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

[scary_music]

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.]

Comments

[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.

[scary_music]

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-

2/2

[scary_music]

Uwah...?!

Ibuki brought it up again!! Forgive Ibuki, she was overcome by fangirling...!!

[daughterofursa]

Awesome...?

[Zuko has never, ever had that reaction to her scar. She's had people deride her for it, pity her, try to reassure her it's 'not that bad.' At best they never mention it at all. So for someone to actually like it?]

How can you say that?

[scary_music]

[By now, the chocobo had slowed to a walk, with Zuko and Ibuki almost completely distracted from the ride]

Huh? Huh??

... Ibuki just... thinks it looks really cool!

How does Ibuki explain it? It's just what Ibuki thinks! Ibuki can't control what she likes or dislikes, it's just a thing! The coolest thing of all!

[daughterofursa]

You're...... really weird.

[That's the only explanation.

Zuko just say thank you.]

[scary_music]

That's right, that's right! Ibuki is the strangest! So weird!

But what does that have to do with anything? She still thinks it's really cool!

[daughterofursa]

I'm saying it's weird that you think that. It's not "cool." Who thinks that about a scar?

[scary_music]

Ibuki does...

...

...

Please forgive Ibuki for thinking so.

[daughterofursa]

...

It's fine. You don't know anything.

[And she must not be thinking too hard about how it must have happened either.]

[scary_music]

Uwah...

...

Hey, hey, let's ride around some more, okay? Okay?

[And she nudges the chocobo forward again]

[daughterofursa]

Go ahead.

[Actually...]

You can probably try it on your own now.

[scary_music]

Can she? Can she? But Ibuki feels safer and more comfortable this way!

[And whups, Ibuki urged the chocobo into a trot now.]