この気持ち…伝わってるといいんすけどね (12/31)

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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! )

Comments

i'm so sorry. no noahs were harmed in the making of this post.

[silentabyss]

[Noah sees liquor (alcohol free liquor that gets you drunk apparently?). He thinks to himself, yes, this is obviously a good idea. Surely no one will see a 17 y/o thinking underaged drinking is cool. Surely Clamor or Sidney won't be around to yell at him.

Clearly he can't read labels. (And also I'm assuming this just tastes like regular liquor.)

He looks left, right... yeah okay. Noah takes a shot and oh dear fucking gods that's bad what the fuck—]

Euek—

[You know that thing cats do with their faces when they taste something gross, that's what Noah's doing right now.

He's passing off the cup to whoever walks by first.

His adventures in thinking alcohol is good at all end here.

Back to doing lightshow tricks!]

cute of him

[sisters]

( oh, sure — amami will take that. he has no qualms about "underage" drinking; the laws are different in every country anyway. it's fine.

either way, it's a little too difficult to contain his laugh at the scrunched up face noah makes, and a bit of it bubbles up despite himself. )

Haha, not your thing, huh?

[silentabyss]

[Noah really did go from "oh hell yeah" to "oh fuck no" in a single second.]

It's gross. People actually drink this stuff for fun?

[Bunch of masochists, honestly. Being part of the "cool" crowd just isn't worth it.]

[sisters]

Sometimes. ( sometimes it's for work, but this isn't work so it's not exactly relevant. ) I guess it's just an acquired taste.

( either way, he offers an open-palmed gesture with his free hand as he explains, smiling all the while. )

There's also some that aren't quite as strong, or they don't taste like it, but nothing wrong with taking a pass either.

[silentabyss]

[Amami looks so cool, like, he's a natural at parties. Noah meanwhile has one talent which is "ooh, sparkly magic tricks" and also apparently making funny faces.]

This burns, though. It's probably obvious, but I've never had alcohol before.

[Yeah, no shit.]

I mostly just stick to water and fruit juices. ...where did anyone find this stuff anyway?

[Asking the real questions.]

[adsum]

[ a SHOT

npckun doesn't take the cup because they only really like soup and apple juice and this doesn't look like either ]

Was it bad? I don't want bad drinks served at Ani's party.

[silentabyss]

Well... it's liquor. I've heard some liquors are bitter or that they burn, so it's standard fare, I... guess.

[He stares at the liquid in his little cup, frowning.]

I guess if you like alcohol, it's probably fine.

[adsum]

[ Bitter, painful... sounds gross. Who likes alcohol? ]

Dad used to. That doesn't sound very tasty, though, so you should just pour it into the fire.

[silentabyss]

Yeah, that— wait. Isn't liquor flammable? Won't that just make the fire... bigger?

our job is to protect the noahs of this post

[commences]

( the expression he makes, he can read it well, and komaeda will take the cup as it's given to him. looking inside, he laughs softly as he goes to stand right in front of noh before he continue his tricks. )

Come now, Ebalon-kun! You're supposed to drink with someone else, it makes the experience sweeter.

( not only that, he's glancing around to see if they have any fruit, and if they can help make the drink sweeter for him. he's sure there's a way to make it taste like sparkling water, then he can actually enjoy himself. though, hm. )

You might enjoy it with a dash of oranges.

"protect" you say as if komaeda isn't about to get noah drunk

[silentabyss]

[Hm...]

I don't think drinking with someone else is going to make it taste better. [Beat.] I like oranges, though. ...I guess I'll give it another try.

[His first drinking experience, tainted by his naïve ass thinking that he'd get lucky and find something palatable. Noah's not someone who's picky normally, but by Elria's light, alcohol actually sucks? Adults drink this for fun and stuff? Gross.]

? we're dead we need to live a little

[commences]

Are you sure? I can tell you've never done it before.

( the face that he made tells it all, you know when someone tries alcohol for the first time, and then their brows knit together. now, komaeda's not a bad influence, but he'll better the experience for him since he's new at this. he'll walk noah over to one of the desks that's covered in cups, and a fruit bowl set to the side where he grabs an orange, and a few cherries. holding up the latter to noah, )

Interested in these too?

damn... u right

[silentabyss]

["Komaeda's not a bad influence" press x to doubt]

Yeah, I like cherries. The only fruit I can't have is peaches.

[Is peaches? Are peaches? Grammar? Whatever.]

What do we do, just put the fruit in the liquor and let it sit there? Or...

[Or are they juicing the fruit or does he eat the fruit after taking a drink or what, Noah knows nothing.]

[samuraiwomen]

Oh come on, its not that bad???

[ Sara takes the cup, finishes the shot, and passes it right back. Hi Noah, she might look worse then you rn, but she gives Noah a smile. ]

I think the taste gets better faster you drink it...? I've never had this before, woops!?

[silentabyss]

[Sara's always been cooler than Noah but holy shit, okay. Go off.]

I... is that supposed to be true? It just seems like it'll make it burn less if you chug. ...are you okay?

[He'll just... hold onto this empty cup now and stare into the depths like, alright.]

[samuraiwomen]

[ Honestly, blatent lies. Normally she would be doing very Uncool things like yelling about Noah about how underaged drinking destroys your health and breeds bad habits. ]

Fine, fine. [ Sara waves a hand idly, gesturing at nothing. ] Just didn't sleep much...Lets talk about more fun things, Noah! Have you ever been to a party with drinking before?

[silentabyss]

D...do I look like I go to parties?

[He hides behind walls if he's too anxious to talk to someone. Parties are breeding grounds for panic attacks.]

I don't usually go to rowdy places like this, so no.

[rearranger]

[ 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? ]

[silentabyss]

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.

[rearranger]

[ Oh, that's kind of cute. ]

Sake? Yeah, that's for adults. You could say it's an acquired taste, ahaha.

[ Not that he drinks, but details. ]

Do you like sweet things better?

[silentabyss]

Adults are weird, then.

[Take that, adults! A teenager has stated that you're weird, you'll never recover.]

...typically, yeah. My brother used to tell me I can't be choosy with food, and I'm normally not. This is just... unpalatable, I guess? But if I had to pick, sweets are almost always better.

unharmed but suffering, cryin

[futurebullets]

[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?

[silentabyss]

How do you get alcoholic drinks that are alcohol free?! What?!

[He's staring at the bottle like, what! Because he didn't read the label and just saw the word sake and thought he was gonna get wild.

In fact, getting wild is the last thing on his mind now.]

...I'm fine. Thanks for asking. Just grossed out. Um — happy birthday!

[futurebullets]

[That is an excellent question, actually, how do you do that.]

That's... [Hinata's eyebrows furrow in thought because. Noah's right????] I never thought about it, actually... I think to make wine it has to sit around and ferment or something, so maybe they just... stop it before it sits around too long...?

[Maybe a little graceless and bumbling, but google tells me he might not be that far off??? Amazing.]

Anyway, I'm glad you're alright. And- [He laughs a little shyly. It isn't the first time someone's said it tonight, but it still makes warmth spread in his chest.] Thank you, Noah.

[silentabyss]

Oh, m...maybe? I don't know how all of that works.

[When Noah was little, his Stupidly Wealthy parents drank a lot of wine. Little Noah did not question how wine was made because he simply did not care.]

Y-you're welcome, though. I hope it's been good. Oh— hold on.

[Unfortunately Noah just got an idea which means, you guessed it: He's using Star Coaster to draw Hinata's face in the sky.]

Happy birthday, again!