don't bite the hand that feeds you -- unless they're into that ( closed )

[winces]

CHARACTERS: gintoki, ranmaru, and olivia

DATE: backdated to december 22

WARNINGS: gintoki...?

SUMMARY: olivia does her part and feeds the homeless

[ it hadn't taken olivia too long to realize the fairly dire situation her friends had found themselves in. while, admittedly, olivia had been considering such a living arrangement herself (it would certainly be a lot cheaper than paying rent at the inn), that idea was immediately scrapped the moment the weather began to grow colder, and snow routinely covered the ground.

she supposes she had to admire their gumption... but she already realized that, unlike her, they didn't have much of a choice.

which is why olivia is stealing away into the woods that "morning," carrying with her a large bag of premade food, along with some items that can stand to be set over the fire for a few minutes. she finds their tent easily enough (though she has to wonder where the other tent could be), and despite the metal discs hanging around her hips, her approach is fairly quiet...

so is her voice. ]

Um... Knock knock?

Comments

[naturallywavy]

<sub>[ Meanwhile, Gintoki is inside the tent— bundled up in as many blankets as he could muster. Gintoki's daily clothing, which consisted of the same black shirt and his iconic yukata were draped over a few large rocks nearby, still covered in a light red from his bloodstains.

The only noise from the tent was snoring. He was sleeping deep for a change. ]</sub>

[winces]

[ olivia jumps a bit, turning to stare at ran whom she had assumed had been in the tent making all that noise (not like she'd be judging, ran; it's good to be sleeping so deeply!). ]

Oh, um. [ she pauses a little uncertainly, stepping away from the tent to glance about. still no sign of another tent... had ran already taken hers down? how efficient! ]

I thought I'd bring you some food, since I can't imagine it'd be very easy to do much cooking out here.

[ she holds up her satchel, bulging from all the food she's brought. ]

Though some of these will need some more time over a fire...

1/3

[unoradinary]

Hey, that's great timing! We haven't had anything to eat yet...you should stay and eat with us!

Ah, just let me go wake Gin-san up first...

[She goes off to do that without waiting for a reply, crouching down in front of the tent.

For.

Just.

A.

Moment.]

[unoradinary]

[Deep breath...]

actually 3/4

[unoradinary]

[You can practically hear every bird around them fly off, suddenly startled.

Sorry for your ears everyone.]

[unoradinary]

We have a guest. Get up.

1.2

[naturallywavy]

<sub>[ You know, it's wonderful when Gintoki can sleep this deep and actually have pleasant dreams and not nightmares. He's enjoying dreaming of drifting through a sea of marshmallow, whipped topping with cotton candy skies— it's raining drops of strawberry milk, and all he needs to do is lean back and shut his eyes to sleep in his dream... dream in a dream and all of that. He looked stupidly peaceful, a trail of drool making a puddle for his face to lie in.

The rude awakening gets him to react instantly, nearly jumping out of his skin.]</sub>

[naturallywavy]

WHAT, WHAT. SHUT UP, SHUT UP AND TAKE THE PORN, LEAVE THE CHOCOLATE!! I'LL RIP YOUR NIPPLE OFF— !!
_{[ ... oh.. it's just Ranmaru. Gintoki bristles, blankets spread all over the tent, his sleep robe tousled and hanging loosely on his body. ]}

I'LL KILL YOU! Why me—!? Why this?!

[winces]

[ there are a number of things olivia can react to right now. the "gin-san" that ranmaru is speaking of — who? what? where? were there three of them after all, because if that's the case then olivia didn't bring nearly enough for for everyone — the raucous way poor mr. fruit is woken up... the raucous way he reacts in turn...

the fact she still cannot find another tent in sight.

olivia clutches the satchel in her arms in front of her, gaze shifting slightly to the side in order to avoid the bit of skin the man is unintentionally (??) exposing. ]

U-Um, [ she says in response, a mere whisper compared to the other two's booming voices. ]

Did I come at a bad time...?

[unoradinary]

Huh? [She seems to just ignore Gin's reaction, looking over her shoulder at Olivia with a smile.] Course not. What made you think that?

[With that, she grabs the top of Gintoki's head and forcefully guides his head in Olivia's direction so he can see her.]

I told you, we have a guest and she brought food, so you gotta get up.

This is Olivia-san; we broke into a house together.

