Event Twelve

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I am a reaper whose muscles set at sundown. All my oats are cradled.  But I am too chilled, and too fatigued to bind them.  And I hunger.

ou know what's probably amazing? Waking up to your previously normal front door suddenly being covered by a huge, autumn-themed wreath. Or perhaps you're close enough to the center of the Town to look out your window and get an eyeful of that effigy, staring soullessly at you? The point is, there's a festival going on! The Town's been decorated accordingly (don't trip over sudden bales of hay), and towards the center of the Town, there are all sorts of fun games, tables of food, and other amazing things set up. Go prance onto the stage, sample some of the amazing food, convince one of your friends to play one of those bobbing for apples games... Enjoy it! There doesn't seem to be much of a catch this time. (At least, not until you eat the food, and then you'll figure out just what that "catch" is.) Welcome to Awash's twelfth event log, everyone! Further information on this event can be found here at the OOC post. You are welcome to start your own posts or logs for this event as well. If there are any questions, please ask them here. Thank you!

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[thriftea]

[Normal Ochako would be embarrassed by this, um, rather revealing outfit, but overly confident Ochako just waves a hand in a careless sort of gesture. These clothes? Pffft. Perish the thought!]

You mean, do I want to play in a dress? It's fine! It's super easy to move in.

[Which she will demonstrate by, you know, jogging in place for a few seconds, as one does when they are trying to convince someone else that they are ABSOLUTELY PREPARED for the competition to come. Is it comfortable jogging in heels? Hell no, but Ochako makes sure to keep a confident grin on her face.]

Are you worried, Minato-kun? [A pause, a WINK, and then:] You should be!

[Minato is seeing so many new sides of Ochako this month? Bless his heart.]

[messianic]

[... Well!! Okay then. Minato is just going to...roll with this, because Ochako seems very certain, and also because it's nice to see her so cheerful?

Despite. What she's wearing.]

... I guess I'm a little worried. [VERY SINCERELY.] I'm pretty sure you could beat me at just about any of these games... you can be really intense sometimes.

[thriftea]

[Oh, but that's somehow hilarious and flattering? Ochako—well, specifically this version—loves the idea of being intimidating, because it just means that everyone recognizes how badass she is, right? Right! Nice. She laughs, reaching over to give him another quick smack on the back that's hard enough to send her rocking back on her sky-high heels. Hey, she totally has this under control...]

I'm sorry, Minato-kun! I don't want to be scary, but I can't take it easy on you, you know? You're my friend! That makes me really want to give it my all.

[Later, when she is no longer feeling the pie's effects, she's going to be absolutely mortified by everything that's coming out of her mouth; now, though, she feels like it's completely justified, because she's just that good, baby! WOO! So hell yeah she's grabbing his arm and dragging him over to the apple bobbing area.]

Have you tried this before?

[messianic]

[Yeah, that slap to the back gets him to stumble. Guh...!!

... ... ... boy, these heroes live in totally different worlds, don't they...]

Ochako-san...

[Wheeze.]

Er... no, I've never actually done this before. It doesn't seem too hard, but...

[But when Ochako is being OchakoTurbo, he feels a slight Fear.]

heads or tails? i'll flip a coin to see who wins!

[thriftea]

[They're here, the tub is full of both water and apples, and Ochako abruptly realizes that she... has no clue what the rules are. She stares down at the gently bobbing fruits, feeling the briefest flash of doubt, before her confidence kicks right back in. No rules? No problem!]

It's not hard at all! You just have to grab as many apples as you can—with your teeth. No hands allowed!

[Duh, Ochako. But even though she can't use her hands, she still begins doing some basic arm stretches. Why? Don't ask! OchakoTurbo is extra!!]

You can go first, okay? I'll keep the time. Two minutes for each of us.

[She will stand to the side and wait for him to get ready to rumble. And just so you know, keeping the time is her LOUDLY counting to 120. The pressure...]

GIMME TAILS

[messianic]

[... No rules, no problem should be a motto for life...!!

But, well.

Minato seems fine with that, too, tilting his head.]

Okay...

[At least Ochako's efforts to put pressure on don't really work!! Minato's used to much worse pressure than someone keeping time.

On...the flip side, though, he's still Minato, so his efforts here are half-assed at best.

He's trying, though...!! Apples, apples, gotta grab the apples...!!

(This water is cold, he regrets this, his bangs are soaked now....)]

[thriftea]

[Half-assed effort or no, as Ochako continues counting down the seconds in the most intimidating way she possibly can, he somehow manages to amass an impressive amount of apples... but definitely not enough apples to win. The site has spoken.

So as soon as her little countdown is over, she punches him right in the arm! Just in case he, you know, didn't hear her tell him that his time is UP. This is the way confident Ochako operates.]

Good job, Minato-kun! You... really did your best! [And with a grin, she gently(!) elbows him to the side as she ties her hair up in a ponytail.] But now it's my turn.

[And two minutes later—voilà! How many apples did she grab? More than he did, that's for sure, and she throws her hands right up in the air... and spits the apple she's holding between her teeth over to the side. Classy.]

Did I win? [Like, she Knows, but even confident Ochako isn't rude enough to gloat about it, so—] I-It feels like we were pretty close...

[messianic]

[Yeah, he's perfectly willing to move off to the side, idly wringing out his hair. He...also is not going to give Ochako an intimidating countdown! Though he helpfully tells her how much time she's got left in increments of 30 seconds.

So...!!

... Minato is definitely not at all surprised to see that Ochako's pile is significantly better than his. That's only as it should be, right...?]

Ah... you definitely beat me, Ochako-san. No doubt about that.

Congratulations. [At least that's sincere--he's not really a sore loser at all.]