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national kick a tall person day
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.]
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.]
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[ Long pants as shorts. ]
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[The bags. Imagine two people talking about the same thing.]
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No, long pants! If you wear long pants, it'll look like shorts! And that's okay, right?
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[He doesn't like showing so much skin... (he thinks, with gratuitous holes in his regular armor.)]
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[ Right??? ]
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[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.]
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What's a... tay... te... tela?
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Someone who makes clothing.
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[ 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. ]
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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.
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[ Like Hythlo's stockings. Wear them, Joss. Hide your pasty. ]
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Mask?
[Joss might be allergic to full sentences.]
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[ Efi draws the outline of it with her finger on her face. Wear booty shorts, Joss. ]
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Different fashion sense.
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[ Wasn't that what you wanted?? ]
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['Twould be akin to not wearing any garment at all... any garment at all... any garment at all...]
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[ She doesn't get why it's bad. She sees people wear stuff like that all the time! ]
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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."]
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Let's go shopping together, Mister Joss! We can get you a nice one!
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I prefer... roomier garments.
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[ Because otherwise, what the heck does "roomier" even mean? ]
It'll be good anywhere!
[ Efi really looks like she wants to take Joss for shopping as she stares up at him. ]
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[He can tell she's dying to drag him to a clothing store... She'll be so disappointed if he says no... What to do...]
No tights.
[Clearly it's easier to compromise with a toddler than just say you can't go shopping like a normal person.]
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[ Efi grins as she holds onto the part of Joss's potato sack clothes because his hand is way too high to hold for her. ]
Let's go!!
[ We can handwave the shopping adventures... Efi probably tried to get anything super long, which includes extremely long skirts and the longest pair of boot cut jeans they can find. ]
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