[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

[jan_ken_hacking]

"Mmmmm. Getting to a certain point, yes. But..." Kiyoiri gestures back to the obstacle course, frowning.

"...No matter how good someone gets, a mistake can always happen. Even if I am 'perfect', one mistake is all it will take. ...In its own way...to not be perfect, is to have the necessary skill. Recognizing where you have weakness, means being able to consider that, and means being wary of the danger ahead. If you were to ask me..."

Kiyoiri trails off, humming a little in thought. Her eyes close for a few moments more, and when she opens them again it's with a smile once more. "...Everyone's level is going to be different. ...Better to become the best you can without injuring yourself, than to ruin yourself trying to be someone else."

[happyends]

"Would becoming someone else.. really ruin yourself..?"

Apparently that's the main question that sticks with Madoka after listening to the rest of what Kiyoiri is saying - like she isn't questioning the rest of it.

Maybe it's since Kiyoiri is so good at sounding confident about this. Something about the way she's speaking makes her seem so much older to Madoka, despite the fact that the two of them basically seem to be about the same age..

[jan_ken_hacking]

"Mmmmmh...to be more clear...when you exercise, and train, your muscles are damaged; the recovery is what allows them to become stronger. Careful back and forth brings people to the higher limits they chase. ...however... ...Because of that, forcing yourself too quickly, or too harshly, means there is no time to recover."

She inclines her head, frowning. "...in other words, chasing something like that, too desperately, literally ruins a person."

[happyends]

There's a slight pause.

And then Madoka slowly says: "I'm.. not sure I get it.."

Sorry, Kiyoiri. It's not even that the other's explanation is too unclear. It's just that it's hard for Madoka to wrap her head around - especially since she's not a sports type of person in absolutely any sense of that word.

Hence why she can't grasp it.

"B-But!" She quickly continues, determined to get something positive out of this. Otherwise it'll just feel like she has let Kiyoiri down, while the other is just doing her best to teach Madoka something! "I promise to not overdo it..! That's the right thing to do here, right..?"

Apparently she has at least seemed to grasp the idea of not pushing herself too hard.

[jan_ken_hacking]

Well.

That's probably fine. Kiyoiri just beams, and nods. "Yes..! As long as you don't push things too hard, it should be fine. ...And if you seem to get hurt, I can use basic medical work to help with that."

Confusing advice, with an upside! Hooray for that.

[happyends]

"Thank you..!"

And, since it's Madoka, of course that 'thanks' comes with a quick bow before she uprights herself again to look at Kiyoiri.

"I won't forget that. Thank you for all your advice today.."

[jan_ken_hacking]

"Mn. You should be fine on the course," she assures with her own bow in return.

"Have faith in that." She seems capable enough! She can pull it off one way or another.