surprise! it's yo' birthday

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Who: Akira + all involved with surprise party for Goro
What: Akira decided to throw a surprise party for his boyfriend.
When: 06/02 (06/21, OOCly)
Where: General Common Area?
Warnings: None! Akira specifically made a Hard Request that there be absolutely No Alcohol Consumption at this party!


[ Between the Fissure and the sickness and the... everything else, Akira had started to get frustrated with a lack of progress he was making on the party preparations.

But he'd stubbornly kept to it; by this point, he's sent out a message to every individual, sans Goro Akechi, letting them know the time and location of the party. He's instructed everyone to keep alcohol out of the main party. But also? To not tell Goro there's a party, at all. Some messages were customized, such as... to the people he would be worried about blabbing the secret?

For those fine folks, he didn't say who the party was for, no matter how many times they asked. In fact, if they asked more than twice, he just started telling them awful puns to distract and annoy them until they stopped asking. ♥

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Anyway! Feel free to make your own toplevels, but do it beneath the appropriate toplevel, please! Toplevels are linked below, and each one has a description of what's happening, within! ]

PREPARATIONS | MAIN PARTY | GAMES | AFTERMATH

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PREPARATIONS

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[ For the preparations, there are no limits to the kind of help Akira is welcoming!

A certain few have been asked already to help, so there are already four people (including Akira himself) working on food. Two are helping with decorations, but there's a lot of decorating to take care of - anyone who looks curious enough might get asked to help with that, if they want.

There's a checklist next to Akira, himself:

-Cake
-lots and lots of cake
-snacks ... make that enough food to feed an entire army
-signs
-what could work in place of balloons...?

Feel free to ask him about this. Or make suggestions.

Please for the love of all that is holy make some suggestions. ]

[hairpincurves]

[What up, Akira, she's here to lend a hand!! As requested, obviously.]

Working on something like this in secret... it's really exciting...!

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[ He laughs softly at that, letting a small grin linger afterwards as he pulls the cake from the freezer. Since the general layer of icing is done, it's time for the actual decorating part! ]

All right... so...

[ There's a soft hum, his brow gently knit. ]

... What do you think it should say? Would the basic "Happy Birthday" be too simple?

[ If left to him, there will be a pun somewhere on this cake, just you wait... ]

What aboooout...

[ He's... writing this down for her to see, in his notebook: "You're a Caws for Celebration!"

And totally giving her a fingerguns. ]

gay fried rice AKA astolfo occupation plan

[founderinglight]

How much of the station is he planning on having us feed... Well, when in doubt, fried rice.

[The mutter is half to himself, but he still grabs the biggest pot from the cupboards and settles it on the stove.]

Get the rice bag out of the cupboard for me?

[riderofcharlemagne]

Right away, Master!

[He gives him a quick salute before dipping into the cupboard and coming back out with the rice.]

Where do you want it?

cw: alcohol mention

[makejapangreat]

[Shido is... not on top of his game, right at the moment. It's been but a couple days since he ran into Akechi and Akira after he'd gotten intoxicated, and the shame of his actions still burns like a fire inside of him. There was so much guilt, so much disappointment at himself, so much... feelings of failure and worthlessness that he'd gotten trapped in a vicious cycle of self-loathing, wishing for nothing more than to be anyone except for him.

... he still hasn't recovered, but Akira had insisted that he help set up the birthday party. It was the least he could do after backsliding. And indeed, Shido wanted nothing more than to make it up to Akechi...

But there was someone else, too.

So much for keeping promises, eh, Shido?

Why'd he ever make that stupid promise in the first place? A promise he could never keep... why the hell... had he been so desperate to prove himself to Akira?

Haha... so much for proving himself.

Well, either way, he's... helping put up the birthday decor, using his tall size to his advantage. Whatever constitutes of decor, anyway, whether it be manufactured decorations or simply handmade ones... he's taping them high up on the walls to create a brighter, celebratory atmosphere.

At least his mood doesn't have to match what he's doing...]

