Don't Skip Your Flu Shot

[purrtagonist]

Who: Everyone! It's a mingle post for the first week of Struxta sickness!!
Where: All around the temple
When: During the first week of the sickness
Rating PG?? At most??
What: Curry, blankets and pillow forts, and other assorted sick things

[With the Struxta illness sweeping through the temple like a wildfire, and with so many new arrivals trying to get adjusted to temple living, it's probably no surprise that things around the Astoria's little pocket of space have gotten a little hectic. Feeling under the weather? Looking for something warm to soothe that scratchy throat? Just want to curl up underneath a pile of blankets and not move for like, seven hours or so? Never fear! A Mysterious Helper (TM) has you covered]

A. Curry in the Kitchen

[The kitchen smells extremely nice during lunchtime this week, the only meal of the day that isn't pre-prepared by the misty servants. Like the scent of coffee intermingled with complementary spices. Those who take the initiative to investigate will find something pleasant waiting for them. A few pots of fresh made curry and steamed rice; a few pots of miso soup (a. . . little on the salty side, sorry); and some freshly brewed coffee already poured into individual mugs, along with cream and sugar and whatever additives your heart desires. It's all strewn out across the counter tops with a handwritten note pinned against the wall above the stove:]

Help yourself, and get well soon.

[There isn't any sign of the mysterious chef when you enter the kitchen, and if you arrive near the end of lunch hour, some of the food and coffee miiiiight be a bit cold. But hey! This might be a good chance to mingle with some of your new coworkers who are also seeking out a warm meal to help quell some of their cold symptoms. Just please don't sneeze into the curry pot, thanks. . .]

[Lunch will be laid out in the kitchen every day at lunchtime for the entire first week of the sickness. Help yourselves!]

B. The Temple Hallways

[THERE ARE BLANKETS AND PILLOWS EVERYWHERE]

[. . . no, seriously. For some reason, it's like you can't even walk down a hallway without tripping over a bundled up blanket or a pillow. What's up with that! For the most part, they're normal bedtime accessories, although you may find a bundle of pillows and blankets stacked up into an ENTIRE PILLOW FORT if you're lucky.]

[Pinned to the walls of the hallways (not every hallway, but enough of them that it should be easy to find one of the signs without wandering for too long) are more handwritten signs:]

Whoever can build the tallest pillow fort will receive one (1) high five as a grand prize. Good luck. Blanket provider is not responsible for anyone accidentally falling asleep in the hallways and blocking your route back to your bedroom.

[Hm. Well, that's weird. Anyway! You can build a pillow fort if you want, grab some blankets to take back to your room, or. . . nap in the hallways. Or do whatever! They're all free for the taking. Maybe you could even team up with another Circle member to try and win that extremely coveted high five??]

C. Wildcard

[Don't feel like interacting with any of the above? That's okay! Make your own prompt based on the event stuff over here, or just use this post for. . . whatever you want! It's totally and completely open for mingling for new and old characters alike, so. HAVE FUN ♥]

Comments

[formleg]

[Hunk shifts. That is sort of the problem with this game. He doesn't really know many people here who could maybe guess what his password could be.]

Hmmm...well you can ask questions for a hint.

[seaclipsed]

[ well, that seems fair enough. she figures maybe flat out asking for the password is cheating. ]

Is it a person or a thing?

[formleg]

[It would be and Hunk appreciates that the girl is willing to play along.]

Thing!

[seaclipsed]

[ that's good, because if it was a person then there is no way she would have guessed it. ]

... pillow?

[formleg]

Nope! Wrong! Way too obvious.

[The sheets and blankets billow a little as Hunk moves within the fort structure. It wasn't going to be fun to just sit and wait for a correct guess. From an opening in the 'roof' of his fort he pops up and throws a pillow at the girl's direction. It was a bit of a modification on 'learning through pain' -- except replace pain with "pillow attack."

He had to put a limit on guessing though, because he didn't want to run out of pillows either.]

