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

[twitter]

It's going to have at least eight, four inner towers and four outer. The outer towers are for the guardsmen.

[ the guardsmen that she will definitely be adding to this fort after she finishes building it. ]

So, you specifically sat on the east inner one!

[crystallomancy]

[ this is a pillow castle not a pillow fort jesus CHRIST hajime. still... he sort of respects that dedication, so he'll just finish his soup and set the bowl aside. ]

You're going all out, aren't YOU. And alone at thAT. [ hm. ] You have my sympathIES. I suppose the least I could do is rebuild the tower I sat ON.

[twitter]

I will accept your help!

[ she is not one to turn down an olive branch, especially in the form of pillow forting. ]

It'll now be much stronger with our combined effort!

[crystallomancy]

[ she sure is something huh.

well. ]

Then I won't charge you for my serVICES, as it was my fault in the first plACE. Remind me of this if I attempt to collect payMENT. [ he isn't going to forget, but this is like, putting it on the record now!! anyway..... he'll kneel down to help. ] ...Do you always recruit people to your causes without introducing yourself FIRST?

[ nnnot that he like, did that either, but. ]

[twitter]

[ hajime definitely notices that he didn't introduced himself before saying that. she just smiles though, bright and sunny, before pointing to yourself. ]

Hajime Ichinose! Gatchaman! [ name, profession. she then points at him. ] And you?

[crystallomancy]

[ DON'T YOU KNOW POINTING IS RUDE. ]

Natsume SakasaKI. [ ...was the second. what was. ] ...What is a GatchaMAN?

[twitter]

[ no one can stop her abuse of hand gestures. no one!! ]

I'm a Gatchaman! Gatcha, Gatcha, man!

[ that

that answered nothing. ]

[crystallomancy]

[ that

answered nothing!!! ]

But what is IT.

[twitter]

What is... Gatcha...

[ she closes her eyes, like she's in deep thought. she stays like that for a few seconds, until they suddenly snap back open. ]

You know, when you see a kid at a park and they're swinging on the big person swing for the first time? And they're swinging higher and higher, but then they fall off and hurt themselves. And they cry a little, but they stand up and try again! That's Gatchaman!

[ ??????????? ]

[crystallomancy]

[ ???????????

hold on let him. try. something like that... ]

...PerseverANCE?

[twitter]

Yes! But also no! But that's still it!

[ she digs into her pocket and pulls out what appears to be... a small notebook. ]

I'm a hero.

[crystallomancy]

[ a notebook. natsume leans in to look closer at it... a notebook. ]

Are you, NOW. [ in a story? someone playing pretend, perhaps... well, it's no different than ryuseitai, he supposes. ] I know a few of the type mySELF. Kanata-niisan's unit is the same WAY.

[twitter]

[ hajime nods her head, as if they weren't currently having two completely different conversations at the same time. superheroes and idols are basically the same thing in a way, and if hajime knew what he actually meant she would still say the same thing. ]

Are they here? Or are you by yourself?

[crystallomancy]

[ thanks hajime you're the real mvp here ]

By mySELF. [ though he's aware there are other people from that school here, but none of them!! are!! his niisans or his unit or people he even likes so, you know, whatever, they don't count tbh. ] But it's fINE. I've been by myself beFORE. Being alone isn't the worst thing in the WORLD.

[ IT IS NOT THE MOST PREFERABLE, AND HE HATES IT, THANKS, but he's careful not to let that show ]

[twitter]

Well, you won't be alone for long! You'll meet new people, and they'll make things easier for you 'cause we're all in the same boat here.

[ the call of friendship will make its appearance, hopefully, probably. ]

[crystallomancy]

[ oh my god. ]

You're incredibly spiritED, aren't YOU. I wonder if you've suffered such things in the PAST, thus encouraging your outgoing personality in the preSENT.

[twitter]

[ she taps her chin thoughtfully, humming along to each tap. ]

Who knows! Let's focus on the today.

[crystallomancy]

[ oh, she's interesting. needs further study. ]

You'd KNOW, but I can't say I disagree with the notion of moving ON. [ :)a ] ...You said you were going to put guardsmen at these towERS. Are you hoping your imagination will prevent others from ruining your castle after you're finished building IT? That's quite optimistic of YOU.

[twitter]

Nope!

[ she digs into her pockets to pull out scraps of paper-- it's just stuff she's found around the temple since arrival. she starts to fold them together, making this. that's cute!

except it immediately starts moving in her hand, like it's... actually a tiny samurai and not made of paper. ]

Guardsmen.

[crystallomancy]

[ oh, origa

oh. ]

...FascinaTING. [ he leans closer, studying. it really does seem to be alive... incredible. ] Is this your magical abiliTY? If so, then it seems to outclass mine by a marGIN.

[twitter]

I wouldn't know about outclass, but it's totally cute, isn't it? It's mad cute, I love it.

[ and that consists the entirety of hajime's deep thoughts on her newfound ability: it's cute and she loves it. ]

[crystallomancy]

[ what incredibly deep thoughts ]

It's very interesTING. [ honestly it kind of reminds him of wataru. ): remember hibiki wataru, he ain't dead i just love thinking about him ] Mine is simply...

[ ..actually. ]

Do you know anything about video GAMES?

[twitter]

Yup!

[ oh! ]

Can you clip through surfaces?

[ ... ]

[crystallomancy]

[ hajime making the narration regret her choice of powers now. ]

...NO. [ oh my god. ] It seems to work akin to a BUFF. I was able to alleviate some fatigue ONCE, and I have hopes it could be used for greater things as WELL. I haven't yet had the chance the test this hypothesis howevER.

After ALL, it would be a very poor ability if it could be not multipurPOSE, wouldn't IT?

[twitter]

That sounds super useful! You can test it out on me, if you want. I don't mind.

[ they won't know what it can do otherwise and it seems like it's better to figure it out before they need to 1v1 something. ]