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Post by Desmond on Jul 10, 2019 8:32:20 GMT -6
|| Desmond's PL: 4,000 || Desmond has the Anti-Sense trait ||
Everyone needed a day off every once in a while, especially those with intense jobs that had many responsibilities— and Desmond was no exception to this. On this day that he had been given to do as he pleased, Desmond decided to make his way to a nice little model vehicle store to peruse their wares for a good few hours. At this point he was a regular customer after having discovered his appreciation for model trains and expert feats of tiny engineering that were typically on display in the store’s front window. Said display changed every week, and for this week in particular, there was a ‘Super Space Train System’ was chosen, sleek train designs with light up ‘shields’ and semi transparent tracks suspended in mid air! Desmond was more of a fan of steam engines but this was still cool in his mind.
Stepping into the store (making sure to duck under the top of the door since he was a huge dude), Desmond sauntered forward, taking a deep breath, all of the stress in the world that he ever accumulated somehow suddenly never even existed. The store was quite popular today, a few youngsters were around with their families, some serious collectors were present as well! “Is there an event going on or something..? Wowzers!”
As it turned out, Desmond’s guess was correct! After looking through a few aisles, he reached the modelling stations, and a bunch of the tables were empty, all sectioned off with queue line ropes. A banner was set up on a tunnel themed archway and it read ‘Imagination Rail Contest; Right On Track to Fun!’, a desk had been moved over to the side of the archway and one of the store’s workers sat behind it assisting various would-be participants. The line was pretty short for sign ups at the moment, so Desmond decided to join the line and patiently wait to see what this was all about before things started to get super crowded with last minute entrants.
He sure picked the right day to come in here, that’s for sure!
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Post by Patrona on Jul 12, 2019 23:00:45 GMT -6
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Patrona had been given a day off, despite protesting against such claiming she wanted to and enjoyed her work and even took up other people's shifts whenever they couldn't make it, her workmates all insisted she at least take one day off. Begrudgingly she finally caved in and agreed, but of course what did she do with this day off? Find ways to work during it. Most of the work involved Torta, her tiny cake dinosaur but eventually even he was nudging her and ramming into her legs in attempts to get her to go out and do something else. Eventually the only way he managed to get her to go out was to give her something to go out for, so that's exactly what he did. " A Torta sized train set?" The majin would mumble to herself as she hugged a her bag to her chest after having brought a bigger one then her usual just in case the set was too big for her casual bag. " Well alrighty then" It was something to do at least though? Either way she eventually found herself inside a model vehicle store, if anywhere had the right kind of train set, it'd be a store like this one, right? Peering at the store's front display she spotted the space train system. Yep, she was for sure in the right place. Holding onto her bag Patrona would enter the store and it hit her like a ton of bricks as to just how little she knew about trains and model vehicles in general. The store was pretty full though and it seemed some sort of event was going on? A contest of sorts by the look of it, that'd be interesting to watch! Maybe she could stick around to see how that plays out. First though she ought to get a train set sorted for Torta. Before she could even begin to take a look through trains though, something else caught her eye or more, someone caught her eye, his size and colourful hair were rather hard to miss she was quite surprised she hadn't seen him straight away after she'd entered the store to begin with. He seemed to be lined up as well for the contest which was interesting. Approaching him while staying on the outside of the lineup, the majin would give him a gentle tap on the arm before waving enthusiastically up at him. His height never ceased to amaze her still. " Hey Desmond! It's nice to see you here!" She'd take a look along the currently short line before her eyes went back up to him again, " Are you going to try out for this? It sure sounds like a whole lot of fun!" |
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Post by Desmond on Aug 15, 2019 6:28:18 GMT -6
|| Desmond's PL: 4,000 || Desmond has the Anti-Sense trait ||
With a solid few minutes to take everything in, Desmond’s curiosity was piqued— he could absolutely partake in this little contest. He had the time after all. More people filed in, but none joined the line so far. “Gee, I guess I’m early then. Neat.” Desmond quietly mused to himself.
The sign ups in front of him continued, and he noticed that while the line was of course short, the sign ups seemed to take a while for every person, perhaps the staff here were being thorough in several fields— such as pitting those of matching skill, age, or both in the same competition groups— which all made sense. Desmond didn’t want anyone to have an unfair advantage against someone else, much less to be the one with the unfair advantage.
