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

[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.

[rearranger]

[ He's not wrong tho. ]

Nah, you shouldn't be drinking stuff like that. It's bad for your brain, and your liver too. Actually, it's pretty bad for your entire body. If it tastes awful, that's just a bonus.

[ Sweets, hm...? That reminds him of someone he knew who could pack them away. ]

Sweets... Hmm, like hot chocolate and stuff like that?

[silentabyss]

Wait, is it really? [Things they don't tell you on Elrios.] Does it taste bad to tell people not to drink it, and then they do it anyway?

[Noah's logic here is something along the lines of how predator species won't eat poisonous prey species because they taste bad due to the poison (and that being a sign that they would kill the predator) — like, a warning taste type thing. But he nods at the latter question.]

Yeah. That, and fruit juices, but I'm allergic to peaches so I can't have anything like peach juice. [:(]

[rearranger]

It tastes terrible, so they drown it in other stuff. Actually, some of 'em just drown it in juice until they can't taste the liquor anymore. They do it 'cause it lowers their inhibitions, so they can act stupid without feeling bad.

[ Juices, hmm... He thinks for a second. ]

Want something from the vending machine instead? Dunno why they didn't bother bringing something that doesn't reek of alcohol for the kiddos here.

[ That'll give him an excuse to step away for a minute anyway. ]

[silentabyss]

[Noah's not really used to being asked that question, clearly. He has an almost bewildered look on his face before he nods once, a touch shyly at that.]

Um — s-sure. I'm not picky, other than the peach thing I mentioned.

[That may seem indecisive, but to Noah it absolutely isn't that — he really just doesn't care ninety percent of the time. It's how he was raised.]

[rearranger]

'Kay, got it!

[ That's fine by him. He's going to disappear back into the school - give him a few minutes to get to the vending machine and come back. He'll return with a five berry juice! It's a sweet drink with a fairly strong berry taste, though the raspberry stands out a little more than the rest.

He holds it out. ]

Here ya go, kiddo~

[silentabyss]

[He waits patiently for Ranger to return, sitting down and kicking his feet; when he sees the other coming back he gets up and meets him halfway, accepting the juice with a grateful little nod.]

Thanks. [And, of course, he uncaps the bottle and takes a drink, commenting,] Oh, that's good. It's saving me from the liquor taste for sure.

[That sure is a strong berry taste, but Noah doesn't mind.]

I'll pay you back, um... somehow.

[rearranger]

Hmm? Nothing to be paid back. It's just a few merit points, I don't really use them anyway.

[ He shrugs. ]

You're too young to be drinking stuff like that anyway. I dunno why they even brought it here.