[open] Always be friendly, always be kind,

[papas_bunnydoll]

Who: Tot and you
What: Someone takes her "job" seriously or as seriously as she can get.
When: 5/12 - whenever (pick a date, any date)
Where: Antheia's gardens, some other gods' gardens (possibly yours), somewhere in the Near Shore (pretty much anywhere you want to be)
Warnings: Shouldn't be any.

❚❚❚ Flowers
[According to what she found on the internet, Antheia is the goddess of flower wreaths and crowns, specifically those worn at festivals. So, Tot's out hunting down flowers so she can practice. That's what she's supposed to do, right?

And while there is a pretty amazing selection around Antheia's temple, that doesn't mean much. She's going to pick plenty of the flowers from her own area, but if something pretty catches her eye while she's out, that flower is going in the collection as well.

She'll apologize if caught and offer to make whatever god whose land she trespassed on a crown of their own.]

❚❚❚ One for you, and one for you, and one for everyone!

[And what is she going to do with all those flower crowns and wreaths she made? Good question. Glad you asked!

Tot's going around different places at the Near Shore passing them out, of course! Who could refuse an adorable flower crown from someone dressed up like a cute little fairy? Obviously, the worst kind. Don't be that person.]

Comments

one for you

[redotiertwo]

[Well, that's definitely someone dressed up as a fairy in all seriousness. That's a thing Davesprite is encountering right now. Never mind the fact that the person looks about his age.

He's not quite douche enough to turn her down, but he looks a little flatly at the collection of flower crowns before spreading his wings a little.]

Not to disturb your artistic sense, but I'm just putting out the suggestion you might want to grab a crown that mixes less than not at all with neon orange.

I'm so sorry

[papas_bunnydoll]

[And what's wrong with dressing up like a fairy, even if it's nowhere near Halloween? Nothing, that's what. Except, this particular fairy obviously wasn't paying attention to those around her if the bright orange bird boy got that close to her without her noticing.

He looks like something out of her Papa's experiments, which leaves her screaming and throwing several of the flower crowns at him.]

Tot doesn't like monsters!

never be sorry i am here for this (though ngl i snorted when i reread the post title after)

[redotiertwo]

[Yeah, it's been a long enough time since he's had outright screaming as a response that it stuns him for a moment, and he barely flashsteps out of the way of the thrown crowns. It's more an instinctive movement than anything, the too-fast-to-see dodge to one side, because honestly if someone's throwing something at him then he probably deserves it for one reason or another.

Though it's pretty much impossible not to let at least a little of the upset show through when he's actively being called a monster, his shades hide what comes into his eyes, so it's only really the faint turn of his brows and a slight downturn to his mouth that gives it away. Or at least, it is when the drooping of his wings could be mistaken for just him realising they were scaring her, and he holds his taloned hands up a little cautiously.]

Okay, look, I can't really help looking like this - fuck, I don't even remember why I look like this - but if you want me to go then I am gone. Before or after I help you pick up your crowns, I just don't think hanging around someone who's literally flipping their shit at the sight of me is gonna be comfy for either of us.

[papas_bunnydoll]

[It takes her a moment or two to run out of the crowns, but once she does she stops long enough to take in what's going on. He's not attacking her, he can actually talk (unlike the ones Papa said were failures), and he's sorry?

No one told her what ayakashi are supposed to look like, either, so it's not really her fault. She does feel a little sorry about it, though. Especially when he offers to help pick things up. Oops?]

Tot's sorry. You just surprised her.

[redotiertwo]

[Well, okay, he wasn't really expecting that fast a turnaround either. Davesprite was happy enough to just leave, but now that runs the risk of making her feel bad, and he'd really rather not stoop to that if he doesn't have to.

Lowering his arms, he disguises a more awkward, self-conscious motion by turning it into a believably careless plucking of a loose feather from a forearm.]

Yeah, that's a pretty common emotion to emote when you come face to face with however many feet and inches of neon orange sprite. Most people don't scream but you know, nice work mixing it up a little.

[As he speaks, he curls his tail around to one side, hooking the thrown flower crowns up onto the more substantial part of it.]

Flowers

[volksdaemon]

[Since Loki's Hollow is a cold-weather area, Tot has likely found several varieties of flowers that her distinctly warm-weather temple doesn't have. Among them, the delicate white Snowdrop with its downturned curl, the yellow Narcissus in a golden trumpet shape, and the purple Algerian Iris in its tiny clusters.

Around the time that she's plucking them is when Schuldig arrives outside of the cavern's entrance].]

Hello there, Tot. Nice to see you again.

[Except he doesn't sound particularly thrilled by her wandering so close to his private area.]

[papas_bunnydoll]

[If Schuldig didn't want visitors he should have put up a fence. She hadn't seen one, or a sign that said to keep out, so there was no reason to think she couldn't just walk around picking the flowers that grew along the way.

