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[anti_nonsense]

Who: Rita and YOU!
When: Day 28-29
Where: Around Rita's trailer.
What: Someone left catnip at Rita's trailer, cuteness commences, also general in-between-event stuff for anyone who wants it!

[home videos / open]

Passing through the trailer yard, one might find Rita crouched outside Trailer 19. Her wings seem to be missing several feathers, but beyond that, she appears to be unharmed and in good health despite all the recent chaos.

In fact, she's actually... having... fun?

The space just outside the trailer door appears to be heavily sprinkled with catnip and mint, and her Litten, Francis, purrs up a storm as he rolls around in it. Rita appears to be filming his adorable antics with a handheld video camera, grinning all the while. She doesn't immediately notice if someone else happens to be nearby.

[wildcard!]

Alternatively, Rita might be seen around the carnival, reading a book she picked up in Wismuth, putting the finishing touches on a thick manuscript she's been writing, or just hanging around the training grounds, trailer park, or cookhouse. If you want to do something else with Rita, feel free to tag with a different starter, or hit me up on plurk (pzue) to plot!

Comments

[spaghettimonster]

"It got quite hairy at the end," he agrees. "All those failed fights, and arguing us out of that hopelessness... We were down to the wire! A whole lot of wires, with all that stage stuff."

Papyrus moves to crouch down and offer the Litten a hand. Wouldn't catnip be better with pettings?

"...But, it's only to be expected. Breaking things, and giving up, that's so easy. It's harder to hope when it all seems impossible, and hurts so much. It takes... a lot of help, to hope again."

[anti_nonsense]

Rita rolls her eyes at the wire imagery, then lets her gaze settle on Francis. The Litten rolls onto his back, his eyes widening at the bony hand extended to him. His pupils follow the slightest movement of the hand, unblinking, as if seeing something unfathomable. He might almost seem scared, but he continues purring, and doesn't flinch away from the hand, even if it moves in to pet him.

"That sounds familiar," Rita murmurs, glancing away from the Litten. Who was it who said something similar...? Right, Lambert. "It sure is a pain in the ass to have to rebuild every time some idiot tries to do things the easy way."

[spaghettimonster]

"Well! That's true. We can get better at building, probably," he offers, though he knows it's a weak reassurance. "I wish there was a good easy way to help people not try to take the easy way. I don't know how to stop brainwashing... Confidence is hard enough to build."

At least Francis seems happy with everything. Sometimes it really is the simple things that help you remember to keep going. Papyrus grins as the purring continues, and goes in for some affectionate chin scritches.