Private Can Plants Get Drunk?

Mint · Sep 21, 2019

It was rare to see the plant boy out and about on a Saturday evening, but sure enough, Carmin was walking along, making his way through campus. Of course, he wasn't heading to a party, he didn't get invited to those, he was just heading home from an outing in the city. His actual plans for the night involved reading and watching shows on his laptop. Unfortunately, those plans ended up getting put on hold.

As he made his way past a group of four very drunken friends, he noticed one of them break off from the others and head his way. A normal looking young man wearing a green shirt and very ripped up jeans. People didn't usually come talk to him, so it was sort of a red flag even if the guy did seem normal. Carmin glanced at him suspiciously as he got closer, but before he could say anything, the guy suddenly lunged forward and snagged the enormous flower from his head. Before Carmin could even properly register what had happened, the guy ran off with his friends, laughing as if something hilarious had happened. It wasn't long after that Carmin flopped to the ground face first.

Normally, his lack of coordination was just shameful and embarrassing, but for some reason, this time it was funny. He continued trying to get up, but every time he attempted resulted in another flop. His vision wasn't right either, objects were appearing farther away than they actually were and everything seemed to be moving. A lovely effect that made it even harder to balance. As much as all of this would normally be bothering him, he was enjoying himself. It was basically unheard of to see him crack a smile, but now he was letting out a giggle every time he smacked his face into the ground. He didn't notice that he was getting dirt all over himself or that the flower on his head was nowhere to be found.

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Noctua · Sep 21, 2019

It'd been a lovely day. Kalvin had gone out in the morning for a quick jog. After lunch, he enjoyed the sun in the shaded safety of the classroom. After, he'd gone and was on his way to the dorms to drop his school stuff and get right to looking for a job. He was walking and checking his phone when he noticed a greenish lump ahead of him. The man's pace came to a stop a few steps right by the green form on the ground.

He'd seen strange people and non-people on the island. He'd seen vampires walking in the daylight, animals talking like humans, and now... He was looking at a plant child. To be specific, he was watching a plant child trying his best to get up from the ground rather groggily. If Kal had to describe it, he'd say the kid had even seemed... drunk.

He blinked at the spectacle and looked around. It seemed like he was the only one in the area who could help. Usually, Kal would leave this problem to someone else who'd care more about these things. But then again, this was a child. A drunken child. Manta Carlos had to have rules against these kinds of things. It certainly seemed like a more organized society than outside. Also, from the looks of it, it seemed like he was the one who had to help the poor kid get home.

"Hey kid," he said, nudging the giggling green-skinned boy's arm with the tip of his shoe. He went down to a squat by the kid's half-lying position."You okay there?"

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Mint · Oct 9, 2019

Carmin continued to giggle and have a totally swell time just lying on the ground right up until he noticed Kalvin talking to him. The plant boy just kind of stared at him with a blank expression as he spoke, and continued to do so for several seconds afterwards as he processed what was said.

Eventually he cracked a grin and spoke up. "Hi there." He laughed lightly as he spoke, but there wasn't anything funny around to actually be laughing at. "Of coourse I'm okay, can't you see me smiling" He'd proceed to push himself up onto his feet using his hands, only to wobble forward and smack face first into the dirt once again. He seemed to become completely still after that, almost as if he'd passed out.

Noctua · Oct 11, 2019

Kal shook his head as the kid tried and failed to get up. He had attempted to catch the kid as he fell forward but he was too slow to be of any actual help. The best he could do was flip the kid over and check that he was still alive. He placed a hand under the kid's nose and waited for a breath. At the same time, he placed his other hand on where a pulse should be. When he found neither, a slight panic overwhelmed Kal. That is, at least until he felt a breath pass the kid's mouth. He sighed a little and then gathered the drunken kid in his arms. He couldn't drag him by his side since it seemed like he knocked himself out of it. This was kind of pitiful, really. "Man, where do I even bring you? To the police station?" he mumbled, mostly to himself as he stood up with the seemingly unconscious green kid in his arms.

