happy birthday, how much more can you take?

[roundandaround]

WHO: Rinku, Evangeline, everyone who knows the latter even a little
WHAT: Evangeline birthday party number 1: The SFW One
WHEN: February 8
WHERE: Shining Karaoke
WARNINGS: None so far, this is the clean party.

Rinku had booked out the biggest room at the karaoke bar for the entire night. Everyone who had so much as an acquaintanceship with Evangeline was invited, so it might get a little crowded even so. The machines had just been updated with songs from all over, allowing everyone to sing whatever they wanted – though maybe holding off on the inappropriate ones would be good, at least while the kids were awake.

Pizza had been trucked in, many different kinds. Of course they had plenty of pepperoni mushroom, the birthday girl’s favourite, but Rinku had also ordered everything from cheese to spinach feta to spicy pepper, shrimp and mayo, dill pickle, and a heavy, topping-laden one just labelled ALL. If there’s one you want, it’s probably there. Drinks were available to order from the bar, including all kinds of non-alcoholic options. Cake and ice cream also came in by request; the cake is a large chocolate one with an abstract creature that the cake decorator clearly thought constituted a “cool monster” on it.

Karaoke, discussion, food, presents at a table at the room door... what else did a party need?

Comments

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Hm... I think it smells kinda gross out of the bag, but Hina-chan sure likes it. And maybe if you cook it it's fine?

[abnormalizes]

Raw meat is usually pretty gross but is much better cooked, so maybe it's the same for blood? That would make sense.

[roundandaround]

Yeah, that makes sense! And there's blood pudding and stuff, I think. I mean, I've heard of it.

[abnormalizes]

I think so, I've never had it but I've heard of it too. There's not a lot of livestock at home, though.

[roundandaround]

Yeah, you said most food in the City is synthesized and stuff, right? It sounds kinda depressing.

[abnormalizes]

Most stuff in the City is either 'kinda depressing' or 'objectively horrifying'.

[roundandaround]

Yeah, that's true. [leans] I hope this is way more fun than that. Have you tried every kind of pizza in town yet?

[abnormalizes]

[Automatically gives head scritches.]

Not all of them, there's a lot. But I did try egg on pizza recently and that was actually really good.

[roundandaround]

[Nuzz nuzz, it's instinct now.]

The fried eggs, right? I hadn't had it on pizza before here either! I tried dill pickle once, when I was out with Paulo-kun that one time at the Gacha Restaurant.

[abnormalizes]

Oh, how was it? Maybe I should try that next.

[roundandaround]

It looked weird, but I thought it was pretty good! The one-star pizza wasn't, though, that kinda came off like that meme about the pizza that only had chunks of beef, and only on one side.

[abnormalizes]

That's what happens when you go to the gacha restaurant... I'd personally rather pay a little more for something I knew was going to be good.

[roundandaround]

I guess so, but it's still fun once in a while!

[She will absolutely not ask her sister's opinion on the Spicy Gacha Restaurant.]

What places downtown do you like more?

[abnormalizes]

[She wasn't even thinking about the spicy gacha restaurant! For once her mind is clean.]

I like the diner with the really good burgers and milkshakes! I've got simple tastes, I guess.

[roundandaround]

Yeah, yeah! Though the diner next door to here is good too, you gotta try it.

[abnormalizes]

Ooh, what do you recommend from there?

[roundandaround]

Did you know they can put fried eggs on burgers? That sounds weird, but it's actually really cool!

[abnormalizes]

Holy sh- crap, I have to try that.

[roundandaround]

[Rinku giggles at Evangeline trying not to swear in an all-ages space.]

I bet you'd like it. [Nuzz. She wore her "weird sisters build character" shirt to this and everything.] Thanks for everything, Neechan.

[abnormalizes]

[She's trying her best not to corrupt the youth, okay.]

I feel like that's my line?

[roundandaround]

Huh? I guess so. But we're here celebrating you.

[abnormalizes]

That's true... I have got to get better at accepting compliments.

[roundandaround]

You're good? You're good you're good you're good you're good you're good you're good you're good --

[abnormalizes]

Okay okay okay, I think I get it!

[That's so much...]

[roundandaround]

--you're good you're -- [Rinku stumbles over her words and giggles.] Okay! But as long as you need to remember, I'll be here!