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The close-ups of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy after makeup artist Squidward is done preparing them for their SpongeBob-directed fan movie.
Source: Gross-Up Close-Up - Ex Machina: There is a brief scene of Kyoko preparing dinner, and a close-up on her slicing fish with a knife.
Source: Chekhovs Gun / Film -
This coincides with the fact that in-universe, both schools are close to major exams and thus, the others are busy preparing for their exams.
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