towerofanimus | Definitely not a "vurp" and definitely not something she wants to taste

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Definitely not a "vurp" and definitely not something she wants to taste

Characters: Vanellope and anyone who's willing to talk to a brat with dirty hair!
Setting: First floor cafeteria.
Format: Either or! I'll be starting with action, but I'll follow your lead if you want something else.
Summary: Vanellope has discovered that she has to eat oatmeal and she is not amused.
Warnings: May be vaguely spoilerish if you haven't seen Wreck-It Ralph yet. Also, Vanellope gives inappropriate nicknames.

_{[This day was already turning out to be way weirder than Vanellope wanted to deal with. The last thing she remembered-- those creepy bugs coming out of the ground, and a crash, and Ralph yelling, and then--

...waking up here, and finding that weird note. Luckily the words were all simple enough for her to understand. Unluckily... the words were all simple enough for her to understand. No way could Sugar Rush have been destroyed! Glitches couldn't leave their game, right? And... and...

But those bugs, A small, nagging voice in the back of her mind whispered. Remember those bugs?

She didn't want to deal with it.

Another thing she didn't want to deal with? The jumpsuits. Uh, hello? Totally not her style! Her hoodie was much better racer material, thank you. She'd changed clothes and grabbed a handful of candy from her trunk ASAP.

Exploring the tower was something she definitely needed to do. She found herself at the bottom floor cafeteria more quickly than she would have thought - idly bringing a piece of licorice up to her lips to chew on, she passes through the doors.

A moment later, just after swallowing, she gags. Both hands fly up to her mouth and she makes a dash for the nearest trash can, jumping up to empty her stomach into it.]}

What--?!

_{[When the vomiting subsides, she hops back down onto the floor and eyes the licorice suspiciously.]}

...bad licorice.

_{[With that, she pops a mint into her mouth. A moment later, she has to jump back up to the edge of the trash can. This is not okay. She's sure she could have some fun with it if it didn't make her stomach hurt so bad... but it does hurt. And it's not just one or two candies. She's trying it out with everything she's got, and the result's the same every time. Finally, she collapses on the ground next to the trash can, her face a little green.]}

This really stinks!

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We can go outside?

[Tohko smiled at that.]

No, but there is a whole floor that's just made up of a large forest. Animals live there, even though they attack people. You can cook them and eat them.

Oh... hm.

[That was something to think about. Vicious animals that you could eat... definitely not candy, but on some level they had to be better than this oatmeal.

Speaking of, she manages to force down another bite, and shudders.]

Iiiick...

[Tohko munched on another bite of the stuff.]

I find that it helps if you try to picture it as something that actually tastes good. Like peppermints, or pumpkin cake, or fruit parfaits!

Really..? I'll give that a try...

[She screws up her face in concentration. Come on, oatmeal, taste good! Taste like cakes and candies and all the other yummy things Vanellope's used to breaking off from her surroundings and eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner!

...

Nope. If the look of utter disgust on her face is any indication, that didn't work.]

[Tohko, noticing the look on Vanellope's face, sighed.]

Sorry..I guess it didn't work. That usually works for me though.

I guess that means you've got a good imagination!

Not that mine's a bad imagination, it's just that this stuff is waaaaaaaaay different from what I usually eat so it's more of a stretch, yanno?

[Tohko gives a small smile and nods. Of course, she also had much more practice, since everything tasted like sand to her except her books. But she wasn't going to say that.]

Right, I gotcha. You're not quite used to using your imagination in this way, and the oatmeal is pretty bad. It would be hard to imagine it to taste good.

Yeeeeeeah, exactly!! You're pretty understanding about things like this, lady.

[Tohko chuckled and scratched her head nervously.]

Ah, thank you. I guess it's because of all of the stories I read..plus, no one else that I know back home can do that, so I've gotten used to it.

You read lots of stories? Will you tell me one? Pleeeeeeeeeease?

[Tohko chuckled.]

Of course I do! I am called the book girl for a reason, you know! And alright. I'll tell you a story..but you have to eat while I'm telling it, alright?

Okaaaaaay.

[She picks up her spoon again and shovels some more of the disgusting oatmealy slop into her mouth, shooting Tohko an expectant look]

M'eatin', m'eatin'!

[...and talking with her mouth full...]

[Tohko chuckled at her reaction and thought about what story she should tell. The Nutcracker? The Jungle Book? Alice In Wonderland? Her own story? After a moment more of thinking, Tohko nodded to herself, closed her eyes, and began.]

