action ; open base mingle

[octoroom]

It’s been about a month or so since people started arriving to this world and onto the base—a month of shenanigans, exploration, danger, angry sealife and other things. In this still-small base, there’s all kinds of things that characters can do so, therefore, consider this an all-purpose base mingle post.

prompts:

→ i. it’s a fixer upper
[In the wake of the Aurora explosion, there were quite a few things that needed repairing. Even then, the base itself is by no means complete, with limited room and not even rooms for each and every person. Luckily, there aren’t all that many living in the base! Yet.

But, there’s always something to do. Are you helping with repairs? Trying to decorate the base somehow? Building something new that can add to it? Perhaps you’re one of those in the laboratory, researching what species that this ocean has to offer. Hopefully nothing else is blowing up.

Or are you just standing around, staring wistfully out at the ocean and not contributing at all? I mean, that’s fine, but…]


→ ii. catch of the day
[How’s that seafood? What? You have no idea how to cook it? Well, then.

It’s probably like sushi, where you can eat it raw, right? Or maybe you’re one of those bringing back fresh supplies to the base. Possibly still wriggling around fresh supplies. Can you actually (miracle of miracles) cook some of the fish/other things that are probably fish so that they don’t taste half-bad?

If all else fails, just munch on some seaweed. I hear it’s nutritious.]


→ iii. it’s like a giant sleepover
[Surely there’s nothing awkward about cramming yourself into one of the ‘free’ rooms around the base with your air mattress and curling up there. Have you set out a space for yourself? Found a nice spot where you’re usually alone but uh-oh don't count on that for too long?

Perhaps you’d rather just sleep in the hallway to avoid drifting off near others.

Maybe you just don’t sleep at all or you prefer roaming the base when it gets dark. Nightmares about sea creatures can be a doozy.]


→ iv. choose your own/wildcard option
[What else has your character been doing? Go wild!]

(These prompts are loose so you can make your own prompts for people to tag out of them. Make headers, tag around, use this post for whatever you like!)

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[octoroom]

[Fukami nods his head in answer, glancing over to Korosensei. HE KNOWS WHAT YOU WERE DOING. And... He's already acquired one mooch since he came here, what's one more?]

I have enough cooking here so I may share.

[His tentacle stretches over to put the kettle of water on. He'll even make tea. How polite. Though he's preparing seafood, part of Fukami wishes there were ingredients or other such supplies to make sweets in the base. There's nothing like a nice plate of sweets with tea...]

[tentaculled]

[ that's the spirit. just accept his mooching. then he'll get more food... and he won't have to go outside as much. he's going to become an extreme neet. ]

Nyuoh! Thank you! Thank you so much, Fukami-kun! I'll remember your kindness forever! [ clasping his suckers together in gratitude. You'd think Fukami just offered to revive his dead girlfriend or something. But no, he just really likes getting free food... ] By the way, what are you making?

[octoroom]

[Fukami wonders what it is about this place and mooches... but it's fine. He's accustomed to cooking for four.]

...Shark.

[What an unsurprising answer.] Or, I suppose they're called 'stalkers'. [Shark is a nebulous term anyway.] It tastes good when fried like this, with a salad. [Seaweed salad.]

[tentaculled]

[ eagerly, he slithers over closer to Fukami, peering at his work-in-progress with an approving(? it's hard to tell with that ceaseless grin of his) look. ]

Fried shark and seaweed salad, hmm? That sounds delicious. [ he can't wait to mooch some!! ] I suppose you have plenty of experience cooking with aquatic ingredients, don't you?

[octoroom]

[Fukami nods. It seems he's going to just let it rest with a nod, but... Oh, he actually continues.]

Even with ingredients from land. Because there were islands close to where I lived.

If we find ingredients for them, I would make sweets.

[Because Fukami enjoys sweets and tea... Shocking, right? (His other favourite food is just really bloody steak so take from that what you will.)]

[tentaculled]

Nyu?! Sweets?!

[ guess who else loves sweets. THIS GUY. his face immediately lights up. ]

W-what kind of sweets are we talking about?

