Fourth Bamf [Action for the whole week]

[wildbluevagner]

[The first day starts off innocently enough, except that Kurt spends even longer than usual admiring his own hair in the mirror and making sure to remind himself that he's a "handsome devil". And then he goes to start his day. Having overslept, he takes this as an excuse to whip together his own brand of brunch. He takes a variety of sandwich materials lying around the house and combines them all in one sandwich that surely could only look appetizing to his own eyes. He proceeds to devour it in the sloppiest manner possible.

He had expected to feel depressed this week. After all, this is the first year he'd be spending Valentines Day without his girlfriend, Amanda, who was all the way back home in Bayville. However, he wound up feeling something more like that opposite without thinking to be surprised by it. Amanda now felt like a fading memory, and Kurt didn't feel bothered in the least. Instead, he felt free and full of energy. He still grabbed his holo-watch, but he opted not to turn it on. There was some strange feeling that he should be accepted by Luceti for exactly who he is.

So, throughout the week, he teleports from location to location, showing up nearly anywhere to talk people up. But he finds himself getting an unusual yet recognizable fluttering feeling on the inside whenever he sees blue hair...]

[ooc: His handy dandy trigger list! And he is open for hijinks.]

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first day

[alabastajewel]

[Vivi's grateful it's not too cold today as she makes her way through the village. She'd returned a book to the library, and now, walking back toward House 6, she takes her time. The light snow isn't much of a bother; it's even quite pretty. It had been enough to deter Carue from coming with her, though.]

[A thought strikes her and she leans over to pick up a small handful of snow, pressing it between her gloved hands to test whether it will stick. It might be fun to try making a snowman.]

[wildbluevagner]

[Kurt is wandering around with an appropriately hipster scarf drifting from his neck and wearing a winter hat over his own hair.

Vivi's hair sticks out like a sore thumb. And it makes Kurt feel fuzzy in an odd way other than normal. He can't help but hop over, excited.]

Hey there, Miss! Do you have a permit to construct a snowman here?

[alabastajewel]

[Vivi straightens quickly, startled for a moment by the sudden voice. She turns to face Kurt, laughing.]

I didn't realize I needed one. We didn't build many snowmen in the desert.

[He's in his regular form again, she notes immediately. Not only does that seem more "right" to her, being what she's familiar with, but she's glad he seems to be more comfortable going around like that.]

[Vivi holds out her open palm with the snowball she'd made sitting atop it.] I thought I might try, though. The snow seems wet enough to stick. Would you like to help?

[wildbluevagner]

[He crosses his arms and goes off sarcastically.]

It's okay. I'll let you off the hook this time. But three strikes and you're out, Missy.

[Then he smiles and slackens as she holds out the snowball.]

Yeah... let's go for it! [It was always fun fooling around with Vivi. But today, he felt all the more excited somehow.] It's got to at least turn out better than any sandmen you might've made!

[alabastajewel]

[That makes her laugh again, picturing the sad state of such an unlikely creation; it looks like a pile of sand with some sticks and a carrot stuck into it.] I think you're right about that.

[She looks again to the snowball in her hand, not quite sure how to start. Finally, Vivi bends her knees, going down on her haunches to gather more snow from the ground and pat it onto the snowball.] I just have to make this big enough to roll across the ground, right? [They certainly won't lack for snow.]

[wildbluevagner]

[And his smile shines as she laughs. It sounds so much more rich and musical than before. He similarly bends his knees and helps to build onto the snowball in a more experienced manner. And his heart has a strange flitter that Kurt tries to ignore whenever his hands near hers.]

Right. This guy here? He's going to have a really big bottom here! So he's going to need our kindness and understanding, yeah?

[alabastajewel]

We could make the rest of him big to match. [Vivi pauses to look around. There's plenty of fresh snow from the previous snowfall, and more coming down. Theoretically, they could easily make not just one oversized snowman, but a whole family of them.]

[She leans down again, placing both hands on the now bowling ball-sized snowball and giving an experimental push to see how well it picks up snow from the ground.] Oh, it's working!

[She looks at Kurt with an expression that's just a little self-conscious, as if afraid he'll laugh at her enthusiasm.] This is the first time I've actually done this; please bear with me.

[wildbluevagner]

[He does laugh but in a not so teasing way and pats on her shoulder.]