[naturallywavy]

_{[ He allows himself to be jolted around, staggering out of the tent completely. ]}

I don't gotta anything. Oi, the only thing I gotta is punch your lights out. I'll do it— I'll punch you in the tit. I'll break it off. Then you'll just have one .. —
_{[ ah ..... introductions..
Gintoki blinks a few times then holds out his hand to shake hers. ]}

It's nice to meet you, again, Oli-san. _{[ He sounds coarse in his speech, like maybe he's still cranky (he is). His hair was a matted mess, specks of gray hair beginning to appear around his face too. ]}

[naturallywavy]

_{[ wait, hold up. ]}

.. You broke into a house with her..?

[winces]

[ oh, how embarrassing. she hadn't meant for ranmaru to wake him, nor had she meant to disturb him from what must have been a very sound sleep. she already looks flustered enough as it is, and was actually in the process of taking a step back, about to reassure ranmaru that she can always come back later, when they're both ready for her, it was rude of her to just randomly drop in like this way, she's so sorry—!

but now she's even more embarrassed, being introduced and questioned like that. ]

I-It was for the goblins, [ she insists weakly. ]

[unoradinary]

Oh, I didn't know you two knew each other.

[She lets go of Gintoki and walks over to Olivia, slinging an arm around her shoulder and pointing at both of them with her free hand's thumb, grinning.]

Some lucky goblin kid got themselves a free gift, courtesy of us and that Wells guy. We played Santa-san just for a while.

[naturallywavy]

_{[ Gintoki can only stare at them both with half opened eyes, red gaze flickering back and forth between the two before he yawns, slapping a hand over his face and running his palm down his skin. ]}

Right.

_{[ Then, his focus is on Olivia. ]}

There's food?
_{[ He looks so tired and done with everything already. ]}
Is there ale too?
_{[ first thing he wants to know when he wakes up. ]}

[winces]

[ while olivia's blush deepens with ranmaru's unabashed contact, there is a twist to her lips that implies it's less to do with feeling uncomfortable and more to do with... some sheepishness? even though she's avoiding their eyes, she's smiling, and she even looks a bit proud. they did get to play santa for a while...





nevermind they sort of broke someone's door in the process. ]

No, but I have some tea leaves that will hopefully warm you both up. [ says the woman in only just a cloak to keep her warm past her usual... outfit... ]

[unoradinary]

[olivia ranmaru is in no position to judge about poor clothing choices.]

Just as good. Better I'd say.

[She lets go of Olivia, hitting her fist into her other open palm.]

I guess that means we'll need a fire going; I'll handle that.

[naturallywavy]

<sub>[ Gintoki drags his body about, giving them both some space as he stretches his arms above his head, rolling up and down on the balls of his feet before he reaches around and scratches at his ass. God. He feels asleep still.

Gin glances over at Ranmaru, grunting. He's seen her do this plenty of times already, and just watching her do it is exhausting, so he's going to ignore her ... especially if she asks him to help or something like that.

Curiously, he approaches where Olivia is, looking for the food.
Where is it? ]</sub>

[winces]

[ olivia is about to offer with the fire, actually, but then there is this sleepy polar bear shrugging its way towards her and. well. who wouldn't take pity on this poor soul?

with a purse of her lips (mostly to stifle her smile), olivia shakes her head a little before digging into her satchel. from there, she withdraws a couple of sweet rolls that she easily hands over to him...

then, with one hand still elbow-deep in the bag, she glances about, making an obvious show of attempting to keep this a surprise. with a finger to her mouth, she quietly withdraws a single bar of milk chocolate. this, she hastily stuffs into gintoki's hand, before quickly gathering up the rest of her bag and bustling over to where ranmaru is setting up the fire.

(don't worry, ranmaru, she has one for you too, hehe. ) ]

[unoradinary]

[Ranmaru, meanwhile, has no problems setting them up here. She likely spends more time out in the forests and mountains near their home than she does in her actual home, so survival skills were always a must in her own world - thankfully, it means her time spent out here hasn't been all that difficult to adjust to.

When Olivia comes over to Ran herself, it seems like a lot of the work was already done; Ran's crouching by a fire she already had the groundwork (granted, one that's a fair bit smaller than that) done long before Gin even showed up, and it's usually just a case of replacing the kindling and starting a fresh fire.

Which she's in the middle of right now with some flint, attempting to get a spark onto it.]

Hey, it shouldn't be too much longer.

[naturallywavy]

<sub>[ Gintoki.. takes the items he is so generously given with a hint of pink coloring his cheeks because.. chocolate.. and sweet rolls. He merely watches Olivia as she heads over to Ranmaru and ...





takes all of the food he was given back to the tent.
Bye, Gin-san. ]</sub>

[winces]

[ bey gin-san... don't eat it all in one go?!

olivia shuffles as close as she can get to ran to see what she's doing, and though she's been around her fair share of campfires before (even starting a fair few of them herself), that doesn't stop her from marveling at the other girl's technique. ]

You're so skilled, Ranmaru... Have you camped out like this before?

