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 ♥]

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[crystallomancy]

[ IT FITS RYUSEITAI'S AESTHETIC DON'T HATE ON THEM natsume never said, ever, the narration digresses. and enjoys the fact the entire time this tag has been written, shuffle has been stanning ryuseitai and only playing their songs. ]

To think you'd waste your time on such a pointless endeaVOR... I suppose I can see why you and Senpai were great FRIENDS.

[finethanks]

Do you suppose it's pointless? In war, it's important to understand the allies of your enemy. A few simple negotiations can change their stance, after all, and to leave your enemy completely isolated would put you at an advantage...

But I suppose this isn't a war or anything. [He chuckles. It's not like he's going to plan an attack or anything! Probably!]

Still, I'm interested in seeing who it is that you're speaking to immediately, and I was just given two names that I don't recognize on that list. I'll have to look into that immediately to better understand just who you are, Sakasaki-kun.

[crystallomancy]

[ ...He's going to have to strengthen his bonds with these people to ensure their loyalty, before Eichi has the chance to slither in. Joking or not, he has not an iota of trust for their student council president.

Especially with the isolation comment. ]

I'll make certain not to give you any more people to bother from now ON. [ Hff. ] I wouldn't want you to waste their TIME, which is far more precious than YOURS... Or that you seem to consider YOURS.

[finethanks]

Have I scared you? You're ruffling up just like an angry cat. It's rather cute.

[He chuckles, moving close enough to place his hand over this pillow table. Soft.]

I was only playing around, of course, so please don't take it too seriously. Ah, but... I am interested in seeing how you'd react to something like that. I hope you'll do well to entertain me.

[But that's enough, he thinks, and he pulls back, turning on his heels.]

Still, I'm able to read the atmosphere. I'm an unwanted presence here, aren't I? So I should be on my way, now that I know you're only a little unwell.

[crystallomancy]

[ Natsume bristles slightly, being called out (being called cute by Eichi, of all people), among other things; he's almost too happy, then, to see him turn away, but it feels like he's won, and Natsume's lost.

Not good, and he drops his gaze down to where Eichi's hand had been. ]

...I'm satisfied to hear that you're not suffering any more than you usually ARE. You're not allowed to perish so quickLY, nor so quietLY, to something like illNESS. The year is still LONG.

[finethanks]

[Eichi pauses near the doorway at that, hand resting against the door frame for support while he stops. It takes him a moment after the words are done to actually turn back and face his smile at Natsume, since he'd actually been a little surprised at the words.]

I don't intend to die any time soon. [Not that his intentions ever mattered, but.] Similarly, I hope you won't allow it to drag you down much further than this. Someone young and healthy like yourself— though for a long time I thought it might be "fair" for everyone to experience it— there's no need for you to live through illness like this.

Take advice from your experienced senior and rest well, okay? ♪

[crystallomancy]

[ Natsume glances up when Eichi turns around, lips thinning at his words, and he returns to idly straightening out his table of pillows. Busying himself. ]

I was planning on doing that anyWAY. I'm not a child unaware of how to take care of myself when I'm ILL... Don't treat me as SUCH.

[ But he gives Eichi a wave, dismissive; he can leave, that's all he wanted to say. ]