[ december catch-all ]

[organfarm]

WHO: Jion & others!
WHAT: Holiday C H A O S (i.e. quests and more).
WHEN: Throughout the month.
WHERE: Around Chroma.
WARNINGS: None atm.

[ Some starters below, but please feel free to hit this up with a blank comment if you'd like a random starter! Also totally open to any other plotting, please hit me up in PMs or at databomb ]

Comments

[organfarm]

Wooooah! [ Jion marvels openly at the robot ghost (?) that suddenly appears. ] Awesome! [ And then. He yawns. And gives a very heavy-eyed blink. ] That's ... so cool.

[ He hasn't conked out, but he does feel very drowsy all of a sudden. Which is why his movements are suddenly a lot clumsier when he makes a grab for an elf with each hand -- he manages to grab the sleepier one, but the other easily dodges and jabs him with a candycane. ]

[scooptimistic]

[ You know what, she'll take it. ]

Thanks! Try to stay awake, though!

[ Since she's lunging for the stab-happy elf now, aiming to drive it away from Jion. ]

[organfarm]

Right, you got it ... !

[ Jion obviously struggling to stave off his sleepiness even as he nods, and though he does manage to land a good kick on the elf while it's paying attention to Maya, his balance is wobbly. ]

Man, you weren't kidding. About it being sleep magic. Or whatever.

[scooptimistic]

I wouldn't joke about that! Just slap your cheeks a bit, that'll help.

[ Right before this elf gets a boot to the head. ]

[organfarm]

Yeah, well! You said you’re a journalist, so I didn’t think you’d get to be two different cool things? Or do journalists where you’re from all use magic?

[ There’s just one elf left standing now, thanks to Maya’s well-placed kick, but Jion’s having a bit of a hard time chasing it down? He rubs at his face to try and ward off sleep, and the elf takes the chance to beam him with a magical chunk of ice, sending him toppling over into the snow. ]

Man, I wanna know magic, this feels unfair.

[scooptimistic]

No, no, it was just kind of a life-threatening situation and stuff happened--

[ As she slips trying to grab for this elf asshole and also goes down. ]

[organfarm]

[ His first instinct is to lunge to try and catch Maya, just in case. And he sort of makes it! As in, she mostly lands on him. Great. It kind of knocks the air out of him, and he sounds a little breathless as he gently eases her off of him. ]

Man, I knew journalism is hard, but I didn't expect it to be that kind of hard ... !

[ With that last word, he grabs up the ice chunk that hit him, then lobs it back at the elf. And while he doesn't hit it, he does hit the snow near its feet, giving it pause. Now's your chance, Maya! ]

[scooptimistic]

Some journalists fling themselves into war zones, after all!

[ And Maya isn't charitable enough to give the elf a chance to catch its breath. She shoots Jion an apologetic smile for knocking the wind out of his lungs and points a pistol at the elf as she straightens.

Sure, it's a warning shot at its feet, but it comes incredibly close-- and the elf wobbles, wide-eyed-- and topples in a faint. ]

... Whew!

[organfarm]

Alright! Nice shot! We did it!

[ Jion raises both arms in celebration.

And then flumps back into the snow. He mumbles without getting up, ]

... d'you think it'd be real bad if I slept here for just, like, five minutes. I think I really don't have any magic resistance.

[scooptimistic]

[ Maya's already wincing sympathetically, settling down in the snow beside him. ]

I'm really sorry, but I figured it'd end the fight a lot faster. Need a lap pillow for those five minutes?

[organfarm]

No, no, you did good! It was real good. It’s just. Y’know.

[ He gives Maya a sleepy thumbs up as he rubs at his eyes, not fully hearing what she says. ]

But sure, I could use a pillow. Mostly I just need a few minutes, and then I’ll be good as new, I’m sure...

[scooptimistic]

Got it! Just a sec.

[ Well. He didn't need to hear it, because Maya (in the fashion of being a woman who just Does Not Care) simply grasps Jion's shoulders and maneuvers his head onto her thighs.

There we go. ]

[organfarm]

Wh -- oh. That. Wasn't the kind of pillow I was expecting.

[ He's too drowsy to resist, meaning Maya easily pulls him down into that very indulgent position. But it sure is comfortable, and he can't really bring himself to protest when his eyes feel so heavy. Jion yawns and mumbles, ]

Okay, thanks. I just need, like five minutes. And then you can shake me awake. And I'll be good to go ...

[ It takes him all of three seconds to conk out, chest rising and falling with each deep, slow breath. ]

[scooptimistic]

... I think my legs probably won't go numb for at least an hour, so this should be fine.

[ Well. There's snow, but she'll manage. For the time being, Maya only lightly ruffles his hair and stays put, keeping an eye out for any more elf troublemakers. ]

[organfarm]

[ So much for ‘five minutes.’ Jion is completely still for a good ten minutes, barely stirring. It’s fifteen minutes before he wakes himself up with a rather abrupt sneeze, sitting up and looking a little disoriented. ]

... good morning? [ He gives Maya a somewhat bleary blink as his brain starts to piece itself back together. Where is this, and why was he sleeping again? ]

[scooptimistic]

Afternoon. [ a mild correction. ]

Feeling a little more refreshed?

[ A LITTLE LESS MAGICALLY DRUGGED, PERHAPS?? ]

[organfarm]

Yeah, I think?

[ He rubs at his face then runs his fingers through his hair, blinking sleepily as his brain finishes waking up.

And then he sees the position Maya is kneeling in, and realizes what his ‘pillow’ was, and his face goes a bit red as he remembers what happened to lead to him falling asleep. ]

... oh! Um. Thanks. I do feel way better now. It was, uh, comfortable.

[scooptimistic]

"Thanks" right back at you! I'm glad so far I'm being a reliable lap pillow.

[ Yep. ]

But I'll make a note next time to keep any status spells far away from you.

[organfarm]

Yeah, sorry about that. I, uh, guess I'm really weak to magic. Then again, I never even saw magic until I got here, so if it's anything like resistance to medications, I guess it makes sense? Maybe I can slowly build up a resistance?

[ He clambers to his feet and offers Maya a hand to help her up. ]

Man, I'm still always surprised by the kinds of things people here can do, though. That kind of stuff must really come in handy.

[scooptimistic]

It does! I don't end up using it as much as you'd think, but--

[ As she grasps his hand and shifts back to her feet. ]

It's just kind of a relief to know I can if I need to.