[ OPEN/MINGLE ] BRRR IT'S COLD IN HERE

[crudest]

WHO: Baren Kaiyou & you! or you and whoever!! it's Mingle Time
WHERE: Rando Ice Cream Shop & Magatus!
WHEN: throughout march! time is a mystery.
WHAT: ICE CREAM PARTY - but also please meet the world's most beautiful moose, Boose. everyone's welcome to the ice cream party in Part A and specifically anyone on the group 1-4 mission list would've gotten an invite to free ice cream if your chara needs more incentive to come!
WARNINGS: SHOULD BE NONE??

A : I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM

[ We all scream for ice cream! It's one of those neatly aesthetic ice cream parlors that normally has a line out the door in the middle of the shopping district. yet depending on the time of day, the chalk-sign might say in a neatly curling cursive: free ice cream on Zee Carlisle!

... that second part's not true, of course. But who ever said that Baren's honest?

Additionally if anyone had gone on a mission over the month to one of the four regions - they'll get a special text invite to free ice cream. :') good job, y'all.

i ) That said, the first part is! There is definitely free ice cream being offered out to anyone on the Retrospec app. What flavor's caught your eye? Pecan Cherry Pie? Wildberry Mango Chocolate Delight? ... there's normal flavors too, but you really should adventure out a little bit, don't you think? At least don't freak out if you find a surprise gummy worm inside.

... or do. Baren miiiight be recording it.

ii ) The owners are feeling generous - or at least Baren is. Enjoy an extra scoop or - five? Did you get more ice cream that you asked for? Tanuki-san is sitting around, eyeing your mountain there. Wanna share? Careful and don't let it fall or else we're looking at a food fight situation on our hands...!

iii + chuuya ) Now if anyone's looking for Baren himself when he's not sticking gummy worms into the ice cream trays or otherwise fucking around, he's probably more toward the back of the shop. He's not alone. ]

If you try to feed me, I'm going to lock you in the freezer.

[ - is a wonderful thing to say to his boyfriend (doublesmall) who's sitting on his lap because what's a PDA? A topping? This is fine.

(ooc: tagging order for this prompt if you want to suffer through that would be you -> Chuuya -> Baren!) ]

B : STANDS FOR BOOOOOOOOOOOSE

[ The bus ride to Magatus is 7 hours long. Rather than using the usual bus - there might be dried blood on those seats? - Baren has booked a party bus. Yeah, there's probably a disco ball and a stripper pole. He doesn't intend on using it, he just thought it was funny to have.

i ) Did you even know what you were signing up for when you climbed on? Baren has picked one of the seats in the back - yawning as he looks almost ready to set in for a nap. Yet when he makes eye contact with you, there's a raise of a brow and - ]

Can I help you?

[ ii ) Welcome to Baren's Winter Wonderland Tour! If you've chosen to follow him on this journey for... some reason - this is where he's led you. If you didn't bring enough jackets for warmth, don't worry about it - he's tossing a designer coat to you without even hesitating. ]

Don't think you get to keep that, okay?

[ The price tag is probably more than some people make in a year.

Regardless this is when they'll be joined by a lumbering presence - a big, giant, beautiful moose. Charging through the snow.

It's worth noting that this moose has beautiful, colorful flowers woven into his antlers. They don't look like they're about to wilt any time soon.

... don't question it?

He probably won't run into you. He'll probably stop.

Otherwise Magatus is free to explore! ]

[ ooc: a catch-all throughout the month! feel free to create your own top-levels if you want for the ice cream party/magatus exploration though! i'm running this as free as i can. ]

Comments

[crudest]

[itp: dad interrupts scIENCE]

Taba-chan, stop encouraging him...!

[WHY!!!]

[alitaba]

[ sad faces. cuddles tanuki. look at how cute and innocent they are, baren ]

But he deserves some ice cream too............

[ if only it wasn't the worst option was available to him though ]

[crudest]

He's going to get so fat I'll have to roll him everywhere.

[be nice to tanuki-san, baren

tanuki meanwhile is going to try to eat some more of taba-chan's ice cream while she isn't looking, freezing in place when baren shoots him a glare]

[alitaba]

It'll be good exercise!

[ FOR WHO??

but if she just slides the bowl closer to him while no one is paying attention it's definitely not her fault ]

[crudest]

I get plenty as is, thanks!!

[TABA-CHAN PLEASE!!

but baren just snaps his fingers which makes tanuki-san emit a sad bugyuuu before he goes to return and clamber onto baren's shoulder]

You and Chuu both pull this shit where you don't know moderation.

[alitaba]

Just send the others!!

[ There's gotta be someone he can talk into walking Tanuki-san, right?? ]

....... Are you trying to say we're alike?

[ Squints at him dubiously ]

[crudest]

[sure but also tanuki just tries to find baren if they get separated for too long

but also

baren squints back]

Hopefully not too alike.

[chuuya's a pain in the ass and also a thot]

[alitaba]

[ tackling baren can be the end goal ]

Just because we're short and have red hair....

[ just add in elliot and you'll have the entire see/speak/hear no evil trio ]

[crudest]

[he counts off on his fingers]

Weird senses of humor, don't know moderation when it comes to feeding small animals, both kind of demanding-

[but by the end he's definitely grinning a bit, so his joke is too obvious]

[alitaba]

[ wow?????? ]

I take back everything I ever said. Chuuya is my favorite now.

[ she'd huff all offendedly but the snort of laughter over his list gave her away already ]

You'd think we were related.

[crudest]

Liar, liar!

[yeah alright

baren laughs at that, bumping his shoulders into futaba's as lightly as he can so as to not knock over her ice cream]

You want to keep the orange gremlin bloodline going?

[alitaba]

[ she sticks her tongue out. but okay, yeah she is-but just a little! ]

Didn't you know? All redheads are related.

[ now that, she rolls her eyes over because you know she's heard that more than once. ]

No one would bat an eyelash if I suddenly called him dad.

[ ........ 😈]

Or if I called him mom.

[crudest]

["He does look good in a dress" is literally

on the tip of baren's tongue

he has to bite it to keep from making that comment. instead there is a vague humming noise. of thought. contemplation.]

Does...

Does that make me your father.

[the deadpan]

[alitaba]

[ makes a strangled noise of agreement. it might be a laugh. it could be a dying whale reenactment. either way, it doesn't stop the sudden burst of warmth in her system (is this heartburn??) ]

Dad!!

[ so brightly. so cheerfully. ]

[crudest]

[sd;lkfj

HE DIDN'T MEAN FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

And yet - she's so happy? She's so cheerful about it. That even though he'd initially been in an absolute deadpan about it... he can't help but roll his eyes. Unfortunately fondly.]

What am I even supposed to say in this situation? That's my girl? Jeeze Taba-chan, you're ridiculous.

[alitaba]

[ there's no takebacks now!! she's full out grinning at him now because she is so oddly happy? what is this feeling, so sudden and new. ]

That's exactly it. You've got the ice cream part down already.

[ If asked, she doesn't mind it if he doesn't mind it? Futaba can already see the Incredibly Concerned faces of whoever is around the next time she does so and it's great. 10/10 trolling, would subscribe to again.

wait till she tells Chuuya]

[crudest]

[Jeeze.

baren laughs a little bit at that even as he reaches out with a free hand to totally muss up her hair because what's he gonna do with his little gremling daughter]

How about this? I think I'm allowed to mess with you a little bit more, huh? Huh?