yogen | 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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[ The way he tilts his head to one side suggests that he doesn't quite get it, but after a few seconds he nods in acceptance of it all the same. He doesn't mind.

Now, he could helpfully fill in the blank, but... ]

Nah, nothing's changed there.

[ ... Naturally, he just offers a small correction instead. Does that mean that he doesn't get lonely easily at all, or that he hadn't before? The former is far more likely. ]

Anyway, I don't mind.

( no matter how many times he tells him that he can't come, he ignores it, and chooses to come anyway. that's not how this works, but he does well not looking over to sara wondering what she'd do in this predicament, instead, he laughs easily enough without needing to be prompted. he truly is a simple child. )

Ah... are you telling me you're just lonely in general? That's bad, so if you feel lonely you can hang out with me.

( but he shouldn't be lonely considering there's so (less) many people within the school, he has a nice group to choose from. there's no need for komaeda to take up his time, but he'll give him another route to take. )

Should we walk around asking people what sort of cards they'd make, that would be interesting...

[ Rio does as he pleases, just as Komaeda does. He shakes his head now though, willing enough to acquiesce on this. ]

Ah, well, I'm used to having somebody around... [ Which probably isn't surprising given his circumstances. ] It's fine, if you wanna make it a surprise, I won't ruin it.

[ He hesitates at the idea of asking others, eyes flicking to the side. It's not something he objects to, but the odd look he's gotten from some hasn't escaped his notice. ]

Ah, you think we should...?

( when rio acts like that, it's pretty difficult to just brush him off when he's excited for making cards, which happens to be an important part of his partnership with someone. it's the moment they share, while making him new expressions to use here on out. )

Now... if you happen to stumble in on me making them, I can't force you to leave, now can I?

( like it's a hint of what would be the better alternative. he follows rio's gaze, then glances at everyone else. )

Do you feel comfortable having other people's ideas of happiness and sadness as part of your gimmick?

[ It takes him a few seconds, but he does seem to catch onto the implication. Rio nods. ]

I'd just ignore you if you tried.

[ Which is true, whether or not he listens to Komaeda seems to depend on his mood at any given time. ]

Sure, I don't mind. I already based some of them on others.

[ He takes a couple cards out, switching the cat card for the squiggly frown. ]

This is the face that Safalin always makes... [ Then the simple but too-wide smile. ] And Miley's like this.

この気持ち…伝わってるといいんすけどね (12/31)

THE STOCKING, THE MEMORY LANTERN, AND SMTH ELSE I FORGET WHAT BUT SHE STOLE 'EM FROM SHIN

HELPPPPPP NOT SARA TKING HIS LANTERN THERES ILLNESS IN THAT

I KNOW IT'S SO ILL.... at least she didn't get the kotatsu

im so sad shin doesn't need it when he has all the plushies he burrows himself in

that'st rue he has the blanket nest and the plushie collection, but his cat stocking :(