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www.deviantart.com/a0040pc/art…Over the next several hours, more and more people were arriving at the Le Café des Maids Imposantes. The word about Lacey working at the establishment for the day was beginning to spread. Some of the people who were visiting were aware of who she was thanks to her basketball career and other articles online. Most however had no idea and were simply blown away upon seeing her.
The increased patronage hadn't gone unnoticed by Ms. Toriyama who was more than pleased with the increased business. It was getting so busy that it even got to a point that they had to stop accepting new customers for the time being and the manager herself helped in the kitchen. Normally just one maid in the kitchen would be enough, but definitely not on this day.
Suika was doing her best to try and be the most popular maid within the café, but it still simply wasn't enough to outshine the force of nature that was Lacey. Her height and cheerful demeanour made her extremely popular. Even if there was a language barrier between her and the customers, it didn't diminish the impact that she had for the café in general.
Eventually it was time for something that was commonly done at many maid cafes in Japan. A period of time where there would be no orders taken or not even any drinks being served. It was the entertainment part the day which was essential for many maid cafes and Le Café des Maids Imposantes was no different.
Normally most entertainment would feature and song and dance routine involving most or all the maids that were working on the shift. This would often happen at Le Café des Maids Imposantes as well, but most of the time they had height-based exhibitions. This would definitely be taking place that day for certain.
Standing on a small stage within the café, Ms Toriyama stood there with a microphone in her hand. A smile was on her face as she was more than aware of the success the day had become, but they still had to completely fulfil their duties. From where she could see, every available table was now occupied. All her mind was doing was thinking about how much money was coming into the establishment.
"Welcome all," said Ms. Toriyama as she used a microphone so that she could make sure that she was heard. "For your entertainment today, we have our newest maid Lacey Cabbie all the way from the United States. You might not have noticed that she was here. Who am I kidding, the majority of you are here because of her."
There was some laughter from the patrons as they thought that it was a fairly funny joke. However, they were all anticipating the arrival of Lacey on the stage. Some of them already had an idea of what was going to take place, but it still made them that much more excited.
"Without further delay, here she is, Ms. Lacey Cabbie!"
There was a cheer from the patrons as Lacey walked out from the back area of the café and stepped up onto the stage. It was clear that she was blushing a little as she was somewhat uncomfortable with this. The whole thing hadn't suddenly been dumped onto her, she had been informed about this beforehand. Even so, she still couldn't find the whole thing a little embarrassing. Also she had been told to remove her shoes which was for an important purpose.
As she stood on the stage, she did wave at the patrons and remembered what Paruka had told her. She even watched as Ms. Toriyama stepped closer to her and it was clear that she was trying to emphasise the height difference between them. Of course, this is all part of the show.
"As you can see, there is no kind of trickery," said Ms Toriyama as she stood up straight next to the pair of legs that were longer than her entire body. "Our guest maid for the day isn't wearing any shoes or standing on anything that could boost her height. I, a woman who is only a little over a metre and a half in height can't even say I'm as tall as our guest's leg."
Ms Toriyama stood closer to Lacey's leg and her shoulder even came into contact with it. This was all just to show the comparison between her and the giantess that was standing right next to her. There was a lot of patrons who took out their phones and began to take pictures of this moment.
"But of course, you don't want to simply want to see her in comparison to me," said Ms Toriyama as she knew that she had the patrons exactly where she wanted them. "You want to see how our other maids measure up with her, don't you?" There was a cheer from the patrons as they seemed to be in agreement with her. "Well first up who despite the nickname is no short stack herself… Petite Paruka!"
Paruka did step onto the stage and even though she was quite tall in her own right. Many had already seen that she was very small next to Lacey. Even so, she continued to walk up to her colleague for the day and made sure that she was standing up as straight as she could. Just so no one could say that she was slouching and making herself seem shorter than she actually was.
However, compared to the giantess standing in front of her, she did feel very small. This made things just that more amazing to see from the people in attendance. The amount of phones that were out right now and either recording what was happening or simply taking pictures. There was even one who was livestreaming so that others around the country could watch what was taking place.
The next thing to happen was that Ms. Toriyama brought out a step and a tape measure. She smiled as placed the end of the tape measure right next to Paruka's foot and then used it to measure her height. She stepped onto the step that she had retrieved and was able to bring the tape measure up to Paruka's head.
"Our lovely maid here stands at an impressive one hundred and seventy centimetres in height," said Ms. Toriyama as she continued to look at the measurement. But then she looked up to the towering Lacey who was still standing there. Although she was blushing, she still had a smile on her face. "But in comparison to Ms Cabbie here, she looks as though she's a dwarf."
Even if her statement wasn't politically correct, her point was well made. By the standards of a Japanese woman, Paruka was very tall but it was still nothing when she stood next to Lacey. Something that made those watching on be completely blown away by her.
"Thank you very much Paruka," said Ms. Toriyama as she continued on with what was essentially a performance. "And next is another of our popular maids who wants to measure up to our guest today. She's tall, she's cute and by far the best cook that Le Café des Maids Imposantes has to offer. Give it up for Akemi!"
Paruka stepped off of the stage and passed by her taller colleague. The blue haired Akemi did take her placed as she stepped onto the stage and even made sure that she waved to the patrons and smiled. Like all the other maids in the establishment, making sure that the patrons enjoyed their time in Le Café des Maids Imposantes was paramount.
As she stepped up, she looked up at Lacey once more and was surprised with just how tall she actually was. Before she had been employed by this cafe, she was always the tallest woman in any room that she had stepped into. For a time, she was even the tallest maid at the café. That came to an end when Suika had been first been employed by the café, but now she was completely overshadowed.
Like Paruka before her, Akemi stood right next to Lacey and made sure that she too was standing up straight. Even when she did, it was clear just how much shorter she was than Lacey. This was a fact that hadn't gone unnoticed by the patrons who continued to watch on in amazement. There was even a cheer when Akemi stepped onto the stage as her popularity with them was obvious.
For the second time in only a few minutes, Ms. Toriyama found herself measuring one of her maids. But when it came to Akemi, the previous one-hundred and seventy centimetres that was reached was then surpassed. The tape measure didn't end until it reached the very top of the blue haired maid's head. This gave her an extra thirteen centimetres than her colleague.
"There we have it," said Ms. Toriyama. A smile was on her own face as she could see that the publicity stunt was going far better than she could have ever imagined. "Our adorable blue haired Akemi is a not too shabby one-hundred and eighty-three centimetres in height. By imperial system, which would make her an even six foot. But still, Lacey here is still the queen when it comes to the tallest maid. No doubt about that!"
Just off the stage, Suika was continuing to watch what was taking place. She was still far from pleased with being usurped, even if it was for the day. She had come to this café to start a new life. In fact, she had even come to the country in general with the hopes of a fresh start.
That was exactly what she had been getting while she had been employed at Le Café des Maids Imposantes but now all of that could come to a screeching halt. Even if the following day, she would once again be the tallest maid at the café, almost all the patrons will know that there was one who towered above even her.
In her mind, she was thinking about whether she should sabotage the whole event. It would definitely be something that would bring her a lot of joy and also embarrass Lacey. There were even ways that she could achieve this, although none of them were what many would consider normal.
But before her mind could be made up, she heard her name being called out by Ms. Toriyama, meaning that it was her turn to step onto the stage. Knowing that she couldn't refuse her employer, she made her way up to the stage and many pairs of eyes were on her. For many, this was the moment that they had been waiting for and they were sure that they wouldn't be disappointed.
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