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Birthday Hogs

WHO: Hedgehaus and friends
WHAT: Birthday Party
WHEN: Hedgehog Birthday Weekend
WHERE: Hedgehaus
WARNINGS: A stupid amount of chili dogs. PROBABLY FEELINGS? Listen, some people have personhood issues. Maybe Boomdow.

Sonic new it was around his Birthday. Vaguely. Move around planets enough and its hard to track the date, he had a birthday not too far from when he arrived on Earth. So the BEarthday was very fitting. And, well, Shadow woke up from cyro the same day or day after, so Sonic figured he could share it with his Shadow.

But also explaining that to people would be weird, and telling WAY too much, and also Primedow and SonIDW had their birthdays around the same time and that's why the banners say Birthday.

Sonic was nothing, if not stupidly sentimental. He knew he was throwing a party for his Shadow because he deserved it and well, he isn't going to just ignore the others. Maybe talk about a week of celebration or something for next year.

The beauty of superspeed though is he can set up a party FAST. He just has to make sure Big Blue is busy upstairs for a few minutes and BOOM, party is set up.

First and foremost, the party is an explosion of color. Why? Sonic promised Primedow and SonIDW pride flags and he delivered. There are rainbows and all sorts of other flags scattered across the yard, on the walls, and over the first floor. He's even got balloons over pride flag colors.

There was a banner that said 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHADOWS AND SONICS!' Hand painted, so its a bit messy, and made with blue, red, and black.

There is SO much food. Most of it is cake and chilidogs. Mostly because Sonic knows how much Sonics can pack away, and other people should get to enjoy these foods. There is even a variety in the cake flavors! Chocolate, white, strawberry, even lemon.

There is also coffee beans. Just....just straight coffee beans.

And some chocolate covered espresso beans, and Tiramisu. Less of that, but still plenty. And burgers for those who think hotdogs are beneath them or something.

There is also fruit salad, and guacamole with chips for those who want something kind of healthy.

There is a table labeled GIFTs and a sign. 'Be sure you indicate WHICH Shadow or Sonic. Fluffy are the younger ones.'

The party activities are scattered in the yard and the first floor of the house. Its nothing too over the top, beyond the color explosion. There is music for outside hanging out, some dancing. There is also a television for people to play video games on. (There will be DDR at some point, thanks Eva.)

Inside, there is a large stack of DVDs to watch movies inside.

There are board games on the dining room table for people to play those.

There is also a sign at the stairs to the second floor. 'RESIDENTS ONLY. If someone is upstairs, you leave them alone, even if they're one of the Birthday Boys! Any non-resident attempting to go upstairs if not accompanied by a resident will be swiftly removed.' (He figures he should account for social batteries. Especially for his Shadow and Maria. Sometimes you need a space to retreat away from people.)

((Feel free to mingle!!!))

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As soon as DDR is set up, Evangeline's going to kick some ass at it. ...Kick the ass of anyone without super speed, which is most people in attendance, but listen. She's good at it for a human and that's what matters.

Other than that, she can be found milling about, eating cake and chili dogs, and occasionally asking the question that's on everyone's minds:

"What is it with Ellipsa and hedgehogs, anyway?"

Whoaaa! Neechan, you're amazing!

[Rinku cheers Evangeline's latest match. She steps up to the dance pad and smiles.]

I wanna challenge you now! Is that okay?

As long as you don’t expect me to go easy on you!

[Not that she thinks Rinku needs it, she knows she can Actually Dance.]

Which one do you wanna pick? Something really hard, right?

[If Evangeline wants to show off, Rinku will absolutely participate.]

Let's do Max 300! If you're up for it.

[That's a yes on the difficulty.]

Okay! Let's go!

[Rinku sets it to expert and launches into the song. Her eyes focus right away on the screen, following the frantic arrow patterns. Back and forth with the right foot, then the left. Up and down. Side to side. She's not getting distracted one bit.

Is it magic? Maybe. But Evangeline taught her everything she knows.]

You're using hyperfocus for this, aren't you?

