merriment 16 ; video (before platform stop)

[blitzcheer]

Yo, anyone see the large item order we can pick now?

...

What's the biggest thing anyone can think of. Hey, gimme some ideas!

[ LET'S SEE WHAT THEY CAN GET?? PUT IN YOUR SUGGESTIONS, VOTE FOR WHAT YOU AGREE WITH.

Edit: Tidus will have on the video in view a whiteboard (since he's in the standard coach), with a list of choices.

- BOUNCY HOUSE/CASTLE
- POTTERY WHEEL?
- ARCADE MACHINE - Lethal Enforcers, NBA Jam
- YOU CAN'T VOTE FOR MY MOM
- BOMBCHOO BOWLING ALLEY

Enjoy his mess of a handwriting.

Edit 2: Also, very importantly: ] Hey! Everyone! Tell the train to let us buy carriages!

Comments

[happyends]

Uh-huh, we have those where I'm from too..

[ Not that she's sure if the ones from her world are the same as the ones from Rapunzel's world, but she's got to figure they serve the same purpose, if they also carry the same name. ]

They might help out people who like sculpting or just pottery specifically.. I think we had someone like that on the train, though I'm not sure if we still do now. [ She does know that person left, at least. A really long time ago. But maybe people have secret hobbies here! ] But I also think they might be kind of fun for anyone to try!

[ She pauses for a moment, as if to see if Rapunzel thinks so too. ]

[flatteries]

[ UGGGH.

TIDUS, YOU IGNORANT HETEROSEXUAL.

Inigo glances up at the other from where he's sitting, that grin on Tidus's face only being met by a squint from Inigo.

.. well, a squint and a blush, but to be fair? That blush was already there. ]

Do I usually ask you about every detail of every embarrassing experience you have?

[blitzcheer]

[ Embarrassing? But if Jingyi was the guy hitting on Inigo, then- ]

You turned him down? [ Don't mind Tidus's butt, 'cause it's slipping into this booth with his pal! Move up pal butt, this butt needs room. In payment, an arm will go around Inigo's shoulders. ]

Why? You not into horny tail guys? [ A beat. ] He is confusing talking about that cultivation stuff...

[ That's not a reason to turn down a guy. ]

[flatteries]

Yeah.

[ At least he does admit to that, while he's busy scooting over to make some room for Tidus. Even if this is effectively trapping him in the spot, unable to literally escape the carriage to escape the questions..

.. but there's some touch involved.

And Inigo just can't say no to touch. This is a weakness. ]

I don't know, I just told him.. [ The one thing he can never tell Tidus. Not even on his deathbed. ] I just told him that we didn't even know each other all that well!

[ That's not a lie.. technically. ]

I'm well aware I seem desperate, but I'm not that desperate.

[blitzcheer]

[ No matter how Tidus kept on this topic, that smile and the rest, he is here for a pal after a tricky love-situation. Granted, he didn't get turned down or dumped, so it's not that pressing or serious. But he doesn't want to go too hard on the teasing. He knows how Inigo can get!

(Or maybe Inigo's just lucky, and Tidus is going easy on him.) ]

Wellll, there's no harm getting to know the guy, right? Even just as friends. [ and maybe considering in the meantime if he'd be a potential catch!! ] He's...interesting. About as quirky as anyone else on the train.

[ Everyone's weird, after all. ]

But wait... [ Now that Tidus's brain is catching up a little... ] If he was talking about you... who was the guy he wanted to punch?

[flatteries]

[ Thank Naga, and absolutely every single god out there, for blessing him on this holy day. For allowing him to totally skip over the true reason for his rejection of Jingyi's advances. Or, well, "advances."

Because they seem to be moving on to another question entirely..

.. and one that stumps Inigo too. Because he sits there without answering, but clearly considering this question. One he hadn't thought of yet himself.

It's almost as if something can be faintly heard in the distance as Inigo really tries to push that one braincell to function. ]

Ah.. Well..

[ ... ]

I don't.. know.. Why would he want to punch anyone because of me?

[blitzcheer]

[ ...are you asking Tidus to remember a conversation he had just yesterday!? This is hard stuff! All he remembers is the punching part and all the stuff about cultivation-transforming-not-magic-but-it-is business!

But he's trying, sharing that music with Inigo as he tries recalling... ]

It's cause...some guy insulted you. By going out with you? But... I dunno - you and the guy hadn't spoken about it yet?

[ ...

...

...did Jingyi really confess to Inigo during that talk...????? ]

[jan_ken_hacking]

[OH! There has been a misunderstanding!!!] Ah-

No, Goetia was defeated...

The current problem is unfortunately unrelated to singularities. The result is effectively the same; humanity is gone, and my friends and I barely escaped between dimensions in the process- but we don't fully know who it is that did it, or even if we can truly restore it.

[That's..................................

..............ah.]

[agoodsoul]

[What is this about sharing a room with them- look if they're getting octopusy in bed he's not interested in um. Getting in the middle of that. No offense lads.]

Uhh no no, no worries not gonna intrude in your cozy abode.

[Really. It's fine.]

I mean, I probably could. What you daring me to do it?

[flatteries]

...

[ The 'no thoughts, head empty, yet thinking' music just continues on here, huh. ]

Maybe he thought we had something going on because of the poledancing classes..? And the guy he wanted to punch was.. himself..?