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[ There's still tension in the air between them, after that backslide...

Honestly? He's still angry. Who he's more angry at is debatable, but the facts remain. And the feelings are still there, which means he has to be careful.

It's just... one more day of being around lots of people, and then he can start keeping to himself more. Even now, he's been doing his best to keep as much distance from everyone as possible, until it's necessary to interact with them.

Like now. ]

You should take a break. We're ahead of schedule, and still have a while before he comes out.

MAIN PARTY / FOOD

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[ THE PLACE IS NOT ON FIRE?

So far, so good.

There's enough cake for everyone to enjoy, and there is, in fact, enough food to feed everyone. Izunia and Marla are the main two to thank for the food for the major group: Izunia made fried rice and various other "real people" food while Marla made the cake! Akira made lots of curry. He made a "you will need milk, maybe" version and a "safe-for-Goro" version.

Also, there are games!

BUT FIRST!!!

Gotta yell "surprise" out to the birthday guy~ ]

[foolishjustice]

[The birthday guy who is wandering into the common room at a leisurely pace, wearing a tie-die blue and green tank top with green booty shorts. It seems like he doesn't suspect a thing, since he's currently talking to Kurama as he walks.]

I managed to get my hands on some DVDs from home. What do you think of grabbing Akira and binge watching Phoenix Rangers?

[byanyother_name]

I think it sounds like a wonderful way to spend an evening.

[Just maybe not this evening in particular~. Kurama is smiling as he keeps pace with Goro, all covered up as usual but with as lightweight a shirt and pants as he could find. He lets his shoulder brush Goro's affectionately as they enter, eyes bright with anticipation.]

Now with 90% less '????'! Presents can also go here.

[foolishjustice]

[It takes a little bit after the birthday greetings before Goro can really pay much attention to anything but the fact that there's a party at all. But after a while to let it sink in (and to dry his eyes), of course he's going to hit the buffet. He seems to be making a point of trying everything that isn't marked as spicy, and is sharing various things with a magpie that's frequently perched on his shoulder. Even with sharing, though, that's...that's a lot of food he's going through.

At various points, he has a cup of either coffee or strawberry marshmallow soda. If anyone wants to ask him for something to drink that isn't in the fridge (or ask him where he got the coffee, if they don't know), he'll be happy to oblige...even if it is his special day.]

[matchmakes]

Jeez, I wish someone had told me beforehand your birthday was coming up, I didn't even have time to look for some sort of present for you.

[Hi, Goro, Robin will be joining you with his own plate of food, Serra the weird dog-rodent hybrid on his heels.]

Don't suppose you'd take a rain check on that, would you?

[makejapangreat]

[Shido is antsy the whole time, worried about... something, so Akechi's only barely had a chance to touch the buffet before Shido's there. He seems to be... holding something behind his back?]

Akechi. As... much as I wish I could stay around, it seems that with the last fissure I developed some power I don't quite have a handle on yet.

[hairpincurves]

[She'll be helping herself to the spicier fare at the food table before sidling up next to Goro.]

I hope you won't be sick of cake for a while after this... you've got at least one more coming from me.

[nojohnyouare]

[Mai didn't even wrap this thing, but here, it appears to be a soup cup.]

Something I found. Magic. Turns water into soup.

Happy birthday.

[blackestwitch]

So I heard... it was your birthday.

[ Wow, Maddie, way to. Start off with that. At a birthday party.

She has a small grin on her face. ]

:D

[founderinglight]

[When things have settled down a bit, Goro will find himself the recipient of a one-armed hug around the shoulders.]

Enjoying yourself?

[letsplayer]

[ Marla made cake for everyone, separate from the personal cake Akira baked Goro. It's funfetti with strawberries inside, decorated rather laboriously with white icing, pink accents, and rainbow sprinkles. Hey, she did roll a natural 20 on those cake decorating skills. She's decided to skip being creative and just wrote "Happy Birthday" on the top, though.

