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Kashuu "misplaced swirly pasta" Kiyomitsu ([personal profile] adornmental) wrote in [community profile] estoria2016-04-04 07:30 pm

[semi-open]

Who: Hijikata ([personal profile] hijiwanwan) & all his friends! Or anyone who just feels like harassing a historical figure.
When: The first weekend of April
Where: The park
What: Hijikata's birthday party! He's turning 181 years old and needs to get his daily exercise, so a surprise party is being thrown! Good work, team.
Rating/Warning: N/A




[A small area of the park has been cleared out and decorated today! There are balloons, streamers, party poppers and all other manner of birthday paraphernalia set out. A banner on one of the park's gazebo's says HAPPY BIRTHDAY HIJIKATA in surprisingly well-written letters (especially compared to the banner in front of the nearby dojo, ah...), though it's also slathered in glitter. Anyone walking under it may just find themselves covered in glittery snow...

But what's that over there? A buffet that's incredibly well-stocked and ripe for snatching food from! It's covered in everything from small finger foods to entire boxes of pizza. There are little trifles and cookies and bowls of candy and chips as well, though the center of the celebration is the tiered cake in the middle table. It's matcha and white chocolate, of course.

And over there? Several tables have been set up with music and records, as well as various party games - pretty much anything your partying heart desires. One has also been set aside for gifts, and there are several boxes stacked on top already.

But you might want to watch out for those nearby ponds and the snappy alien fish lurking around in them, or the foliage nearby that seems kind of... hungry. Maybe they should have picked a better location.]


(This is a mingle log for Hijikata's surprise party! Feel free to toplevel and tag around to your heart's content! Anyone who would stop by is invited, though party-crashers are of course welcome since it's being held in a public location.)
heiwana: (㊉㊂)

[personal profile] heiwana 2016-04-13 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
...you have never celebrated it before? [ Well given who he was he could see it. But still that's pretty sad. ]

I thought it was common for humans to celebrate such things.
hijiwanwan: (06)

[personal profile] hijiwanwan 2016-04-18 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
Well, not really... Since I wasn't home much or had anyone to really celebrate... I guess.

[ he never really was close with his family, so he never bothered to stay home with them a lot. he liked being away from them anyway. which means they never celebrated Hijikata's birthday.

then it really wasn't a Shinsengumi practice. ]


Huh... I suppose it is. It still seems a bit too excessive... There's no way I can seriously accept all these gifts - right?

[ it's weird... ]
heiwana: (㊁㊉㊂)

[personal profile] heiwana 2016-04-23 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
...I see. It was not a very widely practiced custom. Japanese do not normally celebrate this in such a way. At least...I have never seen my masters celebrate anything like it.

[ He frowns and then shakes his head. ] I think in not doing so...you might offend people, Hijikata-san. But it is not for me to tell you what is right or not in this case.

[ Do whatever makes you comfortable. ]