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]

I don't think you'd put up with him otherwise. You don't have a lot of patience for bad intentions.

[hackedhistory]

[She shakes her head.]

I wasn't kidding when I said he was like Ray, though. I would say I missed Ray, but I had an android version that was here the whole time.

[A beat.]

If there weren't people from different worlds here, I'd say that Ray built him.

[sassy_assassin]

Well, I can't wait to meet him. Between you and me, I'm kind of relieved you've been the one here without me. I can't imagine what Mick would do if left unsupervised without beer and fire.

[ she's being sincere. there's also an unspoken part... it would be nice to have a ray-like buffer between them eventually. she knows she and zari have an almost supernatural ability to get on each others' nerves ]

[hackedhistory]

[Ain't that the truth.]

I wouldn't guarantee without fire, though. Astoria likes to hand out magic powers. I haven't figured out what mine is yet, but who knows. Mick could show up here with the ability to throw fireballs.

[sassy_assassin]

Let's hope not. He really enjoyed that totem too much.

Speaking of, do you have yours? Does it work?

[hackedhistory]

I do.

[She pulls back some of her blanket bundle to reveal her totem, hanging around her neck.]

But it doesn't work. Basically just a heavy piece of ornate jewelry, but I'm still not letting it out of my sight.

[sassy_assassin]

Right. Got it. Well, at least you have it.

[hackedhistory]

Did you show up here with anything good? Maybe one of those fancy door things the bureau has?

[sassy_assassin]

Nothing that convenient. Just a bo staff, which you could basically make so I don't know why they decided to grab it for me.

[hackedhistory]

At least it works, unlike this glorified paperweight.

[She misses having her totem at the ready, and while she doesn't feel defenseless necessarily, it feels like a bit of a tease to have it and it not work.]

[sassy_assassin]

Would you rather not have it? I mean, it still has sentimental value, doesn't it?

[hackedhistory]

No, of course.

[She would much rather it be with her than not, that's for sure.]

But ... I haven't figured out my temple power either, and who knows if that's actually useful.

[sassy_assassin]

Huh. Me neither.

I just assumed I didn't get one.

[hackedhistory]

Oh, everybody got one.

[She knows that much.]

It's just a matter of what inopportune moment it's going to appear in.

[sassy_assassin]

Seriously?

Is there some sort of theme I should look out for?

[hackedhistory]

[She shakes her head.]

From what I've seen, it could be literally anything from healing to walking through walls.

[sassy_assassin]

Great.

[ dryly ]

Well, with my luck, it won't be healing.

[hackedhistory]

Maybe it will. You never know.

[Says Zari until Death Totem Sara shows up and she realizes she's made a grave error in judgement.]

[sassy_assassin]

There's that good, old Waverider optimism we've all come to expect.

Can I get you anything else?

[hackedhistory]

[She shakes her head before putting her empty bowl off to the side.]

I'm gonna take a nap. Bunk across the way is empty if you haven't found somewhere else yet.

[sassy_assassin]

Great, thanks. Your bed seemed a little small for two, anyway.

[ she teases ]

I'm going to check things out, but I'll be back later.

[hackedhistory]

[She nods before curling up in a blanket ball and passing out. See you later, Sara. /scene]