Our Winter Anime Episode?

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WHO: Tommy Shepherd, Open
WHERE: Noth, Agrii Ship Greenhouse
WHAT: Bonding with Kids, Emotional over Clothes, and Getting Bagel Vine Thoughts
WHEN: January
WARNINGS:

I. I'm Not Crying You're Crying | Noth - January 10th

Gifts. Tommy was getting used to all of this. The New Tick thing isn't new to him, this world isn't new to him, and he knows what to avoid here. Tommy really think he's got it made, even if it's really cold and he wants to wrap himself up pretty tightly. Nothing was going to get him down here. At all.

And then he opens his first gift. Tommy's just sitting there on the barn floor, opening a box of clothing, and staring down at it in shock. With tears in his eyes. His eyes were stinging as he lifts the pieces out. A long green scarf with subtle embroidery over it. A deeply green vest with silver embroidery. A shirt that billows. There's words for each piece, ones he doesn't remember how to say, or which they are.

He's in tears just seeing it. This... is not something he ever knew to look for. To want. And yet with it in his hands, he can't imagine having anything else.

II. Happy To Babysit | Noth - After January 10th

Really, he should have told people about the chocolates. He should have warned them. It was frustrating. Why hadn't he warned people about this? But it was too late, there were kids around in a lot of places. Sure the Agrii seemed amused and interested, and now here he was.

"Hey there kid," he calls out. God, how do you babysit a kid who probably has heard of stranger danger?

"Tell me, did you eat any chocolates recently?"

Stupid chocolates. He should burn them all.

III. Take Your Plant On A Walk | Agrii Green Room

If there was anyone that was absolutely chill with spending time with Agrii on the Agrii ship, it was Tommy. It had been him that had been the first to touch an Agrii, him to get the first hug, him to absolutely embrace the idea of being cheered on by these weird, cheery people. So of course he's here, out in the Green Room, happily stretched out on a path with Agrii either walking around him or stopping to stare.

Or maybe they're staring at what's at his side. A clay pot holding some growing vine. One that is clearly 'fruiting'. Except... Are those bagels? Is the plant growing bagels? Well hell. That's a whole thing.

One that doesn't seem to bother Tommy at all.

Comments

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"You sure didn't seem fine," Tommy sighs. "But know that we wouldn't be doing as good out here without you. So I appreciate that. And will tell you to your face, no matter if someone else does or not."

[crystalmaster]

Radley smiles, pleased. "I'm glad if anything I'm doing is really helping that much. We make a good team."

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"We do," Tommy says, reaching out to pat the guy's shoulder. "So we can keep all the people fed while they save the day."

And that's enough for Tommy right now.

[crystalmaster]

Radley rather wishes he could save the day, but having decent food is certainly important. The problems they've been encountering are definitely out of his league. "Yeah." He smiles and gives a thumbs-up.

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Sometimes feeding people is the most important part of saving the day.

"We're a kick ass team," he grins. "You and me, feeding a whole world.

[crystalmaster]

"That is quite an impressive resume," Radley says.

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"We're worthy of a badass resume, right?"

He offers his hand for a high five. Surely Radley's going to want that.

[crystalmaster]

"Oh, very much so," Radley says as he high-fives.

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"Exactly. We've got this."

But he's so happy to have this thing they have built.

"Alright then. Guess we need to get back to it then?"

[crystalmaster]

Radley looks at all the kids running around. "Yeah, we'd better."

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Tommy nods and stretches before giving hte guy a wink.

"I'm going to find some people then. Good luck, man."

[crystalmaster]

"You too," Radley says.

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Tommy offers a wink, a salute, and then he's just gone.