Event: the Bother with Bunnies

[applesaucemod]

On the morning of May 6th, 2013, the citizens of Rift York will awaken to find themselves with a new and unexpected roommate. Or two. Or five. The good news: these new roommates don't eat much, they're quiet, and they're pretty adorable. The bad news: no one asked for their homes to be overrun by Angora rabbits.

The rift isn't in the habit of giving people what they ask for, though, so you're just going to have to deal with these bunnies everywhere until the evening of May 8th, when they will disappear as mysteriously and suddenly as they arrived. In the meantime, you might consider them a goodwill gesture from a rift that isn't always so kind. The rabbits seem to be most heavily concentrated in areas where rifties are staying, after all. While Manhattan at large might not appreciate the full extent of the bunnypocalypse, the rifties will find the creatures quite difficult to avoid.



Feel free to post your character's reactions here, or to make your own entries under the event tag. The event will be running for the next two days in-game, or through January 19th in real life. As ever, backdating is allowed and encouraged.

Comments

[stronglikebear]

"And I bet we could make some really nice sweaters if we shaved them all," jokes Yuri. Or is he joking? Hey, rabbits gotta pay their way, too.

[peeta_mellark]

"Huh." Peeta smiles, but the idea isn't without merit. "That isn't a bad idea. Maybe that's how they can pay for their meals."

[stronglikebear]

"Yeah. Seriously, though, I think that's what they usually use this kind of rabbit for? It's in here." 'Here' turns out to be a supply closet; inside Yuri goes to a toolbox in search of wire cutters, then gives a little jump as a cream-colored rabbit, startled by the noise, bolts from behind a shelf and sprints for the door.

[peeta_mellark]

Peeta, acting on instinct, grabs the rabbit mid bolt, receiving a few scratches in the process. "Whoa, there. Hold on." He manages to tuck the rabbit against his chest so that he can run a calming hand down its back.

"These guys are everywhere," he muses as the rabbit stills against him. "Wait, are they guys or are they girls? Or" - a worrying thought occurs to him - "you don't think we might have a mix, do you? The last thing we need is baby rabbits."

[stronglikebear]

"I was just in here," says Yuri, staring at the rabbit in amazement. Was that there before? Visions of undiscovered rabbits in remote closets flit through his head, and he gives a little shudder and makes a mental note to organize a search. "That's...oh man, that's a good question. I don't know how you tell. I mean, I guess apart from the obvious? Like turn it upside down and look."

[peeta_mellark]

"Uh." Peeta eyes the rabbit, which is still twitching in his arms, with an uncertain gaze. Besides all the fluff, he isn't sure if the rabbits will like being turned upside down. Then he remembers. "Daine! I bet Daine could just ask them, right?"

[stronglikebear]

"...Why didn't I think of that?" Yuri rubs the side of his face sheepishly. "I should have asked her earlier -- I think she's been busy rounding a lot of the others up. It's kind of easier for her."

[peeta_mellark]

"Well, it's still a new thing to me. Not easy to forget people talking to animals," he says with a smile. "I'm sure she'll help us with sorting once we have them all rounded up."