December/spring catch-all

[feralheart]

WHO: M-21 and anyone!
WHAT: Open + catchall
WHEN: All spring
WHERE: All over the island
WARNINGS: none, TBA if needed. Plotting here!


i. what do you mean 'consequences'

[ On one specific, highly cursed day this month, M-21 can be found lurking forlornly outside the island's little clinic. An internal war seems to be going on; he takes a grudging step towards the doors, then stalks away again. As if unaware he's doing it, he reaches down to rub irritably at his lower back. Maybe someone's a little less suited for farm work than everyone else? ]

This is so stupid.

[ He shoots a mutinous look up at the sky like he'd like to direct a complaint right to the management but doesn't quite dare. Then he's back to his pacing, with an occasional sideways glance thrown in towards the vet. Or he can be found draped somewhat pathetically over the nearest fence-shaped thing he can find, apparently no longer willing to move.

Help. ]

ii. like herding cats

[ On days when the weather is sunny and cooperative, despite all complaints, M-21 is hard at work in his fields. Reluctant concessions to farmcore have been made to spare what's left of his suit, and a sturdy pair of farming gloves covering his hands well past the wrist spare what's left of his palms from the sub-par farming tools. Things are coming in pretty nicely, especially the new stand of trees. They're full-grown and leafy and already showing a crop of... one fluffy orange kitten with oversized paws perched on a branch, chirruping furiously. ]

You got yourself up there.

[ Rescue? Or wait another few seconds to catch M-21 sighing and stripping off his gloves as he goes to climb a tree for what appears to be the five hundredth time that day. ]

iii. wildcard

[ Catch me on my planning link or PM if you want a starter! I welcome any and all bingos or just chaos. Or just hit me with anything, he'll be Around. ]

Comments

[framestory]

[ He's sure anyone who knows what they're doing makes it look easy, so honestly. Ellis gets it. He looks down at the ramen pot. How's it going? ]

[feralheart]

[ Ramen is happening! And probably will overcook entirely too quickly, so M-21 goes to grab bowls, reminded. ]

Almost done. Unless you like the noodles soggy. What about yours?

[framestory]

[ Ellis shakes his head no to soggy noodles and lifts the lid with an oven mitt over his hand. Just little bit of green onions to top it for appearance and voila. When he shakes the bowl after moving it from the pot, it jiggles a little like flan. Hehe. ]

[feralheart]

[ Oh, hey. He knows that one actually. He can't help a small laugh at Ellis jiggling it like that. ]

Fancy. Alright, let me just get these.

[ There are way too many dumplings and Ellis is getting lots of them in the bowl that's going to him because M-21 thinks he probably needs to eat more. It's fine. ]

[framestory]

[ Ellis is actually a little overwhelmed by all the dumplings in his own ramen bowl. It's so much!! Help. He looks at it wide-eyed before looking up at M-21.

????? ]

[feralheart]

You can handle it.

[ Is this really the kind of thing that can be fixed by a shonen powerup speech...? ]

...I'll take them if they're bad.

[framestory]

[ Ellis isn't really worried if they're bad... this is so much. Help. He shakes his head and sits on the dinner table with the food on it. Let's eat!!! Ellis and M-21 get forks. There are no chopsticks in this household. ]

[feralheart]

[ M-21 is a clever wolf, he can manage with forks. Even if that's kind hard mode for dumplings. He settles this by going for the fluffy eggs first, in a simultaneous display of loyalty to Ellis' cooking and cowardice.

Don't mind him just... watching intently for Ellis' reaction. ]

How is it?

[framestory]

[ Since Yew rolled a 1, all the dumplings exploded within the ramen soup so there are dumplings wraps floating around the soup with the ramen noodles and the inside flavors are everywhere.

Luckily for M-21, Ellis seems to like the mix of flavors. So he's eating it well. When he likes up to see M-21 asking, he nods. He really likes it!

What a miracle. ]

[feralheart]

[ Ellis... you're too pure. Invisibly, he goes up two full social link ranks with M-21 for this magnanimity. ]

Yeah? Yours is good.

[ Like, actually good rather than accidentally good. But a win is a win. ]

[framestory]

[ His steamed eggs are very fluffy, almost like dense cotton candy. It isn't too salty, but it isn't too bland either. The small amounts of pepper really heightens the flavor. It's light, but somehow rich at the same time. ]

I never really experienced eating ramen before. It's so simple, but it's good. I can see why people get hooked.

[feralheart]

Never had them like this before.

[ Ellis... Ellis is perfect. What does M-21 need to do to get food from him more often. ]

Right? They say it's the food you miss most when you're away from home. ...I've got a lot. I'll bring you more next time.

[framestory]

[ If M-21 is okay with having Ellis make steamed eggs all day every day, that should be fine. Probably. Fool everyone into thinking you're a great cook when this is the one thing you know how to cook well and that's it. LMAO

Ellis can't relate with that, because he doesn't feel like he has a sentimental home anywhere, or within anyone. But he nods, because more ramen? Hell yeah. ]

[feralheart]

[ If he can eat 20 bowls of ramen For Science, he can eat steamed eggs every day and thrive. ]

Good. I can probably get more flavors. Wherever these things come from, anyway.

[ He's just happily wolfing (haha...) his food while it's hot and at its best. Good life. ]