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

[jan_ken_hacking]

[Ultimately what matters is...well, having fun with it, and there's no doubt that's exactly what will happen. Perfect!]

Oh, it could be a musical too, then...

[Cart before horse, Kiyoiri!?] Do you think if we aren't clear, the props will come at random then? That could be interesting...

[Like pulling lottery...]

[blitzcheer]

Man... [ Geez. ] What if you got the pieces to make something...smaller? Like- a person-sized suit? Didn't that one guy used to wear something like that?

[flatteries]

[ DUDE, WHO SAYS HE'S SCARED? ]

Uh, yeah?

[ Inigo says it with the kind of tone that implies it should be obvious. ]

I mean, the two of us-- we're good at a lot of things! [ .. probably. Maybe. Look, he's trying to be confident right now, making a dramatic gesture with his hand and all! ] But I don't think being smart is exactly our best quality, you know? Or at least, that's what other people probably think.

[blitzcheer]

Well they can think whatever junk they want! [ huff, HUFF. WHO SAID WE'RE WACK? COME AND FIGHT HIM. ]

Sure, we're not book smart or good at building things, but I'm plenty smart! I'm the right amount of smart! [ Yeah!! Let him slap a hand on Inigo's shoulder. ]

And you too! If anyone calls you dumb, show them how dumb they are when you punch them in the face!

[ YEAH!! ]

[flatteries]

Tidus-- [ Inigo's voice may be rising in pitch here by now, the way it usually does when he's starting to freak out. This may be a little bit too much passion on Tidus's side that he's trying to deal with. ] I've never seen you punch anyone in the face before!

[ .. for better or worse? ]

Do you do that with everyone who calls you dumb?!

[blitzcheer]

If they're being a jerk? I'd punch a guy in the face for it, sure! You don't get to be an ass and get away with it! They're asking for it!

[ Unlocked: Tidus's gotta fite mode. ]

I'm not going around punching, 'cause no one's doing that! But I'm gonna going to sit back and take whatever someone throws at me.

[flatteries]

[ Inigo thinks back on Nah's threats to eat him. And then there's Kjelle, and Severa, and sweet Naga, how come Tidus is exactly like literally all the girls Inigo knows back home? Ready to fight at an insult! S-Some of us deal with those by making a weak retort and then crying themselves to sleep later, dude! ]

You can't just start a fight with someone over that!

[ ...

There's a small pause, and then Inigo seems to realise there's a very, very important addition necessary here: ]

Unless the person they're being mean to is Taiki!

[blitzcheer]

[ Pft- ] Uh?? That's the one time you can't punch them! Taiki'll get sad! You can't even beat up anything coming after him without him getting sad!

[ Which he's saying less as a complaint and more as just objective fact. You can't punch a bully in front of Taiki, bro! No, instead- ]

You need to take Taiki away and then hope you meet them later, and then knock their lights out if they start up again. There's nothing wrong with punching bullies!

[flatteries]

Stop making this so complicated!

[ You can't change around the rules on him the moment he feels like he's nailed it, bro. That's just unfair! Now who's making who feel dumb, huh!! Maybe he should punch you in the face, dude!!

(Okay, no. But these rules are still way too complicated.) ]

Besides, the last time I punched someone for being rude to someone in front of me, they tried murdering me.

[ Thanks, Reno. Inigo already looks sulky all over again at that memory. ]

[blitzcheer]

Then you punch them harder!

[ --oh. ]

Okay okay, so punching isn't always the best answer there! But I'm just saying, what's the big problem? If someone's so much of an ass to you, you can get rough! Sometimes it just goes that way! Walk off and be the bigger man if you wanna, but if a face's asking for it-

[ Look at this fist he's making, Inigo. Look at him jab the air with it! Kapow! ]

[flatteries]

[ Sure. He sees the fist, and he gets the idea, but-- ]

It's fine. Usually when people insult me, they're right. [ Which is what's right at the centre of this whole 'you can't hit people for being rude to you' problem. Or why Inigo is not quite as 'kapow' about this.

After all, even with Reno, Inigo had just accepted the other being an ass to him. He didn't get violent until Reno started talking smack about Roland. ]

That's the problem! And sure, I'd fight people for being rude to you, but it sounds like you've already got that problem covered.