[octoroom]

[SWEETS COMPANION]

I can make many different kinds. [But, if he's going to react like that...] What are your favourites?

[tentaculled]

How could I possibly pick a favorite?! Anything! Anything is good! Well, I do love pudding, and cake, and pie, and candy, and cookies...

[ you just listed like all of them anyway sensei ]

[octoroom]

[wow]

I see. [...] Wadanohara is better with pies than me, but I can make all of those. Save candy. I've never tried.

[But, he imagines that it can't be too difficult or deviate from the ones that he's already made, so...!!]

[tentaculled]

Uoohh...! That's excellent news, Fukami-kun!! I can't wait to try your handmade sweets! Or should I say tentacle-made? That's even better!

[ fukami has not said he will be making anything or sharing it with korosensei, but he's taking it there preemptively for him. you're welcome. ]

The hard part will be finding some kind of sweetener under the sea. But with a little bit of ingenuity, I'm sure we can find a sugar substitute.

[octoroom]

...Yes. There may be plants we can discover from which we will be able to extract something that will do the same as sugar.

[He's thinking about it now... It would be nice to be able to make sweets, yes it would. Even if there is sharing inevitably in his future.]

[tentaculled]

There was aquatic vegetation like that in your sea kingdom, I presume?

[ for once, a topic he's not extremely well-versed in. ]

[octoroom]

Yes, that's right.

[Don't ask too much about it canon sucks about giving MANY DETAILS] But the plants differ much here.

[tentaculled]

[ i'll take pity on you..... ]

Still! You've got more experience than the rest of us! We'll be counting on you...!

[octoroom]

[Fukami glances back at him, something pointed in his stare. Counting on him for what... for cooking and feeding them all... for undersea pointers... no, the burden is too great for one little octopus, okay...]

...I will do what I can.

[But for now, food! He's done, so he sets it on plates and sweeps those up with his tentacles.] I'm certain people will make discoveries on their own even without my help, though.

[tentaculled]

Nonetheless, your guidance will make their discoveries even greater. Don't hesitate to share your knowledge with others. You're at an advantage over even me here in this underwater world.

[ he's talking, but he's staring intently at those plates as he does so, apparently ignoring Fukami's pointed look in favor of the food. ]

[octoroom]

[This is cool, this is just like the rest of his life. Fukami settles down into his seat, tentacles tucking out of the way habitually as he does so.]

Is that so, [he murmurs.] I will do what I can. I've no reason to hold back anything I might be able to share.

[tentaculled]

[ unsurprisingly, Korosensei follows after him like a kitten at dinnertime, inserting himself in a nearby seat at the same table without waiting for an invitation. ]

I'm glad to hear it! [ lacing his tentacles together on the tabletop. ] Um, so, about that shark steak...

[octoroom]

Hm? What of it?

[YOU DO LIKE SHARK DON'T YOU KOROSENSEI

tastes just like chicken (no)]

[tentaculled]

-- It's done now, right?! Can I eat it?!

[ onto the important topics: feeding korosensei. ]

[octoroom]

Yes, of course.

[Allow Fukami to place a plate before him with it... go... partake, sensei...]

[tentaculled]

[ HELL... YES. ]

Oh boy! Don't mind if I do!

[ fortunately, he has better manners than one might guess, and despite how he's acting, he eats the food like a normal person instead of a starved stray. Once he takes a few bites, his eyes light up, as does his skin; a bright green ring of approval appears on his face. ]

-- It's delicious! You're a bona fide chef, Fukami-kun!

[octoroom]

Thank you.

[Fukami inclines his head. He doesn't seem perturbed by that green ring even though it gives him a second of pause. Octopi change colours... occasionally... (NOT LIKE THAT).]

I've been cooking for some time.

[He starts to eat as well, nice and politely even though he can totally eat like a savage when he feels like it.]

[tentaculled]

[ and yet, he will deny that he's an octopus... ]

Oh, really? Is that your job back in the sea kingdom?

[octoroom]

[Korosensei you're the most octopus guy here besides himself--]

No, I've just wound up being the one to cook most of the meals for my master and her other familiars.

[big bro Fukami activate]