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

[uncommonsense]

[ Siiiiiigh. SIIIIIGH. ]

Well, now what? Getting all the pillows together would be too much of a hassle, and I was already starting a pretty good nap.

But if I sleep now, I'll be left behind in practicing my magic too.

[ Decisions, decisions. Maybe she'll have to leave the pillow fort behind for now. ]

[p_mortem]

Um...

[ Is this where they're supposed to triage what to do with the limited (is it though) time that they have? Minato can only help with one of the three options, so he proposes this- ]

I can work on the fort, while you practice your magic? I'm kinda curious to see what that's about... We'll finish early and you can squeeze in the nap then.

[uncommonsense]

Huh? You sure about that?

[ She's not gonna complain, as she reaches down to grab a pillow, twirling it a bit. ]

I can multitask, so I'll try to still supervise while I practice. I still want to make sure it's the best it could possibly be!

[p_mortem]

Yeah. It's a fair tradeoff, I think.

[ He might even be the one getting the better end of the deal, getting to see magic... He doesn't let it show, but he's excited. ]

What sort of magic do you do?

[uncommonsense]

I'm still figuring it out. So far, I can make things shrink and grow, but that can't be it, right? That's really pedestrian as far as magic goes.

[ Hence why she needs the practice! ]

[p_mortem]

That's pretty incredible magic already... You wouldn't have to make a tall pillow fort; you just need to make a pillow fort, and then grow it larger.

[ There's something to practice on right here ]

[uncommonsense]

Sure, but there's two problems with that. If I use magic to win, that's cheating.

[ According to her rules, anyway. ]

Second, I actually can't. I can only make one pillow bigger at a time. Trust me, I tried.

[p_mortem]

[ It's hard for Minato to think about it that way; why not use your magic to your advantage when you can, when it's just like people using their height or strength or anything else that gives them the edge? If they're personal rules, though, he won't argue with them, he'll just keep trying to work with them. ]

That's still pretty cool. You've been practicing how large you can make something?

[ Does one pillow count as a fort if it's 50 feet tall? ]

[uncommonsense]

Yep! I can make something just as big as my room, but then it just goes back to normal straight away. I bet if I try it outside, I'll be able to make it bigger than the whole temple.

[ Maybe. ]

[p_mortem]

[ The size of a room is already a lot larger than he imagined, honestly. He tucks a pillow under his arm right away. ]

Let's try it? [ HE WANTS TO SEE ] Koromaru can guard our fort while we're gone.

[uncommonsense]

[ Koromaru... hmm, leaving fort guarding duty to a dog?

She's not really hesitant or anything, more confused than anything. Still, if Minato's sure about it and he's here in the first place, he can't be a normal dog. Right? ]

Alright! We'll go try it out and come back with something good for Koromaru too. Just for a second though, I don't want to miss the time limit.

[p_mortem]

[ Koromaru barks twice, like he's saying goodbye, and stands at attention in front of the fort. Really, just a normal dog... who seems to understand a lot more than he should. But Minato's already looking left and right to check which way the closest exit is, and points them down the right corridor. ]

We'll be right back, Koromaru.

[ He leaves the promise with the dog, and away they go. ]

[uncommonsense]

See you later, Koromaru!

[ Already treating him like an old friend. Haruhi waves before heading down the corridor, eager to test out her abilities. Really, she hadn't thought too much about how big to make something, but she's definitely ready to give it a shot! ]