The World Turned Upside Down

[lostinshadows]

Who: Lavi and Everyone
What: Various things
Where: Near, Far, Wherever
When: July 23-July 31
Warnings: None


A. Nightmares and Dreams [Closed to Hajime and possibly Yuto]

[How was it that Lavi’s managed to allow himself to get dragged to sleep over at Hajime’s temple?

A simple text message before the goddess dropped out of nowhere again and dragged him that’s how. But while he’s managed to somehow avoid her shinki (since Lavi wouldn’t exactly know how to explain to them that Hajime wanted him to sleep over), Lavi himself couldn’t avoid the goddess.

That’s a fact he’s been forced to come to terms with.

It’s late in the evening, during a time when everyone should be asleep, but Lavi isn’t. He’s out by the front, sitting on one of the chairs while he presses a hand against his face. Lavi is quiet, half-tempted to simply go home, but at the same time, he couldn’t.

A heavy sigh escapes from him as he lounges back on the chair, grumbling something under his breath.]

B. We Are the Warriors [Open]

[Somewhere, people might stumble upon Lavi near an abandoned temple.

He doesn’t seem to be paying attention to anything in particular; in fact, he has his remaining eye closed and seems to be deep in thought before he suddenly goes through a few katas.

People are welcomed to stop by and admire watch him work through his training routine.

Then again, if he’s not in too deep into it, he’ll stop and look over at the person curiously.]

C. Horror Movies Galore [Open]

[In a video store somewhere, Lavi is peering at a few movies curiously.

When he sees a person pass by, he waves over to them.]

Hey, what kind of horror movie would you recommend?

D. What Happens in Vegas Stays In Vegas [Closed to Allen]

[It was a bit of surprise for Lavi when he suddenly receives a call from Allen.

So, after agreeing to meet with Allen, the shinki is bit both confused and curious.]

So, what did you have in mind in what to do?

E. Wildcard

[Nothing seems interesting but you wanna do something? Feel free to make a prompt up of your own or plot with me at seabutterfly.]

Comments

[priforprince]

[ Hibiki shakes the mop. It flops back and forth. ] In a moment, I shall.

[ She can figure this out herself! She can. She....

...is fighting a genetic indisposition to solve this mystery; her gorgeous celebrity body has never come this close to a mop before in its life, and thus even the masterful brain that once remade PriPara itself in its own image finds itself at an impasse.

So, she turns, and fixes Lavi with her most authoritative Princely gaze. ]

When you explain.

[ SHE'S BRILLIANT ]

[lostinshadows]

[....

Lavi looks torn between laughing and facepalming.]

Well, first of all, you'd want to put the head of the mop [He points to the floppy part.] onto the floor.

[He's very concerned about you. How do you not know how to mop? At least back in his temple, he and Cardia divide the chores between them so it's kept at a good maintenance.]

Did you feel up the bucket?

[priforprince]

[ He better not be laughing, over there. There is a perfectly valid explanation for all of this. In fact, it's a sign of just how twisted this world has become that she's even considering doing this chore herself in the first place! The one to blame here is not Hibiki, but this defective selection system that summons murderers and idiots alike to populate pantheons!!

She turns to do as instructed. ] That's first, then.

[ She can do that. Subtly turning the mop around on her way to fetch the water.

Honestly, what a twisted activity. Whoever heard of something called the "head" going on the floor....? ]

[lostinshadows]

[Anyone else would consider it to be a natural order of law of things. So, doing a chore yourself isn't that bad. Some people might even consider it relaxing since it helps take the mind off of things.

Nonetheless, Lavi will follow a few steps behind to make sure that she can do it.

He has no doubt that certain things Hibiki is capable of doing, and he's sure that she can even manage to get the hang of doing chores herself in no time, but since she seems to have no idea how to use a mop--well, it can't hurt to keep an eye on her for a bit, right?]

[priforprince]

[ Bucket - filled. Placed on the floor next to the mess. After a moment's deep thought, Hibiki dunks the mop in the water, lifts it, and slaps it down in the middle of the mess.

Then she waits.

Nothing's happening. ]

[lostinshadows]

You actually have to move the mop yourself. Waiting for it to move on its own isn't going to work.

[He mimes a side-to-side motion.]

Otherwise, you're just going to stand there all day.

[priforprince]

Truly?

[ Hibiki looks down at the mop. Why, every time she's seen someone clean, they'd hardly seemed to be....Then...faster than even her eyes could track....?

She's so impressed, she praises somebody who isn't here out loud. ]

How formidable, Ando.

[ But, fine. She slides the mop across the floor, noting the effect this has on the dried mud caking it. Ah, so that's it. That's how it works! ]

[lostinshadows]

["Ando"?

Lavi looks as if he's about to ask, but distracting Hibiki from cleaning of all things doesn't seem to be a good idea.

