First Nap: Totoro Awakens! [Action]

[niceneighbor]

[Hello Lucetians. Today is your lucky day, because somewhere in the village...Totoro is taking a nap. Maybe he's in your living room? Maybe he's in your bathtub? Your private cave? Perhaps he's been deposited in a Community House kitchen, and it's entirely possible he's also been stuck inside a shop or sitting on a bridge blocking it up. And wings or no wings, he's very much asleep and doesn't seem to mind much. Of course you might, given that he's enormous and furry and snoring really loudly.

And for whatever reason, there is a pair of New Feather pants sitting beside him along with a small pile of acorns, a journal labeled Totoro sitting on the little bundle. If he's outside, his ears flick irritably in the rain, but it doesn't bother him too much. But maybe an umbrella would be nice too. Since the Kusakabe sisters aren't here, anyway.

Do you wake up the enormous fluffball or let it keep interfering with your day? He's not gonna move on his own accord, that much is obvious.]


[Later on, when Totoro's inevitably been woken up, he waddles out to explore the town in the rain, not bothering to hide. One big, clawed hand grasps an umbrella and he's got a journal tucked under one arm. That's what humans do with books, right? He doesn't know how to work it, but it seems to be something he should keep anyway. And besides, it was a gift from whoever brought him here. He'll be on the lookout for Mini-Totoro on his walk, so if you've seen a little white fluffball that looks a lot like the big one, maybe point him in the right direction? He's not going to bite, and he certainly appears to be friendly and peaceful!

Anyone who stops to say hello can expect to be received by the enormous creature with a wide smile and a fluttering of whiskers. And if you're nice? Maybe he'll even give you an acorn.

Maybe.]

((ooc: If you want Totoro to wake up in your place, go for it. Break time, send him anywhere you want! I'm cool with anything.))

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[niceneighbor]

[Totoro hops happily and moves to follow Cilan. It's no problem, he'll come with you, yay!]

[cilantro]

Mm, alright. Let's get going!

[Luckily it's not too far of a walk from here to the plaza where the shops are. Cilan will happily lead the way, and will helpfully point out what is what here--that building is a restaurant, there is a clinic, and such on until they reach the grocery, where he plans to look to see if they have any fish available to eat.] Here we are--this is the grocery. You'll wait here while I go take a look?

Sorry this is short.

[niceneighbor]

Too.

[He nods, content to wait!]

That's fine!

[cilantro]

I promise not to take too long--for now, it's searching time! [Cilan please...but he'll go on in to look. Give or take about ten to fifteen minutes, Cilan will be back outside, holding some bags with him now.]

Well, it looks like they do have fish available today--they're kept cold though to help them stay fresh. [Totoro could still eat them raw, but they'll likely taste better cooked or if given another minute or two to thaw out more.]

[niceneighbor]

[At the scent of fish...Totoro sniffs, looking Cilan up and down. Do you intend to feed him?]

[cilantro]

Hm...why don't we go somewhere else so that we're not standing in anyone's way here? Is that alright?

[Maybe he could show the way to his place where it's less crowded with people unlike the plaza, and he'll have access to his kitchen where he can better serve these fish...]

[niceneighbor]

[Totoro nods. That seems okay! It doesn't bother him at all, going with this nice stranger...]

[cilantro]

[Thankfully, it's not too long of a walk there, and once they do arrive, Cilan will hold up a hand.]

Wait here for just a few more minutes, okay? I have to go inside to better prepare these for you to eat. [But he feels bad about making Totoro wait outside on it's own again (as he sort of doubts it getting in through the door), so after a moment of thought, he takes out two pokeballs to open. Say hi to the small green monkey and the large hermit crab that appears now, looking up curiously at the large...well, not a Pokemon.] These are my friends Pansage and Crustle. Pansage, Crustle, this is Totoro. Could you keep him company while I work in the kitchen?

[They both nod before making a waving motion at Totoro, Pansage even hopping up to stand on Crustle's shell so that it's not so low to the ground to greet it. Hi, nice to meet you?]

[niceneighbor]

[Totoro watches the Pokemon with great interest, waving down at them. They're definitely not normal animals! He's rather confused but they seem friendly so he'll wave down at them!]

Tooo!

[cilantro]

[Good!] I promise I'll be right back in a timely manner--until then, everyone be on your best behavior.

