[open / +a mingle activity for younger characters!] sports + food = good lyfe

[blitzcheer]

Who: Tidus & You!
Where: Kitchen carriage, dining, wherever he gets teleported to, and sports gym!
When: Quicksand 1 - 6 (before mission time)
What: Cooking, teleporting, and a kid-teen friendly exercise/obstacle course!
Warnings: Should be none!

1. cooking, morning and dinner ( p-p-p-pancakes and panfried meals)

You know what Tidus wants to do?

He wants to cook.

And what a good month to have that urge, with Purple on meal duties. He doesn't usually bother to take charge in the kitchen for chores, sticking with helping out if he's interested. But this time? Why not. They've got new foods, with enough of a selection that he goes for it: writing down his name for a breakfast and dinner shift after going through the ingredients, and making a call later over the ICPs:

"Hey, Tidus here! I'm cooking for breakfast tomorrow. If any newbies don't know how the kitchen works, or you just wanna cook some food, come 'n' help out - I'm thinking pancakes, smoothies, and pan frittata for breakfast."

For dinner, it's the same set-up, Tidus inviting others to join him for whatever reason, just with a different menu: fish and veggie skewer bites, pan-fried rice with vegetables and meat, and even squash and pineapple fried up with a few veggies.

a: cooking

Whichever time you'll meet him, he'll be found in the kitchen, readying the ingredients and the pans he'll need. He's got a bud in one ear playing music that he hums along to, so you might need to speak up to get his attention. But he's got a good view of the doorway, and will usually give someone he sees a 'Sup!' or 'Morning!' - depending on the time, of course.

Are you here to learn a few things? Do you just want to help out? Or maybe you're just here because you are = Tidus will accept any and all reasons, so long as it doesn't include intentional disasters.

b: it's eatin' time

There's a giddiness that comes with the apprehension of having enough, but surprisingly, it works out. Tidus is skilled at making more than he needs to, and it shows by the spread set out on the end of the dining table close to the kitchen. Oats have been set out, fresh sliced fruits (strawberries, banana, apple, and more), an oatmeal bake of pineapple and cinnamon, yoghurt, and bowls to pick and mix the selection from.

There's also the promised pancakes, and some slices of frittata - a meaty version with turkey bacon mixed in, but a veggie variety too. Tidus will come out to top up the heated food when it's getting low, or you can come into the kitchen to let him know - or even come in, and try out the smoothie maker they have set ready too.

(Don't worry, there's plenty of fruits and vegetables left for the month.)

Truthfully, he's nervous on the inside, both for breakfast and when dinner rolls around, and he hangs around the kitchen just in case. But you know he'll play it cool when and if anyone comes inside during eating times, smiling, and definitely not in a 'oh man I hope everything's okay' way.

2. your very own dreamboy (teleporting shenanigans)

There's more than just food to worry about, though. Since Praeus, some of Tidus's Diagad powers have started to show themselves, with somewhat positive results. The ability to show up around whoever wants him near, or who he asks - pretty handy, and it hasn't been messing up too much since he's started practising.

Life won't let him keep that up.

Because all it takes is a stray thought, either from Tidus or anyone else; not even anything deliberate, but just thinking about him gives him a feeling. Like someone is talking to him, and he thinks to answer them, turning his head to respond--

And he's gone from wherever he was - the sports gym, sitting in bed, sitting in a chair - and appears wherever that person was. And the feeling they receive from Tidus is much the same. Did they just hear Tidus? Feel him? -- now he's right there, usually toppling over something or walking straight into places that shouldn't be walked (and if there's something in the way - you bet you're hearing an 'ouch!' as he knocks unfortunate body parts.)

And it only gets worse, when Allen's bad luck power just makes him show up around random people without any stray thought.

(help)

3. a teen and younger obstacle course

Link leads to its own top-level available for younger characters to tag and do activities! Older folks allowed for teaching moves and w/e, if they're supporting the younger folks.

