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

[ladame]

Alright.

[ she'll leave the pots to him then. as for the mugs, she takes two in her hands and then the next two are slowly lifted up into the air. ]

Phew, this is a lot easier to do with two people. [ before she carried the pots and juggle all the mugs up in the air. it takes a lot out of her to extend the strength of the power like that. ] Thank you for helping, Minato-kun.

[p_mortem]

[ It's really fortunate that Minato forewent the mugs, because he might have dropped them when they start floating in the air like that. The pots are at least in need of refills, too, and aren't full enough to be of any danger of spilling— although he clutches them closer to his chest as he peers at the mugs. No strings attached, right...? ]

It's no problem. Dunno if I'm really helping that much... That's a really cool trick.

[ What is this sorcery, Haru, it doesn't look like you need help at all. ]

[ladame]

Heheh, thanks. It's the power I was granted by Astoria. It's not easy to lift so many things at once, so you holding the pots is a huge ease.

[ with that said she'll turn around and move the cups to hover directly in front of her, the feeling of lifting them a lot easier when she can physically see them. though she makes sure to leave a space for her to see between the hovering ceramic. ]

Ok let's move. [ aaand she'll lead the way forward. ]

[p_mortem]

Mm... You must have worked hard, making it look so natural.

[ That leaves Minato wishing his power was as helpful, and he makes a mental note to take figuring it out more seriously, practicing when he can instead of letting it go to waste.

He lets Koromaru stay up front, unburdened by anything so he can bark if they're about to run into a corner or a stray pillow on the ground or something, while Minato himself stays towards the back. In a group, he never stands in the back. It's a little weird. But it's not like anything's going to jump out and attack them at any given moment, so he lets himself zone out, the way to the kitchen remarkable uneventful. ]

[ladame]

Mhm. I want to learn as much as I can.

[ though what she won't say is about how she nearly dropped the pots the first time she lifted them for more than a few seconds, or that she broke a nice looking mug trying to juggle it into the air. she's learning by trial and error and she would have a lot more with her if she was ready to handle it. but sometimes it's better not to speak on imperfections, particularly to new people.

so they make it to the kitchen without issue. first thing she does is slowly set the mugs she was hovering down on the table, making sure they're properly set without toppling. she releases a caught breath once finished, rubbing the back of her neck to smooth the muscles. ]

Alright. There are coffee and tea pots next to the cooked food for refilling.

[p_mortem]

[ He's glad everything's been prepared already, because pouring things is a much simpler task than figuring how much coffee beans or tea leaves to throw into hot water and for how long, with more mental notes to himself to learn these things because there doesn't seem to be any restaurants or vending machines with which he could purchase his meals. He doesn't have any money anyways. ]

Do you need a break, before we set out again?

[ He catches her massaging the back of her neck in between filling the pots, hand reaching up to touch the back of his own head— it's a habit when he's frustrated, but this time, it's to touch the muscle there and recognize it as the ones that tense up when he's straining or is anxious.

Haru will have to carry the mugs all the way back to the rooms, too, so never mind him being sick; he wants to make sure she's at her best too. ]

[ladame]

Oh, well...

[ she wants to keep going, out of stubbornness mostly. if she stops then will she really feel better? but the use of her power so consistently under these conditions is starting to make her head pound and her arms ache. she takes a moment to think on it and then nods. ]

I think a break would be good. For the sake of recovery.

[p_mortem]

[ For the sake of both their recoveries, then. Minato takes one of the mugs Haru had been carrying, and lightens his load a little by pouring himself a cup of coffee. ]

Which one do you want, coffee or tea?

[ Koromaru whines, pacing around them. ]

...And do you know if dogs can drink coffee or tea?

[ Except that's not what Koromaru is asking, whining again as his ears droop. Water, Minato. Dogs drink cold water. ]