There are several in the basket on her arm and she was just picking another when Schuldig spoke to her. The one in her hand quickly wilts as she turns around to look at him.]

What are you doing here? Tot didn't call you.

[She's pretty sure she'd remember if she had.]

[volksdaemon]

No, you didn't. I was already in the area.

[Absolutely not telling her that his temple's just around the corner.]

And as it turns out I was just talking to my shinki about you the other day.

[He kneels down to grin at her.]

Apparently you're not the only little girl who likes flowers. Who'd have thought!

[He chuckles a bit. The sarcasm may very well go right over her head, but that's nothing new.]

[papas_bunnydoll]

[She's pretty sure she doesn't like any of that. That he was in the area. That he was talking about her. Or that grin of his. Nope. She doesn't like it one bit.]

Lots of people like flowers.

[volksdaemon]

And one of them is my shinki now.

[Yes, repeating himself basically. Schuldig stuffs his hands in his pockets.]

Is something interesting that brought you out here specifically? I just want to know if you'll be swinging by this spot often.

Flowers

[whereyoulead]

[Ken's not sure how he knows how to make flower crowns. Chalk it up to mystery. But he's got garlands down, crowns follow pretty easily. His fingers are callused in exactly the right way to twist the wire and stems around each other, and he's got a pile of baby's breath and waxflowers in front of him that he's been working with.

Tot's bringing flowers back too, some that he's wondering how he's going to work into these--thick and inflexible stems, thorns, delicate petals. But they're pretty and she's so enthusiastic about it he's hardly going to tell her to stop.]

Here's another one.

[papas_bunnydoll]

[Ken, how else is she supposed to learn these things? She's been paying close attention as Ken showed her how to make the crowns. The ones she's made so far aren't anywhere as good as his are, but she's trying.

She takes his latest one and places it on the pile she's got stacked at the end of the table.]

You're really good at this.

one for you

[savemeomi]

[ Ouka's not quite sure about the dress, but the sentiment is nice. She'll gladly take one of the flower crowns and even place it on her head. ]

This is cute! Did you make these?

[papas_bunnydoll]

[What's wrong with her dress? It's adorable! So is Ouka with the flower crown.]

Not all of them, but Tot helped.

[savemeomi]

[ It's a bit much? ]

Tot? Is that your... friend?

[papas_bunnydoll]

[Ouka you have no idea. This is the least too much thing she's worn in forever.]

No.

[What a silly question.]

Ken showed Tot how to make them.

[savemeomi]

[ Yes, but.... who is Tot? ]

Is... Ken your friend...?

flowers, let's say may 15

[bon_bon]

[ His garden is probably no where near as stocked as hers, but the temple of Helios has a few pretty things growing here and there. He should try to remember what they're called, but he's been a little busy lately.

He's sitting outside on one of the rare moments when he's actually home when he notices her. It's not like Konzen particularly cares if a girl picks flowers from his garden. This temple isn't really his, anyway. He glances up from his book. ]

Finding what you need? [ he says somewhat dryly. ]

[papas_bunnydoll]

[It wasn't the first time she'd found her way into some other god's garden and in all honesty, it probably wouldn't be the last. She didn't even realize she was trespassing until he spoke.

She holds up the basket to show him the flowers and nods.]

Tot didn't know they were yours. [Or his god since she's not sure which he is.] She can put them back. [Not that they'll regrow, but the offer is a legit one to at least return the flowers where she got them from.]

[bon_bon]

Er. No, keep them.

[ What's he gonna do with cut flowers? ]

Tot ... is that your name?

[papas_bunnydoll]

[Put them in a vase? Give them away? There are all kinds of things to do with them silly!

There's a quick and happy nod at his question. Yay! Someone gets it without her explaining.]

That's right. What's yours?

One for Zeno?

[eternalshield]

[Zeno isn't especially tall, but he bows his head when the crown is offered. It might look a little cluttered up there, between the wild mane of hair, the headband, and the gold crest dangling from the aforementioned headband, but cute little girls and flowers move one of the more tender corners of his heart, and he claps his hands together.]

Missy, Zeno is called a god here in these lands, and yet, nothing's felt quite so splendid as being anointed like this! What is the special occasion?

[papas_bunnydoll]

[She's so happy someone appreciates the flowers!]

Tot's supposed to be Antheia, so we've been practicing. They're supposed to be for festivals but it wouldn't be right to give out bad ones then.

[eternalshield]

So no special occasion yet.

[He touches one of the blooms gently... it's so soft.]

But you're going to make them all special! Everybody can be a king or a princess with a crown like this.

[It occurs to him to ask if she knows when the next festival calling for these will be, but honestly, if she doesn't need a festival now, then she won't need one later.]

[papas_bunnydoll]

We're supposed to help people. So, Tot thought it would be nice to give out the practice ones and make people happier.

[That and she gets to stand around in a cute costume. What else does a girl need?]