[December Catch-All] In the lane, snow is glistening...

[itstillhurt]

Who: Azula and maybe you?
Which: Open log plus closed prompts
Where: Around Songerein
What: An open log for December!
Warnings: None in the toplevels, will warn for anything in threads or if I add a warnable toplevel.

(OOC Note: If you have something else in mind or want to discuss a closed prompt, feel free to hit me up on my plotting post, on the game discord, or on plurk at yonfellow )

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[itstillhurt]

They don't seem to comprehend boundaries.

[Meddlesome interlopers.]

I keep contemplating violence, but that will just attract the red ones instead.

[10billionpercent]

I don't usually think of violence, but I do think of various ways to make their lives uncomfortable. [ They seem to be bouncing around happily with no regard to their potential discomfort or demise. ]

Ah well. Having a conversation will fulfill the contract they are enforcing upon us, would it not?

[ A pause. Small talk. Ugh. ] How are you? [ One question and he already wants to get out of it. ]

[itstillhurt]

[Oh, spirits, this was going to be miserable.]

Getting shoved gracelessly into pointless social interactions by floating slugs.

[The answer is laced with a false sweetness, which somehow comes off even more bitter than actual sarcasm would.]

I'm not at all convinced that appeasing the useless things will help.

[10billionpercent]

[ Yep, just miserable. ]

Alright we tried. [ That's about as much small talk as Senku can handle. ]

If you ask me about the weather, I'll punch them out of my way and leave myself. [ And he's not really the violent type. ]

Is there a chance if we leave the area they'll get away from us?

[itstillhurt]

It's possible.

[She could do with some warming up anyway. A lightly chilly winter day it may be at the moment, but she's a firebender and she's from a tropical island. She hates even a mild snow.]

Perhaps tea. Come with, or they'll probably start pestering us again.

[It's the best plan she's got, and she doesn't wait for his opinion of the suggestion before she starts walking.]

[10billionpercent]

[ Fortunately, he's pretty agreeable. ]

Tea would be good. [ It's kind of chilly, and presumably away from the bloobs of doom there will be a cup of tea to enjoy.

What's the downside here? ]

[itstillhurt]

[It is perhaps to her credit that, despite her size and the depth of the snow, she's actually pretty quick as she heads toward Dreambucks. Or maybe she's just that impatient to escape the Gumdrops.

The good news is, they aren't followed inside when they finally reach the cafe. The bad news is, their little swarm of 'friends' is instead crowding around the windows to watch them as they get their coffee. Azula eyes them balefully for a moment as they step inside, then turns to the counter and orders 'her usual,' whatever that is.]

Hrmph. At least the little pests aren't trying to force their way in.

[10billionpercent]

[ They seemed pretty innocuous but at the point they're spying on them, Senku's looking at them with disdain. ]

Small miracle that. Why are they so desperate we have a conversation?

[ Senku huffs lightly. He'll take a black coffee. He's boring. ]

[itstillhurt]

They're dumb animals.

[It's entirely possible that she's wrong about that, but she's decided that's the case.]

They simply feed on the dreamotion energy, they don't care how it's supplied.

[10billionpercent]

Hmph. [ Senku snorts, but there you go, he's sitting, he has a warm drink and company. Are they satisfied yet? ]

They can't possibly be getting much out of me, I'm really terrible with it.

[itstillhurt]

I'd agree, but they've been pestering me incessantly for days.

[And she has no idea why they'd be after her of all people, not for positive... anything, really.]

Maybe they're ill.

[10billionpercent]

Ugh. Don't look at me, I'm not a veterinarian.

[ They could be sick but that sounds like very much not his problem. All these creatures seem to be dreamotion powered, he's really the worst candidate to try and fix problems. ]