[open] i make a penny, the train makes a dime

[blitzcheer]

Who: Tidus & You! (Open!)
Where: Kitchen car, around, where pets can be petted (or bite him)
When: Grasshopper 16 onwards (can include a few days before)
What: Tidus has a 'bet' that's less of a bet now and more 'see what doing chores consistently does for your points', but also just generally around the train too!
Warnings: should be nothing!

1. aid // for purple team CR:

Tidus has an objective, first coming from a bet of 'who can get the most points!' to 'okay, but do you get anything out of doing chores than the sense of self-satisfaction of helping out the community (pffft, boriiing)'? That's what Tidus wants to do, and suuure, he really has no reason to think that chores gives you anything when he hasn't...been the best at them, but.

That's not stopping his little inner nag from wanting him to find out, and what better way to run experiments with a friendly face? Perhaps an unsuspecting one, when he comes to a Purple-clothed team and starts, with a bright and familiar face on him.

"Heyyy. You free?"

2. cleaning:

( a. kitchen ) Or maybe he's already recruited your character, they were already there to do chores, or they just happen to be in the kitchen at the time, which great! Tidus is easy with conversation, piping up with a "Hey!" to anyone that comes into the kitchen, and for those he's already with, ask, "You meet anyone interesting on the platform?", "You order anything in?", "So, what'd you think about that last mission?"

Despite this, he is trying to do as much he can think of to do: Put the plates and cutlery through the dishwashers, set them aside to be put away again; mopping the floor (and even saying to those he's partnered with beforehand, 'I'll do the floor', like it's his personal mission). And he's fine with clearing up some of the trays and bowls by hand in the sink, but he's...rather awkward about it. Minding how deep his left hand goes in, his SCA still strapped around his wrist, and doing what he can to make sure it doesn't hit the water. And maybe even looking around and seeing if there's anything he can put around it. Can he tuck kitchen roll around it...? ...he does try...

( b. bathrooms ) lol no he won't and YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM.

3. around

Otherwise, Tidus can be found around normally on the train. He's often trying out the sports in the gynasium, from badminton, tennis, to volleyball, and if your character happens to like to join there too, he won't be afraid to ask, "Hey, mind if I join in?"; he's on the lookout to see who's into sports, or who might be checking out the room with interest.

He also takes part in the training gym, whether in one of the group sessions or taking time in it setting up obstacles with the balancing beams, ropes, and so forth. The floor is lava and you need to run across the beams, jumping onto the climbing set and swing across the next lot! He's a monkey with too much energy. Or maybe your character is already up to something in there?

Tidus does know how to do chill however. Find him in the cinema car watching what's already playing or some dumb comedy, or even in the music car to see what tunes are available for his SCA. There's a also a chance of finding him on the upper quiet car floor, the doors closed and...he's sitting cross-legged on the floor between the couches, his eyes closed and head slightly hanging. What. Knock on the door, or leave him be?

Also, maybe he'll be checking out a random pet wandering around. Heyy there little guuuyy how friendly are you? Insert your pal [here].

( ooc: Tidus will easily approach others so if you want to set up a thread where he'd need to be the one to say hi, go for it! above is some areas where he'd be to do such or even for your character to do it first. o7 )

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[blitzcheer]

This time Tidus catches it with his hands than his face, keeping a hold of it in both hands.

"Tidus! If you want, I can throw the ball around for you? Throw back to me, and I'll throw it a different way."

A broad smile. "I promise I know how to catch a ball usually."

[queenofsparkles]

"Sounds good! Show me what you got, big guy!" Because she's bouncing on her toes, ready to jump after it.

[blitzcheer]

"Sure!" He moves the ball over to his right hand, moving it back. "And you show me--right back!"

And there goes the ball, lobbed to make arch--just to see if she'll go for it while it's higher up, or lower as it drops back down.

Let's see how good her teleporting is! And he's got his feet ready, in case she ever feels like making him put in some leg work.

[queenofsparkles]

She eyes off the ball as it goes up, and when it reaches its peak she jumps - and disappears in a flash mid-jump, to appear in midair in the ball's path. Her aim's a little off, she's a bit far away, but she still stretches her arms out to catch it easily enough, and lobs it overhead back at Tidus with a small grunt as she falls, before disappearing again and reappearing a little above ground level to land on her feet.

"Not bad!"

[blitzcheer]

Okay, it's not hard to be impressed by the appearing and disappearing act Glimmer can do, and the sparkles only add to the cool magic of it all. But Tidus isn't distracted this time, and even kicks into a small jump to grab the ball as it comes, meeting it in his hands.