[And then Cilan will proceed to head inside so that he can go up to his apartment kitchen. Leaving Pansage and Crustle outside should be fine, he thinks. (He still kept Stunfisk with him though because Stunfisk isn't quite as friendly and he really wouldn't want it to get the idea of trying to shock Totoro or something while he was gone.) In the meantime while he's getting the fish thawed and cooked, Pansage and Crustle don't mind keeping Totoro company. Pansage even attempts chatting something in Pokemon speak to it. (It sounds like it's asking what Totoro is if not a Pokemon)]

[niceneighbor]

[Well then! Totoro can't really speak Pokemon, but they probably don't speak Totoro...

He will try and relay that he's a Forest Spirit to them, though...maybe they'll get it. Maybe not though.]

[cilantro]

[They...sort of get that it's not a Pokemon since they can't quite understand Totoro, but otherwise they don't know that it's saying that it's a forest spirit. They try chattering something else this time, Pansage jumping up and down a little on top of Crustle's shell.

What does Totoro like doing for fun? Maybe they could play or something while waiting for Cilan to come back?]

[niceneighbor]

[Games? Well Totoro enjoys games.

He pulls out a pile of acorns...and begins juggling them! It's a little odd, but he'll start trying to get Pansage at least involved since he has hands, passing him an acorn in the middle of his routine...]

[cilantro]

[Oooh. That's pretty neat that you can juggle, and luckily Pansage manages to catch the acorn when it gets tossed to him, doing a little victory cheer. What next? Should we try to toss the acorn back in with the rest that's getting juggled or keep holding onto this one for now?]

[niceneighbor]

[He'll keep juggling, one finger twitching towards Pansage, indicating that he should throw it back.]

[cilantro]

[Okay! He'll toss it back now--thanks to the training, Pansage's aim is mostly decent so it can avoid accidentally hitting Totoro or something. If any more get tossed he'll be sure to try to catch them and toss them back when indicated.

Crustle on the other hand seems perfectly chill with not having an active involvement (being a hermit crab and all), but does at least seem to be having fun with just watching the juggling.]

[niceneighbor]

[Totoro is happy to keep up the game, occasionally trying to bounce an acorn off of Crustle's shell. Remarkably dexterous, isn't he?]

[cilantro]

[Totoro is clearly very talented! Plus it's come up with something fun to do that is a good time-killer. Speaking of which, give or take after fifteen to twenty minutes or so of playing around, guess who's back? If your guess was Cilan with the now ready to eat fish, you would be correct, who speaks up after a few seconds of watching them play.]

Well, it certainly looks like you're all having fun! [Holds up a large plate of (what appears to be pan-fried) fish with one hand, balancing some bowls of what looks like Pokemon food with the other--figured it's probably about time to feed his Pokemon too.] Without further delay, it's lunch time!

[Pansage will help take the Pokemon food out of his other hand and put the other one down for Crustle, while Cilan turns to Totoro and holds up the plate of delicious fish.] Here, please try it and see if it suits your tastes!

[niceneighbor]

[Totoro looks at the plate of fish as Cilan arrives and immediately perks up, smiling broadly. He reaches down and takes one fish and swallows it in a single gulp.

His mouth grows wider in delight as he takes another.]

Tooooo!!

[He's clearly quite pleased!]

[cilantro]

[Good!] I'm glad you approve of them! For this particular occasion, they've been pan-fried so that they can deliver in taste and texture--while crispy on the outside, it's certainly delicious on the inside.

[But enough about describing the taste, he'll just hold the plate up a little higher.] Please, take as much as you'd like!

[niceneighbor]

[Totoro...honestly has no idea what half of that means, Cilan. He's cool with that, though and when the plate comes closer he takes a fish in each hand and chows down. Delighted, he nods and gestures excitedly.

He can't speak much, but he does know a few human words. So...in that great basso rumble.]

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooood!

[cilantro]

[...Well he can't say he was necessarily expecting it to speak, but that does make him laugh.]

Happy to hear it! If you would like us to make more, or whenever else you would like to have any fish again, just let us know! [Cooking for other people (Plus Pokemon..and non-pokemons) is something we really enjoy doing!]

[niceneighbor]

[Grinning, Totoro reaches into his fluff and pulls out a little leaf wrapped up with strips of tree-bark. A present! He offers it over to Cilan with a big ole Totoro grin!]

[cilantro]

A leaf? [...You want us to take it? Cilan's a little surprised but he holds out a hand to accept it, looking it over.]

It's very nice--there's a sweet taste of charm to it. [It's certainly sweet of it to want to give us something.] Thank you, Totoro.

[niceneighbor]

[Inside the leaf-bundle is something hard. Several somethings. Round, hard little acorns. Totoro makes a tugging gesture, telling Cilan to unwrap his gift!]