The Sinking Feeling You Get When You Eat Magic Food

[bears-omnitrix.livejournal.com]

Welcome meatship crewmembers to the instrument of pure silly.

It had been a long period of waiting, but a prank was about to be issued after these dire dark times. As such, tables were set up around the WITCH Bus and other locations, unmanned stands where Lemonade and Brownies were available with the compliments of your friendly companions.

Do you dare risk chocolately goodness or sour-sweetness to discover it's dark delicious secrets?

(ooc: tag around, bug others and feel free to continue to madness. IC duration is about a day. Unless you deliberately take more with you. As a reminder, Lemonade brings you up ages to a good looking adultish level. Brownies turn you into kids. GO NUTS. Refer to the ooc post for details and ask questions there.)

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[alterniantaurus.livejournal.com]

Mostly he's worried about his horns taking an eye out or something. But there's that too.

"Well, um. Okay, then, if you're sure..."

He stretches up a little. Predictably his last set of legs don't work, but it seems to be less of a hindrance in this form.

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

"I am," she said, and made sure that he was secure enough on her shoulder so he didn't fall off.

She plopped him on her right shoulder, grinning at him. "Come on! You can be my ears and eyes!"

Yes, she's an optimist and an idealist.

[alterniantaurus.livejournal.com]

Tavros grins back and gets comfortable on her shoulder.

"Wow, uh... you really got tall. It's like, suddenly I can see forever."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

She laughed aloud. "Yes, I did! I like it, actually. I've never been this tall before."

She patted him on the head. "Let me know if you're in danger of falling off, ok?"

[alterniantaurus.livejournal.com]

As he's patted, he smiles. He's still surprised by how nice she is, even if she doesn't normally like bugs.

"I think, I can hang on. Thanks, though."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

"Good," she said, patting him, and smiling.

"Where would you like me to take you?"

[alterniantaurus.livejournal.com]

"Oh, um, I didn't really have anywhere in mind. Just, wherever you were going, I guess."

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

Matt had been sweeping the dust from the front of the bus when he looked up at the table. He groaned softly as he hung his head, realizing that a prank was probably in action. "Oh boy..."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

Katara had decided she wanted one other person to see her like this, if only because she had asked once before to go on a picnic, and what better way to get Tavros to see a picnic.

She walked over to Matt and tapped him on the shoulder. "I guess you didn't touch anything, huh?"

[alterniantaurus.livejournal.com]

Tavros hasn't met Matt before, so for the time being he clings to Katara's shoulder and tries not to be a large distracting insect on her shoulder.

He fails miserably.

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"Huh? Hey Katara," he greeted, trying not to boggle. My god she looked GREAT. Well, it wasn't that she didn't look great before but...

With great effort, Matt rolled up his tongue, fixed his pole-axed expression, nodded at the grub!Tavros and added, "Looks like it's a prank done with my foodstuff. Not that I'm adverse to pranks but I gotta wonder who did it."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

She did notice the lingering look, and was privately gleeful over this, but hid it well. She privately wondered what an older or younger Matt might have looked like, but it was ok he was just like this too.

She nodded. "Well, its definitely Negi's aging pills mixed with your food, but I doubt Negi is the one actually responsible for it all. He's already been punished by his mother for the thing with Devlin."

Here though, she decided to borrow some of her new forthright courage. "Hey, would you like to visit the city and have a picnic?"

[alterniantaurus.livejournal.com]

Tavros nods back, taking care not to scratch Katara with his stubby little horns. Other than that, he stays out of the conversation for now. Even he's not so oblivious that he can't see what's going on between these two.

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"Well that's true. He's earned enough trouble for one week." It was said with no real malice, just a shake of his head.

At the suggestion, Matt's expression lit up. "Sure why not. That'll give me a chance to make something."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

She knew that for sure. Negi wasn't the type to aspire to have people mad at him, let alone his mother. "I felt a little bad, to be honest. He was punished quite a bit for that."

Here she smiled, and brought Tavros on her shoulder. "But the condition is that Tavros gets first bite if everything first. Just so he gets an idea of the different kinds of food we eat."

[alterniantaurus.livejournal.com]

Surprise from the Alternian corner of this conversation. Tavros blinks up at Katara.

"You want, me to come too? Really?"

It does sound fun, but he figured three was a crowd and he'd be set down soon.

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"Why not?" replied Matt with an easy grin. "After all, getting to know other fellow crewmates is what I do best."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

"Ok then guys, follow me."

She smiled. That was so like Matt, to not push Tavros off or anything. He really was a sweet guy.

And lucky she was older and therefore not as susceptible to blushing at thoughts like that. She took him arm and arm, and led him down to the city, in the glade where the wolves sometimes went.

[alterniantaurus.livejournal.com]

Tavros smiles back shyly.

"Then, um, hi. I don't think we've met. I'm Tavros."

The glade is a new part of the city for Tavros. He mostly hangs around the media center, sensoriums, hydroponics, and sometimes the Outsiders turf. He stares around, impressed.

He never knew this was here.

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"Matt Olsen, nice to meet you Tavros," said Matt as his arm was took by Katara and lead down the way in a manner that made him feel a little light on his feet. "You'll enjoy it, I guarantee. This'll be nice."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

Darn right it would. She remembered to bring some of the foods that they would be able to eat: a few sandwiches, a cake and some fish. She set up a spot for them all to sit on the grass, unfolding a towel she'd gotten sewed specifically for the occasion.

Yes Matt, she was WELL prepared for this.

She placed Tavros across from them, and indicated a spot for Matt to sit. She laid out the food, and finally sat down once she was done.

"I hope you like it!" Katara said.

[alterniantaurus.livejournal.com]

Tavros gets comfortable where he's set and watches Katara set everything out.

"Wow, that's, uh, quite a spread. How long, have you been planning this?"

Yeah, guys, the grub might be teasing you a little.

[lackofdarkwings.livejournal.com]

"Oh um, since last week I guess?" said Matt, suddenly turning a touch awkward at Tavros's teasing. Subtle he ain't, but it was enough to make him blush a little.

"At least I wasn't expecting it now... but it's a nice change from the routine."

[kaya-waterwave.livejournal.com]

Katara could have felt embarrassed, but she was feeling way too happy to really feel like that. She smiled and cut up a piece of sandwich for Tavros.

"Well, I figured it might be a good time," Katara said, looking down a little. Yes, she had looking older in her favor, but that didn't match the fact that she'd been thinking about it more and more everyday.

Not that anyone had to know that.

"What do you think, Tavros, Matt?"

[alterniantaurus.livejournal.com]

Sandwich time! Luckily trolls are hatched with teeth intact. Tavros tries it and nods. "It's good, Katara. Thanks."