genessia | Incoming: CHOCOLATE

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Incoming: CHOCOLATE

WHO: Orihime Inoue, OPEN!
WHAT: It's Valentine's Day, so she's going around giving chocolate to people. Though she's actively visiting the people she already knows, she did make extra in case she runs into someone she doesn't know. Come get some sugar.
WHEN: February 14th, 2014
WHERE: Mostly Genessia, but a few outbound cities too
NOTES: Opening is in prose, but feel free to use [Action] tags in the comments if that's easier!

Orihime had prepared for this day. She'd stayed up nearly all night, preparing fondants and rolling truffles, melting different kinds of chocolate for drizzling and mixing white chocolate with red food dye for pink and red decorations. It was a little expensive, but worth it in her opinion, and it made her feel like she was doing something productive and worthwhile.

When she was finally done, she crashed into bed right after she put the truffles in the fridge to chill, and was asleep instantly.

The next day saw her waking up a few hours later than usual, but no less energetic. She showered and dressed, bundling up as she prepared to weather the cold, and took her little boxes of chocolate truffles with her in a big crinkly plastic bag.

She still didn't know many people in the city, but she knew enough! Even the Ice King would be getting a box of chocolates today. And just in case she met someone she didn't know, she'd packed a few extras to take along. It never hurt to make a new friend!

Unless the new friend was a cackling villain who set people on fire, she supposed, so she actively avoided those types.

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He heard the crinkling of her bag before the knocking at the door. It took him a moment to even realize what was beyond his apartment door, but no use in sitting around when someone was there.

Adam stood, getting up and off the couch and remembered to put his mask back on. He reached the door, opening it and seeing none other than...

"Orihime," yes, he even made a point to remember a human's name. He was trying, okay.

"What do you want?"

Oh good, he was awake! Orihime saluted him with a grin. Hello, favorite (and only) neighbor! "Nothing! Just to wish you a happy Valentine's Day!"

She dropped her salute and opened up her bag, fishing out a square box wrapped in red paper and tied with silver string.

"I made them last night, so they're still very fresh. You'll probably want to refrigerate them if you don't eat them all right away," she advised.

Favorite neighbor...

Adam blinked from behind his mask, feeling a little confused. He didn't move to take the box from her, he just looked down at the box then back up to her eyes.

"Valentine's Day," he repeated her words, "....why did you make me chocolates?"

"It's a secret and diabolical plan to brighten your day," Orihime winked, laying a finger against her lips as if to advise him that it was, indeed, a great secret.

She gave the box a little wiggle, the truffles rattling in their papers. Go on, take it already!

"Come to think of it, do you have Valentine's Day where you're from? It's a pretty famous holiday in Japan, but I'm not sure how widespread it is."

This girl.... she was so strange.

Fine fine, he'll take the box. He reaches out to her and snags it, just wanting to get it away from her before she starts rattling it again.

"I wouldn't know, I wasn't very interested in holidays or anything," it's true, he never found any of that to be intriguing.

"Are these oddly flavored? I know you mentioned you're into that sort of thing."

"No, they're normal!" She was a little tempted to say one tastes like wasabi, but that was just mean. He wouldn't eat any chocolate for sure if she did that.

And that was one down!

"I'd better go deliver the rest of these, but I'll be back later tonight. You can tell me if they turned out okay, ne?" Orihime beamed, hoping he wouldn't just throw the chocolates into the garbage as soon as his door was closed.

Well... she certainly was cheery.

"Alright, I guess so."

He wouldn't, he'll try them. He barely ever remembers to eat anyways.

A man with his hands shoved deep into his black trousers marched down the street, muttering to himself. His opera cape fluttered dully in the light breeze, and his curly white hair stuck out at all ends as though he had been working endlessly for days on end (not that a Timelord technically slept but they did rest).

The Doctor was keeping his head down as he walked and didn't notice the poor woman until he barged right into her back. He managed to catch her by quickly hooking her waist in his arm.

At first he was furious for having his train of thought broken but then he spied the chocolate. Food always made everything better.

"Madam, are those truffles?"

"Oo--!" Orihime grunted, stumbling at the impact. Instead of eating sidewalk, however, she was rescued by the Doctor's reflexes. Well that was a first! Usually she was the one bulldozing people on accident. She blinked up at him, and again. Had she met the Doctor who'd previously dwelled in the city, she might have recognized that there was something familiar about his reiatsu, but as far as she could tell he just seemed to be a very nice gentleman.

"Oh? Oh, yes! I was handing them out to celebrate Valentine's Day," she beamed proudly. "Would you like some?" Not waiting for his response, she'd already plunged her hand into the bag to pick out a box. He wouldn't have asked if he didn't want any, right?

Spying was a task that suited Ninjor quite well. Unlike the other Evil Warriors he had little loyalty tying him to Skeletor, but his master had ordered him to gather information from the other cities so that was what he would do.

He's currently crouching in the shadows, wrapped up in mystery and illusion as any good ninja should be. Certainly, nobody would be able to spot him!

"Wow, you look so mysterious!" Orihime piped up cheerfully from behind him.

