towerofanimus | [Open] What a lovely day for a picnic~

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[Open] What a lovely day for a picnic~

Characters: Disciple, Dolorosa, and open to anybody!
Setting: Floor Twenty-Five
Format: We're comfortable with any format you decide to put up.
Summary: Dolorosa & Disciple decide they would like a nice time away from it all, so why not have a nice picnic? If you would like something cooked over an open fire, Di will happily cook it for you!
Warnings: Fire and smoke, but only if you are really careless when playing out in the open.

After running to get to this peaceful floor, Disciple happily runs out in the open to floor 25. She falls instantly on the grass and rolls in it as Dolorosa quietly sets up the big blanket and the food. Embarrassed that she wasn't helping out, Disciple gets up and does her fair share by setting up a small fire to cook on.

When done, they both smile at their accomplishment and relax.

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Rose didn't really come to the meadow floor very often - it wasn't dangerous and it didn't have anything to keep her mind occupied. But sometimes she needed to be reminded that there were still pockets of reality where everything wasn't falling to shit, and the meadow seemed to be one of the few places in the tower offering that affirmation.

After the past few days she really needed a simple walk through an area that wasn't going to try and kill her. Rose's expression is almost peaceful as she meanders through; that is, until she comes in sight of the Dolorosa with her roommate and a giant blanket of food. Her lips twitch into a faint frown and she turns on her heel to beat a retreat back the other way, hopefully before either of them notices her.

She's fairly sure if they did there's no way she's escaping without having a foot of salami shoved on her or something.

The thing about wearing so much red is that it tends to stand out among a lot of green. So, when Dolorosa saw a all this red out of the corner of her eye, it didn't take her long to recognize it.

But why the girl should be walking in the opposite direction was beyond her. Such a pity how antisocial she seemed, but Dolorosa decided that it might be worth risking it to call after her. "Rose, dear, wherever are you going?"

Mental note: wear the black suit next time she decides to take a pensive walk. Rose curses lightly under her breath, stopping in her tracks. Looks like she didn't quite move fast enough to save herself.

"Wherever I feel like. It's a big meadow and all I've got is shitloads of time."

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She rises to her feet and gestures to the blanket they have laid out. There's already some food on display, mostly sandwiches and hamburgers, but some fish as well. "Well, then perhaps you wouldn't mind wasting some of this excess time with us. Have you eaten already?"

"I have, but I've got a feeling that you don't really care either way."

She sighs and crosses her arms over her chest, not really moving from her original spot. The inevitable is closing down on her quickly but she can still at least do her best to preserve her unwillingness for posterity. It's about all she can do now, anyway.

"I was only extending the offer, there's little need to regard it with such hostility!" Well, if Rose isn't going to move, then Dolorosa is tempted to do so herself. She'll try one more time first. "Come, join us. You needn't partake in the meal if you are so averse to that much."

"If you think that's hostile then there's really no hope for you." she says a little teasingly, as if poking fun at Dolorosa is going to make the next however long this lasts a little more palatable.

There's really no other way to delay it now, though, so she uncrosses her arms with a mighty frown and slowly begins sauntering over. "But I guess if it'll make you feel better I can't really skip out."

"Do not mistake me for attributing any malice to the disposition. Hostility can be largely harmless, though it betrays a certain caution," she replies, smiling as Rose makes her approach. "Nonetheless, I find it encouraging that you would humor a silly old troll, no matter how beneath your consideration you may find her."

She gestures to a pitcher sitting next to the basket. "Would you care for any tea?"

"Depends what kinds it is."

Rose makes it over to the blanket, carefully settling herself down in a cross-legged position on the very edge. Just because she's joining the party doesn't mean she has to throw herself into things headfirst.

"But there's really nothing encouraging about it. Sometimes you just have to suck it up for a while to keep things from blowing up into something really fucking stupid."

Dolorosa pours a cup of tea, having to lean all the way across the blanket to hand it to Rose. Luckily, she's tall enough to manage it easily enough.

"And what sort of unfathomable catastrophe do you expect from me?"

"Why go spoil the surprise and give you ideas? It's your fucking meltdown, the least you can do is come up with something creative by yourself."

She smirks a little, swirling the tea around once before taking a small sip. It didn't really matter how it tasted - Rose was used to consuming caffeinated beverages to keep herself up thanks to her friends' wonky timezones back home.

It was the same green tea they had in the cafeteria, as they had no other options. They'd slightly sweetened this batch, at least. "I hope you would excuse me if I instead elect to forego the maneuver entirely. Heaven knows this Tower could do with some semblance of stability." And she had already witnessed too many others going through similar breakdowns recently. This picnic was partly to help take her mind off of it.

"Well, if you want to be a fucking stick in the mud I can't stop you."

Rose is obviously kidding from her tone, although she honestly agrees with Dolorosa's sentiments; there's been enough chaos (personal and Tower-wise) to practically crack her in half. She was better than that, of course, but the strain was still bothersome.

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Disciple spots a very curious site and looks on as the red-clad girl runs away from them. She then giggles and starts chasing after her! Why run on this floor if not for a fun game? At least Di thinks so anyway!

There are many reasons why Rose isn't particularly fond of her roommates, but this sort of shit is one of them. She sighs and flashsteps to the side, hoping that the act will be enough to throw Di off and break up this reluctant game of tag.

Disciple giggles as Rose sidesteps her. During her time as Rose's roommate, she could never catch on whenever Rose was either annoyed or confused. All she knew was not to touch her stuff. But since she wasn't touching anything and was just playing around, she could be forgiven, right?

Di quickly stops and gives off a playful growl at her, getting ready to chase her again.

Rose raises an eyebrow at that, arms crossed irritably over her chest. She was ready to flashstep away again if the troll came at her once more, but this entire situation reeked of stupid shenanigans.

So she gives a simple "Really?" to try and end this before it got out of hand.

She gets out of her stance when hearing her comment and shrugs sheepishly.

"Sorry! When I get playful, I really get into it!"

Score another one for sardonic diplomacy, then. Rose untenses a little bit, although it's difficult to tell unless you're looking for it. She's really grateful she's not going to be spending the next fifteen minutes speeding around the meadow.

"Didn't know that just walking around was enough to set you off. Next time you really need to fucking warn somebody."

"But you were not walking around. You were running away from our direction."

Unless she saw things differently? She's not sure. She's guessing the smoke may be getting to her.

"So now people on a jog are an invitation for tag? Christ, remind me never to let you near a track team."

Rose is twisting words to be obnoxious again, but she doesn't really care. Trolling people makes her laugh, and that's something that she needs very much right now.

Ok, she's just gonna look confused at you and shrug it off as typical Rose talk. She then sniffs the air and looks shocked.

"MY MEAAAAT!"

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At that Rose barks out a laugh, clearly amused at this practically karmic turn of events.

"Looks like you're going to be having a lot of fucking ash for lunch today."

"The hell I am!" Screamed Disciple as she tried to salvage most of her good cuts (which was thankfully a lot). Not caring for the heat, she took the burnt ones out of the fire quickly and pouted.

"I am glad I saved most of it. And if not, at least we have the reserved food from the cafeteria...although I am still suspicious of your kind of food."

"My kind of food?" That earns another unseen eyeroll from Rose. "That fucking trainwreck in the cafeteria doesn't even bother to pretend to actually be my kind of food half the time."