Along with the cake, she's also baked a couple of batches each of snickerdoodles, some coconut macaroons, and chocolate chip cookies.

Come bother as she's setting it up? ]

[coagmentatio]

[ He's here, even if he's quiet. After finding and wishing Akechi a "happy birthday," he can be seen hanging around the food.

For the most part, he's sticking to rice, but he does give the cake a try! That curry is a big Nope tho......

After the food, he's sort of just going to be hanging out in a corner, reading. Well it might seem more like he's just... skimming? the pages? Maybe he's looking for a specific page. ]

GAMES

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[ THERE ARE SEVERAL GAMES AVAILABLE... so feel free to have your character diving into the start/middle/end of any game, because there are no hard OOC rules on this. It's legit just "have fun" as far as I'm concerned.

Darts:

Pretty simple, honestly! If you get close enough to the center, you win! Sadly, there are no prizes, but... you get a... high-five from Akira! Ayyyy

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Pin the tail on the... Above-Averagely-Drawn-Donkey:

You know the drill - blindfolded person tries to pin the tail on the donkey!

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Charades:

Everyone is divided into two teams - this can be done however you guys want, tbh. During each round, one team (referred to as Team B) serves as the "audience" and will be told to sit down. All but one member (referred to as Teammate 1) of the other team (referred to as Team A) will leave the room.

Whoever is acting as host of this game (prolly Akira, unless someone else wants to) will show Teammate 1 a slip of paper that he is randomly drawing from a bowl - that is the scenario they have to act out.



After 10 seconds, a 2nd member of Team A returns. Teammate 1 now acts out a clue to help Teammate 2 guess the scenario – using only mime. Exceptions can be made for those without sight, however.

After 30 seconds have passed, a 3rd member of Team A returns and Teammate 2 now acts out what they think the scenario is. And so on!

The last person of Team A makes the final guess.

Once done, Team B takes their turn.


PUT SIMPLY... this is a chance for you to play out your character acting ridiculous, and you have free rein to decide how far along they are (teammate 4, 5, 6 is perfectly fine) and how wrong they are.



Scenario Options (feel free to Dicebot it up):

1) Waiter in a busy restaurant filled with crying kids
2) Sushi Chef having a terrible time with the rice
3) Barista who just ran out of coffee beans
4) Police Officer arresting a very difficult criminal
5) Ninja having a bad hair day
6) Super Sentai capturing the bad guy
7) Gentleman Thief having a close call with the detective
8) Nap Grandpa finding that perfect nap spot
9) A cat chasing a laser pointer
10) Dog begging for scraps ]

[nojohnyouare]

[Mai is not doing very well at pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey. In fact, she's wandered in the wrong direction and is about to pin it on the dartboard.]

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CHARADES

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[SHE'S JUST. GOING TO RUNS AROUND IN CIRCLES. FEEL FREE TO TRY GUESSING!]

AFTERMATH

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[ Annnnnd this is basically just your generic "clean-up" prompt! Feel free to thread out your character helping - or... trying to help - clean up. Maybe they're only managing to make a bigger mess, but hey! At least they're trying. ]

[founderinglight]

...I can't believe you ate all of it. I was hoping to have some for lunch tomorrow.

[Said while forlornly overlooking the fried rice bowls...]

For Shido

[foolishjustice]

[While Goro feels a little bad about not helping clean up after the party, he has something that feels...much more important to take care of. After getting a little help with something from Akira, he starts searching the rest of the station...at first to no avail, but when he leaves with the thought of checking the annex, he finds who he's looking for.

He approaches the sakura grove slowly, making a face at the sticky heat but determined not to put this off and possibly back out. Since Shido left the party, he's tied his hair into a ponytail secured with a ribbon, leaving the topaz earring in his newly pierced right ear clearly visible.]

Shido?

[His voice is a little hesitant, but not with the fear he showed at the karaoke party...this is the hesitance of someone about to broach an awkward and uncomfortable topic, and not sure where to start.]