Birthday Hogs

[sonic_wachowski]

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!!!))

Comments

[abnormalizes]

[So polite! She climbs right in there, scooting to make sure there's plenty of room for him to join her.]

There we are, much better.

[fauxbot]

[It's a good thing they chose the snack table - what other table would have enough room for him and someone else, really?
Once they're comfy, he's already floating in some snacks, too; specifically he's brought the chips and guacamole down with a bowl to serve them both up a little to share.
And the guac itself is floated right back up on the table!!

Surely she'd wanna share chips and guac with her bf, right?]

Mm, much. Light was gettin' too bright for me...

[Off goes the helmet! That's getting put beside him on the ground.
Normally he wouldn't be so okay with just yanking it off in a group setting like this...

But he's under a table. So it's okay.]

[abnormalizes]

[He's under a table! And if anyone comes to bother him, Evangeline will scare them off for him, so he's fine.]

You'd look cool with shades, I think. For the record.

[fauxbot]

[Reasons why they work so well together: he thinks about killing those who wronged her VERY LOUDLY, and she scares off people who are making his sensory overload worse!!
Goals, really.]

... Ya mean like aviators?

[Because of course he goes right for aviators. Look at this dweeb, would he wear anything else?]

[abnormalizes]

[Relationships are about supporting each other through horrific violence!]

If that's the kind you like! But any kind, really. I guess they'd have trouble fitting under the helmet though...

[fauxbot]

Well... naw, I think I could fit shades in there. Ain't like the screen's all pressed up against my face, y'know?
Here -

[He knows she's worn the helmet before, but honestly, he would not blame her in the least if she didn't check out its innards any.
So he'll be picking it up to show her, using his magic to widen out the neck hole and make it all easy to look at!

...

Which inadvertantly makes it harder to look at, if only because it's "wiring" is all light.
But it's fine - he can just turn it off.]

... See? 'S got some room - I can fit stuff in there.
Just not much... 'n not headphones, 'cause 's already got headphones.

Though, I guess I could find a way to turn the headphones off if I need to, or maybe hook it up to some kinda volume control... maybe beef up its outside mics, let'em detect sound levels 'n adjust the volume I'm hearin' automatically...

[abnormalizes]

Ooohh... [Thoughtfully giving its insides a better look this time.]

There's, like, wireless noise-cancelling earbuds? That might be able to fit under the headphones... Or the volume control thing, whatever works easiest for you.

[fauxbot]

[He's now peering into the helmet himself, as if it's not... y'know... his helmet.
That he wears literally all the time.
And is probably half the reason he wears his hair in a mullet like that, just to keep it under control inside the helmet itself.
You know how it is.]

Mmm... could do both, kinda -
They got special earplugs, y'know? For folks playin' on stage.
Don't mute everything, but it muffles out a lotta the extra stuff. So you ain't gonna go deaf while you up on stage playin' for everyone, but you can still hear ya own music.

[abnormalizes]

You could try those! -We should just keep trying and testing things until we find something that works for you.

[It's like an experiment but the result is a happy boyfriend which is even better than a regular experiment.]

[fauxbot]

[But is it better than their regular experiments? Considering those also result in a happy boyfriend?]

Ouais, for sure; if I got friends here who wanna see me out 'n about more... I gotta find some way to adapt to it, yeah.
I never needed to do this kinda thing before...

[And thinking about that fact, the fact that he's never needed to be social and adapt to it -
It actually gets him to smile a little.]

... 'S nice, knowin' I got enough buds 'round here that this is a problem for me.

[abnormalizes]

[Uncertain, should test both.]

It's a good problem to have - that people want to invite you to their celebrations. I know any party I threw would be lesser without you as part of it.

[fauxbot]

[Guess they're gonna have to get a lab for all these tests they're gonna do, huh--]

Aww, hun... any party you throw, me bein' there is a given at this point.
Don't care what, don't care how, don't care why - I'd be there every time.

[abnormalizes]

...You know what my birthday parties are usually like, right...?

[She does want to just take him at his very sentimental word, but also.]

[fauxbot]

...

[Give him a minute, gotta turn that over in his mind for a moment or two.]

... Y'know, when Miss Rinku talked 'bout that kinda thing, I didn't think they gonna be your birthday parties...
I kinda thought it was just a thing you did - like, "yeah, Eveé just does that sometimes, makes sense."

[But at least that makes it clear he was rolling with it and accepting it as "ah, that's my girlfriend" rather than anything else...??]

Don't matter though - I'd still go. 'N hell, it ain't like you don't got other rooms I could go hide in if I needed to, ouais?

[abnormalizes]

This year Rinku made me have two birthday parties so that the rest of my friends could still celebrate me. But the year before, it was just the sexy one.

[Sheepish.]

I definitely have quiet rooms marked and available, though. Those are important.

[fauxbot]

- Wait, this year? I already missed it?
When is it??

[Said with a VERY obvious pout, of course. Of all the things his face is capable of, pouting is one of the most prominent.
Considering it's basically just his usual expression, but More™.]

[abnormalizes]

Oh - my birthday's Valentine's Day? Sorry, I thought I mentioned that, I must've forgot.

[fauxbot]

All the way back in February, even...! Ain't just missed it, but I missed it by four months...!

Ah, j'ai gros coeur... can't getcha back for that birthday gift 'til next year...!

[He's getting dramatic about it, now - even clutching his chest and leaning tothe side a little as he whines about this.
All the goofy, intentionally-played-up drama's a good sign that he's very comfortable around her, though, so at least there's that?]

[abnormalizes]

You can get me something for Christmas! You'll survive somehow.

[Giving him a shoulder squeeze.]

...Besides, it's not like I haven't given you gifts for no occasion, anyway.

[fauxbot]

[Nope, she's squeezed his shoulder, that means he's gotta be dramatic in her direction instead!
Which means leaning on her, of course. To be annoying. He's being annoying on purpose.
Boyfriend privileges.]

But it ain't the same if it ain't your birthday! ... 'N this means I gotta wait a whole year 'til you hold another one o' them parties, too!

[abnormalizes]

[Joke's on him, she like it when he leans on her-]

I'm sure somebody else will hold something at some point...?

[fauxbot]

[Jokes on her, that means she's getting leaned on MORE-
get squished nerd]

But then it ain't your party! It ain't gonna have the right vibe - your vibe!

[abnormalizes]

[she is become flat]

I feel like me throwing one sex party a year is probably enough...

[fauxbot]

[She's very flat, it's true. And now she's getting hugged on top of it all.
The tragedy.]

... Ouais, yeah, I guess you right. But, eh...
I dunno - what 'bout Halloween? Halloween's usually a good time for that kinda thing.

[abnormalizes]

[Being squished by her giant boyfriend, she may just die. What a way to go.]

-Halloween's definitely a good time for being indulgent. I could maybe ask around? Luci might be doing something, I think he was mentioning something with sins...