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melodiesoflife2016-03-25 10:14 pm
damn_juicebox) wrote in melodiesoflife2016-03-25 10:14 pm
Happy Choco Egg Day!
WHO: Rukia Kuchiki, OPEN
WHAT: As an avid lover of rabbits, Rukia is more excited about this holiday than any other. So she's agreed to help out in her bunny costume, and even contribute her own chocolate sculpture to the contest (spoilers: it's terrible).
WHEN: March 27th - 28th
WHERE: Aqures Ixen
It was 4 a.m. when Rukia stepped out of her bedroom and closed the door behind her, pulling the zipper of her pink bunny costume snugly up to her throat. The big plush feet didn't make a sound as she crept quietly into the bathroom and applied her make-up. Some false eyelashes, some drawn whiskers, and a pink triangle nose completed the look, and she stood back to admire the effect in the mirror. Yes, this would do nicely! She turned around to check that her tail was appropriately fluffy, nodded to herself, and stole quietly out of the house.
It was time to hide the eggs.
She reported to the Hypellos as she'd promised, taking up the baskets of chocolate eggs before moving quickly through the city. They had to hide these as swifly as possible before people started to rouse from their beds, and she saw nothing wrong with utilizing a Haste spell to help her move at maximum speed. She placed wrapped chocolate eggs in flower pots, tucked them behind window shutters, rolled a few into the grass, and even placed one in the top drawer of Cid's desk. No one could claim that Rukia didn't know how to get into the spirit of a holiday.
Once the clock struck nine, it was time to stop hiding eggs and start delivering them. She slid baskets onto her velveteen arms and cheerfully went to houses to deliver baskets of candy and treats to people personally. Some were to the houses of heroes, because of course they got chocolate too. Most went to the houses of citizen families, particularly those with kids. Rukia was only too happy to chat with the little ones, allowing them to tug on her ears if they wished, hugging them when they practically bowled her over with enthusiasm, and encouraging them to be on their best behavior so she'd see them again next year.
It was almost a pity they didn't have a position like this required on a daily basis instead of just two days out of the year, she thought to herself with a smile as she went to the next door and knocked.
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Rukia considered herself something of an artist. Her illustrated reports were always well received when she turned them in, and as often as she drew, she had a lot of experience under her belt. But she didn't always draw.
Sometimes she sculpted, too.
And that was how a giant lumpy chocolate rabbit statue came to be set on a pedestal in the town square where the entries were being displayed. Rukia carefully carved at the sweet chocolate, applying heat where necessary to better shape and mold it to the vision she had in her head.
Rukia took a step back, wiping her hands in the chocolate-stained cloth to admire her work. "That's looking good," she remarked more to herself than anyone else. It was almost finished, it just needed a little more detail here and there.Or a wrecking ball.
WHAT: As an avid lover of rabbits, Rukia is more excited about this holiday than any other. So she's agreed to help out in her bunny costume, and even contribute her own chocolate sculpture to the contest (spoilers: it's terrible).
WHEN: March 27th - 28th
WHERE: Aqures Ixen
It was 4 a.m. when Rukia stepped out of her bedroom and closed the door behind her, pulling the zipper of her pink bunny costume snugly up to her throat. The big plush feet didn't make a sound as she crept quietly into the bathroom and applied her make-up. Some false eyelashes, some drawn whiskers, and a pink triangle nose completed the look, and she stood back to admire the effect in the mirror. Yes, this would do nicely! She turned around to check that her tail was appropriately fluffy, nodded to herself, and stole quietly out of the house.
It was time to hide the eggs.
She reported to the Hypellos as she'd promised, taking up the baskets of chocolate eggs before moving quickly through the city. They had to hide these as swifly as possible before people started to rouse from their beds, and she saw nothing wrong with utilizing a Haste spell to help her move at maximum speed. She placed wrapped chocolate eggs in flower pots, tucked them behind window shutters, rolled a few into the grass, and even placed one in the top drawer of Cid's desk. No one could claim that Rukia didn't know how to get into the spirit of a holiday.
