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

[cakebuffet]

[Ann waves for her to sit down as she gets to her own feet, heading over towards the counter.]

Sit tight, I'll grab it— I could use some, too.

[And Alisaie has just been through an ordeal, after all. Leaving her own dish of curry and rice on the table, Ann goes to ladle some soup into a pair of bowls, returning with them a few moments later and setting one down in front of Alisaie's place, complete with a clean spoon. There are greens visible in it, and overall the scent is more mild than the curry's.]

Here, try this. Miso can be a little bit of an acquired taste for some, but it should feel really good going down.

[adelphoi]

[ she immediately opens her mouth to object, naturally, but ann is on her feet and scurrying to the counters before alisaie can even begin to patch together an argument. gosh!! her cheeks tinge a faint pink that has little enough to do with the heat of the curry, but there's little enough to be done for it now but to sigh and endure it. ann is back before she knows it, with a bowl of something fragrant. it certainly looks innocent enough..

alisaie surveys it carefully, it's so easy to be wary!! but she trusts ann, so after a moment she lifts a spoonful to her mouth to taste a small sip at first, and then a complete mouthful. ]

Oh.. that is quite pleasant.

[cakebuffet]

[Ann smiles knowingly.]

Told you.

[Finally, she settles in to eat her own lunch, the curry she'd dished out for herself sitting just in front of her own bowl of soup. She leans forward to take her first spoonful, eyes closing briefly for a moment.]

I never thought soup could taste so good, but between this cold and what we had to eat back in Struxta, I don't think I've ever tasted anything as amazing as this.

[Well. It's no cake, but right now, it's perfect.]

[adelphoi]

[ it's like she's in your head right now, ann.. ]

Mm, I cannot argue with that, though a little dessert would top it off perfectly..

[ MMYEAH COOKIES AND CAKE GOOD SHIT ]

[cakebuffet]

[They absolutely have this great passion in common.]

You're telling me— most of what passes for dessert in this place is fruit, but I would kill for some crepes.

[Possibly literally.]

[adelphoi]

Crepes..

[ she says the word like a dream, exhaling softly, her eyes closed. ]

Or soft, fresh cookies, the chocolate chips still melted and warm..

[ this is getting inappropriate!! ]

If only I were any good in the kitchen.

[cakebuffet]

[Ann closes her eyes for a moment, letting out a plaintive little moan, wistful. Inappropriate, indeed.]

That sounds amazing...

[Alisaie, you are absolutely her kind of woman.]

I'm no good, either. I can make some basic stuff, but any serious baking is kind of beyond my abilities.

[adelphoi]

[ she gets you, ann, truly.. alisaie offers a wistful sigh of her own in return. there's little she would not give for a warm chocolate chip cookie, tbh, or a big hunk of cheesecake. ]

Mayhaps we should make some effort to learn..

[ i mean, who else is going to make them delicious baked goods?? ]

[cakebuffet]

[Ann groans quietly, slumping against the table and resting her chin in her hand, propped up on her elbow.]

We probably should. It's not like the temple is going to suddenly acquire a bakery or anything.

[They'll have to do it for themselves, like it or not.]

Well, if anyone can do it, we can. We're both women in control of our own destinies!

[Yeah.]

[adelphoi]

[ why is there no bakery though.. that seems horribly unfair if you ask her!! why is no one considering the girls who require sugar to live, and their needs. anyway, she laughs. ]

An agreement, then. The moment this flu passes, I shall take you up on that offer.

[ learning to bake while everyone is plagued is probably not a good idea, but after.. she's coming for u, ann. ]

[cakebuffet]

[Ann nods in full agreement— absolutely. They'd be doing themselves a disservice, otherwise.]

Until then, we should probably stick to soup to help ourselves kick this.

[She looks wistfully at her bowl— it tastes good, sure, but now she's just dreaming of sweets.]

Something to look forward to, at least!

[adelphoi]

[ it's definitely good food, but after thinking of cakes and cookies it can only taste so good.. alas.

she frowns, her brow drawing tight in concern. ]

Are you ill as well?

[cakebuffet]

[She nods again, a surly expression crossing her face as she helps herself to another spoonful. Aside from looking a little pale and seeming kind of stuffy, she doesn't seem like she's too bad off, but there's plenty of time for that to change.]

Unfortunately. Almost everyone is— I can probably count the number of healthy people I've run into on one hand.

[She sighs.]

Some reward for saving Struxta.

[adelphoi]

[ alisaie is gonna have some serious survivor's guilt if all of you people die and she doesn't..

for now, though, she matches ann's frown with one of her own, sharp and hard, her brow right. to say she finds this all frustrating would be a bold understatement, and she so very much wants to point the finger of blame, but that won't help anyone. it certainly won't heal the sick. ]

Indeed.

[ and then, sitting back. ]

I should see to it that you are chased back off to bed. No doubt Alphinaud would not let me hear the end of it, if I didn't.

[cakebuffet]

I'm not that bad off—

[But she probably should be resting. The rest of what Alisaie has to say strikes her as odd, however, and she feels her face flush suddenly for reasons she can't quite put her finger on, but is pretty sure has nothing to do with the illness.]

Alphinaud? I found him asleep in a hallway earlier, so it's not like he's one to talk—

[Um.]

[adelphoi]

[ ah. the accidental tattle-tale!! though you might expect her to get all salty about this, she actually looks.. sheepish. exhaling a breathless chuckle, she scratches idly behind one ear. ]

.. aye, I did as well.

[ she also kind of fell asleep right next to him, too. what!! it seemed like a good idea at the time!! but, AHEM, she clears her throat. ]

Still, that does not mean you could not use the rest as well.

[cakebuffet]

[Ann breathes a sigh of relief. Good to know she wasn't the one to blow his cover.]

I bullied him back to his room, at least, so he's getting some good rest now.

[She won't mention what happened after that— seems like both she and Alisaie will be remaining tight-lipped about their encounters. For now, however...]

Alright, alright. I'll take your advice. We'll have to catch up sometime when I'm not sick, too. [She pushes herself away from the table, reaching for her dishes to clear them away.] Take care of yourself in the meantime, okay? We don't want you catching whatever this is.

[adelphoi]

[ success!! as ann bullied alphinaud, so too now does alisaie bully her in return. she's already standing to gather up her plates and bowls as well, stacking them up to carry them toward the sink. ]

I shall do my best, you can be sure.

[ which means she's going to work herself to the absolute bone, naturally, but somehow she'll manage not to get sick. at least, not until after the plague is gone. amazing. ]