Desmond was drawn away from the contest setup having heard a familiar voice— Patrona had decided to wander into the store! Now that was yet another pleasant surprise! “Oh! Patrona, hello there!” He grinned, matching her enthusiastic wave with one of his own. “It’s good to see you too.” He followed Patrona’s gaze, once again looking over the line then back to her. “Yup, it just so happens that this sorta thing is right up my alley. I’ve had a fondness for model train kits for quite a while now. What brings you here, are you also a fan of model kits?” Desmond was then struck with a brilliant idea! “Hey, how about you join in too? It certainly sounds like it’ll be a grand ol’ time.”
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Post by Patrona on Aug 20, 2019 5:25:52 GMT -6
The Majin would smile warmly when she received a wave back and would keep in mind not to keep too long since he'd need to do his sign up soon enough too once the line moved along again. "Oh? That's wonderful! You're right at home then!" Patrona would put her hands together in front of herself as she listened to what Desmond asked next. "Oh I'm- I wouldn't say I'm a fan, but I do think they're nice, I'm here to get a set for Torta to play with at home though~" She seemed a little taken aback at what he said next though and waved a hand, "Oh!- Oh no no I don't think I'd be any good at this sort of thing aheh, I'd be happy to just watch"
The majin brushed back one of her hair swirls in a shy sort of way as her gaze shied away as well for a moment before returning to Desmond. It did look like it'd be fun though he was certainly right about that. "If you're entering though, then I'd love to watch! Torta can wait for his set a lil longer, and I could use some help picking him out a set" She smiled before continuing, "And who better to ask for help on that then a friend who's an expert at them"
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Post by Desmond on Aug 27, 2019 5:07:46 GMT -6
|| Desmond's PL: 4,000 || Desmond has the Anti-Sense trait ||
“Hah, yeah, pretty much! Yanno some people don’t expect me to have a hobby like this.” Desmond snorted, in truth a lot of people assumed he had no hobbies at all and all he did was work day in and day out, but nothing could be further from the truth— he just took his field of employment incredibly seriously. “No worries though; it isn’t for everyone anyways. I’ll just work hard enough on the contest for the both of us.” Desmond exhaled triumphantly, absolutely ready to be a man of his word. “So Torta is fond of them then? That’s interesting. I didn’t get to hear much about him aside from what he is, what’s he actually like?”
“If you wanna watch though, there’s spectator’s area around the competition zone.” Desmond gestured to the areas closer to the walls, things were set up like bleachers in a school’s gym or assembly hall. “Also, after its all done with, I’d be happy to help you pick out a set for him!”
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Post by Patrona on Sept 25, 2019 5:53:37 GMT -6
"Huh, really? I mean, who doesn't like trains to some degree right? I don't think its that far fetched for you!" All in all she thought Desmond was a rather jolly guy too so a fun little hobby like this was actually rather fitting now that she thought about it!
When he pointed out that he'd simply work hard enough to cover for both of them in the contest the majin would burst into giggles before promptly covering her mouth shortly afterwards, "That's so sweet of you Desmond! I'll cheer you on along the way!" She'd offer him an encouraging warm smile to start with but of course had plenty more cheer for him in store for later. "Yeah! He's a little goober, he loves all kinds of out-there things to play with, he did also ask for a remote control helicopter to play on but I think that's a bit too dangerous, I wouldn't want him to fall off and hurt himself but a train he could sit in or chase is good!" She'd smile when he asked what Torta was like, "He's a cheeky little cake dino who just loves to play and cause mischief really! I'd of brought him with me if he was a bit more behaved! You could come meet him afterwards if you'd like?"
Patrona would take a look over to the spectator's area after it was pointed out to her before giving him a nod, "I'll for sure head over there in a minute then! Best of luck for the competition though! Make sure you have lots of fun first and foremost" The majin would say, holding up a finger in a playful say-so sort of manner.
