001) Home is Where the Heart Is

[abyssbound]

Who: Asura and anyone who wants to help with construction/landscaping. Or just want to watch a buff, half-dressed man do manual labor. No judgement.
Which: Open log, mingle post
Where: Out in the farmlands to the east of Reverein
What: Tree houses aren't for everyone, so Asura's building a house on the opposite side of town where it's quiet and he can raise his geese in relative peace. This log takes place over the span of about a week.
Warnings: Shouldn't be any.


Days 1-2
[Over the last few days, Asura has been collecting usable pieces of lumber and debris from around the city over to a small hill out in the farmlands, halfway between Reverein and the Wildlands. By now, the frame of a cabin has been erected--large enough to comfortably house two people.

Asura has stripped off the upper part of his robe while he works, using his Spiritual Entity's sharp edges to carefully chisel the beams so they'll fit together without nails (for there is a notable lack of iron in the city right now thanks to the redcaps). He'd intended to build the entire house on his own, but he won't turn down a helping hand or two. Or just someone to talk to while he works.]

Days 3-4
[Once the house is put together (or at least the walls, floor, and roof are), what comes next is that lotus pond Taishakuten wants. Asura's already dug out a large crater in the ground, but until it fills up with rainwater (or by some other means), it's not much more than just a big hole in the ground. The geese are already interested though, and can be seen wandering down into the crater in curiosity, or waddling around the rim and being a general nuisance to anyone whose name isn't 'Asura.']

Days 5-6
[The hole in the ground is now filled with water! Somehow. Whether it was rain or someone helped fill it up, the fact of the matter is that the crater is now a pond. As for planting the lotuses, this is something Asura will need some help with, because he's never actually grown them the correct way before.

Thankfully, the geese are safely locked up in the hutch so they won't bother anyone today.]

Wildcard/Catchall
[Catch Asura while he's taking a break from work, or if you have another scenario you'd like to play out with him, here's that option! Feel free to use this log to mingle during the construction as well.]

(OOC: If you have any questions or want to throw some ideas my way, you can reach me at hsumi or on Discord at hsumi#6070.
Fun fact, the technique being used here to build without nails is a real thing!)

Comments

[sleightofhans]

[What has he done to deserve this!! Besides everything.

Hans somehow manages to swallow down the small bite he bit into, and he's more than grateful that he took such a tiny piece as his first attempt. He still feels the burn down his throat that's now settled in his stomach, with his eyes wet from the pain. He's not sure when he'll be able to talk again, only being able to cough as he tries to pass through all this.

He simply nods when Asura comes back, for once not having a good comeback to any of that. Most of his focus is on recovering anyway.]

T-thank you. [His voice is definitely far scratchier than before.]

I want to apologize for falling off the face of the earth for a few days there

[abyssbound]

[Asura exchanges the plates and sits down on the porch with the one he'd initially handed to Hans, tucking into the insanely hot food without so much as a flinch.]

If you can't handle something, you don't have to pretend otherwise. [He says after swallowing a few bites.] If you try to prove your masculinity by accepting something that's too much for you, it'll come back to bite you. You could have avoided that pain if you'd been honest about your tolerance to begin with.

no prob!

[sleightofhans]

[A bubble of resentment begins to build in Hans' chest as he feels himself getting lectured by Asura. He can't deny the points that he brings up, but it doesn't make it much easier to accept. It's always been difficult for him to accept this sort of talk with grace, but the lack of mockery in Asura's voice at least helps to simmer that earlier anger.

He bites into the new dish, finding the non-spicy version to still be very flavorful. Also helps to further improve his mood.]

I didn't wish to seem ungrateful or overly particular about a meal someone's cooked for me, but I'll keep your words in mind.

[abyssbound]

[Asura simply lets out a single chuckle in response and finishes off his plate. Once the fish is devoured, he sets the empty plate beside him on the porch to clean up later and leans back, propping himself up with his hands to look out across the nearly-barren farmlands toward the city of Reverein.]

It's partly my fault for not giving you fair warning of what to expect anyway, and I'll admit a bit of sadism on my part too, so... sorry about that.

[sleightofhans]

...

[He should still be mad about all this. And sure, a part of him is still irritated about the whole spice thing, but most of that feeling has faded away, replaced by a slowly growing contentment. For a brief, wild moment, he thinks that Asura spiced the new dish in a different manner, but he immediately squishes that thought.]

It's fine. [Is he forgiving too easily?] We'll just say that this dish here makes up for it, just this time, however.