national kick a tall person day

[weenwoon]

Who: you and Hythlodaeus! Or you and any other person taller than you. Or shorter than you.
Where: errywhere around Mango City
When: October 25
What: national kick a tall person day! Get 'em in the shins!

[As you walk around the city, be it for pleasure or on some errand, there is a very good chance that you will suddenly be swarmed by tiny kids who arrive to happily kick you in the shins. Fortunately, they are still very small, so the kicks are about as effective as being slapped with a soft toy. In fact, some of them choose to press their Pokemon's paws against your ankles instead. Upon questioning, the kids happily explain: it's kick day! The day you can kick if you're small! A day of revenge, cries one of the kids!

An older child, tagging behind the group - clearly the designated babysitter, and bored of the antics, - explains that it's the National Kick A Tall Person Day. That's it, really. You kick anyone taller than you in the shins, - here she half-heartedly taps your legs with her foot, - and you can try to dodge kicks from shorter people. The toddlers love it.

There you have it. You are now free to participate in tormenting anyone taller than you! It seems like the power of the kick is fully dependent on your desire. Do you take this chance at revenge? Do you ignore it to go about your business and avoid further attacks for the day? Do you have an (ir)rational fear of getting kicked and hole up in your room for the day?

Should you try to return the kick favour, however, the kids stop you, frowning, and explain that no, you're not allowed to kick back, you're only allowed to throw the shorter people! Almost immediately, you are surrounded by children demanding you throw them up and down. Enjoy!

For those looking to extract revenge, be it for your height-related complex or for his personal transgressions, Hythlo is wandering around the city on his day off. Go get him.]

Comments

[weenwoon]

Oof--

[Hythlo sways backwards as the Ditto hits, but it's too late. Welcome to your new life, hsy, and it's Hythlo trying to insult you and then getting punched for it.

He tries to pull the Ditto off with one hand, the other scrambling for his bag of Pokeballs. If she's gonna cheat, he is, too.]

[authoriser]

[ Sooyoung gets another pokeball out, releasing the infamous Cramorant. She recalls Ditto back to her side and Hythlo might enjoy seeing whatever is out here before Cramorant takes his head into its mouth. ]

I need a new icon and it's hythlo crying

[weenwoon]

[THIS IS THE WORST DAY OF HIS LIFE AND HE'S DEFINITELY GOING TO CRY LATER!!!!

He certainly feels like crying already when Cramorant tries to vore him, but refuses to give up. He's not sure which Pokemon he's going to get out, but anything is better than nothing!!!

To (mostly) his luck, it's Pasithea... Whose first action upon seeing a GIANT BIRD EATING HER TRAINER is to 1) scream in her spidery way; 2) spit out a terrified Electroball. On the bright side, Cramorant is weak to it. On the less bright side, it hits Hythlo as well. What did he do to deserve this?]

Delicious tears

[authoriser]

[ Cramorant screams in pain while Hythlo's head is still in its mouth so that sure is something that's happening right now!! Cramorant weakly falls off and Sooyoung returns him into the pokeball.

Well, she feels like she's done here. She had her fun, so she turns to leave. Bye, tree... ]

STOP BEING MEAN TO HIM

[weenwoon]

[Hythlo gasps when he bird finally lets go of him. Oh my god, everything smells of... Fish, probably, or whatever it is birds have in them and whatever garbage Cramorant had been eating lately. He wishes he had anything to wipe his face off with--actually, you know what, his hoodie is ruined now, so he just pulls it off to wipe his face with a still dry part. He can wash it later. Or burn it.

He glares at Sooyoung's retreating back. Unfortunately for him, he's also unable to keep his mouth shut.]

You've the worst way of flirting with people, and believe me, I've seen many.

Its hsy why wouldn't she be mean

[authoriser]

[ Sooyoung looks back at Hythlo with an absolutely disgusted look on her face. ]

You thought that was flirting? Get better standards.

[weenwoon]

[He snorts.]

You did lose interest once it turned out I was a 'twig'.

[authoriser]

Sounds like someone wants to die.

[ You wanna go, Hythlo?? She picks out a pokeball between her fingers when they're minimized into their smaller forms. ]

[weenwoon]

[Hythlo can't help grinning triumphantly. He IS concerned for his life, however, and if things get too hot he will have to rely on the good old fashioned secret technique.]

And here I thought you someone who does not care what others think of her. Did my words hit the mark, then?

1/2

[authoriser]

[ She's about to make Hythlo regret those words-- ]

[selfconcept]

[ Hien throws a smoke bomb. Fuck you, hsy. He grabs Hythlo's hand and runs off with him to immediately bail. Once they're at a safer place, he quietly hisses. ]

What were you doing? You were really pushing your luck there...

[weenwoon]

[The arrival of the smoke bomb and Hien wasn't something Hythlo expected, so he only manages to make a short sound of surprise as he's dragged off. Once they start running, though, he doesn't need encouragement - he's more than aware he could easily die if he had kept that up. Still, he can't deny it was fun, for a given value and a given kind of fun.

He leans against a wall when they finally stop, trying to catch his breath.]

By the heavens, I hope she's got no Pokemon that could trace our scent...

[He's too beautiful to die.]

Well, 'twas her doing, truly. I could not simply let her insults slide!

[She started it, Hien.]

[selfconcept]

[ Hien just stares at Hythlo, exactly like the icon. Without moving his face, he lightly taps Hythlo's shin with his foot. ]

[weenwoon]

[... Hythlo puts his face in his hands. It's still fishy. His hair is messed up. Everything is horrible.]

Et tu, Hien?

[selfconcept]

There's a time and place for battles to happen.

[ He says, when he's the type that goes 0 to 100 real quick when seeing the person he hates the most and wouldn't hesitate to kill him on the spot. ]

So you should have just ignored her and walked away when you could.

[weenwoon]

[haha nice joss reference

Hythlo pouts.]

'Tis hard to walk away when someone has her foot on your back.

[selfconcept]

I said when you could. You definitely had a chance when she walked away.

[ uuuuuu stupid hythlo ]

[weenwoon]

[Hythlo just folds his arms with a "hmph".]

I was right about her, though.

[selfconcept]

... That just looked like stress relieving to me.

[ Hythlo??? Please think with your head and not your-- ]

[weenwoon]

[Where's Rhel with that "head"-kicking when it's needed. Hythlo gives Hien a slightly confused stare.]

Yes? 'Tis what I thought as well.

[There are different kinds of stress relief, Hien, read a book.

Fortunately, Hythlo's expression changes to that of near horror when he finally realizes Hien must have seen most, if not all of that entire scene.]

... Wait. How much did you see?

[selfconcept]

... I thought you could handle it and for some reason you looked like you were enjoying it, so I didn't want to intrude.

[ That's not what he asked, Hien. ]

[weenwoon]

[Suddenly, Hythlo understands how Hades must have felt all the time. He puts his face in his hands again.]

I did not enjoy that bird. Or whatever rock it was she put on my back.

[selfconcept]

I meant the stepping on part, but anyway... your back hurts? I can try mending it for you.

[ Just... put your shame away with massages. ]

[weenwoon]

[Normally, Hythlo would have no qualms about cheerfully admitting to it, but the encounter with Sooyoung and the realization that Hien must have seen him get half-vored by the Cramorant just makes Hythlo feel like he wants to wink out of existence.]

You just had to say that, did you not.

[That wasn't what the question was about.]

[selfconcept]

[ It looks like Hythlo's paintrain isn't quite over yet because Hien just gently topples Hythlo over to the ground and starts massaging his back.

He's good with his hands, actually. ]