[Open] Bingo shenanigans + closed prompts

[arahoushi]

WHO: Toshi, etc
WHERE: Throughout Recolle
WHEN: Throughout July
WHAT: Bingo cards
WARNINGS: will add as needed



This is a catch-all log for Toshi's Bingo card! Any prompts without a name on them (most of them) are ripe for the picking, and I'm totally okay with doing prompts more than once, so if you have prompts that overlap with Toshi's and want to fill out your own card, let's do it!

Feel free to drop me a PM if you want a prompt tailored for you, or toss up your own top level. C:

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chocobo racing!

[surprising]

[ rindou's been pacing around the chocobo stables at the beach for a while, because he's working up the courage to fill his chocobo-racing square — since he's, you know, never ridden one before. chocobos are free to ride today, and there's even a location set up on the sand for racing, so it's just his own worries holding him back.

anyway, that sure is a familiar face nearby! he points in toshi's direction with an exclamation, and then comes rushing over. ]

Hey, it's you! The "argh" guy!

[ i'm sorry ]

[arahoushi]

["It's you the argh guy" wha--

OH.

It takes a second for Toshi to make the connection, but he laughs when he does.]

The "argh" guy! That's how you remember my dramatic death??

[Beautiful. He's so happy. Let him just wipe the tears from his eyes.]

It's Toshi, by the way. Since we were too busy dueling to the death to exchange names, you ruffian.

[surprising]

Yeah! That was really impressionable, you know?

[ he'll remember it forever... no one's ever argh'd at him before?!

but it's when toshi mentions his name that he finally puts two and two together, coming to a realization. ]

Oh, then you're also that guy I met over the network! The bouncer, right? I'm Rindou.

[arahoushi]

Impressionable! ...Yeah, I'll take that.

[Okay, be gentle with him here, Rindou, he doesn't....remember which conversation that was...]

Yeah, the bouncer! Uh...remind me what we talked about?

[surprising]

[ maybe he needs to jog the old man's memory... either way, rindou's not put off in the least, so he'll happily remind him with what he can remember. ]

Hmm... you mentioned people asking about cell phones that aren't theirs, and then I mentioned that I was a barista at a cafe.

[arahoushi]

Oh!

[NOW he remembers.]

Sorry! I had so many conversations going back and forth that whole week it was easy to lose track. So what's a barista doing with chocobos? They refuse to pay for their coffee?

[surprising]

Yep, no worries!

[ he laughs at the pun, though his answer comes a bit more hesitantly. still, there's confidence in knowing that toshi is also a fellow retrospec user, given all the time that they were small together! ]

Well... I kind of have to race someone — and on chocobos, apparently. It's a bingo thing! I've just never, you know, ridden one before.

[arahoushi]

Neither have I. Too worried I'd be too big, but then I see other tall people riding them sometimes.

[Toshi rubs his face thoughtfully. He has chocobo race on his bingo card, too, but even if he didn't, he'd be up for trying this out.]

Let's do it! At least if we fall off, we fall off together right?

[He flags down an attendant, who looks almost resigned to see them. There've probably been a lot of people asking for races today.]

[surprising]

[ poor overworked attendant... but they soon bring over two chocobos (complete with saddles and reins), before going over the basic instructions of chocobo riding — from how to mount it, to how to change directions mid-run. ]

Yeah, we're in this together! Let's do this.

[ with that, he'll climb onto one of the chocobos, slowly guiding it towards the race track. ]

[arahoushi]

[The chocobos must know they're first timers, because Toshi's initially rebels against him. It's significantly more interested in a bin of seed nearby than it is in going to the race track. He has to work pretty hard to get it to cooperate, and he glances at Rindou with a sheepish look.]

This is harder than I thought it'd be.

[The attendant raises a flag once they both finally make it to the track and counts out a one--

two--

three--!

and waves the flag and oh come on Toshi's chocobo still doesn't want to behave! This one's broken, he wants a refund.]

[surprising]

[ in comparison, rindou's chocobo is... trotting along at an incredibly slow pace — almost as if it's walking. maybe it's tired of all of the inexperienced chocobo riders falling off today, and just wants to minimize its losses.

when it sees that its the only one moving, it even turns back around, staring in the direction of toshi and his unruly chocobo. ]

Toshi! You okay?

[arahoushi]

I'm fine, I'm fine, my bird just doesn't--

[WHEE, THERE IT GOES. The chocobo abruptly takes off with an excited "kweh!" Guess it finally realized it's on a race track and decided to cut loose which is very alarming but Toshi didn't fall off, that's the important thing. He breaks out into laughter.]

That's more like it!!

[surprising]

Woah —

[ there is so much going on here... but once toshi's chocobo zooms off, rindou's chocobo wastes no time in pursuing it. somehow, he manages to cling onto it for dear life, even though he's practically hugging it by the neck and praying that it won't chuck him into the atmosphere.

but zoom zoom, there they go across the racetrack!! his chocobo is tailing toshi's rather closely, but hasn't overtaken it in place. ]

[arahoushi]

[They're both way out of their depth. Toshi's definitely enjoying himself and laughing heartily but he's a terrible rider, clinging to his own chocobo a little more tightly than necessary.

It squawks in annoyance and slows down a little-- suddenly Toshi and Rindou's birds are neck and neck! It's anybody's race now!!]

[surprising]

[ he's practically throttling his poor chocobo... still, it continues to run along the track at an even speed, with both chocobos rapidly approaching the finish line —

but would you look at that, both of them cross over at the same time!! there's even an automated race machine nearby that displays the results of each race on its screen. he hasn't glanced over towards the results yet, but instead takes a moment to catch his breath, slowly releasing his vice grip on his chocobo's feathers. ]

It's over, right?

[arahoushi]

[These poor birds have been through so much. Toshi's chocobo flaps its wings hard once they've crossed the finish line.]

Whoa!

[He doesn't really get off the chocobo so much as he falls off of it, but he lands on his feet and that's the important part. Behind them the automated machine cheerfully blinks out their tie.]

It's over. And we're both alive, right?

[surprising]

[ alternatively, he semi-wobbles off of his chocobo, clutching its side even when both of his feet are planted on the ground. he's never been on a boat before, but this is probably what it feels like to arrive on land after a couple of days... ]

We are, barely! [ aka. toshi looks alright, but rindou feels like he's lost half his soul, or something. ]

Racing you was pretty fun — but as for this whole chocobo thing, I don't think I'll repeat it on my own...

[arahoushi]

I need a drink after that. I don't know if you need a drink, but I definitely need a drink.

[After further thought:]

On the ground. Far away from giant birds that I'm never riding again.

[surprising]

We can leave these chocobos for the next set of bingo racers.

[ hopefully, their next set of riders will be more experienced and knowledgable; but given the presence of the bingo prompts, he doubts it. ]

A drink sounds pretty good, right about now. You work at a bar, right?

[ or a club, or something similar... ]