Toplevels:

Molly Hayes
Madoka Kaname - Bow and Arrow
Ken Amada - Spear fighting
Little One/Buttercup
Peter Parker - Chaperoning
Ple Two
Roland Crane - Swordfighting

Feel free to message me over journal or at blitzoff if you have questions or want to plot!

Comments

[pleple]

That's why you just shoot the bastard. With a gun. Or maybe a mortar.

"...I would hope to get bigger eventually somehow." Not growing up would be hella inconvenient. Her actual body isn't in the best state to put on height though. "Well, you're good at following instructions. That's pretty valuable when we're trying to strategize, at least."

[happyends]

Thanks for confirming she's an obedient girl, Ple Two.

But that's not what Madoka's mind lingers on. It's the first part of what the other says. Sure, it's odd for Madoka to think that she might forever be stuck like this, but considering she didn't expect to grow up further anymore even if she had stayed back home, it's not too bothersome to her.

But if it's bothersome to the other..

"How.. do you think that would be possible?" She asks. It makes sense that their appearances here can't grow older if their bodies back home are in stasis, but still.. "Do you really think there's a way for that to be possible?"

[pleple]

"I don't know, but I suppose we have a lot of time to work it out, don't we?" If they ARE in stasis, they can just take things as they come. Ple Two hadn't had any expectations when she was woken up, one way or the other, but she did want to grow up, depending on the status of their bodies... "I just... don't like the idea of eventually being an adult stuck in a body like this forever, so I'll keep looking."

[happyends]

"Let's ask the train about it then!"

Madoka moves to put the bow down, mostly just so she can instead grasp both of the girl's hands into each of her own - to show she's passionate about this. If this is something that's important to Ple Two, then it's important to Madoka too. That's just how it works.

"Sure, it doesn't always give an answer.. but we could at least try, right? Maybe it knows something about how we can do that! I mean, it does change our ages on the roster.."

[pleple]

"I... guess it's the first line of questioning we have at least," she says with a nod, taking Madoka's hands. It's often misguided, but goodness knows it tries its best.

"Even if it will take time, I plan on having lots of time to take."

[happyends]

She hums in agreement, nodding along to what Ple Two is saying.

Then she goes quiet - but just for a moment. She seems to be thinking about it, and when she's done, there's definitely a smile on Madoka's face.

"You know.. you'd probably look so cool when you're older."

[pleple]

"I... w-well you'll be really beautiful too!" she spits back, blushing at the sudden praise. "And then..."

...and then what, when they're both older? They needed to take things as they came, but despite every obstacle, she wanted to keep having a future.

[happyends]

.. and then.

It's a good question, isn't it? What happened to Madoka's world kind of threw a wrench into her plans of just going home and fixing the situation. If everything is gone, then she should just stay here with the other. But if the Ministry can fix her world.. what then? Would they bring it back the way it was, witches and all..?

...

She doesn't want to think about it. Not right now.

"Come on, I was trying to give you a compliment!" Madoka giggles instead, like none of those thoughts just passed through her mind. "You can't just throw it back at me right away!"

[pleple]

That's a complicated question. The existence of Ple Two's world doesn't exactly hinge on her presence because she dies in canon anyways so it's a lot easier to focus on Madoka's needs.

"You deserve lots and looots of compliments though," she shoots back. "You're really pretty right now, actually."

[happyends]

"R-Right now?"

Bullseye. This stuff works on Madoka so quickly. Her hands raise up, clasping over her cheeks, like she's trying to hide something. Perhaps that blush that's rapidly starting to come over her face here.

"I-I'm not doing anything s-special right now though!"

[pleple]

"That's because you're always pretty. Right from when you wake up." Ple Two grins, leaning in closer. "I guess you just can't help it."

[happyends]

Aahh, dangerous! It's so dangerous! Especially with the other girl only leaning closer to her like that, making it so very obvious just how much Madoka's face is tickled pink at all these compliments...

"But my hair is all messy when I wake up! You know that..!"

Of course Ple Two knows that more than anyone - considering for just how long they've been sharing a room now.

But Madoka doesn't realise that there's no way that's a strong enough argument to change the other's mind.