[unoradinary]

A lot; you could say I practically live in the woods back home. [A beat.] Err, not cause I have to, just...I'm an outdoorsy type. Me and my pop.

[She gets a few sparks going on her kindling, and then then takes another stick to push some of it around, smothering it just enough to get some actual fire going after a bit of smoke.]

No offense, but...you don't exactly seem used to all of this yourself.

[winces]

[ olivia laughs a little weakly, her cheeks coloring in embarrassment. ]

Well... Actually, I'm more used to this than the room I have back at the Inn.

[ her lips flatten into a little smile, almost sheepish. ]

I spent most of my life traveling in a caravan with my theater troupe, so nights spent outdoors around a campfire aren't all that foreign.

[unoradinary]

Oh, for real? Nice, nice; are you an actor or somethin'? Ah, am I talking to a celebrity? Maybe I oughta ask for an autograph.

[She leans a little closer to Olivia and nudges her playfully, smiling sweetly.

Just teasing, just teasing...!]

[winces]

[ olivia's cheeks color, but she merely nudges ranmaru back with her own elbow in a bashful gesture. ]

N-Not at all! [ sorta. she's kind of famous 'round those parts, but olivia will never believe it, despite how often she's been told. ]

But I do some acting, yes... Some singing, too. But mostly, I dance.

[naturallywavy]

Dance?
_{[ This gets Gintoki's attention as his head pops out from the tent, half eaten bar of chocolate hanging from his lips. ]}

Oi. You're dancin'?
_{[ Heel, Gintoki.
He remembers her mentioning something like this when he was on the verge of """dying""" and didn't inquiry too much more about it, but he's been curious ever since.
Just a little. ]}

[unoradinary]

[She moves her head to look over her shoulder, just that when she does, her eyes remain on Olivia.]

Oi, she said she does! She isn't right now.

[And then, turning back to Olivia fully;]

Hm...you must be good, right? My friend here said she's an idol, and I think that's kinda what you are? Only like...that's a more modern term for it. Cuz she dances and sings...and she acts a lot nicer when she's on stage?

But she's super cute, and you're super pretty, so you must be like...a really high level idol, right?

[The final boss of idols...]

[winces]

[ olivia glances between gintoki and ranmaru, looking as if she isn't quite sure who to address first. the other pinkhaired girl wins by proximity, and probably for the best. ].

M-Me? Oh gosh no! [ she kind of is. about as "idol" as someone can get in her time, but lol like she'd ever believe that about herself. ] I-It's just what I do! A-And truthfully, I'm not even that good at it...

[naturallywavy]

OI, I know she does! _{[ there's a lot of oi going on here.. ]} Are you saying you think I don't know that? I know that. I knew that from the start— look at her— she's ... — _{[ awkward hand gestures ... ]}

Just by lookin' at her I know she's good at dancing. She's probably the best.
_{[ Gintoki never compliments anyone so blatantly? ???? ]}

[unoradinary]

I think so too!

[Apparently whatever he's saying, she agrees.

In any case, she gives Olivia a thumbs up.]

Olivia-san, even if you don't believe in yourself, you can believe in the Gin-san and I that believe in you!

[And let's assume that at some point they put the tea on, or we'll be here all day...

Cause HEY LOOK IT'S PROBABLY DONE, CONVENIENT so she calls back to Gintoki again-]

Hey, get over here already! Tea's ready.

[winces]

[ by the time the tea is ready, olivia is shaking her head so fervently, so quickly, that it looks at risk of spinning right off her neck. ]

I-It's not like that at all...! [ she tries to insist, but her words come out weak, given that most of her strength has apparently been diverted to turning her face as red as humanly possible. ]

[naturallywavy]

Ran-san is right—!

<sub>[ Gintoki says with a matter fact kind of tone. He pounds his fist to his chest, seeming to be less lethargic now that he has gotten sugar and food in his system.

He is practically glistening in shounen glory. This whole campsite practically reeked of it thanks to these two. ]</sub>

And even if nobody believed in you, stick your neck out and scream in defiance--! Believe in yourself to the fullest!
<sub>[ Are they just quoting other series now? Not like either of them are going to admit that. Gintoki creeps over and claims the other seat next to Olivia, idly rolling and rotating his right shoulder and arm while doing so.

This is a repetitive tick that probably Alice and Ranmaru have noticed him doing since they both have lived with him for such a long time. ]</sub>