Mint · Oct 11, 2019

Carmin kept still, with his eyes shut, though he was still totally conscious. He was just drawing a serious blank for some reason and couldn't think for a minute or two. It wasn't until after Kalvin had mumbled to himself that Carmin finally made any sort of movement. A large but very young looking flower bud randomly popped out of the center of Carmin's head. Immediately after, the plant boy's eyes would spring open again.

He stared up and blinked twice before speaking. The first few words would've almost sounded like an answer to Kalvin's question, but when he continued, it became clear he was just repeating the lyrics to some song. "Take me on a trip I'd like to go someday!" He started waving his fingers to the beat. "Take me to New York, I'd love to see LA, I really want to come kick it with you!" His fingers then moved up to Kalvin. "You'll be my american boyy!" Oddly enough, the singing wasn't even bad, just maybe a tad uncalled for.

Noctua · Oct 14, 2019

Kal had waited for an answer. And what an answer he got. Confusion was the first thing that fazed him, then recognition. Was it weird that this kid even knew Estelle? His generation seemed to like other more recent artists. Like that one weird rapper he'd heard some songs of. He called himself something like Lil Dicky or something like that. "Wow, you're something else kid," Kal mumbled as he continued to walk, making sure to clip his handless arm closer to his body so the boy's legs wouldn't slip off the end. "Didn't expect you to be a fan of artists like Estelle. Then again, I don't know what to expect from you. You're the first plant boy I've met." He was mostly talking to the boy so he didn't look too weird. He started walking to the school building. He figured if anybody had answers, the clinic might at the least.

Mint · Oct 14, 2019

“I’m older than I look,” Carmin usually had trouble telling people this stuff. Hell, he usually had trouble talking to people at all. But now it was easy. “And I’m really not all that different from a human apart from being green.”

He’d begin to look around a little. “Where we going?” Then he let his body go limp and his head fall back. “I appreciate the lift and all, but you know I can walk on my own right?” Could he actually walk right now? Probably not.

Noctua · Oct 15, 2019

Kalvin looked down at the 'boy' and wondered just how old he actually was. He ignored the curiosity to ask a seemingly personal question in favor of going to the side of the sidewalk. "We are heading to the clinic. You seem like you need someone who is already licensed and qualified to look at you," Kal answered as he came to a pause under some shade.

If the not-kid wanted to walk on his own, Kal would gladly let him. He slowly lowered the other's legs so he could plant them onto the ground. Although he claimed that he could support himself, Kalvin didn't agree with his self-assessment. He was internally betting that the not-kid would be tumbling in a few seconds or so after he let go. To avoid that, Kal kept an arm around the not-kid. If he could do enough as stand independently for 5 seconds, Kal would let him go, he decided. "Can you stand first?" He asked.

Mint · Oct 19, 2019

“Whaaat? The clinic? Look at me? Why? I’m totally A-Okay.” The way Carmin pronounced each word definitely didn’t reenforce the fact that he was fine. It was just a little too loopy.

When placed on the ground, Carmin would look up at Kalvin, unimpressed that he kept an arm on him as if he didn’t trust that he could stand. Sure enough, Carmin did manage to stay standing for five seconds, didn’t seem like he found the task difficult either.

However, when Kalvin let him go after the five solid seconds of standing, things took a turn. Carmin tried stepping forward, but just as he did so, the bud on his head randomly seemed to have a burst of growth and he toppled forward heading face first toward the ground.

Noctua · Oct 22, 2019

Kal just raised an eyebrow at the look given to him. Snarky kid. Still, he kept quiet and watched him stand and take his first step. Of course, he kind of knew that it wasn't going to be as successful as the green little dude expected it to be.

"What the--!?" Kalvin exclaimed when he reached for the green boy as he fell forward. He managed to grab his shoulders and take his weight before he hit the ground. Although, he wasn't too sure if the expression came out of his mouth for the near face plant (pun not intended, his mind helpfully added) or for the sudden budding on the green boy's head.

As Kal half-carried, half-assisted the boy, he stared at the overhead bud curiously for a few quiet seconds. "That answers that. You're definitely not okay," he mumbled, taking his eyes off the bud. He moved to carry the kid in both arms again. "So we're making our way to the clinic. What's your name anyway?"

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