scary_music: (lulz)
Ibuki Mioda | 澪田 唯吹 ([personal profile] scary_music) wrote in [community profile] thebastion2015-01-07 02:10 am

Day 267 [Open] Magical Jerky Cows and shuffling booties

Who: Ibuki and you!
Open: Open
When: Day 267, noon-ish or so?
Where: In front of the new music venue: iBooty Shuffle
What: Ibuki wastes a whole bunch of shards on silly stuff...
Format: Action but will match
Warnings: Ibuki weirdness, and sudden heavy bad feels in the Colin thread.

UKYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

[It was just another day in the Bastion, helping make preparations for assisting the Ura that were in dire straits. But then, during lunch, Ibuki's cry of disbelief and amusement rang out loud and clear]

[Because she used the monument to create "magical jerky cows", and renovated one of the new buildings on the Bastion into a music venue.]

[... after her initial cry, Ibuki can be found in front of iBooty Shuffle, leaning against one of the chocolate jerky cows and...]

[... just... laughing. That's all she's doing. Laughing]
freedom_engineer: (Impassive)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-01-08 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
Cows don't do much, it's true. But if you don't take care of them, it's very easy for them to get sick and die.

If you don't feed them right, they won't make much milk. If you don't care for them, they won't make much milk, and they'll get less healthy. I can't imagine that will make their meat very good.

And, let's face it...

[Still petting the cow.]

It's alive. You brought life into the world. If you abandon it as a mere curiosity that you got bored with, that makes you a pretty awful person.
freedom_engineer: (Softer)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-01-08 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Perhaps Colin didn't know the full impact of his words, but he knows how to choose words that will hit their mark square in the bullseye.]

... I think I hit a nerve. Sorry, cow. I'll be back in a little while.

[He gives the cow a pat on the snout, then he moves to crouch next to Ibuki and pull her into a hug.]

Come 'ere, you...
freedom_engineer: (Softer)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-01-08 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Colin lifts his hand and presses his finger to her nose, giving her a little boop.]

I think you weren't thinking, and you got ahead of yourself.

You're young, it happens.

I'm not going anywhere. I'd just like to see you a little more responsible, that's all.

[Yep, STILL hugging her. He's a jerk, but he cares.]

Besides, it's not as though it's too late. You've just got caught up in excitement. There's still plenty of time to do what's right here.

And honestly, the cows are nice and friendly. It wasn't a bad purchase.
freedom_engineer: (Head cocked)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-01-08 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yep, Colin was just thinking much more long term.]

A true joke must always be three things. I... will tell you those three things later.

[He's just going to rub her back comfortingly. Yep, his mouth almost got him in trouble again. No need to kick her while she's down.]

You already hang around me, Ibuki. My reputation equates to "NO!" I think your reputation was stained by my presence.

[He gives her a grin.]

I'll help you out here, don't you worry. I wouldn't chew you out and then leave you to pick up the pieces.
freedom_engineer: (Drained)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-01-08 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't make that promise.

[Colin smiles sadly.]

The odds of my survival here are lower than most peoples'. That said, I can promise that I'm not about to roll over and die, or purposely leave you hanging.

[There's a pinky.]
freedom_engineer: (Drained)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-01-08 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry, Ibuki...

[Yep, still a sad smile.]

I can lie about a lot, easily, but I'm not gonna make a promise that important and make it a lie. You deserve friends who treat you right.

[Colin retrieves a handkerchief from one of his pockets and starts to dab at her cheeks. While hugging her. With pretty darn good aim. Yeah, he's done this before. A LOT.]

I can promise I'm not gonna go out of my way to hurt you or desert you. But I'm not gonna set you up to be hurt if the universe decides it's had enough of my shit.

[Or any of the people in the Bastion. Which... is honestly what Colin's projections have him most worried about, but he won't go admitting THAT to a tearful girl.]
freedom_engineer: (Cocky)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-01-08 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
...

[Colin smirks at her, that cocky veneer of his shining through.]

I said I have lower odds than most people. I didn't say I was gonna die.

You haven't known me long enough.

[He gives her a wink.]

I've been beating bad odds for centuries. For fun.
freedom_engineer: (Head cocked)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-01-08 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I like making Ibuki think.

Colin's a bad, bad man.

[Yep, not at all repentant about that.]

You gonna be okay?

[Yep, still hugging her.]
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[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-01-08 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Colin's been stealing things since before Ibuki was born. But he usually gives them back.

[He smiles, and squeezes her in his arms.]
freedom_engineer: (Humorous)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-01-09 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Colin thinks that it is an endearing trait, and he's borrowing it for a little while.

But don't worry, I get bored easily, so I'll probably give it back soon enough.

Oh, look, there it is.
freedom_engineer: (Default)

[personal profile] freedom_engineer 2015-01-09 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Endearment is like love, little Ibuki. There is no limit to it.

[He gives her a beaming grin then.]