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Post by Desmond on Oct 6, 2019 5:49:20 GMT -6
|| Desmond's PL: 4,000 || Desmond has the Anti-Sense trait ||
“Yanno, I honestly don’t have a clue. We live in an era where most anyone can fly if they try hard enough, and shoot lasers out of their left earlobe or some-such malarkey like that.” Desmond shrugged, of course he was joking about the earlobe lasers— but the universe was a weird place and if that ever happened, he wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest. “But people won’t like what they won’t like, I ain’t one to fight anybody on not having the same hobbies as me, because that’s shoddy behavior.” Desmond added with a strong nod.
He grinned hearing that Pantrona would be supporting his participation in the little competition, and gave her an energetic thumbs up. “I ain’t ‘bout to turn down a choo choo cheerleader, welcome aboard, madame!”
The more Patrona spoke of Torta, the more intrigued Desmond became, the creature in question sounded quite like a regular child, and if Desmond had no idea that Torta was a small cake-like reptile, he would’ve easily assumed that Patrona was just looking after a normal kid. “Yeah, I’ll say a train will do the job just right! Torta might be cheeky sure, but I betcha he’s got good spirit. I’d love to meet him some time when we’re all more free to make plans.”
Desmond gave another strong nod, accompanied by a cool little pose and a smile that made his teeth sparkle. “Mhm I’ll be sure to have a whole bunch’a fun! That there is golden rule number two after all! The first golden rule of course is ‘be respectful and kind’ as you no doubt know.”
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Post by Patrona on Nov 6, 2019 19:45:21 GMT -6
Desmond would get a giggle out of the majin at the part about shooting lasers out of earlobes or maybe it was that he said 'marlarkey' that made her laugh, probably both. "The world could use more people who have a mindset like that, you're absolutely right! We all enjoy and don't enjoy different things anyway, I think that's wonderful too. Just seeing people enjoy the things they do honestly" She'd smile up at Desmond as he gave his strong nod, "Like watching you enjoy your trains!"
Patrona would giggle again at being called a 'choo choo cheerleader' followed by being welcomed aboard, Desmond was so enthusiastic it was rather cute in all honesty. "Thank you, thank you! I'm happy to be aboard such a lovely train!"
"Oh he does! He always means well, I'm hoping one day I can get him some more friends of his kind to play with as well! If you're still free after this you're still welcome to come over and meet him, I've got today off so I'd be more then happy to introduce you to him, he'd probably love to meet you as well!" She loved her little cake friend but thought that maybe he was so restless because he never really had anyone his height to play with, maybe one day that'd change though.
"The two most important rules to remember, which is why they're first and second" The majin nodded in agreement as her tail end curled up in excitement for Desmond to finally get started in this fun little train contest, "I can't wait to see what you do for this though! Good luck on participating! Not that you need it of course"
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Post by Desmond on Nov 9, 2019 7:54:58 GMT -6
|| Desmond's PL: 4,000 || Desmond has the Anti-Sense trait ||
“Ah well, I'll be sure to put on an enjoyable show of it then, won’t I?” Desmond declared, he wasn’t about to disappoint, he was effectively in his element. “You have the patented Desmond Soma promise that I’ll make this worthwhile.”
Desmond gave Patrona big smile, he wasn’t exactly sure why he was so humorous but laughs weren’t bad; they were generally positive! “And the crew is rightly happy to have you... The crew is just me but, details details.” He shrugged.
“Yanno, I’ve got... One rascal of a nephew; real rough around the edges, but ya really can’t blame him, he’s only two.” Desmond pondered for a moment, he wasn’t going to go into detail about the recent incident in West City— he wasn’t so heartless as to throw Chromo under the bus like that; the kid had a shoddy life. He didn’t need more stress. “But he isn’t a bad kid, not really.” All Desmond could hope for was that he was doing better now, that he hopefully realized the errors of his ways at some point. “Honestly I could meet him today, I do have the day off and all.”
“That they are, it’s why they’re rules.” Desmond said looking forward towards the line. He would be up next to sign up pretty soon, and it looked like there were only a few more after him in the line.. “Alright, I’m gonna run along and board my train to the right station after I sign up. So go on and park that sweet behind’a yours down on those there seats and I'll do my darndest to make the most fantastical train you've ever seen!”
