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AL HAITHAM ([personal profile] commences) wrote in [community profile] yogen2021-12-31 02:45 am

この気持ち…伝わってるといいんすけどね (12/31)

Who: Hajime Hinata & friends
What: Happy birthday, Hinata-kun!
When: December 31, 9PM~
Where: School roof
Warnings: N/A, TBE

( there's various hidden signs that point towards the elevator, and if anyone catches sight, they'll see an arrow that points up, indicating for them to take it skyward. if they get off too early, there's a sign on the floor that reads, "next stop!", so if they dare, they can go back into the elevator and do as the words command. upon making your way to the rooftop on new year's eve, the setup is immediately apparent.

a number of glittering, sparkling decorations line the area — streamers, balloons, music, and a brightly colored sign the reads: happy birthday hinachan. at the heart of the setup is a bonfire that reaches almost shoulder-height — properly set up to make sure it doesn't spread anywhere further than its containment area, it sets a festive tone.

"borrowed" desks are also covered in an array of treats and appetizers courtesy of nene and amami, as well as enough love setsugetsukka to "make 3 people black out," which is probably enough to share if nobody gets too ambitious. the cake at the center of it all is the real star of the show however, almost as big as a person all on it's own.

to top it all off, even under the dim glow of the stars, nobody is short of a little light when natsume and noah's dazzling light show begins. once the main event has closed, a variety of firecrackers are brought out to celebrate with as things begin to wind down. varieties include the classic sparklers, these little spinny bitches, funky little sparkshowers, some little baby rockets, with the larger varieties spanning a couple feet at most. on the opposite side, there's a little table where a birdhouse is kept, and inside stuffed with all sorts of cotton and wood shavings are two birds huddled together inside, and a few treats that people can feed them if interest. if keigo looks at your character from afar, it's fine, that birdhouse they're living in was made by them, after all.

and at the centre of it all will be one boy with a bag over his head, kidnapped by rokuro arata, who sits him down and lets komaeda undo his blindfold — happy birthday, hinata-kun! )
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[personal profile] rearranger 2021-12-31 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ranger isn't fond of social events, finding them to be overwhelming, but Komaeda had so kindly pressured him into it, and he was kept in place by that agreement as he was his desire to keep an eye on Sara and Shin so he'll probably get caught just staring at them like a weirdo.

He largely stays out of the way, keeping an eye on them, but he does take the time to play with the different sparklers, watching with interest as they go off. He's seen plenty of full contraptions, enough that they shouldn't be anything special, but they're new and bright and colorful and he likes that about them.

At some point, he'll also follow the trend of inspecting the love setsugetsukka. He doesn't drink, but he will sniff at it before blinking, puzzled. It doesn't smell like alcohol. He takes a small sip before spitting it out before shifting his, and finds that it doesn't taste like alcohol... Was it actually getting people drunk, or was it just a prime example of a self-deception? ]
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b - i'm coming back for this one bc it's cute

[personal profile] rearranger 2021-12-31 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rio takes the piece of paper with a quiet word of agreement, staring at it for a few seconds. There's a soft, thoughtful sound as he considers. ]

I don't really know what to wish for though.

[ It's not an objection, and it's probably not dishonest either, as he seems to be seriously considering it. Rio was a person who thought things through and acted, because that was all he knew. There was never any room for wishes and dreams in his world. ]
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[personal profile] rearranger 2022-01-01 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ranger nods as he takes the ball, considering. He supposes this is the sort of thing where one either makes outlandish requests, or otherwise something entertaining enough, but Rio is ever pragmatic and simple. ]

Hm... Okay, then tell me something about you that I don't know already.

[ Judging on the tone of his voice, he's not looking for anything much. It can be as simple as that he likes spicy things (aside from the fact that he already knows that.) But he likes learning about people, and this is a person he wants to understand.

It gets lose, and it probably should hit (these kinds of games are just simple physics equations, after all,) but the sudden breeze throws it off kilter at the last moment. ]
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[personal profile] rearranger 2022-01-01 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh hey this guy. Ranger blinks. That doesn't sound very good. He's been examining the drink, but it doesn't really smell or taste like alcohol to him (or perhaps he's just missing it?) so he's been a little puzzled by the entire affair. ]

That bad?