[seaclipsed]

Wha-- hey!

[ she sees it coming, but her reflexes are not in top shape considering the whole suffering from cold symptoms thing. it bops her on the side of the face, then falls uselessly to the ground. ]

...

[formleg]

It's a fort. I have to defend it.

[But, that was only her first guess.]

Want another hint?

[seaclipsed]

[ katara is way too proud for this


but she knows she needs another one. ]

Yes.

[formleg]

It's something edible. You can ask another question if you like.

[He eases back into the fort and waits.]

[seaclipsed]

[ something... edible...

she could ask for a hint, or she can guess wildly into the wind and hope she gets it. ]

Curry?

[formleg]

[Fun fact: Hunk hadn't actually had a password in mind until just a few minutes ago. Not exactly fair, but he was just having some fun. He decides that's as good a guess as any.]

You got it! You may enter.

[He moves back over to the entrance where she's at and pulls the pillows away from the blanket. Technically anyone could have invaded the fort, but he's glad people have been playing along.]

Hi I'm Hunk. Welcome to...actually I haven't named the fort yet. Maybe you can help me come up with an idea.

[seaclipsed]

[ she will crawl inside after receiving permission. ]

I'm Katara. [ at the mention of fort names though, she blinks. ] What do people normally name these things after?

[formleg]

[The interior of the pillow fort is about as cozy as you might expect. There is an exceptionally fuzzy and soft blanket spread on the floor and a few pillows tucked around in corners.]

Nice to meet you Katara. That is a good question...I think usually famous historical people, usually military generals or something.

[seaclipsed]

Military generals...

[ well, there's not that many she would name something after in a non-passive aggressive fashion, but a name does come to mind. ]

Iroh?

[formleg]

Fort Iroh.

[He thinks on it, expression deceptively serious, and then nods.]

Yeah, that sounds pretty cool. No idea who this Iroh guy is, but it makes for a good fort name.

[seaclipsed]

He'd be very honored.

[ she thinks. katara actually doesn't know the guy very well, but from what she does know, she figures he might be into pillow forts. ]

I haven't really seen you around. Are you new?

[formleg]

Wish we had some paper and markers...then we could make it official.

[Hunk frowns thoughtfully, he's not even sure where they would find those. But he moves on, cause it's not like it's THAT big of a deal.]

Oh, yeah. I got here...the other day I guess? How long have you been here, Katara?

[seaclipsed]

Over two months? So, not really long enough to be fully used to it, but...

[ long enough that she can answer basic questions. ]

We can probably get paper.

[formleg]

But a lot can happen in two months.

[He looks around.]

I don't really want to leave the for unoccupied. Do you think you could find some and bring it back? You know the password now.

[seaclipsed]

Yeah, hold on, I'll be right back.

[ she will shuffle out to go and grab the supplies! it shouldn't take too long. ]

[formleg]

Okay. Thanks a lot. I really don't know where anything is.

[He would make a joke about 'holding down the fort' but he's not sure it will catch on. But he will wait patiently for Katara to return.]

[seaclipsed]

[ it's okay, she would have gotten the joke.

but a little while later she returns with the supplies! and some snacks. ]

Curry.

[formleg]

Welcome back.

[Hunk pulls open the fort once more to allow Katara in. He was already pretty happy, but he notices she had snacks and now he is excited.]

Oh man! You grabbed snacks too. Thanks, Katara.

[seaclipsed]

It can't be a real fort without supplies, right?

[ she thinks. she doesn't usually spend too much time in forts.

but she'll set everything down before moving to grab some paper. ]

[formleg]

It wouldn't be a very good fort at any rate.

[Having snacks in a pillow fort certainly takes him back to childhood. Now if only this place had comic books or video games and then he'd really be set. Or maybe he could settle for a deck of cards, that would probably at least be doable. Hunk makes his way to snag one of the snacks before turning his attention to the sign.]

So, should we just put the name on it? Some kind of warning?