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

[billionaires]

[ a weremongoose. um. ok then. ]

I'm just gonna go ahead and assume that's exactly what it sounds like.

[ anything else would explode his considerable brain. he has to agree with the rest though. ]

You're tellin' me, kid. Not to mention all this magic is like, seriously giving me a migraine.

[weremongoose]

Your assumption is likely close enough.

[But ah yes that. Barabas lifts his mostly empty coffee cup.]

Yes. Exactly. Thank you. So many people seem way too good at going with the flow, and that's almost admirable, but it's also weird.

[billionaires]

[ he leans a little closer, almost in conspiracy. ]

Okay, I'm like, really glad you said that. Does everyone here have Stockholm Syndrome or something?

[weremongoose]

It feels like that in a way. I suppose there's not much choice. We're here at her whim, so it's tempting to want to give her the benefit of the doubt.

[But.]

Maybe I'm too cynical for that, personally. The only thing I can say for certain is we haven't gotten the full story.

[billionaires]

Is it tempting?

[ he's tempted to wring her neck, but like, apparently that's just him. ]

I don't know what could possibly justify a mass abduction like this. This is like, what? 100 counts of felony kidnapping?

[weremongoose]

It's the path of least resistance. Some people are drawn to that. And others are likely drawn to the message of helping bring balance to the universe... which is very [Insert generic Star wars knock off since there's a Star Wars character in game], thinking about it.

[And Barabas isn't sure he buys that. Any of it.]

At least. Felony kidnapping, false imprisonment, several counts of battery given the physical effects some of these powers have.

[He ticks them off on his fingers.] But we aren't in a position to bring charges. The power imbalance is huge, and even worse the information imbalance. All we know is what she tells us, for now.

[billionaires]

Why did you say it like that? What powers? Not everyone with powers is dangerous, pal. That's like, racist.

[ guess who hasn't figured out astoria gave him an ability yet. for a smart guy, he can be a super dumb guy. ]

You think I don't know that? That's why we have to bide our time and wait for the perfect opportunity to break out of this shithole. But that doesn't mean I'm just going to do whatever she says in the mean time. We don't negotiate with terrorists.

[weremongoose]

[Sorry, Tony. Barabas can't help but laugh at that.] Sorry. That's... quite a role reversal. I'm usually the one making that argument.

[Okay. Composed now.]

But that's not what I meant. Not everyone with powers is dangerous, of course. But a witch who alters existing abilities and thrusts new powers on her abductees whether they want them or not, arguably more of a problem.

[Interesting though. Barabas nods, a tentative agreement.] I agree, we need to wait for opportunity to arise -- and try to create those opportunities if we can. But even in this situation, there's some room for diplomacy. If she is that powerful, we don't want her deciding to dispose of all of us and start over, if we become more trouble than we're worth.

[God this reminds him of back home, he's suddenly in need of more coffee. And a nap.]

[billionaires]

I have cool friends, what can I say?

[ uhhhhhhh ]

I know you didn't just say "new powers."

[ he didn't hear anything after that, honestly. ]

[weremongoose]

I did. Have you not heard that fun fact? We're all given a power. Like a party favor.

[Thanks for coming. Here's your giftbag.]

I expect that's why it wasn't enough to leave my shapeshifting alone, and instead feeling compelled to meddle with it.

[billionaires]

My... friend had his thing messed with too.

[ but neither of them noticed anything... extra. could he really miss something like that, about his own physiology? ]

Everyone?

[weremongoose]

That seems a popular trend too.

[But Barabas nods.]

Everyone. That's what I've been told. And from what I've seen, it's true.