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

[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. ]

[crystallomancy]

[ wow she's great, five points to the positive in natsume's book. ]

Very WELL. Choose your augmentaTION, and we'll see if I can manage IT.

[twitter]

Well... I'm a little worried that I can't find someone, so would you able to relieve some of that?

[ that's a vague explanation, but yea. ]

[crystallomancy]

[ a little worried that she can't find someone, huh... so what would work better, a spell to alleviate the worry or to up her finding skills... natsume hums, then nods. ]

CertainLY. [ the first is easier; finding magic works best if you know where to look anyway, so he'll save that for a later date. ] Now, please listen carefulLY...♪

[ and, with the intonation of truly casting a spell, but without any upticks on syllables the way he usually speaks: ]

《Allow these words to brush away your worries, your anxieties, the burdens on your heart, with the gentle breeze of spring, the warmth of summer, the clarity of fall, the quiet of winter.》

[ and, similar to as if she's simply sitting outside on any day described, she'll feel her worry dwindle and a sense of peacefulness fall over her. it lasts a couple of minutes at best, but it's a couple of minutes without any heaviness. ]

[twitter]

[ oh

excitedly, hajime reaches out to grab his hands. the look of complete joy and intrigue on her face couldn't be missed by anyone. ]

You're amazing! That made my heart take a deep breath! Your power is super cool, you know?

[crystallomancy]

[ HE KNEW IT SHE'S JUST LIKE SUBARU, WHY ARE PEOPLE LIKE THIS SO TOUCHY ]

Urgh--yes, well, thank YOU. Rather, it was my pleasure to HELP. [ he's gonna. try and tug his hands away. ] I'd prefer it if you didn't grab me all of a sudDEN.

[twitter]

Whoopsie!

[ she doesn't actually seem that sorry, but she does drop his hands.

she'll probably do it again. ]

[crystallomancy]

[ she's gonna do it again, isn't she. just the same. ]

Thank YOU. [ ...... ] At least ask before you do something like THAT. It's common courteSY.

[twitter]

[ honestly? yea. ]

Eheheh, I'll try!

[ "try"

"""try""" ]

[crystallomancy]

............I hope that you DO.

[ not that he believes her at. all.

ugh. ]

AnyWAY, about your pillow... FORT. [ he's still hesitant to call this sprawling mess it ??? ] Is it impossible for you to make something out of paper that would assist you in constructing IT? This has only just occurred to me to ASK.

[twitter]

Possibly! I'd need to test it out, and I think what it can do might depend on the size.


[ she's actually considering the logistics of this. normal-sized origami would probably be helpful in doing just very basic helper tasks, but if she had larger pieces it could potentially help with heavier things.. hm. ]

[crystallomancy]

[ that makes sense. hmm. ]

I wonder if the type of paper used would affect its capabilities as WELL.

[twitter]

It could be! Even with origami in general, the kind of paper you use affects the end results. So using regular writing paper versus construction would make it look different.

[ maybe magical construction paper can lift weights. ]

[crystallomancy]

[ oh, that's a level of origami he hadn't realized ]

I'd imagine using construction paper is a little HARD. There's a reason origami paper is so thin and flexiBLE, isn't THERE?

[twitter]

[ she just grins. ]

You can use most kinds of paper! It's not all going to look the same, but for something like this [ she gestures at... well. nothing, it's more of a figurative "this" ] I think thin paper won't hold the weight too well.

[crystallomancy]

[ like "this" but there's nothing there...... well, whatever. ]

Probably NOT. Can you make origami out of cardBOARD, or is that where you draw the LINE?

[ can cardboard ever be flexible enough for this. some of it's really thin sometimes right. ]