So, he'll go back to do some other cleaning according to what's on the list.]

[priforprince]

[ And Hibiki will attend to this! Not without incident - having to replace the water stymies her for a few long moments - but it's, well, it's something.

This one spot on the floor, though. It won't come up. Hibiki grunts, leans over it. You.....you....... ]

Rrgh!

[ HOW DARE YOU THWART HER, CAKED MUD ON HER HALLWAY FLOOR

YOU WILL ACKNOWLEDGE SHIKYOIN HIBIKI AS YOUR RIGHTFUL MONARCH ]

[lostinshadows]

[Oh, no. What now?

Lavi decides to check up on her, watching in some sort of bemusement.]

Something wrong?

[priforprince]

I will...not be crossed...in my own....abode.....

[ At least she's into it? ]

[lostinshadows]

You're going to leave a mark on your own floor at this rate.

[priforprince]

Then, resolve this.

[ The mop is thrust at you. Hibiki makes a move to head elsewhere. (Probably for tea.) ]

I'm taking a break.

[lostinshadows]

Nope!

[He hands her back the mop.]

You can't leave while you're in the middle of a chore. If it's caked onto the floor, you might want to consider using a thick bristle brush to scrape it off.

[priforprince]

This task requires multiple implements?!

[ It gets more difficult by the moment.

But, fine. Hibiki stalks to the closet to see if she has anything matching that description. At this rate, she might start to actually sweat. From exertion.

Ugh.

And yet...there's a part of her for whom this is personal now. She is going to clean that floor.

She returns with two brushes and holds them up. ] One of these?

[ The one that is not the brush she was looking for is a toilet bowl cleaner. ]

[lostinshadows]

There's a reason why household cleaning is usually time consuming.

[He waits patiently as she comes back with the brushes.

He points at the one that isn't the toilet bowl cleaner.] That one. The other one you have is meant to be used to clean toilet bowls.

[priforprince]

Hrr....

[ She manages not to toss the toilet brush away from herself, but it's a struggle.

Hibiki does, however, sigh and dip the correct brush in her bucket of water. She hands the incorrect brush to Lavi to put....wherever. ]

Resume your activities.

[lostinshadows]

[That finally warrants a soft laugh from Lavi as he accepts the brush.]

You can do it, Hibiki. Don't give up now.

[And he'll disappear again to put the brush away. Or to put it to some use.]

[priforprince]

[ Yeah, yeah. Hibiki scoffs. ]

This floor shall gleam like a sparkling lake in springtime.

[ She lets Lavi get away with a lot, the back of her mind registers as she gets down on said floor to take care of the mud. It's almost like he's....

No! He's not worthy as being in the same category as her Princesses!

But, well, for a person to have corralled as a child and then hired to catch a murderer, he's not poor company. ]

[lostinshadows]

I'll believe it when I see it.

[It's almost strange how she lets him get away with this so much, honestly.

Then again, Lavi has found himself growing endearingly exasperated towards her, too. She's on a different rank than Allen and Cardia, but it doesn't escape his notice that she's grown on him.

He's honestly not sure what to think.

Right now, though, his main priority is getting her to actually clean her temple herself. He'll help out with what he can, but he's going to make sure she does a majority of the work since it is her temple.]

[priforprince]

[ This activity was going to happen anyway, wasn't it? If anything, things are still working out as Hibiki wishes them: Lavi is taking care of some of it. This frees her up to focus just on this floor, which does not end up executing a successful revolution. Of course.

Next time one of them interrupts the other, it'll be Hibiki. Leaning on the doorframe of wherever Lavi's working. She looks like she's been in a fight, jacket fasteners untied, tie askew, hair mussed, but if he looks over, she'll smile.

Triumphantly. ]

What remains?

[ How much of the work have you done, in other words?

Also, if you wish, there is an absolutely amazing-looking hallway out here to look at, but that's entirely your prerogative.

Well. She forgot to put her bucket and mop away, but she may also not realize that's the last step... ]

[lostinshadows]

[You still need to tell Lavi about this revolution of yours, Hibiki. Besides, he's honestly a helpful soul that doesn't mind helping others out....as long as it's to his own benefit, of course.

When he sees Hibiki, Lavi stops from his place in cleaning up the tea party room.]

Just whatever else is on the list.

[He takes a brief moment to think.]

We gotta remove the soil from the carpet.

[priforprince]

I'll give that to you.

[ Not more floors, sir. Where is your sense of variety? ]

[lostinshadows]

[A grin.]

I haven't managed to finish rehanging your curtains, so you can finish that.

[priforprince]

Acceptable.

[ It doesn't sound like it will involve more water. Or as much effort.

She keeps thinking this right up till she has to unfold the ladder herself. ]