[Evangeline doesn't need to do that, but she's not going to tell Rinku it's cheating or anything. If it works, it works.]

[Well, the fact that she isn't answering and doesn't seem to have heard the question confirms it! Sorry, Eva.

Rinku keeps on dancing, matching the song arrows and Evangeline beat for beat. She's focused, but she's smiling, too -- that's just her nature. She'll have to ask when they're done, which shouldn't be long, it's one song.]

[When they're done, okay! Evangeline focuses on the song. She doesn't get a full combo, but she comes pretty close!]

-So, I was asking you if you were using hyperfocus, but I'm pretty sure I have my answer.

[Rinku blinks a few times. She smiles and rubs the back of her head.]

Yeah! It's so cool! I was telling Sonic-kun, the younger one, that it's like I can do anything now no matter what it is! 'Cause normally I only get like that when something's new and exciting and interesting and fun, and sometimes I can't even do stuff I like. But I went to the library and tested it! I even read a textbook! On accounting! And I didn't fall asleep! Is this how it is for you?!

...wait, does that mean I was cheating...?

I don't think it should count as cheating? Because a lot of people can do that naturally without help.

If you had to wear glasses to see the screen, that wouldn't be cheating either, right?

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"I don't know. I even found another one while setting up the party," he said, eating his own chilidog.

"That's so many? There are definitely worlds with a lot of different people from them here, but even they don't usually have multiples of the same person."

It's probably for the best that the Titan world doesn't have repeats, they have enough personal drama anyway.

"I was wondering about that. Like. They know a lot of names! Why only the hedgehogs? Why not Tails or Knuckles or like...anyone else? Not that I mind seeing other hedgehogs, it'd just be nice if there was more then just variations of ones I know, you know?" He said.

"There's one echidna here and it isn't even the one other people from your world know."

Sorry, Julie-Su. ...For a lot of things.

"Silver's friends with a cat. I would like to meet a cat from your world."

"Julie-Su, right? I met her a few days ago. Seems nice. Going through some stuff, but pretty nice. Knuckles is probably gonna be jealous I met another Echidna," he said.

He gasps. "A cat person would be so cute," he said, reaching into his quills and pulling out his phone from home. "You should see what Tails looks like, he's ADORABLE, I can only imagine what a cat looks like."

He's opening up his photo album, he just needs to scroll back to where his family photos are.

[Hi, Evangeline!

There's a floating fork coming for that cake. Allow mysterious theft, y/n?]

Can't believe we have hungry ghosts now.

[Of course she's letting him steal her cake.]

[Cake will be stolen, then!! Not much - just a bite's worth.]

Aww, you know how ghosts are! Always hungry, y'know, whinin' 'n moanin' 'bout it.

[Says the one lifting up his helmet so he can eat that little bite of cake, of course.
And then, with his mouth full because Evangeline made the best possible choice -]

'S what ghosts're known for complainin' 'bout, right? Bein' hungry?

It depends on the type of ghost, but some of them are, yeah! Pretas especially are defined by being constantly hungry.

[Of course she's a nerd about ghost lore, why wouldn't she be.]

[...

Yeah, he wasn't expecting to receive Ghost Lore:tm:. Especially not ghost lore that includes words he's never heard of in his life.]

Pretas...?

Basically, they're what people who were really greedy or deceitful in life get reincarnated into, in systems that have reincarnation? The eternal hunger and thirst is like a punishment thing.

[- The fork had been floating in for more cake, but freezes with that description.]

Does, uh... does bein' on the run count as "deceitful"?

[Look, he's got no idea what actually happens after being a Grim Reaper, okay, it's worth asking??]

I don't think so? I don't think you have anything to worry about, sweetheart.

... Okay. Good. 'S good then.
Just... makin' sure.

[He'll go ahead and steal that bite he'd been aiming for, then, even as his screen goes a little pink over being embarrassed!

Yes, his screen. He's absolutely just... keeping the helmet on and only lifting it when he's stealing bites of her cake.
Like a doofus.]