[ He swishes a little in a cup to try and figure that one out. It's not like he could get drunk even if there was alcohol in it, but it's still weird. ]
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[personal profile] rearranger 2022-01-01 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ He wasn't really expecting to suddenly have a cup shoved at him. Ranger looks from the cup back to Noah. Ranger doesn't need to eat or drink, so he hasn't paid any mind to the spread just yet. ]

What's this?

[ And why is it being given to him? ]
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[personal profile] silentabyss 2022-01-01 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
It's alcohol. Sake, I think it's called?

[Noah's still making the Upset Cat Face.]

It's pretty bitter, but I don't want to waste it.
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[personal profile] starrypoint 2022-01-01 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
[I TOLD U SHE HATES TO SEE US!!!

yeah subaru doesn't care for the competition anymore, he's gonna when he's under komaeda's command, but for right now he's enjoying the lightshow... that is so cool. he wants to do it again, reaching for another spinny sparker.]


Do you think we can make one with all the rocks everyone's won from Keigo's box?
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[personal profile] starrypoint 2022-01-01 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[it's a good thing shin wasn't gonna be serious, because subaru's cheeks were puffed and he was ready to whine--

but since he isn't leaving subaru'll let him go. it's easy to forget stuff when he gets to celebrate someone else, so he's putting his all into it tonight.]


That's right! It's his... [...] Something or other birthday! I think he's like, our age maybe~.

[maybe......?]

Anyway~, shoot some fireworks off with me! If you hit 'em into the snow, they turn blue! It's awesome! C'mon, Yori-chan~.

[tug..!!!!!!]
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[personal profile] rearranger 2022-01-01 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ Amami will be rewarded for his careful explanation with that ever blank and emotionless look. Ranger stares for several seconds before his head tilts slightly. ]

They just like that I'm warm.

[ Which is actually true, they do enjoy having a heat source. Lily May likes him for the same reason. His lap belongs to her. ]
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unharmed but suffering, cryin

[personal profile] futurebullets 2022-01-01 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
[When Hinata sees what Noah's gotten up to, all he can do is let out a long-suffering sigh.]

I know it's alcohol free, but... I can't believe they seriously brought liquor here.

[He casts a glance at it, eyeing the bottle with disapproval. Why are they drinking non-alcoholic alcohol at his birthday party!!!]

You alright, Noah?
notsosou: A teal-haired man smirking into his scarf. (Heh)

[personal profile] notsosou 2022-01-01 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Something about that does make him feel better, weirdly.]

Maybe...? [How old is Subaru, even?] Alright, alright, geez. Excited as usual...

[He'll let himself be tugged along, although he's a little distracted with his head on a swivel, keeping track of everyone nearby with ear and eye. The possibility Subaru might be leading him away to hurt or mess with him is a persistent one, fed by remembering that time with the whip, but thankfully they're not the only ones near the fireworks area. There's a lot of different kinds... he picks up one of those long small ones that make people take their shirts off and have fake wizards duels on beaches with contemplatively, before handing it to Subaru.]

Here, you go first. I'll even...

[He does the only magic he's gotten to work so far, which is making a small flame briefly appear on a finger, his thumb. He's very proud of it (it's a beginner's parlor trick but it's magic! he can do it! now if only anything else would co-operate with him) and would ordinarily be making much more of a deal of showing off with it but it's muted.

He'll quickly touch it to the fuse before it goes out, because maintaining it is tricky, so aim equally quickly, Subaru!]
Edited (minor tweak) 2022-01-01 03:49 (UTC)
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[personal profile] rearranger 2022-01-01 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ He'll take a moment to collect the two balls that have been tossed up until this point before handing one back to Komaeda. He supposes both would be a mystery, and they wouldn't be. It isn't as though Ranger wouldn't answer if he were asked in earnest. The answer was simple, after all.