"Not bad yourself! So you're just teleporting, huh?" No flying involved; he saw the way she started to fall there in the air, and he'll keep that in mind as he readies the ball at his side. "Over to your right!"

He gives her a second to prepare, and then he throws it with less of a high arch, more straight forward (but with the usual bend needed to keep a ball in the air). It'll be faster moving this time, but hopefully Glimmer will be faster!

[queenofsparkles]

"Just teleporting!" She drops into a very battle-ready pose as Tidus winds up. "I can do other stuff, but-- oh!" When he throws, she drops into a run and teleports mid-stride, reappearing with both arms sticking out to grab the ball. She stumbles from the combined momentum, but recovers easily and tosses the ball up to herself.

"Teleporting's the fun one," she finished, throwing it back again.

[blitzcheer]

It's pretty funny to watch; none of the grace someone might expect (where do those expectations come from?), but there's a show of effort, and Tidus likes that, giving her a single clap for her work when she tosses up the ball, grinning wide.

"Nice!" --but he's got a ball now to catch himself, thankfully coming straight for him, being caught between his hands and body. "I don't mind the fun ones. My best trick's staying underwater for half an hour. Everyone always asks, 'but how do you do that?'"

Yeah, he mimics it like someone who's heard it plenty of times, before giving her a 'to your right!' and chucking the ball with the same power as last time. Glimmer will just need to get close to the corner to her left to catch it.

[queenofsparkles]

That gets Glimmer to pause for a moment, with a surprised look on her face. "Woah, really?" And then a small bark of alarm as she turns and disappears, reappearing in midair directly in the ball's path and taking it square in the chest. She catches it even as she lands and stumbles again, but straightens immediately.

"That's so cool! The only person I know who could do that is, like. Literally bonded to a magical water stone. Hup!" And she tosses it back - a little high, it's gonna go over his head. "Does this mean water sports are sort of your thing, maybe?" she adds teasingly.

[blitzcheer]

That is going to go over his head, telling by its arch, and Tidus backs up into a small jog while keeping his eyes on where it's coming, reaching out a hand. It catches it, but not good enough to actually grab a hold of it, but it knocks it forward, making it easy for him to pick down and get it after.

"It's sorta my profession, even," he grins right back. "Blitzball! I was the star player. Biggest sport in the world--we didn't have any of these others where I'm from."

He lifts the ball in his hand some in gesture of what he means. All other sports. But he doesn't immediately throw it, wanting to ask-

"Are magic stones a normal thing where you're from? Or is that a her thing?"

You know, magical underwater breathing stones would be pretty rad for everyone else who finds not breathing underwater weird...

[queenofsparkles]

"It's an us thing, kind of. There are six magical Runestones that grant the princesses who're connected to them magical powers. That's how my powers work, at least." And she holds one hand palm-up so she can shoot a few bright sparkles into the air like an exploding firework.

[blitzcheer]

"Ohhhhhhh." That's an impressed ohhhhhhh, for what it's worth, Tidus's face matching the sound. Cool little sprinklers! Though he wonders...

"So then, water's her thing, and..." A pause. "What's your thing supposed to be?"

He's pointing at her hand, where the sparklers were.

[queenofsparkles]

"Mine is sparkles! Or, light, technically, but for me it's always manifested as sparkles," she beams. "My mom had way cooler powers, she could make shields and do awesome power blasts!"

Her own fists glow, and she throws two punches, that send off short, very sparkly bursts of sparkles into the nearest wall, that detonate against it quite firmly. "I can do them too, but it's still way more sparkly than hers ever were."

[blitzcheer]

"Long as they dazzle whoever's lights you're knocking out, right?" Light or sparkles or whatever! Tidus prepares the ball, but a thought springs to mind as he does- "Oh man, you would have been great to have around the last mission. All the fiends there were weak to light! Just like the cat who showed up late after last mission."

The ending is muttered some, an unlucky circumstance he remembered sharing with said cat. He gives a "Ready?" before throwing the ball, making sure she's not too distracted.

[queenofsparkles]

"I keep hearing something about the last mission being in the dark," she agrees. "Maybe if I was there it would have been too easy!"

She doesn't reply to his ready call, but she's still watching the ball intently, and teleports from a standing start, reappearing falling and catching the ball directly in the chest with both arms in a ball bear hug, and lands before she throws it back. "I wonder if it means there'll be something where my powers are totally useless, as well?"

[blitzcheer]

"Probably," he calls out with a tip of his head. "Mission before that, people had problem with their powers. I think spiritual...maybe?" But there's a guy who he has in mind as he says that, squinting. No way is that guy spiritual.

So he shrugs. "Don't remember. Mine worked!" So, you know. No problem for him! "Just means you've got to find another way of taking out the trash!"