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

[selfconcept]

[ Hien blinks and slightly tilts his head in thought. Though, honestly, it doesn't take long. ]

Hades? Since you named your first pokemon after him, and you mentioned that he was a friend... so the first person that popped up in your head must have been pretty important to you.

good job hien thats an ohko

[weenwoon]

[Hythlo laughs, and it's probably the first time ever Hien sees him actually flustered.]

Oh, Hien, you know that was not the question! But I cannot deny it... He is truly dear to me.

[Boy does he not want to go into the whole "also he's probably dead" thing. Nothing for it but a distraction.]

You remind me of him, at times. You've the same way of being embarrassed.

hella

[selfconcept]

[ It's pretty rare to see Hythlo flustered like this, so it actually surprises him that he's right with his answer. ]

Is that why you take my responses in stride?

[ That must be a lot of pain. ]

[weenwoon]

[He flicks away a pebble with his finger. Displacement activity ahoy, again.]

Well, Hades prefers to chew me out verbally, but yes, your reactions are quite familiar!

[Wait. The implication of Hien's words sinks in.]

...A moment. Would not anyone take them in stride?

[selfconcept]

Yeah? Not everybody likes getting smacked or sassed at.

[ He thought that much was obvious, so he's not sure why Hythlo is questioning that. ]

[weenwoon]

[He chuckles.]

Oh dear. Then perhaps I've simply spent overlong around such people. None of us ever truly found discomfort in his words or actions. He is a kindly soul, but it does not come easily to him to show it. You are different in that regard.

[selfconcept]

That I can show it better?

[ Hien will admit that he's pretty straightforward with most things... ]

[weenwoon]

[Hythlo reaches out to pat Hien's head. The pat cycle continues.]

Indeed. You are much sweeter with your actions and more open with your words.

[selfconcept]

[ Hien doesn't make any move to stop Hythlo from patting his head. ]

Life is normally too short for you to not express what you want.

[ Pot, kettle. Anyway... ]

It looks like you're feeling better though.

[weenwoon]

[He gives a small bow.]

I am. Thank you, Hien. Your talents never cease to surprise me! I wonder what else you are hiding.

[selfconcept]

I'm not really hiding anything, but I don't like spilling unless I'm questioned directly.

[ Hien pats Hythlo's shoulder. ]

Maybe I should really get you a bed that fits you so you can stop having back aches.

[weenwoon]

[Hythlo opens his mouth, the looks like something occurs to him.]

... Mayhaps I could sleep in your cloak?

1/2

[selfconcept]

[selfconcept]

[ There's a bit of silence before Hien speaks up. ]

Why do you wanna do that?

[ He doesn't sound uncomfortable, but he sure sounds intensely confused.

??????????????? ]

[weenwoon]

A mobile place to sleep.

[He's not wrong, is he?]

[selfconcept]

I mean... yeah, that makes sense and I can probably shove you in there, but you probably wouldn't like it.

[ Hien actually seems kind of worried from the body language he's expressing. He hopes Hythlo remembers how his Spheal was, with the OAO face. ]

[weenwoon]

[Hythlo tilts his head.]

Have you ever looked inside it?

[selfconcept]

Yeah. Sometimes I stay in there if I feel like it.

[ So, yeah. That "wanting to disappear from the world and pretend he doesn't exist" bit? He can do it literally. ]

[weenwoon]

Ah, so it is safe!

[That does sound a little sad, though, but Hythlo would rather keep up the lighthearted tone.]

[selfconcept]

It's safe...

[ His voice trails off, which makes it sound more like a question instead. ]

It's actually a big void of nothingness, so if you can handle that, feel free. People tend to go insane if they're stuck inside it for too long though.

[weenwoon]

[Hythlo looks like he's actually thinking deeply about it, which he is.]

...Hmmm.

[No, sensory deprivation isn't really his thing. He looks up at Hien again, smiling a little apologetically.]

Mayhaps not for now.

[selfconcept]

[ Tossing people into his cloak is also a very effective torture technique. It sure was fun finding that out. :)

Anyway, Hien shakes his head. ]

No worries. I'm used to it so I can sleep in there if I want, but I get that it's not for most people. Let's stick to getting you a portable bed.

hien May Be Fucked Up

[weenwoon]

I hate to intrude, but... Mayhaps we could use your cloak to transport it, then? Does it weigh you down if more objects are put in?

[Some part of him is pretty certain that there must be some kind of payback for stuffing like a bajillion things in the cloak.]

maybe it's a good thing that hien is hard to make outright mad

[selfconcept]

It doesn't weigh me down no matter how many things I put in it. I used to have a bunch of things in here, but I kinda lost most of it when I got back the function here.

[ Nothing is perfect and that's because-- ]

I can only put things in that can fit. The bed probably won't fit.

looks at joss....................

[weenwoon]

[Hythlo sighs dramatically, his shoulders sagging as he looks up at the sky.]

Never have I thought that my height should ever become a problem for me. I was not even the tallest one among my friends!