[ 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!

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[memors]

Iiiii was just about to?

[ Why did he say it like a question... ]

I wanted to finish this for Marcille-san first.

[rikugan]

Oh. [ he glances down at the survey from where he hovers. ] What's the survey for?

[ and where did he hear the name marcille before? ]

[memors]

A birthday calendar for Outsiders. Want me to put yours down?

[ Hey, it buys him a few extra moments to avoid filling it out himself! ]

I'm not sure how we'll wind up using it, but if nothing else, it could lead to more cake.

[rikugan]

No. [ zero hesitation. ]

I'm more interested in what you are. [ he couldn't ignore the energy emanating from him even if he wanted to — which, of course, he doesn't. why else would he pick his cake to steal? ] You're different from a cursed spirit, so what are you?

[memors]

[ Huh, he picked up on quicker than most. Ryoji has no qualms about sharing his true identity; it's convenience, more than anything, that he sticks to the form that he does.

Convenience, and, well...nostalgia, perhaps, for a time when he really did believe himself human. ]

A Shadow. A being created from cast-off human emotions. This form makes it just a little easier to blend in. [ It's the same principle behind the implant's cloaking abilities, anyway. ] You're familiar with something similar?

[ Shadows are unquestionably a kind of cursed spirit themselves. ]

[rikugan]

[ so, he is essentially a cross-dimensional cursed entity. interesting. ]

Yea, I am. Very familiar. [ he made a whole career out of it. ] What does your real form look like? Is it spooky?

[memors]

[ Well. As the supreme entity of the Death Arcana...

A solemn, if juuuust a little cheeky nod. ]

Super spooky. Lots of chains and coffin lids.

[rikugan]

Can you show me? [ gojo, you're at a birthday party. ]

[memors]

I think that might alarm some of the civilians. I could show you back at the base sometime, though.

[ Ryoji won't be ruining any birthday parties (today)! ]

[rikugan]

I'm gonna hold you to it.

[ he can be well-behaved today too. just know that he will be followin' up with ryoji in the future~ ]

[memors]

[ Giving a hearty salute — ]

You've got it! ...Oh, by the way, I'm Ryoji Mochizuki. Team Revelation! Birthday...pending!

[ He's working on it. ]

[rikugan]

Gojo Satoru. I'll see you around.

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