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

Around the Party

[lost_soldier_echidna]

Hope you have more cake, silly.

[And there's Evangeline's roomie, looking amused at Rinku eating the cake.]

Also, totally enjoying it. Glad you thought of it.

[roundandaround]

Yeah! I really wanted something for everyone to appreciate Neechan. I know she's doing the, uh, other thing she does, but not everyone's gonna go to that, and besides, more fun things are always better!

[lost_soldier_echidna]

And while I like your sis very much, ah, her plan is too much for me.

Besides, I like my moments one on one.

[roundandaround]

[She rubs the back of her head.] That makes sense. Though I invited everyone here, so some people are probably going to both? I think. I didn't ask, that was way too embarrassing. Oh! But you gotta talk to Neechan too, Julie-Su-chan, not just me! It's her party, after all!

[lost_soldier_echidna]

Oh, I know, I know! I just never got a chance to really know her adorable sister!

[She laughs a bit.]

You don’t mind if I stay at your place while Evangeline has her party, do you? It’s kinda lonely just wandering the streets for awhile.

[roundandaround]

Eh? Sure, go ahead! Oh, or do you do quests? Or we could go do something else, there's always tons of fun things in Ellipsa.

[lost_soldier_echidna]

You know what? A quest sounds fun! Let’s do that!

[roundandaround]

Yeah, yeah! It'll be fun. I don't wanna steal you from Neechan, but if you talk to her a bunch at this party, then it's fine, right?

[lost_soldier_echidna]

Of course! Like I said, not fond of her going that crazy, but being here would be the world for her.

[roundandaround]

Then you gotta!

[She does have a toplevel on this mingle, after all! But fourth-wall breaking aside --]

She makes everything better, I think. All the time! At least for me.

[lost_soldier_echidna]

She really does and she means the world to me for it. I’m so glad to have met her.

[roundandaround]

Me too. Neechan deserves every good thing in the world! And if I can't fix the world she came from yet, [yet??? rinku what do you think you will do] I wanna at least make life really good for her!

[lost_soldier_echidna]

Then, we’ll do our part to make Evangeline’s time here the best it can be! And we’ll help each other, too.

If that’s okay, that is.

[roundandaround]

Eh? Of course! I thought we were already friends, after all.

[lost_soldier_echidna]

Haha, it’s been awhile, I might have forgotten…

[She inches closer to Rinku.]

Evangeline likes to pet me. You can, too.

[roundandaround]

[Rinku giggles and fluffs her quills, completely forgetting that they're in a crowded party. It's fine, she's just like this.]

Thanks, Julie-Su-chan! You're a nice person, you know.

[lost_soldier_echidna]

[And Julie-Su giggles as Rinku messes with her quills.]

Thanks. I’ve really mellowed out here…

[roundandaround]

I think lots of people have! It's a nice place, after all. And it kinda feels like a place where you can find out who you are and just be that.

[lost_soldier_echidna]

It really is, and I love it! I could stay forever!

[roundandaround]

I think a lot of people could. Or want to.

[She kicks her feet and finishes her piece of cake.]

The Research Centre's working on that, but I know it's taking a long time... [Long enough that Evangeline resorted to something else.]

[lost_soldier_echidna]

Well, whatever happens, I’m gonna make sure I make the most of this!

[And she hugs Rinku.]

…you’re warm.

[roundandaround]

[Rinku warms up a little with Summer power and hugs her back.]

Eh? Of course I am.

[lost_soldier_echidna]

Nah, I just think you’re warm. Friendly and warm, just like Evangeline…

Haaa, I better stop - this should be for her…

[roundandaround]

I mean, yes, you definitely should be cuddling Neechan because she's super great and this is her birthday thing, but I don't get it? [headtilt] What's wrong with hugging someone else?

[lost_soldier_echidna]

Oh, no, nothing wrong - I just don’t want her to think I’m not showering her with attention on her big day!