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Post by Patrona on Nov 11, 2019 1:18:46 GMT -6
"Aww no need to promise that Desmond, I know you will!" The majin smiled warmly, having full faith that her friend would not only make the show enjoyable but would make it all worthwhile as well. "Just watching you have fun with what you enjoy is already worthwhile afterall!" Not only that but the crew was a marvelous one! Even if it was just him.
"Oh?" Patrona was rather pleasantly surprised to hear he had a nephew, a rather rascal one who was only two apparently. "I bet he's lovely when you get to really know him, I mean, you said he's only two, he's got lots of time to grow!" She seemed rather happy to hear Desmond also had the day off and therefore could meet Torta too, clapping her hands together joyfully in response "It's settled then? He'll be so excited! Probably a little jealous of your height though, he wishes he could be as tall cause he's only a little thing"
When it came near time for Desmond to go do his sign ups, Patrona would give him one last encouraging smile accompanied by a thumbs up, "Alright! You've got this! I'll be watching from the side lines!" What he said though when encouraging her to take a seat made her cheeks flush with heat and colour for a few moments and she wasn't quite sure how else to respond other then to burst into giggles which she tried to calm by covering her mouth. The majin would of course take up one of the seats though eventually, sorting out which way her tail would go before properly seating herself, shaking her head lightly to cool off the earlier flush of colour before looking back to watch Desmond from her new spot in the audience. Patrona had never gotten to watch something like this before and it was super exciting she was getting to now! More so that she got to watch and root for a friend all the while watching!
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Post by Desmond on Nov 21, 2019 7:12:46 GMT -6
|| Desmond's PL: 4,000 || Desmond has the Anti-Sense trait ||
Well dang, the patented Desmond Soma promise was a touch more powerful than even the man himself had anticipated! “Bhahaahah, I suppose that’s just how it’ll be then!” Desmond let out one of his jolly laughs, most appreciative of Patrona’s positivity.
“Aye, he has a load of time to grow.” Desmond was however concerned that Chromo’s thus far sub-par upbringing impacted negatively on the idea of growth in a longer more natural stretch of time. Desmond theorized that Chromo was pressured into growing as much as possible, as quickly as possible... Such a mentality wouldn’t do anyone any good no matter their age. “I’m hoping he’ll get the chance to make the most of it.”
Desmond nodded and gave a big grin, the way Patrona spoke of Torta only made the man more excited to meet the little guy. “Oh he wants to be a big strong boy, aye? Heh, he reminds me of my nephew quite a bit! Well, I can give him a lift and plop him on my shoulders if you’re okay with that.”
When it came time to properly sign up, Desmond waved to Patrona as she wandered towards the nearby seats— his mind now squarely on making a super cool model train set. The decoration theme came easily to Desmond; he was going to make one based off of baked goods! Now that’ll be a show-stopper! Desmond quickly got registered and made his way to the table he was assigned. Around him were many other enthusiasts; and a lot of them were definitely on par with the gentle giant in terms of model kit building skill, if not better. Today, however, Desmond was determined to come out on top!
After some more people signed up, all contestants were all provided with the same tools, paint and craft supplies. Additionally they were given five minutes to pick out a base model-kit, three accessory kits and one extra non-train model kit from a set selection of each category. Everyone was effectively working with the same series of resources, so it was fair and square! Desmond in particular had picked out seemingly random kits that many thought didn’t mesh well together since he was getting some bizarre looks from other contestants in his bracket. Unbeknownst to them, Desmond knew precisely what he was doing, and kept a grin plastered on his face.
Everyone had chosen their supplies and with only 10 seconds to spare. After that final countdown; the true contest would begin! Contestants were given two hours to create a unique model train consisting of one front locomotive and three cars. Things began quite peacefully, and eventually ramped up at around the one hour mark as some began to double back on their initial concepts or rush too far forward... Not Desmond though, he was being methodical and taking his time— he got a few odd looks, people were clearly surprised how such a massive dude with huge hands was being so gentle and precise with all of this. They didn’t feel threatened though, because at this point nobody could make sense of what he was making... At least, nobody in the competition could. A bubbly pink Majin such as Patrona very well could though— the design Desmond had gone with was based on her area expertise after all!
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