It's okay, Vivi. You're learning from the master, now. It's a good bottom, yeah. But the rest of the body will have to be a bit smaller. With the snowman, you're aiming for it to get smaller as it rises. But if it's more fun to make extra size snowmen... we'll see if it works!

[He rubs his hands together, excited for the next phase.]

[alabastajewel]

[Vivi continues pushing the snowball around, and it steadily increases in size, with plenty of fresh snow to pick up. When she notices it begin to feel a little unwieldy for her to roll by herself, she pauses and turns to Kurt.] What do you think, Kurt-san? Is it big enough?

[action]

[thehandmaiden]

[Despite the cold, Leah wanders about the village clad only in her simple green dress. It's as if the cold doesn't bother her. Perhaps it doesn't.

Regardless, she's smiling as she walks around the village today, not a trace of dourness in her features. Her eyes do widen, however, when she spots Kurt suddenly appear not too far from her without evidence of any sort of portal or magic.

Gawking is most unbecoming. And yet, Leah is too fascinated to care.]

[action]

[wildbluevagner]

[He spots Leah soon after teleporting and greets her with a friendly smile. Because of the mood this week put him in, he feels relatively unconcerned about his true form being found out.]

Leah - hey! Nice day, yeah?

[action]

[thehandmaiden]

[Though there are similarities in features between this boy and another she had met otherwise, one previous meeting is not yet enough for Leah to recognize Kurt in this form.

She frowns just a little in confusion.]

Have we met prior?

[action]

[wildbluevagner]

Yeah... right, we did! At Loki's party, remember? I'm Kurt. Just... [He chuckles.] A little bluer than you may remember.

[action]

[thehandmaiden]

You are far bluer.

[Odd. But not necessarily repulsive.]

Are you not Midgardian?

[action]

[wildbluevagner]

[That's close to a compliment at least!]

I am! I'm totally from, uh, Midgard! I'm just... Do you know anything about mutants?

[action]

[thehandmaiden]

I have seen them mentioned on the world of online. [A beat. There had been very mixed opinions posted on those boards.] The world of online is full of idiots.

[action]

[wildbluevagner]

You mean the internet, yeah? That matches what I've seen of it. [Even coming from the early 2000s, the internet's full of enough mutant hate to keep Kurt from using it too often.] But us mutants, we're like people but with mixed up genetic codes. We're all different in some way. And me, I'm different in this way. [He waves his tail around freely.]

Action

[frost_jewel]

[When the time comes to take a break from her shift at the battle dome, Mia heads to Seventh Heaven for lunch like she usually does. Imagine her surprise when a certain blue-furred friend of hers pops into her path halfway there!]

Kurt! Hello, it's good to see you finally awake. [There is something different about him today.]

Action

[wildbluevagner]

[It wasn't long ago that Kurt had his own brunch - and some of the proof was still on his face.

As he bamfs into the area, he finds himself freezing in place at the sight of Mia. There's a lot he can't put his finger on, suddenly. He had grown used to her presence over the months, like most of the peers he lived with at the mansion, but... was her hair always so striking?

He tries his best to regain his cool.]

Oh... Mia, hey! It's me alright. But I think I woke up a little early - it's still winter.

Action

[frost_jewel]

[Hmm. Maybe it's that he is his blue self. She has always preferred his 'normal' face to the illusory one.]

You thought you could sleep until spring?

Action

[wildbluevagner]

Or maybe I was "hoping". Guess I'm don't have any hibernating powers after all. [He says with a particularly earnest grin. He doesn't know what is making him feel like making her laugh more than usual.]

Action

[frost_jewel]

Of course not. You have disorienting warp powers instead, and a friendly tail. [Not quite laughing, but definitely smiling.] You'll learn to appreciate winter after a while.

Re: Action

[wildbluevagner]

[Don't force it, Wagner. Keep your cool. ...Why am I giving myself a mental peptalk?]

Hey, it's not like I'm all against it! I had some good times with the snowballs and the snowmen. But what other arguments does Miss Winter here have for her favorite season?

Action

[frost_jewel]

I don't need to argue, I think. It took me a while to learn to like summer, so I know it might be the same for you.

[This doesn't feel awkward - talking to Kurt never does - but it does feel warm. More affectionate than usual. Mia is not complaining.]

You, ah...you just had lunch?

Action

[wildbluevagner]

I'll see how it settled in, then!

[And he answers her question accompanied by a shrug.]

Yep! How'd you guess?