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

[sassy_assassin]

[ she laughs at with his confusion ]

I'm kidding. It's a line.

And don't tempt me, I might have a new career as a moonshine maker.

[unrecovered]

[It has been literal years since the last time someone hit on him; his self-esteem does not know what to do, so he just...handles it poorly.]

...does that kind of line really work when we're all stuck in the same location?

If you can successfully make booze, you'd definitely have customers.

[sassy_assassin]

Apparently it doesn't.

I'm Sara.

[ she offers her hand to shake ]

[unrecovered]

Wash.

[He shakes her hand.]

I take it you're one of the newer people here?

[Probably, since Astoria is on another one of her kidnapping bents and there aren't many members of the circle Wash hasn't at least seen before, but it's still a good idea to ask.]

[sassy_assassin]

You got it. All bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. I take it you're not.

[unrecovered]

Bright-eyed bushy-tailed people don't take their coffee black.

And yeah, I've been here for a few months.

[sassy_assassin]

That's unsettling. Is that normal here? Months?

[unrecovered]

As far as I can tell, yeah, though the people who've been here the longest haven't been here too much longer than I have. Evidently Astoria hasn't been at this for very long.

[sassy_assassin]

That seems strange.

[unrecovered]

This is all pretty strange. You're going to have to be more specific.

[sassy_assassin]

I'm just saying, I'd rather there be some apparent evil conspiracy instead of a giant "oops, you were brought here by accident" sort of vibe.