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Hythlodaeus ([personal profile] weenwoon) wrote in [community profile] pokespe2020-10-26 11:49 pm

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.]
bythefurry: ({/penser})

[personal profile] bythefurry 2020-10-31 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
My legs would be bare.

[He doesn't like showing so much skin... (he thinks, with gratuitous holes in his regular armor.)]
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[personal profile] nyom 2020-10-31 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
But it's better than wearing a bag...?

[ Right??? ]
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[personal profile] bythefurry 2020-10-31 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
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.]
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[personal profile] nyom 2020-11-01 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ Efi tilts her head the other way. ]

What's a... tay... te... tela?
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[personal profile] bythefurry 2020-11-01 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[At least that one is easy to explain.]

Someone who makes clothing.
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[personal profile] nyom 2020-11-01 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
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. ]
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[personal profile] bythefurry 2020-11-01 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[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.
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[personal profile] nyom 2020-11-01 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
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. ]
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[personal profile] bythefurry 2020-11-02 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Mister Hyu... Tall like him...]

Mask?

[Joss might be allergic to full sentences.]
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[personal profile] nyom 2020-11-02 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
Uh-huh! Mask! Like this.

[ Efi draws the outline of it with her finger on her face. Wear booty shorts, Joss. ]
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[personal profile] bythefurry 2020-11-02 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
[That's a horrifying thought.]

Different fashion sense.
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[personal profile] nyom 2020-11-02 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
He wore stockings! That would cover your legs, Mister Joss!

[ Wasn't that what you wanted?? ]
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[personal profile] bythefurry 2020-11-02 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
Too skintight.

['Twould be akin to not wearing any garment at all... any garment at all... any garment at all...]
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[personal profile] nyom 2020-11-02 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
Is that bad?

[ She doesn't get why it's bad. She sees people wear stuff like that all the time! ]
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[personal profile] bythefurry 2020-11-02 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
[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."]
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[personal profile] nyom 2020-11-02 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's too bad Efi takes it as it being good for Joss, so. ]

Let's go shopping together, Mister Joss! We can get you a nice one!
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[personal profile] bythefurry 2020-11-02 01:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh no. How could anyone ever misconstrue what he means!]

I prefer... roomier garments.
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[personal profile] nyom 2020-11-02 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Good for rooms?

[ 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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[personal profile] bythefurry 2020-11-03 12:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Clothes... with more room to move in.

[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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[personal profile] nyom 2020-11-03 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
No tights!

[ 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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[personal profile] bythefurry 2020-11-03 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Joss wouldn't wear 90% of what Efi picks out for him but he buys all of it anyway just so she won't be disappointed. Maybe that's why he has no money when the forest kids steal his pants! Truly this was planned all along and isn't just a happy coincidence.]