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

[rateup]

As if it is my fault!

[ yeah, he doesn't get it either. so he'll keep being vague about it too. ]

[authoriser]

I'm pretty sure you weren't designed to spit gamer lingo. That's something you chose on your own.

[ So, yes. She deems it as his fault. ]

[rateup]

And yet you understood what they mean.

[ what does that say about you, huh ]

[authoriser]

Who doesn't in modern day anywhere? We're in a world based on a game. The difference between me and you is that you just say it like that. Have some shame.

[ Sooyoung kicks Itaru again. Take that, gamer boy. ]

[rateup]

[ ow!! ]

It's exactly what you said! We're in a world based in a game, so how can I resist? Besides, it's not like we're going to stick here for long.

[authoriser]

You make it sound like we won't be here for four years.

[ She raises an eyebrow at him. Does he know something? ]

[rateup]

I haven't lasted that long in the worldhops I've been on so far. But who knows.

[ ok he's getting up from the ground now ]

[authoriser]

What, so you're a worldhopper? I thought you were just a nerd.

[ At least she doesn't shove him to the ground again. ]

[rateup]

Can't worldhoppers be nerds?

[ you know, like joonghyuk. ]

But yeah, this isn't my first time in this rodeo. This is my... fourth world, I think? So I'm still a newb compared to the other guys here.

[authoriser]

So there's more of you?

[ As in worldhoppers. Imagine all of them being worldhopping nerds... though I guess the majority of them pretty much are anyway. ]

[rateup]

I guess? I only know Joonghyuk-san and Dokja and Fai.

[ and minato but... whew ]

[authoriser]

[ Oh, that's interesting. Sooyoung takes note of all that, even though she knew about Joonghyuk and Dokja already. ]

So did you get sucked out of a world randomly when you left?

[rateup]

I... don't really remember? Like one moment I was just minding my business, then all of a sudden I woke up in Toran with another tat on me.

[ shrugs ]

[authoriser]

Have you ever considered that maybe you're becoming a cosmic plaything?

[ Yeah. ]

[rateup]

Then how come I still feel like I'm underleveled...

[authoriser]

Because you haven't done anything to raise it.

[ Sure, he could have been doing a bunch of other stuff, but perhaps they were all irrelevant in the long run. Sooyoung isn't here to comfort him anyway. ]

So, do things that are worth increasing it.

[rateup]

Like... Increasing other people's affection levels?

[ grind for bond points now that the main event is over ]

1/2

[authoriser]

[ Swear to god, gamers only have one part of their brain active--is what Sooyoung thinks as she gives him a dead eyed stare. ]

[authoriser]

No, you idiot. Mental fortitude. If you're going to level anything, level that. Increasing affection won't do jack shit if you're going to be a broken man.

[ Apparently she doesn't think Itaru is mentally tough. ]

[rateup]

Hey, I've been through a lot of shit these past few months, just so you know.

[ he can't even keep track of how long he's been gone anymore. ]

But yeah, you got a point. Joonghyuk-san looked pretty composed when he found me freaking the fuck out when shit happened, so I wonder how I can keep my head like him

[authoriser]

You're going to need a thousand lifetimes before you compare yourself to Yoo Joonghyuk.

[ There's something like pride in her voice, even though she's not talking about herself. She doesn't seem to be the type that gloats about her companions either. ]

You can never have enough mental fortitude. You can be through the wringer an infinite amount of times, and that has nothing to do with your strength. You just simply go through it.

[rateup]

That's easier said than done.

[ but she's got a point. he's a babey isekai adventure compared to the likes of fai and yjh, so he's got no choice but to grind more. too bad that unlike the mainline pokemon games or in most rpgs, there's no indicator of where to train for mental fortitude. ]

Guess I'll figure it out on my own. Thanks, Sooyoung. [ he smiles. ] I guess you're capable of giving out good advice, after all.

[authoriser]

What are you talking about? Of course I can give good advice.

[ She's just picky about giving it at all. The enigma of Han Sooyoung persists under that violent front. ]

What it boils down to is your willpower anyway. Bye.

[ And she walks off with her bag of groceries. bye nerd... ]

[rateup]

Later... Jeez, that girl.

[ smh. itaru walks the other way, so that she can't see the tiniest hint of a smile on his face from here. tsuns gotta tsun, he guesses. ]