[ 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

[rikugan]

[ he already ate with that, fork stealer. ]

I could say the same for you. [ he's going to take that next slice too since he took his fork. it's only fair. it is not fair ]

[cranekin]

(And now he can't eat any cake so...

But he watches Gojo take another slice.

Looks at Gojo.

Looks at the cake.

Back at Gojo.

And hands him another slice of cake.)

Of course, sweet things are the best.

(And another slice for Gojo...)

But I don't mind sharing.

(And one more.)

[rikugan]

[ tsuru, you can't give him all of the cakes. they're for other people too?????

but gojo continues to stack each slice handed to him on top of one another, until there's just a steadily growing pile of cakes in one hand — while still upside down. ]

I don't either. [ at a certain point, gojo is just gonna start passing them out to whoever walks by them. ] Can I have my fork back?

[cranekin]

(This fork is his hostage now.)

Tell me how you do this first.

(Keep all of these cakes from falling, float in the air, like he's following another set of laws than the one in this world. A set that feels familiar to him.)

[rikugan]

I just take one [ he picks up one of the slices— ] and hand it over. [ see clear demonstration of him dropping it into an unsuspecting person's hands. ]

Like that~ [ that's totally what he meant, right? right. ]

[cranekin]

(THIS FORK IS HIS HOSTAGE, GOJO

But he's going to reach out and try to poke him now. If Gojo won't tell him then he'll theory test.)

You're real.

[rikugan]

[ lol BLOCKED

his poking privileges have been revoked by infinity until gojo's inventory has +1 fork back in it. he does draw closer to him though. ]

Or you're dreamin'. Want me to pinch ya?

[cranekin]

(the way he does not expect this and it makes him want to try even harder now... he's so confused.)

You can try if you want.

[rikugan]

[ good luck tsuru

gojo reaches out to pinch him on the cheek, stretching it out a little. ]

Does it hurt? [ tug tuuug ]

[cranekin]

(He really did it... He'll let him tug for a bit and then swat at him.)

It really hurt. (Emphasis on the really because while e holds his cheek, he adds,) You're human.

1/2

[rikugan]

[ —and there's that pesky infinity blocking that swat too, but at least he does let go of him. ]

WHAT? I'M HUMAN?!

2/2

[rikugan]

I would have never guessed. [ B) ] Thanks for the enlightenment, Tsuru-chan~ [ he's taking back his fork btw ]

[cranekin]

(He'll allow it. Take back your fork.)

Being human is pretty surprising, right?

(He knows.)

I see.

(He sees something??)

[rikugan]

I guess it would be for someone who isn't a human.

[ well, now that he has his fork back, he graciously leaves the stack of cakes in tsuru's capable hands, keeping only the two original slices for himself.

careful, don't drop 'em! ]

[cranekin]

(He'll remember this. Train himself to get back on sight like a crow. He'll take the cakes, though. It's just plenty for him and he'll offload whatever he doesn't finish onto someone else.

He isn't surprised Gojo would figure him out. He's clearly not an ordinary human given whatever power he has and that strange feeling from the last battle. In fact, he still feels it now...)

You don't think it is?

(He's teasing.)

Come on, tell me how you're doing this.

[rikugan]

Are you surprised by what you are?

[ he could easily tell him, but it's more fun to keep him guessin', so— ] Hmmmmmmm. Gravity, maybe...?

[cranekin]

... Love?

(This is someone else's fault. He doesn't know what gravity is.)

1/2

[rikugan]

[rikugan]

Yep.

1/2

[cranekin]

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....)

[cranekin]

I knew it.

(HE KNEW NOTHING.)

[rikugan]

Good job, Tsuru-chan~ You got it. [ thumbs up no notes 👍 ]