♤ In a Winter Wonderland

[deal_me_in]

WHO: Cayde-6 and yoooou
WHERE: The Deep End and around Temba in general
WHAT: Snowmen invasion and bar hangout times
WHEN: Mid to late January
WARNINGS: N/A
NOTES: Will match pose pref!


Ramen Bar
There's a crude wooden sign that's been stuck in the snow just outside of the Tower Residences out in the orange district. It has a picture of a bowl of ramen, for those in the know. An extra sign's been hung up outside of the doorway- within the hallway of one of the middling floors should one be curious enough to seek it out. Of course, it might be a surprise for those who frequent The Deep End to realize that it's the bar that's advertising ramen.

It's not a crafty ploy to draw in people! There's a paper sign folded there on the bar counter that proclaims a special for spicy ramen(!) (instant), and (frozen) pizza. Cayde's not far, either heating up some water or throwing darts at the crooked dart board on the wall or tapping at the fish in his little aquarium.


Attack of the Snowmen
Maybe you've seen them around. Maybe some of them even look familiar. Maybe one even looks like you!

They're not the most well-crafted snowmen, appearing like someone had been caught between a hasty job and a desire to add enough detail that would make them identifiable. Most of them seem to be built specifically within an area that a said person may frequent, either in passing or live nearby.

The culprit in question isn't really trying to be that covert about his operation. One might catch him in the act of packing snowballs or adding a few finishing touches in the form of leaves, twigs or pebbles to make your very own snow-you!


Wildcard
((OOC: Anything else you wanna do with the Hunter? Toss it right in here!))

Comments

[ziedrich_bearer]

Hey, Gladio's been carrying giant slabs of metal around longer than Cloud has, if someone considers when they first took up their swords. So he's got plenty of years at it. It was big, he was proud of it, and that pride should be clear on his face.

"I also tend to carry massive shields, they're a good offensive weapon with a blade in the off hand. But that didn't seem to come with me. But yeah, it's sorta like thin air. It's actually from the Crystal, we call the storage it gives the Arminger."

Still, it sounds slightly similar, except for the fact that Gladio's sword didn't go anywhere but into that other space.

"What do you mean, upload into your head?"

[deal_me_in]

"Titan," Cayde said, apparently deciding what class Gladio would be at that point. Sure were a lot of Titans. "You wear armor usually? Who all you fightin'? I'd hate to be on the other end of that." He nodded at the sword, chuckling.

"Oh, those glowy ball things. You touch 'em and then it stuffs information into your head. Upload. Usually we refer to more technical things when we're talking about uploading but it seems to fit."

[ziedrich_bearer]

"What about him?" Gladio asked, looking up from the ramen he'd been about to start. "You know about the Archean?"

Were the Astrals influential on other worlds too? How weird.

"Armor? Nah, I go out like this. I fight a lot of daemons and the Empire used to be an enemy. Also hunt wild monsters and that can be a serious fight. But I was born and raised as a body guard, and the sword and shield are good for that."

Still, he's interested in this. He could learn to do something useful?

[deal_me_in]

"Wait, wha?" The Hunter looked at Gladio, obviously confused. "I mean like... back home, us Guardians have three types of classes we can break down into that define our style preferences when it comes to fighting. They all kinda overlap in certain areas, but Titans are our heavy hitters. They do this thing with shields, got giant shoulders..."

He waved a hand vaguely. "Anyway."

[ziedrich_bearer]

Huh, weird.

"Titan is one of the six divines back home. The Archean, the Earthraiser. Guess I've never thought of using that word as anything but a name."

Still, he thinks that sounds a bit like Titan if it came down to it. So maybe the god would appreciate the comparison.

"Anyway, ramen, right? You got any good drinks here?"

[deal_me_in]

"Titan's also a name of a moon back in the Sol System. It is entirely covered in an ocean of methane. Most of the rigs we have set up there are sinking and infested by the Hive though. Not my idea of a vacation spot."

