The Ketchupening, Part 1: Fellowship of the Tomato [closed]

[meowna]

Who: Morgana, Robin, possibly Kurama and/or Goro
What: Akira has been avoiding his loved ones for a bit. Turns out they're not too happy about that! And how better to address this grievance by conspiring in a prank to pin him down and force some healthy discussion about Feels and Issues? Morgana is taking a metaphorical fire hose to Akira's closet.
When: June 13th
Warnings: Conspiracy and pranking?


A foil packet pact is formed
I can't believe I still have to do this.....

[Siiiiiiiigh. Why is the library apparently such a popular and inappropriate napping place that he still feels the need to patrol and chase people off to their real beds? At least you aren't making him chase you out of there anymore, Robin. Some people are capable of learning!]


The red rain of terror
[Knock knock knock! Hey, Kurama and/or Goro, mascot form Morgana is at the door to your room wanting to be let in. Robin may or may not be with him, but either way, he's holding two of those big plastic squeeze bottles full of ketchup in his paws.]

Comments

[matchmakes]

I suppose there's something to be said for how well these Fissures respond to the subconscious of the people going in and out of them...

[Robin frowns.]

But... it's not really going to work that well if he goes full hermit on everyone.

[meowna]

It's really not. And given just how well the Fissures respond to people's subconscious thoughts..... I'd say the odds are pretty good that he won't be able to get that ability under control until he starts voicing those feelings with his own mouth, so his heart doesn't have to keep doing it for him.

The problem is getting him to actually start doing that, when he's working so hard to dodge everyone.....

[matchmakes]

Short of setting a trap of some kind and ambushing him, I'm not sure I have a lot of ideas.

[meowna]

Well, why not? Well-timed ambushes are the Phantom Thieves' bread and butter! The trick is just being able to find him to spring it, or at least figure out where he'll be; he's doing a good job staying out of sight.

[Needless to say, being excellent at sneaking around is the Phantom Thieves' other bread and butter. Or maybe the stealth is the bread, and the ambushes are the butter?]

[matchmakes]

Then I suppose we'll just have to find a way to direct him where we want him.

[meowna]

Right..... Definitely somewhere private enough to talk, and with no other easy escape routes. A room with just one door should work--I don't think he'd try a vent once it was clear we'd caught him.

[matchmakes]

... One of the laundry rooms, perhaps? Directing him there would be as simple as... I don't know, drenching all his clothing in ketchup or something.

[It's very clear from his tone that the last part isn't entirely serious--because really, ketchup?]

[meowna]

Ahahahahaha! That's perfect!

[It may not be serious on Robin's end, but if Morgana's delighted laughter is any indication, he's seized on the idea.]

As long as we make sure to get every outfit, he'd have to do laundry within the day. Probably as soon as possible, if he doesn't want stains. We'd be able to pin him down and straighten things out in a matter of hours.

[matchmakes]

[... Well, if it works, it works, he supposes. Even if it was a joke, Robin doesn't have the heart to point that out.]

And really, the sooner we can work things out, the better. I'm worried about Goro and Kurama.

[meowna]

[Even if Robin pointed out it was a joke, Morgana wouldn't even begin to care. Desperate times call for desperate measures, right? And as strategies go, this is a pretty harmless one.]

Yeah, I'm worried about them, too. You don't think we'd need to stake out the other laundry room too, do you? If he's trying not to be accessible, then he probably wants to minimize the time he spends walking around.....

[Yup, this is solid strategic planning, right here.]

[matchmakes]

Plus, if he's carrying clothes drenched in ketchup, he probably wants to get those off his hands as soon as possible.

[meowna]

Right. So we have our target point with near certainty, and we have how we're going to get him there. At least one of us will need to cut off his escape route from behind once he's inside.

That should just leave how to divide things up, and how to handle the aftermath; we'll definitely need to get him back to Kurama and Goro afterwards. Should one of us execute the plan, and the other get ready for the ambush?

[One battlefield tactician, and one ~master thief~ used to planning heists. They've got this shit nailed down.]

[matchmakes]

We should probably let Kurama and-slash-or Goro in on the plan, I think--I'm sure they're about as sick of this as we are, if not more so. We probably don't need to split up just yet.

I'm probably the better choice between the two of us to cut off the escape route--I'm pretty confident in my ability to block a door.

[meowna]

They're probably even more upset about this than we are; I'm sure they'll help us. And whichever one we catch at home, I'm sure they'll let the other know to be prepared.

You've definitely got the height to handle the door, though..... So I guess that means I'll handle the clothes.

[matchmakes]

So... should we put this plan into action now?

[meowna]

The boys probably won't be settling down to sleep just yet..... if we want to take care of it today, we should probably do it soon.

[matchmakes]

Then let's get to work.