[ Does that make a whole lot of sense?

No.

But neither does any other explanation Inigo tries to think of, hence why he's saying this. ]

[blitzcheer]

[ Tidus's eyes...look upward. Trying to make this work. Trying to figure out if they're slamming a circle piece into a square hole. ]

...

...

... I'm really confused, [ he finally gives up and admit. Gaze narrowing as it lands back onto Inigo. ] What happened between you two?

[blitzcheer]

[ Look at Tidus here - just leading Dennis into a bewildering situation that he can't fully believe, and Inigo into one of his frantic...frantics. As one does.

Which means Tidus is enjoying himself, of course. ]

Yeah. You daring him, Inigo? You know you'll have to be carried too.

[ Even with himself on the line. ]

[blitzcheer]

[ That's.............. ]

Oh. [ ....yes. ] I'm sorry. There...anything you think that'd help? [ Oh! ] Anything that used to exist, something you don't have right now?

[adropofsunlight]

Oh, I didn't think of it for sculpting. But then again... I never did sculpt before.

[She did nearly everything buy at this point.]

It's also pretty easy to make a pot and I can always be a teacher should anyone need it. Plus as she said it's fun.

[flatteries]

Nothing!

[ It's said so quickly that it's kind of suspicious.. even though Inigo is 100% telling the truth here. After all, nothing did happen between them! Not back in Diagad, and not here!

Other than the sharing of love life woes, but Inigo doesn't think that has to be qualified as something, okay. ]

It was just.. awkward! That's all it was. I'm just glad he still wants to be friends anyway. [ Especially since Jingyi is like.. the one dragon-related person on this train, other than Inigo himself. ]

[blitzcheer]

Well then! Sounds like you two would have fun, and I know Romeo would have too. How about it, Madoka? They sound to me like they'd be about the size of a suitcase, but... I know you're always wondering what to do with your points.

How about some pottery wheels? [ Hah! ] No one'll be able to ignore art if art's all over the place!

[ vote art car ]

[blitzcheer]

[ This is involving Inigo's (apparently!!) non-existent love life, so Tidus isn't that suspicious about the quick answer. Of course he doesn't want to go into the details. This is Inigo!

And maybe Tidus just forgot something about the story. Someone that Jingyi wants to punch... that very likely isn't himself. ]

...I guess... [ So he might relent, just because it's threatening to be a headache, with his brain forgetting important details.

...but that doesn't stop him from nudging Inigo. ]

Soooo...

[blitzcheer]

You wouldn't?

[flatteries]

[ Don't worry, Dennis. Just don't think about it too hard. Inigo isn't either, just discarding the room talk entirely in favour of a definite, and perhaps once more slightly too loud: ]

Yes! I dare you, Dennis! I-- I triple dragon dare you!

[ Inigo doesn't mind the carrying thing. He can probably handle it without too much gay panic?

.. maybe?

Perhaps.

But the point is, Tidus will have to bear it too. And that makes it all worth it.

(Poor Dennis' back.) ]

[happyends]

Yeah, I can get two! I don't think more than that will fit into the little art space we have.. [ Because there's still no art car. :(

But still, it means that Madoka can shove their little space full of stuff for now. ]

We'd probably have to put them together.. I don't think they'd fit in one piece. But some of the adults can probably help us, right? If they have time, anyway!

[flatteries]

...

Wouldn't what?

[ Is Inigo dodging the question on purpose, and is this some really convincing act, or does Inigo genuinely not know where Tidus was going with that?

Either way, he's just blankly blinking over at the other, right after Tidus caught his attention with that nudge. ]

[blitzcheer]

[ Please, Inigo, he was so cool there! But that's fine, that's fine. ]

You knoooow. [ --he can go this way with it; his head tilted, eyes on Inigo, a cheek sly grin. ] What do you think of him? He your type? Looks wise.

[flatteries]

I mean, he's handsome.. But isn't everyone from that world?

[ Seriously, Tidus. Have you seen all these beautiful men with long hair? Inigo is pretty sure he's just speaking about an objective fact here, okay!

He's also very, very careful to keep his tone and expression as neutral as possible, because he knows how Tidus gets when he starts with this tone. He's going to make a big deal out of Inigo showing the slightest sign of anything. ]

Personality-wise.. I'm not so sure. I mean, he's really nice and all! But I think that compared to me, he's a little too..

[ .. big brained. ]

.. smart. I'd just look bad next to him.

[blitzcheer]

[ They've all got so much long hair though, Iniiigoooo.

It's definitely an initial start that makes Tidus pause, dubious about his own answer; but everyone from that world is also mainly a bunch of guys, so there drops Tidus's interest in ratings. ]

Wha? [ --But he can say more on the last that Inigo brings up, that assessment getting a frown. ] I'm not going to say the guy's dumb, but what's smart about him? He doesn't seem like a bookworm. Just...

...

... Wordy.

[flatteries]

But he knows so much stuff!

[ That's a very, very elaborate description, isn't it. Inigo is a true wordsmith, thank you very much. Maybe he's just proving his own point from a moment ago - anyone at all can look smart next to Inigo. ]

Half the time I don't even know what he's talking about. It's like he makes up concepts on the spot, except there's no way that can be true, since he's way too confident about it!