Cayde gestured. Please! Do eat your ramen. "What, you finish the first drink already?" He laughed and turned to look at the shelf stocked with bottles. "Got plenty, some better than others, some not."

[ziedrich_bearer]

"What's the Sol System? And I can't imagine an ocean of methane. Sounds pretty interesting."

In fact, he's interested in a lot of things. And that? That's pretty interesting. He wished he could learn more. But he definitely pushes the glass back to Cayde with a wink before he sets into the ramen with a serious will.

"Don't care what. Just wanna enjoy."

[deal_me_in]

"Well, gets pretty complicated if you're not used to traveling beyond one world," Cayde laughed. "Not sure what system this is, but the one I'm from's known as the Solar System because there's the sun, and then all these other worlds floating around it."

He swept up the glass and eyed the bottles there before picking out one of the ales from Coruscant he still had on hand, using his metal jaws to pop the cork out so he could pour it. Passing the glass back, he replaced the cork and the bottle. "That one's one of my favorites. Limited stock but I think it goes well with the spicy."

[ziedrich_bearer]

"Yeah, I'm not traveling beyond one back home. Then again, it's not like anyone could. No one could make a ship back home," Gladio said, shrugging. ANd look at him, already halfway through the bowl. This guy could demolish a Ramen.

But the drink gets passed back and he'd happy to see it all. He puts the chopsticks down for a moment and takes the cup to sip at it. Holy shit.

"Fuck, man, this is good."

[deal_me_in]

Not that the helpings are terribly big, but it was a fair amount and better than no ramen at all, so far as Cayde was concerned. The Exo grinned, picking his own glass up to have a drink as he leaned against the counter again.

"Right? Glad I picked up as many bottles as I did when I was able to."

[ziedrich_bearer]

The helpings are perfectly large for him to be happy. He's almost finished while Cayde talks, and once he's done he washes it down with the alcohol. But just a sip. It's nice.

"That's foresight. Or fivesight."

[deal_me_in]

"Six-sight, even," Cayde grinned, not that many were aware of the number tagged onto his name, but that was fine with him. "Want anything else? Seconds?" he offered, gesturing towards the almost empty bowl.

[ziedrich_bearer]

"Yeah, you've clearly got the insight," Gladio answered with a smirk. He shakes his head at the ramen though.

"Nah, gonna nurse the drink, if that's okay."

[deal_me_in]

The Hunter flashed a thumbs-up at him then. "Sure thing. You need anything else, I'll be around."

[ziedrich_bearer]

"You know I'll have to collect when you give me that sorta free reign," Gladio laughed, nodding his approval to the other. "You offer ramen often?"

[deal_me_in]

"Not often. I just figured it was optimal weather for it, but I'll keep it available so long as I got stock. Can't expect ramen to fall from the sky all the time," Cayde grinned.

[ziedrich_bearer]

"If you could, I'd thank the Astrals for it," Gladio admitted with a shrug. "Man can't really take insufficient ramen. You can take on anything with ramen, including ancient ghosts."

[deal_me_in]

The Exo paused on his way to the back room, smirking a bit as he arched a brow. "Huh, you fight ghosts?" That sounded pretty wild.

[ziedrich_bearer]

"Yeah, of course. Ghosts, dragons, daemons, giant piloted mecha. You name it, I fight it."

He's pretty much a badass when it came to fighting.

[deal_me_in]

A laugh came from the back. "Wow, sounds like you're kept pretty busy back where you're from. Tag on some dark gods and that'll be a typical Guardian day. Well okay, maybe not exactly typical but then it's probably a good thing we don't deal with that stuff on a daily basis."

[ziedrich_bearer]

"Idle hands and all that shit," Gladio answered with a shrug. "And I don't think the Astrals are that dark. Except Bahamut. But I do fend off Ardyn, and he's definitely a dark motherfucker. Except I can't see him ever getting laid."