What? His reiatsu made him stick out like a sore thumb! To her, anyway.

She hadn't intended to interrupt his mission, but once she'd managed to spot him, curiosity had completely overwhelmed her. A real ninja! She just had to see what this was about! He might even want some chocolate too.

Gabriel had decided to get out a little bit and properly look around the city some. You know, learn his way around and everything. It wasn't like Earth at all. It was, dare he say, new. And there were more areas to explore, too. Crazy.

He walks pass the young girl without much thought, until something inside him wakes up and he casually does an about face and begins to follow her. Were those chocolates?

He was a sharp one, all right! They were indeed chocolates. He even managed to tag along behind her for a full block before she realized that she was in the presence of someone's very strong, and very pure reiatsu. She'd felt something like it once before, though it had been so long since she'd made friends with Castiel that she couldn't rightly match it up.

Instead she turned to blink over her shoulder, then beamed. "Happy Valentine's Day!" she wished him simply. She was having more luck finding strangers to gift with chocolate than people she actually knew. Go figure!

Since he seemed pretty keen on her bag, she plucked out a box and held it out. "Would you like some? I made extra just in case I met anyone new today."

He was a little surprised when she turned around and spotted him, but even more surprised when she looked so happy to see him there. He was just going to follow her until she looked away so he could steal the thing, but this was a okay, too, he supposed.

And then she offered him some.

You are in the Lord's favor, my child.

Gabriel gave a big smile. "Really? All for me?" He already took it from her, though. No backsies now, lady.

"Sure!" Why not? She didn't see a problem with it, unless he had severe diabetes.

Hopefully he didn't have severe diabetes.

Orihime made no move to snatch back the gift, instead content to hold her bag in both hands before her as she bowed lightly in greeting. He was wearing one of those necklaces, which meant he'd come here from some distant place. That made him immediately interesting. Besides, there was something jovial about his face that she just liked.

"I'm Orihime. Pleased to meet you!"

"Gabriel," he answered in-between mouthfuls. "Definitely a pleasure. These are good. Did you make them?"

Thankfully, he didn't have severe diabetes. Just a terrible sweet tooth that was never really satisfied. He was so happy there were others here that apparently had the same tastes.

"I did!" she confirmed with a proud bob of her head. "Desserts are kind of my specialty." She'd toyed with the idea of opening a bakery, but she didn't want to risk being seen as a competitor with Mary's bakery. She really liked the woman and respected her a great deal, so she was just as happy to buy Mary's goods while baking her own at home and dumping the results on her grumpy neighbor's doorstep as a sign of good will.

Realizing she'd forgotten her manners, Orihime started a little before bowing. "I'm Orihime. I almost forgot to introduce myself, ha ha!"

"Mm," he waved his hand, "Don't worry about it. You've already scored me as a friend. Had me at desserts."

"Really?" she laughed, tickled. "I should bake more often then! It's always nice to have more friends." She wondered if Gabriel had paid a visit to Mary's bakery. That place had some quality desserts, if it's the sort of thing he's into.

"What about you? How should I address you?"

"Gabriel," he answered happily, "Just Gabriel's fine. Or Gabe. Or Sexy. All's fine."

It is the sort of thing he's into, yes.

"Ah ha ha ha!" Sexy? That was great! It was sadly kind of rare for Orihime to run into other people with a sense of humor. He got sold on dessert, she got sold on the comedy.

"I'll definitely make you more dessert then, Gabriel-san. Have you been in the city very long? Have you found a place to live that you like?"

Even the Ice King? Even ol' Simon Petrikov himself? Get chocolates? On Valentine's Day! He hasn't received chocolates from anyone other than Gunter and maybe Marceline for... who knew how long?

But there he was, mulling around his Ice Palace until he heard a familiar voice yelling up towards the lone, solitary window. Looking outside curiously, he'd see that Orihime had made her way up the winding icy path towards his home. Normally he'd be grumpy, but instead, he perked up in elated glee. A girl actually came to visit him?!

"Oh it's you Ori! Hold on one second dear, I'll be right down," He calls down to her, ducking inside. He scurries to his bathroom in a hurry to open his (ice) medicine cabinet and take out some old musky cologne that he liberally sprayed onto his being. Too much, really, it made his robes a little soggy under the arms he'd drenched so much on there.

Then he came out, by hopping soaring out the window, beard flapping, until he gracefully landed in front of Orihime.

"Why hello there~ To h'what do I owe the pleasure of your esteemed... steamy-ness, m'lady?"

In all honesty, Orihime liked the Ice King. He was like the crazy old grandpa she never had, and he made her laugh. What more could she want in a friend? Her expression brightened when she saw him respond to her cheerful bellowing, and waited patiently as he soared through the air to join her.

"Steaminess? Ha ha!" That was a new one. ...And what was that terrible smell? Maybe he hadn't bathed in a while. (Not in water, anyway.)

Once he'd landed, she presented one of her boxes of truffles. She'd piped a couple of winter-themed designs on the chocolates for his sake, like a tiny blobby snowman, and a simple snowflake.

"Happy Valentine's Day! I brought you some chocolate."

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