Once the clock struck nine, it was time to stop hiding eggs and start delivering them. She slid baskets onto her velveteen arms and cheerfully went to houses to deliver baskets of candy and treats to people personally. Some were to the houses of heroes, because of course they got chocolate too. Most went to the houses of citizen families, particularly those with kids. Rukia was only too happy to chat with the little ones, allowing them to tug on her ears if they wished, hugging them when they practically bowled her over with enthusiasm, and encouraging them to be on their best behavior so she'd see them again next year.
It was almost a pity they didn't have a position like this required on a daily basis instead of just two days out of the year, she thought to herself with a smile as she went to the next door and knocked.
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Rukia considered herself something of an artist. Her illustrated reports were always well received when she turned them in, and as often as she drew, she had a lot of experience under her belt. But she didn't always draw.
Sometimes she sculpted, too.
And that was how a giant lumpy chocolate rabbit statue came to be set on a pedestal in the town square where the entries were being displayed. Rukia carefully carved at the sweet chocolate, applying heat where necessary to better shape and mold it to the vision she had in her head.
Rukia took a step back, wiping her hands in the chocolate-stained cloth to admire her work. "That's looking good," she remarked more to herself than anyone else. It was almost finished, it just needed a little more detail here and there.
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And she stared.
It was almost worrisome that she remained rooted in place, completely silent, with her eyes fixed on the statue's face. Was she judging it? Criticizing the details? Searching for flaws?
Nope. Rukia was simply awestruck, basking in the rabbit's adorable cuteness, and was at a complete loss of words for a long, long time.
"I.......................I love it............." she finally whispered.
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He only proceeded to chuckle at her reply as he patted the chocolate rabbit for a moment. That means he did pretty well and he was damn proud of that fact whether it showed on his face or not.
"Glad to hear. I'd be worried if you got upset at it instead."
He replied putting an elbow on her head instead of his hands since they were covered in chocolate.
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Finally, she began to blink more often, and slowly relaxed. "I'm rather proud of our work. Perhaps we should clean up and celebrate with a bite to eat." As long as it wasn't chocolate, she was hungry enough to eat just about anything.
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He's grateful that the girl didn't kick him yet for doing so but she was probably too happy with the product and Yuri himself can't help but be pretty happy with the outcome as well. It did look pretty damn good if he didn't say so himself.
"Alright, so what are we going to do with this giant chocolate rabbit?"
First things first. What to do with it.
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At least they both seemed to think so.
Then Yuri asked what they should do with it.
Rukia glanced up at him with a happy smile. "What do you mean?" Then, slowly, his meaning started to sink in, and her expression darkened. "We are not going to eat it."
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He chuckled at her response to his comments. Of course, the girl was a lot more talented then she seemed to give herself credit for. He wasn't saying they should eat it. She was coming to that conclusion way too quickly. Her face was ridiculous too in that expression.
"That's not exactly what I mean, Shorty. You'd have a conniption if we ate it. I meant we can't leave it out here where dust can get on it or someone might bump it."
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But considering one of the Hypellos was constructing a life-sized chocolate Bahamut statue, their mediocre rabbit was unlikely to catch the eyes of any judges. And yet, Rukia remained optimistic about their chances.
"I would not wish to see it bumped and broken either, but we must take our chances."
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Seeing he probably didn't have use for it. After all he was offering to help her with it out of their friendship more than the rewards. He rather liked how everything turned out but that was true. Though, there were always ways to make the Bahamut statue disappear but he'll be ethical this time and not pull bad strings.
"I suppose so. You do got a point there. Let's go get a bite to eat and then check on it afterwards. That'd probably be alright?"
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Thankfully, Yuri's offer of a hot meal to counterbalance the long hours of molding sweets was enough to break the thought before it had time to ingrain itself in her head, otherwise she might very well have roped him into making a Bahamut-sized chocolate rabbit to best the competition. She smiled and inclined her head.
"That would be lovely, thank you." It was the perfect end to a very perfect day.
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He thought there were but then again he sort of walked into the game without really paying attention to the rules and other things in between. In any case he doesn't seem like he's too interested in the prizes. He looked at it and shook his head.
"If it was bigger, might fall over."
He replied with a brief chuckle.
"Alright, let's go, I'm starving," he mused. With his not dirty arm, he throws over her shoulder and takes her along.