Happy Valentines! Your Love Is Toxic!

[iamtheeggman]

Who: EVERYONE
What: CUPIDBOTS
Where: EVERYWHERE
When: VALENTIMES DAY
Warnings: None yet, but will be updated if that changes

Ah, February 14th. A day for loving lovers to love... But at Smash Academy, it meant something else...

At the crack of dawn, they appeared. Tiny robotic cherubs wielding bows and arrows. Those who had been at the academy for some time knew what they were: The Cupidbots. Obnoxious, potentially life-ruining robots with one mission: Fire their arrows at unsuspecting passers-by, causing them to fall in love with the first person they saw for the next 24 hours. They would be gone by the next day, but still for the best to try and avoid them.

WHAT DO?

[[Go ahead and start up your own threads for random happenings, planned ships, or just throw your characters out and see who bites!]]

Comments

[trustycrowbar]

Yep, he's just argued against his own point, didn't he? "All the same, the decisions made in a induced haze of affection could lead to some... problems, later."

If she's ever had too much ale and woke up on the wrong side of someone else's bed, she'll get what he's saying.

[luneshalla]

"Uhuh, I can see how that would be a problem to some." she smirked as she spoke. "See, if people were more open and free about those sort of subjects, awkward or problematic situations like those would be avoided, or at least they wouldn't be as unpleasant as most would make it seem."

[trustycrowbar]

"Unfortunately many aren't so open, and that's the point. The pitfall is social as well as personal. That's something out of our control. To tell the truth I just think there's a time and a place for things like this."

What times, what places? Well... to be honest he hadn't figured that part out yet.

"But I'm curious. How 'open and free' are we talking?"

[luneshalla]

"Ah well, you see; Back home, elves and trolls are known to be the most promiscuous, amorous and passionate races and I happen to be both~" she teased with a lighthearted laugh.

"But honestly, the way I was raised made is so I was a lot more open about anything involving love and affection. The house I was part of promoted free love and affection amongst those deserving or in need of it and I've never been one to be shy about any of those things."

[trustycrowbar]

"True to your higher natures, hm? There's nothing wrong with that at all."

Meanwhile he's internally wondering if "hot hippie elf-troll" a tongue-twister if you say it three times fast.

"Does this mean that everyone is your valentine today?"

[luneshalla]

"Every day~" she responded with a teasing smirk and a wink.

"Wonderful feelings and gestures such as those promoted by the day of love and friendship should be valued year round." she added with a nod.

[trustycrowbar]

He chortles under his breath at the wink, scrubbing over his hair and looking away. Eheh...

"Never found much of a reason to celebrate the holiday in the past. I was either traveling too much or too damn busy to get into anything of the sort. After that, well... there wasn't much of a reason anymore."

[luneshalla]

"Hm? What about the emotions in general? There must have been something, or someone worthy of the pleasant emotions being celebrated today no?" she asked curiously.

[trustycrowbar]

He rubs the back of his neck. "...a couple of people and things, yes, now that I think about it. I can safely say that, ah... you're one of them."

He has friends here, he realizes. Elli, Mac, Chell... He'd been a little too fixated on the ones he'd left behind, that's all. The ones too far away and too dilated in time to even celebrate the event.

[luneshalla]

"Oh? Have I made that big of an impact?" she said with a playful smile. "I'm glad to know that you have people who you care for. It's always a pleasant feeling and they can also be the driving force for many. Great feats have been accomplished by those who have something to lose far more often than those who don't."

[trustycrowbar]

"I know what you mean." He adds with a meaningful look. "And yes, you have. It's good to have people here to accomplish a few feats for."

[luneshalla]

Ellistree smiled and nodded, "This is true, especially when one is far from home~ I'll make sure to keep an eye out for some wonderful feats coming from you. You already seem like you could accomplish great things or have done so already."

[trustycrowbar]

He still doesn't think what he's done is particularly great or wonderful, but... "I've gotten a few things done, I guess you could say."

[luneshalla]

"So is that you being humble or simply honest," Ellistree replied with a smirk.

"Every action, no matter how small it might seem, has a consequence that can change the outcome of the path it was originally taking."

[trustycrowbar]

"Well... I'm not the kind of man that takes small actions." He admits with a flattened smile. Looks like you found him out, Elli. "But it's a very long and very nasty story."

[luneshalla]

"I'm sure we'll find a moment for you to retell it. Bad or good, stories are the keys to our pasts even if they can sometimes be made to seem more grand that reality."

[trustycrowbar]

"I'm not one to exaggerate. The truth is unbelievable enough. But yes, some time later, I'll explain it all... how I got this, for instance."

He taps the chestplate of his suit with a dull, sturdy thud that doesn't sound like metal, fabric, or wood at all.

"Maybe you can tell me a little more about yourself as well."

[luneshalla]

"Ah, one of those hm? You intrigue me, so I'll be waiting patiently for the tale. As for me?" she added with a smile.

"I suppose I could humor you if you ever have the curious itch."

[trustycrowbar]

"I'm always curious... maybe in a few days? Long enough for the cupid robots to vanish and the chaos to die down."

[luneshalla]

"Sounds good enough, should give enough time to recover from them is it affected either directly, but I feel it'd have a much lesser effect on me all things considered." she mused.

Because really, her being embarrassed about things like that was kind of silly since with or without the bots chances were, she'd still be affectionate and more.

[trustycrowbar]

If their conversation hadn't made it painfully clear already, it's Mister Personal Space that has the issues with it. He's donning armor, for god's sake.

"Good. Any idea where?"

[luneshalla]

"Anywhere you'd like to really, I have no particular preference other than enjoying the outdoors a great deal~ Then again that much would be assumed of a druid." She added with a light laugh.

[trustycrowbar]

"Hm, it's been a while since I've been hiking... Back in Austria I used to love to take a weekend and get as lost as I possibly could in the foothills of the Alps."

Damn, does he miss that. All the unnatural violent horrors and rusted, broken urban decay from back home still clings to him, he realizes. He could use some time away, some proof-positive that out in the multiverse somewhere things still flourish and the world hasn't gone completely to hell.

"Might be time to start doing that again."

[luneshalla]

"That actually sounds rather pleasant. I believe being out in nature is really rewarding in more ways than one. And it's particularly good for your health," she added with a light chuckle.

[trustycrowbar]

"Maybe with the help of a druid I'll actually make it back to the Academy by Monday."

Or with her help, he'll stay out the rest of the week too...