Have a thing you'd like! [Action, the lobby]

[haha_steelguard]

[Snow had been lying low for a while, quite unlike the congenial martial arts instructor. If you know enough, 'why' is an easy question to answer.]

[But he'd let himself do that for too long. So during lunch he'd hared off to Balamb Town, hit a couple of shops, and come back...]

[Now Snow's hanging out by the directory in the lobby, leaning against as he watches people go by. To those people, he lobs something nice he'd picked up -- honing oil and a sharpening stone if he knows you're specialized in bladed weapons, for example, or a magic stone if you're a paramagic specialist. He has a pretty good stash, and keeps better tabs on the students than you'd think, so chances are he's got something you might like.]

Comments

[bunnypassingby]

[Mikuru wanders by with a camera in hand, taking artsy photos of the lines on the floor, the plants, wide shots of people coming and going through the entrance...]

[haha_steelguard]

Hey Mikuru!

[Snow digs into the bag, grinning. He has something for her, of course!]

[bunnypassingby]

Hi! [She holds up her camera.] Can I...?

[haha_steelguard]

Sure, but only if you get ready to catch after you do.

[bunnypassingby]

Catch...? [OH NO, she's really bad at catching, and not in the "Mikuru thinks she's bad at everything" way; she's legitimately failed PE units involving catching. She snaps a nicely composed portrait of him before letting the camera hang around her neck and holding her hands out.]

[werepanther]

[It'd been a while since Tom'd seen Snow. Too long, actually... so when Tom notices the other guy on his way out towards town, he can't help grinning and walking over.]

Hey! Long time no see!

[haha_steelguard]

Hey there. Catch!

[Digging into his bag, Snow pulls out a bag of peppermint candy, then lobs it over to him casually.]

[werepanther]

[His favorite! Tom catches it with ease, staring down at the candy before grinning back at him.]

... Thanks. How'd you know?

[haha_steelguard]

When you've been here as long as I have, you pick up on things. [He isn't going to explain in detail if he can help it -- helps add to the gift-giving mystery!]

[fallacies]

[Cid's actually on his way to town when he spots Snow heading in the opposite direction. The two men haven't spoken in some time, but considering what's happened--oh, Cid keeps an eye on the roster--he thinks that perhaps now would be a good opportunity to finally break that silence.]

Snow. It's been quite some time.

[haha_steelguard]

Heh, sorry I've been scarce lately. Sometimes even a hero needs a bit to get his head back together.

Here, catch. [Digging into his bag, he pulls out a book, then lobs it carefully over. It's a rather instructive treatise on the state of Galbadia leading up to and during the Sorceress War. Snow kinda thinks Cid might get something out of that.]

[fallacies]

Considering what you've lost, I do not blame you for wanting to take a step back.

[His expression is not unkind, but he does not expand on that statement any further or offer any real sentiments of sympathy. Snow looks like he's trying to move past the disappearance of Serah, and what good would it be for him to drag the center of attention back to that very matter?

Besides, he has a book being tossed at him. He catches the thing easily and takes a quick look at the cover, lips quirking into a fleeting smile.]

Thank you. Is there a special gift-giving occasion that I am not aware of?

[Admittedly, Snow does seem the type to randomly give out gifts on a whim, but all the same, it can't hurt to ask in the rare case that something did slip manage to slip past him.]

[haha_steelguard]

I felt like it. I figured if I could make some people smile, improve their day, then I'd feel a little better too.

Besides, most of the people here are far from home and the people they care about. I'm sure they could use a random act of kindness, even if they have gotten through enough to keep going on.

[subjected]

[ Not exactly a "long time no see," but considering this woman's attitude... maybe it's been not quite long enough. Her eyes catch at the sight of the tall blonde, but then slide right away again... and to the people exiting the cafeteria, which is the exact moment she stops in her tracks and belatedly realizes that she's missed lunch entirely.

Basically, in other words, there's no way they're going to have any more of that thing she likes.

... What a sad day. :( ]

[haha_steelguard]

Heads up.

[And there's a peach arcing her way. A big, juicy, perfect peach just waiting to fall into her hands.]

There's better ones down at the market in town than in the cafeteria, if you can get them.

[subjected]

[ -- Claire's eyes widen in surprise- Villiers is throwing something at her! From where she stands, there's basically two things she could do: catch it, or step aside and let it fall without interference. For all she knows, it could be some sort of grenade. A particularly peach-shaped grenade.

... She catches it. And adopts what is possibly the weirdest expression she's publicly shown yet, as she stares first at the fruit and then at the man who had to have bought it just for her. After all, nobody just randomly carries peaches around, right?

It's safe to say that this one act has utterly baffled her, yes. ]

[haha_steelguard]

I have to admit, I was kind of expecting you to cut the thing in half before it got to you. Glad you didn't.

[Snow doesn't take particular note of her total confusion as he goes back to digging in his bag for more things to lob at the students or instructors passing by. After all, it's no news to HIM that they aren't enemies. Right now, the two of them have a lot more in common then they do in opposition, and if the one biggest thing is AMAZINGLY big, well. It really doesn't count for anything here.]

[Snow's mind...]

[rewritethis]

[It's not obvious right away, seeing as any onlooker would have to spot him in the crowd first, but one of the students who just left the cafeteria is walking rather stiffly. What with studies, research, paint and other annoyances, automail maintenance has been the furthest thing from his mind. And still isn't a top priority, if the notebook he's engrossed in is any indication.

He's paying barely enough attention to his surroundings that he avoids walking into the absurdly tall man standing around in the lobby. Then he has to stop for a moment and look sideways at the guy, because... yeah. It's okay, though; only the same absurdly tall person he bumped into once a while ago, so he doesn't have to feel newly inadequate. Uh, probably. Sort of hard to see his face from down here.]

[haha_steelguard]

[And as soon as he notices Ed, Snow starts digging in his back. So by the time Ed finally pauses, Snow's found what he was looking for in there.]

This one was a bit tricky, but I hope you'll get some use out of it.

[Have a pretty versatile multitool, Ed.]

[rewritethis]

[Surprised, Ed almost drops the thing when it's thrown at him. He weighs it in one hand gingerly, then looks up again.] What's this for? [Because he's not completely sure what it is, but he is sure there's some ulterior motive at work here.]

[haha_steelguard]

I figure, or at least I hope, you can get some use out of it. [Snow shrugs. Heck if he knows what all is involved in Ed's, uh, situation right now.]

[eggplantallergy]

[Gakupo is just passing by, going out to the town before he spots Snow. He stops upon realizing what he was holding. Now he's backing up and approaching really fast!]

Is that a magic stone?! [He looks at it in awe...wow...he's totally making this face.]

[haha_steelguard]

Why don't you tell me? [With a grin, he tosses it up lightly for Gakupo to grab.]

[eggplantallergy]

[He catches the stone with ease, looking at the stone in awe.]

I've been searching for these for a while now! Somehow, I always seem too late to buy them. Their often out of stock!

[haha_steelguard]

Afraid I might've contributed to them being out again. But I'll keep that if I see them again.