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

[bythefurry]

[It's ok because he doesn't either. At least Efi's gentle tap is a nice change of pace compared to the other toddlers' vicious kicks. Who knew young kids have so much strength in their little bodies?

Joss nods appreciatively, though he feels the need to correct one thing.]

I believe it must be your foot.

[nyom]

Ohh, like this?

[ Efi only taps Joss's shin with her foot. ]

Do I win again?

[bythefurry]

[Would that all the dragonets he knows knew how to temper their strength. Then again, Efi isn't exactly a type of dragon he knows. For one, she doesn't look like she could set someone on fire.

He doesn't really know how this holiday works, though, but that seems about right to him...]

I think so.

[And here's that nearly-a-smile expression he sometimes does.]

How fare you today?

[nyom]

I'm good! How come you're wearing a bag, Mister Joss?

[ If the kicks won't kill him, it'll definitely be well-meaning words that sound offensive. ]

[bythefurry]

[Ouch. He was hoping no one would point it out. Wore a belt with it to pass it off as a shirt and everything.]

Too tall.

[That... doesn't really explain much, Joss.]

[nyom]

You're too tall so you have to wear a bag?

[ Uhh give her a second. ]

Did you lose?

[bythefurry]

[He loses every day of his life just by existing.

But no, he shakes his head.]

Hard to find clothing that fits.

[nyom]

Can you wear them like shorts?

[ Long pants as shorts. ]

[bythefurry]

'Twould be more akin to a skirt.

[The bags. Imagine two people talking about the same thing.]

[nyom]

[ Efi realizes that they're not talking about the same thing immediately and tries to steer the conversation into one single topic. ]

No, long pants! If you wear long pants, it'll look like shorts! And that's okay, right?

[bythefurry]

My legs would be bare.

[He doesn't like showing so much skin... (he thinks, with gratuitous holes in his regular armor.)]

[nyom]

But it's better than wearing a bag...?

[ Right??? ]

[bythefurry]

Barely...

[If this were anyone but Joss, the pun would absolutely be intentional.

He shakes his head.]

I should find a tailor.

[He's made some money from errands, there are worse things to buy than a pair of pants.]

[nyom]

[ Efi tilts her head the other way. ]

What's a... tay... te... tela?

[bythefurry]

[At least that one is easy to explain.]

Someone who makes clothing.

[nyom]

Oh! Does it cost a lot of money? Clothes should be free because everyone needs to wear stuff!

[ That's some real irony. Efi is totally unaware of the number of outfits Theo buys for her all the time and that's the main reason why they were broke. ]

[bythefurry]

[Efi...

Joss doesn't necessarily disagree, though. If clothing were free, maybe fewer people would freeze to death in his homeland's slums...]

Would that it were the case.

[He shakes his head.]

I do not know how expensive tailors are, around these parts.

[nyom]

Maybe you should share clothes with Mister Hyu! I'm sure he has a bunch of stuff too and he's tall like you!

[ Like Hythlo's stockings. Wear them, Joss. Hide your pasty. ]

[bythefurry]

[Mister Hyu... Tall like him...]

Mask?

[Joss might be allergic to full sentences.]

[nyom]

Uh-huh! Mask! Like this.

[ Efi draws the outline of it with her finger on her face. Wear booty shorts, Joss. ]

[bythefurry]

[That's a horrifying thought.]

Different fashion sense.

[nyom]

He wore stockings! That would cover your legs, Mister Joss!

[ Wasn't that what you wanted?? ]

[bythefurry]

Too skintight.

['Twould be akin to not wearing any garment at all... any garment at all... any garment at all...]

[nyom]

Is that bad?

[ She doesn't get why it's bad. She sees people wear stuff like that all the time! ]

[bythefurry]

[SHE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE.

But well, he can't really... judge people's fashion sense behind their back... It would be kind of rude...]

Not for me.

[As in, "skintight stuff isn't for me," not "it's not bad to me."]