[ open ] birthday time!

[picky]

WHO: Marcille, Ryoji, and YOU!
WHAT: A party for the April (and May) birthdays!
WHERE: LILICO Game Center in Akihabara
WHEN: April 20th
WARNINGS: TBA

No matter who you are, you receive a text early in the morning from Ryoji (memors):

Good morning! Did you know it's a special someone's birthday today? Actually, we have several birthdays to celebrate, so join us today at the LILICO Game Center! There will be cake! Lots and *lots* of cake. Hope to see you there!

This is an open log, so feel free to tag out or top level or respond to the prompts below. Have fun!

Comments

[frostfist]

[ The implants are already sucking out his soul by simply existing and flashing ads at him every six minutes. But hey, he is taking that seat and setting his glass on the counter. He'll stay put for the next fifteen minutes at least. ]

Something like that.

[ Whatever's going on between her and Verg is honestly none of his business. ]

Thanks for the bear, by the way. What made you decide on that particular animal?

[ignoreher]

[ if he's turning up to socialize that's his choice. malkuth did think about dragging him to come along... but she imagined just how awkward he might be at a series of birthday parties for people he didn't really know and decide to leave him be. ]

Oh, easy! Because you're big and scary-looking like one, but you also seem like you might give good hugs! It was just the first one I thought of when you said you didn't have a favorite to give me.

[frostfist]

[ What the hey. He can see where she's coming from, but he nonetheless has to raise an eyebrow and ask. ]

Am I really that scary looking?

[ignoreher]

You have very intense eyes. I think a wolf would've suited you too.

[ it's a compliment. promise. ]

[frostfist]

[ His eyes.........................he sees (he does not see). ]

Mm. [ Just that noise. ] I can't say I entirely agree with you on that point but I can say that I give terrible hugs, so you might wanna revise your opinion on that.

[ignoreher]

Isn't that for the other person to judge?

[ she wants a hug... ]

[frostfist]

[ Maybe when the next body heat meme rolls around....... ]

I'm quite confident in my assessment of my own abilities in this particular area. [ Source: has not hugged anyone in over a decade. ]

[ignoreher]

[ going into summer...? i hope the base's ac turns this place into a blizzard. ]

Suit yourself. I don't know if I give good ones myself though, since the only person I've really hugged is March.

[ ... like consistently. ]

Do you want me to make you a different animal? I'm really just using everyone as practice, so I don't mind exchanging any people don't like.

[frostfist]

[ He will suit himself, thanks. ]

There's no need for you to make a new one. I'm perfectly content with what I have now.

[ Also it's a sign of their blossoming (?) friendship (?). ]

Though if you're taking requests, I do have another animal in mind.

[ignoreher]

[ he'll regret this moment when she DOES get to hug him in two years and he realizes how much he's missed. ]

I'm all ears! What can I try my hand at for you?

[frostfist]

[ Instead of directly answering her question, he sends a picture of a round sea creature to her implant. ]

They're called Blubberbeasts. [ What a creative name. ] They don't seem to exist here, but you can find them soaking up sunbeams on the beaches of Fontaine. I've always found them rather cute.

[ignoreher]

[ YOU'RE INTRODUCING HER TO THE BEST LITTLE GUYS GENSHIN HAS TO OFFER? YOU DO LIKE HER, WRIO.

just looking at the picture on her hud makes her clap her hands in surprised excitement, what are they so cute for!!!! ]

Oh my gosh, they're adorable! I think a plush might suit them better, but I can absolutely carve you one of these sweethearts. They're so round... How big do they get?

[frostfist]

[ DO YOU EVEN PLAY GENSHIN ]

Unless you've taken up plush-making without my knowledge [ entirely possible ] then I believe we'll have to settle for a carving.

[ But he'll gesture to somewhere around his knee, I don't actually know how big they get so use your imagination. ]

The ones I've seen get to be around this big but it's possible there are larger ones further out.

[ignoreher]

[ I WAS THERE DAY ONE I GOT TIRED OF HAVING TO DO A THOUSAND CHAR QUESTS BEFORE I COULD DO PLOT AROUND INAZUMA THOUGH. BEEN KEEPING UP THRU MY SISTER. VENTI IS FOREVER MY BABY BOY EVERY TIME THE WIND BLOWS I KNOW HE'S AT OUR SIDE!!! ]

Perfect pillow size... I haven't, but maybe I'll give it a shot for our blubbery friends. They seem simple enough to do!

[ says anyone who thinks to make spheal plushes and stresses at the roundness. ]

[frostfist]

[ Damn. I gotta drop all my threads with you now, bye. Wriothesley also has a bit of a pained look on his face. ]

Are you sure you have the time? How are those ducks of yours doing, by the way?

[ HE HASN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE DUCKS ]

[ignoreher]

[ STOP... ONE DAY I'LL CATCH UP PROPER... ]

I... can make time! And working on procuring them. You'd be surprised how hard it is to find some ducks that aren't on the specials menu.

[ already dead... ]

[frostfist]

Have you checked with the chefs to see where they procure their ducks from?

[ TBH where does any kitchen get fresh meat from.....everything here is so processed he can barely tell what it's supposed to be half the time. ]

[ignoreher]

Wriothesley, answer me honestly.

[ she's sitting straighter. ]

Do I look like an activist to you?

[ this is relevant promise ]

1/2

[frostfist]

[ He's sitting here thinking deeply about how Malkuth ripped into Yuwon for answering her question wrong. ]

2/2

[frostfist]

[ Smoothly: ]

Why don't I let you tell me instead?

[ignoreher]

[ SLAPPING her hand on the surface so hard her drink trembles. ]

Because I'm asking you, Wriothesley! Does no man here have an opinion of their own?! Do you think someone would look at me and think I'm an activist? Yes or no! It isn't a hard question!

[ sorry. ]

[frostfist]

[ Don't worry, he is sitting very calmly throughout her table abuse. ]

Do you always act like this when you don't get the answer you want, Malkuth?

[ignoreher]

[ ...

slouching a little, rubbing her hand. her drink sure is interesting. ]

No. Only if I don't get an answer at all, really... I'm not gonna be offended either way, though I have been turned away from the more affluent restaurants when I asked. In a world of mostly processed meats, they don't come cheap, you know?

[ so they're protective of their sources, legal or not. no word for the young miss that is seeking a few pets. ]

[frostfist]

[ Government-assigned animal rights activist Malkuth Library of Ruina....

He does, however, appreciate the tempering of her emotions, and takes a sip of his cider once the reverb has worked itself out of the bar counter. ]

Sounds like it's time to recruit a friend to help out. [ Not him though, they'd just call the police on him. ] But to answer your question, you do seem like you could be some sort of animal activist. Sorry.

[ Said with an apologetic smile. It's the white girl energy she radiates. ]

[ignoreher]

[ it really is. she looked at one of the most powerful weapons in human form from her city and went "but he's just so sad" like a white woman might do a coyote. ]

Figures. I'll bring Ryoji next time and say that my fiancée wants to surprise his soon to be mother-in-law with a pair of fresh birds for his chef to cook up. What do you think?