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

[purrtagonist]

[he's gonna do it, just you watch!!]

[he squints at Atsushi, like he's scrutinizing him and whether he's telling the truth]

True. . . and if that's the only reason you're waiting until after lunch, then it's not so bad.

[Akira knows he's pushing, but. . . okay, maybe he can't quite help it. he usually doesn't like to push, but sometimes, he makes exceptions. if Atsushi tells him to back off, he totally will]

[moonlightbeast]

It's not like I wait on purpose every day.

[It totally is that he waits on purpose every day, but that truth sounds a bit too pathetic.

He probably will start taking one serving early and coming back to claim leftovers later, though.]

[purrtagonist]

[GOOD!! Akira might still make him a personal batch just because he can]

If you say so.

[satisfied, Akira moves the conversation along]

I'm glad you like it, though.

[moonlightbeast]

[I would say that Atsushi would refuse to eat it on principle, but. This is Atsushi.]

Ah, well, it's good. What's not to like about it?

But should you be cooking while sick? Isn't that tiring for you?

[purrtagonist]

No, it isn't. I'm fine.

[on the contrary he's EXHAUSTED and will soon pass out in front of the bathhouse, but that is neither here nor there]

I'm not a doctor, and I can't really help people figure out how to treat this. But if I can cook some food to help them feel better, then that's enough.

[moonlightbeast]

But if you're sick and cooking food, aren't you getting your sick germs into the food that you're feeding people, thus spreading the sickness further?

[purrtagonist]

I wash my hands. . . and it isn't like I'm coughing into the food.

[he's being sanitary :(]

[moonlightbeast]

[Yeah but STRANGE OTHERWORLDLY SICKNESS]

Ah, well, if you're sure. I suppose a cold shouldn't last too long anyway.

[purrtagonist]

[resists the urge to inform Atsushi that it's not just a cold, but is likely a virus that wiped out the entire biological population of a single planet]






Yeah, I hope so. I hate being sick.

[moonlightbeast]

[Yeah uh maybe don't go telling him that. He's as panicky as a cat is.]

Sleep is the best remedy for a cold, you know. So how about you go rest while I clean up these dishes?

[purrtagonist]

[maybe someone else can handle that explanation. . .]

So I've been told.

[side-eyeing him]

. . . are you sure? You don't have to.

[Akira is the one who made this mess]

[moonlightbeast]

If you're going to cook for everyone, then someone else should at least help by cleaning up, right? If we split the work it's easier to do.

[purrtagonist]

[. . . hm. well]

All right. If you insist.

[but Akira's hanging out to keep him company]

[moonlightbeast]

[Akira why.

But Atsushi will go ahead and leave Akira be while he starts cleaning dishes. Even if it makes him a bit anxious having someone right there watching him clean. Nope, he won't react at all, this is totally fine.]

[purrtagonist]

[Akira why not!1]

. . . I'm not bothering you by sticking around, am I?

[moonlightbeast]

...no? Why would it bother me?

[purrtagonist]

You look anxious.

[your body language says a lot about you, Atsushi]

1/2

[moonlightbeast]

2/2

[moonlightbeast]

[Actually the real answer isn't too far off from memelord answer.]

I think that's just how I look most of the time.

[purrtagonist]

[oh dear]

. . . have you tried taking a relaxing bath at the bathhouse? It might help.

[moonlightbeast]

Cats hate water.

[He says as he is using water to wash dishes.

Don't judge him Akira he's just like this.]

[purrtagonist]

. . .

You're using water to clean the dishes.

[sorry, he's judging]

[moonlightbeast]

Oh no, how terrible. I hate this.

[He says that flatly.]

[purrtagonist]

If you start melting, I'm not going to mop you up.

[said equally as flatly]

[moonlightbeast]

Cats don't melt if they get wet. That's witches.

...and I'm not even in cat form right now anyway.