[open] going it alone is tough, let me help out

[yesdoubt]

Who: Momo and you!
When: First half of Juril, up until the event.
Where: Various places (but mostly Aef, the Outer City and Northern Outpost)
What: Quests (A New Look, Cheerful Buns, Out of the City and Branching Out) and catch-all.
Warnings: None yet.

[a: muffled "i'm too sexy" playing in the bg (a new look)]

[Momo's picked up some modelling work here before, since as it turns out, a combination of industry experience and being in the habit of taking care of your appearance makes it considerably easier to get work like that even when starting over somewhere new. But this seems more of a potentially regular deal, and while his primary job at the moment is still radio, it can't be a bad idea to get his face out there more. Especially now that Yuki is here and he might need to use what little sway he's managed to build here in the last few months as it was always intended to be, for his partner.

As it stands, since they want modern fashion he turns up to the fittings in what he arrived in, a bright orange horror movie hoodie with a sleeveless turtleneck under it, slim black jeans and lace-up boots. He is also visibly extremely used to this kind of setting, chatting easily to the designers when it comes to consultations and helping people get details just right for the modelling part, regardless of what the garment might happen to be. He gets around quite a bit checking on everyone who's doing the modelling work and waiting to have pictures taken, just...walking up and starting to straighten things about their outfit gently without much regard for personal space.]

Have you done this type of work before? If you need any quick tips, Momo-chan is here for you! [He offers a cheeky little wink, but the offer is sincere enough.]

[b: are you bready to roll (cheerful buns)]

[While Momo is by no means opposed to complimenting whoever he's breadmaking with, the specific aspect of complimenting bread offers some promising opportunities, and he did a bit of food prep work way back in the day when he was desperately picking up every part-time job available to keep himself and Yuki afloat. So he's quite enthusiastic about this particular job, even if people working with him may become somewhat less enthusiastic when he settles on his particular method for getting the bread to rise.]

What round and shapely buns you have! It's real proof of your quality, you know! [It's rapid-fire puns time and he is not slowing down any time soon. Nor is he particularly apologetic when he grins at whoever has had the bad luck to end up working alongside him in particular.]

I hope I'm not making you want to leave...n. [Save yourself before it's too late.]

[c: a prickly reception (branching out)]

[Momo's still helping out with the Northern Outpost where he can, considering it was one of the first things that started getting established after he arrived here. The Yarglweed is certainly a problem, but being an Abjuration-class Witch has its advantages, and Momo has an idea of how he can deal with it a bit more easily.

About twice the trigger distance away from the nearest Yarglweed, to make sure he's safe while he's setting up the spell, Momo can be found with a series of small symbols drawn around each wrist, running his hands closely over himself. It leaves a faintly pink-tinted barrier where he's gone, almost flush to the skin so it doesn't impede getting close enough to the plants to remove them. Impact barriers are much easier for him to make than something that needs to block magic or Cwyld, so this feels like a fairly straightforward solution.

If anyone else comes by looking like they're helping out with the plants, he'll raise a hand to them.] Want me to cast this on you as well? I just need a second to check I haven't missed any spots on me.

[Considering he looks very much pink at the moment, he probably hasn't, but better safe than sorry.]

[d: out of the city (medical and entertainment)]

[As per usual, Momo can also be found in the Outer City every so often. While he's still restricted to standard healing for the moment rather than healing Cwyld, he's gotten more effective at it since he started, able to be left alone with patients that have more straightforward injuries or ones that can be patched more simply before being sent along to him for a proper heal. Though he's wearing a black medical mask and very concealing clothing when he's working on medicine, his hair is hard to mistake, as are the hot pink eyes that crinkle with a smile at the corners when he spots any other Mirrorbound around.]

You need a hand with something or did they send you to help out over here? [He knows there's a variety of Mirrorbound that come out to do this with a variety of experience levels, so he might as well make sure.

Alternately, he can often be found entertaining the Outer City locals instead, currently doing some fast (and decidedly modern, potentially recognisable as a more mixed Contemporary style to people familiar with it) dancing along to a band offering a high-energy and raucous backing track. A bunch of the children who've seen him out here before are clapping him along, and a few of the adults look rather curious about the dance style, murmuring to each other when he does something that looks more like a handstand than a dance move.

But Mirrorbound won't be left off their feet too long, and he'll end his solo dance by spinning out to offer a hand to anyone who's been wallflowering too long.] I need a partner for the next one. Want to give it a shot?

[e: wildcard]

[[If you'd like to plot anything else, hit me up at reviseleviathan or by PM/Discord! Momo would also up for doing the fighting variant of Out of the City, or if you want to plot for another quest entirely that could also be an option. In terms of non-quest things, he's studying Evocation and Enchantment primarily this month so he'd be open to study partners for that.]]

