you're sick for longer than 2-3 days without any sign of getting better, that's NOT normal & you should see a doctor. The infection can persist for a month if not treated & you happen to be one of the cases that isn't self-limiting

5) if you need to see a doctor, do your very best NOT to poop beforehand. they will want to do a stool culture and it sucks so bad to do that at home

6) there are rapid tests for shiga-toxin that they'll do on your stool sample which will be done in about a day. The other tests for non-cyclospora diseases take ~2 days to complete. The centers that do cyclospora tests are completely overwhelmed right now, so that result might not come back for weeks so...

7) DEMAND A TREATMENT PLAN FROM YOUR DOCTOR. this is critical. At your first visit, get them to make a plan where after the negative tests come back, they will prescribe an antibiotic & do not wait for the cyclospora test

8) The antibiotic for cyclospora should be Bactrim (TMP/SMX), which has a 96% efficacy by 3 days. It might be something different if you have allergies tho. There are lots of options, it isn't hard to kill. You'll probably start to feel better in less than 24 hrs.

9) Take ALL of the pills they give you (2/day for 7 days). Do not stop just because you feel better and the pills make you feel nauseous and it's probably fine right? Wrong. That's how you get antibiotic resistance & that can kill you stone dead

It's the Royal Academy of Art Young Artist's Summer Show. One of my favourite exhibitions of the year. Like. Not only are the older kids insanely talented, the younger ones' artist statements will just punch you right in the face.

Jeffrey is my cat and he feels like my heart

When Azul’s tsum appears during the next Tsumsted event he has it sign a contract to work at Mostro Lounge which proves extremely profitable, with the tsum’s tactics resulting in the lounge quintupling its usual sales. 

As a result Jade and Floyd suggest overthrowing Azul as owner of the lounge and instituting the more successful tsum, instead.

(Azul: “I do NOT approve of its gauche, pushy sales tactics.” – Jade: “The fact remains that it’s getting better sales numbers.”)

Azul then challenges the tsum to a competition for ownership of Mostro Lounge, refusing any help from Jade and Floyd to prove that he is the only one fit to run it. His strategy—giving customers a place to view the tsum from afar without it pressuring them into spending money—is a success.

Azul explains,

“People come to the Mostro Lounge for a quality experience. Something more extraordinary than the everyday. Exciting gimmicks are certainly appealing to some customers, but not for an extended amount of time. Ultimately, what our customers want is a place to relax.”

Jade concedes defeat, saying, “I should have known better than to doubt Azul’s skills,” and Azul responds, “The Mostro Lounge is all I think about. Challenging me on my own turf was beyond reckless.”

On the first day of the Diner event Azul arrives at the restaurant early, telling Lilia, "I was taking a walk around to see what other stores and establishments were in the area. Even for a simple three-day job, researching the surrounding environment is essential for running a restaurant," and when Cater fails to appear on time Azul suggests that he is not late, but "simply doing his job as a manager."

Azul is proven to be correct, with Cater soon explaining that he had gone in early to go over appliances, recipes and more.

Azul says, "I can cover any role. Feel free to assign me to the front, or odd jobs like loading stock, or anything else as you see fit," and as the most experienced of the group with food service Cater asks him to do support work such as preparation, dishwashing, bringing in ingredients and they arrive and covering the register.

Azul’s wish for the Starsending event is “For the Mostro Lounge to flourish more than ever before,” and during Spectral Soiree Jade confirms that Azul is no longer possessed by asking him about the lounge’s earnings from the previous night (Azul: “Revenue or gross profit?” – Jade: “All right, it’s him”).

Jade says that, “I’ll keep growing the Mostro Lounge, and one day surpass my mother’s restaurant” was practically a catchphrase of Azul’s.