Besides, it's not like he couldn't ask again. ]


... I'll keep my request the same as before.

[ It's not specific, because even what a person chooses to share about themselves says something about them.

He tosses the ball again. The movement is no different than before, perfectly calculated, but it lands squarely in the cup this time. ]
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[personal profile] rearranger 2022-01-01 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ ...

He's not staring at it, he's actively messing with it. He reaches up to touch it. These birds are fond enough of him by virtue of having learned that he's a convenient eat source, and so Ranger will tilt his head this way and that as he considers luring them out with his temperature regulation. ]
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-01 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ staaaaaaaarre

They inch forward a little, as if they could do anything in retaliation if Ranger were to rip the house apart and fling the birds out into the sky.

... ]


You go "wooooOOooo."
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-01 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ THE ROOFTOP HAS NO RAILINGS

ohh it's so tempting, but they tell themselves to be good and lock their fingers together behind Subaru's back in returning the hug, so they stop itching to push him off. ]


No, because they're wild animals. You're not supposed to name wild animals, or animals you're going to eat, because they're going to leave or die and then you're sad.
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[personal profile] rearranger 2022-01-01 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ranger blinks, tilting his head to one side. They couldn't do anything, but nor would Ranger ever do such a thing. ]

Wooo...?

[ He repeats, a little softly. But upon looking to npckun, he does see her concern. It takes Ranger, who had never been around other living things in such a manner, to realize that it's probably due to the precarious position that this places the birds in. He clarifies, ]

... I like birds, so I wouldn't let anything happen to 'em, if that's what you're worried about.

[ Actually, these were the birds that made Ranger realize he likes birds so much as he does, and so should be prioritized over other birds in the same way that Lily May should be prioritized over all other cats. ]
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[personal profile] adsum 2022-01-01 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yeah they're coming in for a hug? stop being selfish and give them a hug, they'll stand in front of him and have their arms out like \o/ until he does. ]

I do, yeah! It's super warm even though it's outside, and with this— [ they reach for the pen light and holds the button to illuminate Shin's hand holding the sparkler ] —it's not scary going to the bathroom at night, and I can find things that have rolled under the bed! I think everybody should have one of these, like as a starter pack.
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ha ji me nii ~

[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2022-01-01 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
( nene wasn't quite expecting that introduction to everything... but. well. nene bounds up to hinata with glee, catching him in a hug. she's not surprised he's this emotional, with what he's said to her in the past... so as his sister, she has to make up for lost time, right? double-lost time. nene tugs hinata down to press a soft kiss to his cheek before holding his arm and leaning against him- sorry birthday boy, but she's sticking with you for right now, beaming up at you. )
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the foundation....

[personal profile] mermaidcursed 2022-01-01 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
( hi? hello? nene had come to bring him a drink but- something's not right. the scarf, the bruises- the moment she sees him, nene's at his side, whining a bit because that's all she can do as she looks up at him, eyes wide and full of fear. )
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[personal profile] rearranger 2022-01-01 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
Can you?

[ It's a rhetorical question, of course, because unless there's something that strikes him as contradictory, Rio accepts everything that Komaeda says without question. It's difficult to deceive him about subjects that he knows even a little bit about, and yet, so easy on anything that's a blind spot.

He tilts his head to one side. ]


You should talk about yourself more, 'cause you're always a mystery.

[ A simple statement of fact, with no expectation either way, as always. That's part of-- no, the entirety of why Rio could never create an AI based off of him - because it'd be incomplete, and it wouldn't be him, and it would just be a fraction of him, just a snapshot in time that could never learn or grow or teach or share. There would be nothing to learn about it, nothing at all, and that would be lonelier than being by himself.

But after a moment of careful consideration, he lets a few words roll of his tongue slowly, as though he were just learning how to say each and every one, ]


It'd be nice if we could slowly get to know each other...

[ It's such a bland, generic statement, but he frowns a little behind the card as he says it. It should be logical, and yet it's foreign, something illogical and incomprehensible.

He doesn't get it at all. But he stares at Komaeda expectantly, waiting to see what he'll settle on. ]

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