Day 255 [Open] First rule of Pillow Fight Club: Never talk about Pillow Fight Club

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Who: Ibuki and you! And pillows!
Open: Open
When: Mostly noon/afternoon.
Where: Everywhere in the Bastion.
What: Ibuki's bored and is attacking everybody with pillows
Format: Action but ok with switching
Warnings: Pillow abuse


[Sometime after lunch, Ibuki's voice will ring out from everybody's amulet that is within the Bastion's communication range-]

IBUKI IS DECLARING IT NOW. THIS. IS. PILLOW WAR!!!!!!!

[Ibuki will not be responding to amulet network messages that reply to her]

[Rather, she is running around with a bunch of pillows. Should she spot you, prepare yourelf, for she could do a number of things]

[1: Should you not notice her, she'll try to sneak up behind you and bop you on the back of the head with a pillow. If it looks like you're in the middle of important work, it'll be a very soft bop]

[2: If you're watching her, she'll run up to you and try to pillow bop your face]

[3: There is no 3]

[4: She may be hiding around a corner, and when you get close... "BWAH!" Pillow to the face!]

[5: Even dragons aren't safe from pillows.]

[6: If she knows you fairly well, especially if you're a member of her band, she might be coming into your bedroom directly to pillow fight you.]

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Okay, okay, Ibuki's going up! Wish her luck!

[She carefully climbs up onto the chocobo. Ibuki, fortunately, has natural dexterity on her side, so she gets on board easily enough. Except-]

Ooh... this is the wrong way, isn't it, isn't it?

[Yup, Ibuki got on backwards]

[daughterofursa]

...

Climb down and try that again.

[How do you get on backwards??]

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[she was hoping to elicit an amused reaction, but oh well-]

Wait, wait, Ibuki's got it!

[Let it not be said that Ibuki is not flexible, as she manages to turn herself around on the chocobo without having to dismount]

Okay, Ibuki's ready!

... ooh, who's a cute Choco-chan-

[And she starts scratching the chocobo again...]

[daughterofursa]

[Incompetence, feigned or real, is not generally something that Zuko finds amusing. She gives a sigh and hauls herself up behind Ibuki, reaching around her for the reins. The chocobo warks and dances a little, worried that the pettings are coming to an end.]

Easy.

[Well, so far so good, it hasn't thrown either of them.]

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Kyan~

[Ibuki no, don't make this more awkward than it has to be-]

Okay, okay, what does Ibuki hold onto? The fluffy chocobo?

[daughterofursa]

[What even was that noise she just made.]

Uh, yeah. For now.

Now.. If they're trained well, it should be less about forcing them to do what you want and more about guiding them.

[She nudges the chocobo forward with her heel. It balks a little but starts into a walk.]

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Ooh, okay, okay! That sounds easy! Is this Choco-chan trained well? How can you tell?

[She's squirming a bit on the chocobo, but otherwise she's paying close attention to what Zuko is doing]

[daughterofursa]

Don't squirm like that.

You can tell from how it responds. It's used to riders.

[Guiding with the reins for a nice walk around the Bastion. She'll offer the reins to Ibuki once she settles down.]

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Ooh, sorry, sorry. Ibuki will try to sit still...!

[She somehow manages it, and carefully accept the reins]

Okay, okay, Choco-chan, let's fly~

[She'll gently nudge the chocobo forward. Ibuki's quick on the take, though her technique obvious is sloppy. She just needs practice]

[daughterofursa]

[Zuko is going to hold onto Ibuki's waist with one arm. Please don't be weird about it.]

Not too fast. You still need to get used to each other.

[scary_music]

[Look at who you're asking to not be weird]

Iyan~

... don't worry, don't worry! Ibuki will take it nice and slow!

It's a surprising thing, but Ibuki isn't always fast and on the go, Zuko-chan! She can be really patient and slow, it's true!

[Indeed, true to her word, she's not trying to make the chocobo zoom off]

[daughterofursa]

How should I know? I just met you.

[Though she is pleasantly surprised by the lack of zooming.]

[scary_music]

That's true, that's true. But now you know! And knowing is half the ... something!

You learn something new every day!

[daughterofursa]

Is that a saying?

[scary_music]

It is, it is! It's a good saying, isn't it? It's hard to go by a day without learning something, right? Right?

Can Ibuki make Choco-chan go a little faster now, can she? Ibuki wants to feel the wind in her hair~

[daughterofursa]

I guess so. [She's pretty sure she's managed it before.]

Go ahead. That should be fine.

[scary_music]

Okay, okay, here we go! Hold on tight, Zuko-chan!

[She urges the chocobo to go faster and-whoa is that a little too fast-?]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~~~~~~~~

[... at least she's having fun]

[daughterofursa]

Woah.

[Yeah, there's the zoom factor. That's more than "a little" faster, but luckily Zuko has plenty of experience at this speed. She does hold on tighter, though.]

Careful. You want to lean forward now.

[scary_music]

[Ibuki does as instructed]

Kyaaaaaa~

It's like something out of an action romance, roaming around on a noble steed with a princessss clinging on to Ibuki~~~~~~~~

[Ibuki why why are you saying that...]

[daughterofursa]

What?

[Romance? Also, she is a princess but--]

I didn't tell you that.

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Huh? What? Didn't tell Ibuki what? We're not supposed to be roaming around on a noble steed?

[She just thought that the scene was like where a princess would be clinging onto somebody while riding around, she didn't think Zuko was an actual princess]

[daughterofursa]

No, that I'm-- [It's at this point that Zuko realizes she was just saying stuff.]

Never mind.

[scary_music]

Mmm...

[Sorry Zuko, Ibuki is an observant girl. She replays the last bit of conversation in her mind-]

Oooh, is it true? Is Zuko-chan a princess? Zuko-hime-chan!

[daughterofursa]

I- I was. It doesn't matter here.

1/2

[scary_music]

Really? Oooh...

Ibuki knew a princess! But she was really different!

So, so... you're like.. a warrior princess, right? That's cool! Ibuki feels even more safe knowing somebody like you is around, Zuko-chan!

And that scar is sooooooooo awesome, too! It's-