[blitzcheer]

So why's it fine if someone's a jerk about me, but not you? [ What is this logic, what is it! Tidus knows it comes from a place of having issues, but it exasperates him to hear in this instance, of where Inigo is placing himself on the level of importance compared to his friends. ]

If you can deserve me, you should defend yourself too! Come on, man, you need to stand up for yourself more. Do for you what I'd do for you! Size them up, and if you think you can take them, punch an asshole!

[ punch them!! ]

[achickenformylove]

[Not a clue. Can't because of a certain blond talking to him as well...]

I have not. I did more cultivation than manual work. I have seen craftsman working on them in the village. That would be a good option to have if we could get the train to give it to us.

[gundamofthedesert]

I suppose so... but that was never something in my world so I don't know what I'd actually ask for. The closest I'd know of would be a space suit and that's not remotely similar.

[blitzcheer]

We'll need to convince a lot of people to vote for it. [ Yes, yes, swinging the people's hearts into giving them an art car...! ]

Cultivation - you can write on paper and make them into talismans with that, right? And other things too?

[ Behold, Tidus's limited cultivation knowledge. ]

[blitzcheer]

Ahh... I didn't know if you could make something, but - I guess it's hard going from a big flying suit to a smaller one.

[ No kidding, Tidus!! ]

But, hey! You know anything about the hologram stuff Devero and Entrapta worked on? Maybe you could speak with them - or, Devero. Get some ideas? You said you make Gundams, right? And I know there's a lot of smart people on board - and a lot of materials you could work with. I'd even help you buy stuff if you need it!

[blitzcheer]

Think so! If you don't get really specific about what you want, the train just grabs whatever it can. [ Or so seems to be Tidus's history with it. ]

You wanna do that? We can just say... 'costume and costume props'! 'Costume and costume props for musicals'? Wonder if there's a difference if you say what kind of performance it is...

[ The mystery of acting. ]

[flatteries]

[ Because you're better than me.

Inigo knows that's the answer. The obvious one. Because people can call him a crybaby, or weak, or someone desperate for attention, and they'd be right. But they wouldn't be right when it comes to Tidus, so that's when Inigo would defend him.

It's not the right thing to say in the presence of Tidus of all people though, who'd rather just physically shake every single hint of insecurity out of Inigo, so he swallows the words right up before he can even say them - though it still leaves him looking a little dispirited. ]

It's fine, it's fine! I mean, how many people exactly are there even on this train insulting us?

[ .. Reno doesn't count. ]

[blitzcheer]

[ Is this the time to say it? Because Tidus glances away in thought, and when he looks back- ]

You?

[ Technically?? ]

[jan_ken_hacking]

I see...

[Note to herself, be precise then. Well!]

We can find out- but... [Ah, on that note though...] ...I'll probably buy other things first.

[She has priorities...

Large...cuddly ones.... (well that and her medical bag but)]

[achickenformylove]

I think that if we create a good enough argument for it, an arts carriage would be something others would want.

That is part of it. The goal is to achieve immortality through mastery of yourself. It also gives us the ability to use our spiritual energy in different ways such as fighting monsters and ghosts, use music to communicate spirits as Gusu Lan does, and using our swords to fly to name a few.

[gundamofthedesert]

[He nodded his head] I might be able to... but it would take a lot of work. The computer systems that control a Gundam are far larger so in order to make something small enough to wear would take trial and error.

I wasn't familiar with it. I'll have to talk to them about it. I did build a Gundam, with some mechanical assistance obviously since I can't lift the panels, but I did all of the programming of it.

[Much to the horror of the rest of the world since what he brought to life was the Zero System when at the time no one could control it... but he won't talk about that...]

[flatteries]

[ Inigo's jaw drops as he glances over at Tidus, and he rapidly shakes his head. ]

I don't count!

[ It's called being REALISTIC, dude.

And also some SELF DEPRECATION, MAYBE. OKAY. ]

[blitzcheer]

You're the guy sitting here calling us both dumb.

[ Folllding his arms, with an unimpressed look on his face. Holding it - until he seems to consider something. ]

[blitzcheer]

[ He takes out a fist. ]

And remember what I said to do to bullies?