Once upon a time, long, long ago, there lived a young girl with short violet hair. While the girls parents didn't think much of it, the villagers were quite scared of her, as violet wasn't a natural hair color for them, and they weren't sure how the girl was born with it. However, even though the girl had trouble making friends, she thrived off the stories her mother told her, which usually involved heroes saving the world. The girl always imagined herself being a hero too.

One day, a traveler came to the village, and while he was quite polite, he was rather quiet and didn't speak much. The villagers, not being huge fans of outsiders, left him alone, but the violet-haired girl was curious, so that night, when he was sitting outside and looking at the stars, the girl sat next to him and asked him why he was traveling and where he was from.

While the man refused to open up a first, he eventually told the girl that he was an immortal, traveling to save the world from his friend, who had decided to end it along with a few other mad scientists. The girl, not wanting him to go alone, and wanting to help, promised to follow him. While he tried to dissuade her, the girl was stubborn and refused to back down. In the morning, the girl said good-bye to her crying parents and started traveling with the man, looking forward to saving the world.

However, what the man hadn't told her was that that it was going to take two hundred years to find his friends. Time meant nothing to the man, but it affected the woman quite a bit. Eventually, the woman, who had become a close friend of the mans, fell down and died of pure old age. The man, who had keep moving, buried the woman and shed a single tear for her.

However, even though he didn't cry much, the man felt terrible about the loss of his good friend and tried to close himself off from humans until he had finished his mission, as the constant meetings and parting he had to deal with scarred him like nothing else could. However, no matter how much time passed, the man never forgot the woman or her violet hair.

...

[Surprisingly, Vanellope was quiet during the entirety of the story, save for the faint sound her spoon made against the bowl as she scooped up more of the oatmeal. By the time Tohko finished her story, the bowl was mostly empty and Vanellope's eyes were watering.]

That's-- That's it? She just died? A-and they never saw each other again?

If he was immortal could he have found a way to make her immortal too?

[She wipes at her eyes.]

But they... they had good times together when they knew each other, right? So that's a good thing too...

[Tohko, not meaning to make the girl cry, quickly grabbed a nearby napkin and dabbed it at her eyes.]

I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you cry!

[Tohko then sighed.]

But yes..she died, and they never saw each other again. Sadly..while the man could have made the girl immortal, he didn't want her to feel the pain of immortality that he had.

[Tohko then nodded and gave her a small smile.]

And they did have fun when they were both together. The girl learned a lot of things and helped out quite a few people, so that is a good thing. Their meeting wasn't entirely bad.

[She wipes at her eyes as Tohko dabs at them, trying to put on a tough, brave, not-crying face.]

..is that what most meetings are like? Good but with a little bad mixed in?

[Tohko smiled. She was a little surprised that the girl wasn't asking why immortality was painful. Most kids-and people in general-wanted to live forever.]

Not all meetings are like that. Some are bittersweet like that one, but some are full of sugar without a trace of salt in them. It depends upon the meeting.

[Immortality wasn't anything strange to her, though. As long as there wasn't any reason for her game to get unplugged, Vanellope could live forever. She was well aware of that. Anyone who died - crashed - went over the side of the track and fell to their deaths - well... as long as they were still in their game, they came right back.]

I think the ones that are full of sugar are the best! Life's a lot more fun that way.

[Tohko chuckled and stopped rubbing at Vanellope's eyes. She seemed to be okay now.]

The ones that are full of sugar are nice. However, every now and then, you'll have a meeting or a parting that'll be bitter or salty. After all, if you ate nothing but sweets all your life, they wouldn't taste good. If you eat some of all of the flavors, you realize just how good they taste.

...maaaaaaybe, but that still doesn't mean I'm gonna like anything that tastes like this oatmeal, meeting or food or anything!

[But the bowl's empty now, at least!

~~also tohko of all the people who interacted with her so far you were the only one who got her to actually eat it how do you feel~~]

[Tohko save a small smile at that comment.]

Well, not many things in this world taste like that oatmeal. I don't think you'll have to worry about running into something like it.

[Tohko noticed that the bowl was mostly empty and hoped that would do.]

However, since you're done, there are a few nutrition bars here that you could much on. Or we could skip that and just go exploring.

[I feel quite pleased about that! Also, this kid is adorable..why do small, cute kids keep being dragged here? ;_;]

Good! Because I'm never eating anything like that ever again. Neeeever.

...I wanna go explore! What kinda stuff is there around here? Is there a racetrack?

Hopefully you won't have to..and while there isn't a racetrack here, there is a gym with a small running track. And there's a library, a music room..and penguins are living in the aquarium right now, if you want to see them.

...I wanna go see the running track!

[If the running track's the right size, maybe she can get a kart set up and practice racing there. Maybe.]

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