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[timenace]

[ There's a small smile and a nod at that. It's an idea that Sougo can theoretically get behind at least, even if it does still sound a little bit lonely. It's nice the two of them realized that wasn't necessary though.

Though his expression shifts to mild surprise at the turn around on him. ]

Eh? I don't think so.

[ He can't think of any friends of his that seem like they're struggling romantically. At least, if they are they haven't filled Sougo in on this particular struggle, or he hasn't noticed them having problems. Which admittedly, would be on brand for the romantically oblivious Sougo.

Either wya Sougo does look thoroughly distracted from Momo's more delicate and personal emotions. ]

[yesdoubt]

[Momo takes the opportunity to press a bit, because he rarely lets a romantic topic slip without at least a little bit of shenanigans.]

Are you sure? A cute young man like yourself seems like he'd be a real target for romance! Or even friends your age might be having woes of the heart, you're at that brink of blossoming into a fulfilled, functional adult...

[Momo even makes a "flower" with his hands and a blooming motion to drive his point home. Clearly Sougo should be surrounded by romantic shenanigans.]

[timenace]

[ Sougo smiles uncertainly at the theatrics of it all. He isn't really sure he wants to correct Momo's assumptions, and let him know that he was the school weirdo when he was still a student, and that after school he was focused a lot on his super hero shenanigans, and his interactions outside of fighting were almost entirely with friends or family. ]

Ooooh... Not really?

[ To being a target for romance, and also for having friends with woes. ]

No one has told me about any woes like that at least.

[yesdoubt]

[Momo pouts a bit at that, like it's ruining his fun.] Then maybe Momo-chan really does need to start hiring out wingman services...you'd think people would want to take a chance more somewhere like this!

[But mostly he's just being a ham and looking for opportunities to be nosy. As it is, he lets out a breath, deflating a bit, before putting his hands around another of the buns.]

Oh well. For now, I'll just have to pour all my love into these buns instead!

[timenace]

[ The only response that pout is going to get is an entirely unconcerned laugh. If Sougo has realized he's a potential target for Momo's meddling it's not clear by how laid back he's acting about all of this.

Then again, he also doesn't think this is something that Momo would seriously meddle with anyway. He's now seen Momo get serious about his concern with things, and there's an edge to it that isn't apparent during this particular portion of their interaction.

As for his second bit of pouting, Sougo leans onto the countertop, all big grins now. ]

Doing stuff like that is supposed to make food taste better anyway.

[yesdoubt]

[If another festival gives him the opportunity, Momo may well do some romantic shenanigans for people, but that's a thought for the future.

For now, he lovingly shapes one of his doughs back into a bun.] I'm sure they already taste amazing! But we need to make sure they're even better and cuter than they are now, so I guess our work just never ends.

[timenace]

[ When the world is a mess, you have to learn to make your own fun. Sougo can sort of appreciate that, even if he's not exactly the type to meddle in people's romantic lives.

Or even realize that they exist until they go from subtext to just full on text.

Sougo will actually move to help here instead of just stand and talk though. ]

Doesn't it end when we take them out of the oven?

[yesdoubt]

Shh, don't ask questions about my exaggerating or it ruins the effect! [He's not even being faux offended about that, he's just laughing. Hopefully the brighter mood helps the buns too.]

You're all on my side, right, since you're all good kids? [He addresses this to the buns as he finishes shaping another one. There is, unsurprisingly, resounding silence in answer.]

[timenace]

[ Well, even the serious talk about Momo's past relationship struggles as an idol were a bit lighter than the death talk, though the romance meddling is for sure a lot lighter than that.

Sougo leans his arms on the counter, and bends down towards the buns that Momo is addressing. He's grinning at them, though his question doesn't address the fact that Momo is attempting to have a conversation with uncooked bread. ]

They look ready now, don't they?

[yesdoubt]

Yeah, I think they should be good now! We can put them in the oven to finish their journey of growing up.

[He wipes a nonexistent tear from his eye as if sad about his children growing up. Because of course he was going to make a terrible joke like that when bread's going to literally "grow up" in the oven.]

[timenace]

[ Whether the laugh Sougo gives to that joke is given out of politeness or if it's genuine is impossible to say, but he does seem like he's in a weirdly good mood none-the-less as he grabs the tray the dough is on. ]

I'm sure they'll grow up well!

[yesdoubt]

I'll cheer for them! So they can get that last little bit of good luck.

[Off they go into the oven...a grand day for a very specific subset of Momo's vast legions of adopted children.]

[timenace]

[ Sougo puts his hands up, fist clenched in a little cheer of good luck for those buns, that are likely going to bake well more because of Momo's work than Sougo's own.

It's gonna be a real shame when Momo's new kids have to be eaten. ]