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[emotive]

Who: emotive, theshiningone, and everyone else! animated counts, it's his B-Day too!
When: 6/21 | 4/13, late afternoon to late evening
Where: The Sanctuary
What: June birthday celebration with close friends!
Rating/Warning: None except possible sadness and robots being real creeps



Thank you for coming! Please, enjoy yourself by all means! Remember to say, "Happy Birthday," to Hiro too please.

[ This is the greeting given by the birthday girl. Ai's face is aglow with cheerfulness that couldn't be beat as she welcomes guests inside the Sanctuary where some nice music is playing. It's the most convenient place to set up a small party after all and there's even a few things to do for fun if one isn't sticking around just for congratulatory birthday greetings:

A) FOOD

Where there is Ai Thao, there is food. Lots of it. Starring a peach birthday cake made by the Man, the Legend, Chef Archer. Aside from those, there are some Vietnamese spring rolls, roasted meat, some healthy salads, and colorful cookies and drinks! (Hey, did someone bring hard cider to this party...???)

Ai might even collect your plates and clean up after you isn't she nice? Oh, that's not Ai, it's a robot who's taken on the same skin tone as her owner... Creepy. Ah well, at least it's being helpful although it might say every once and a while, "Thank you for coming to my birthday party!"

B) Piñatas

How cute, there's a few of these cute piñatas hanging around in the ceiling. When you try to bat one down for the sweet candy innards though, they are just out of your reach. Ai Thao (real one, not the similar looking skin robot) giggles because she's passing by you. Ah, she's the culprit. Those guys can't move on their own after all.

"Sorry, sorry! I couldn't help it."

Oh, so that's all... Actually hey wait, some of those piñatas ARE trying to run away?! Try to catch one, but these little bastards are pretty fast for cardboard full of candy.

C) KARAOKE

There is a TV screen, mics, a karaoke box and an endless selection of pop music in all languages. All of them. Try to belt out those tunes, serenade your loved one, get the highest score, no one's going home a winner anyways.

(Ai's robot is sitting at the machine and taking the mic, humming in a voice that sounds too similar for comfort...)

D) Late Evening

Let's settle down. Maybe chat and catch up with other people. It's a good a time as any right? The lights are low, the cake's been served, there's hot tea (and booze still???) and there's a lovely lamp projecting stars onto the walls. What a nice mood!

(It might make your robots, should they come to the party look rather eerie though, especially since they developed that layer of skin.)

]

[ OOC: Robots are free to be at the party and tagging each other is encouraged! ]

Comments

[adminproof]

That's correct. From the dawn of the first civilization to the dusk of bustling cities spread throughout the world, I observed all. I saw them commit the greatest sins, as well as the highest of virtues.

[ And gave them fire, language, and culture...although this is already kind of a bombshell for Ai so no need to make him even more unbelievable than he already is. ]

[emotive]

... That's amazing. [It's spoken with quiet, but genuine awe.]

You're actually really amazing. [Heck, she's not sure if she actually comprehends the gravity of it especially since she already had trouble trying to fathom the Witch King's 1000+ years.]

[adminproof]

Am I? I've never thought of myself as such.

[ Because he's biased and loves everyone else before he loves himself. He'll get to that point though, hopefully. Slowly but surely. ]

I think you are far more so.

[emotive]

Me? I... No, that can't... I'm not...

[It's a weak protest on her end of course. Needless to say, she isn't feeling all that great right now about anything, much less herself.]

[adminproof]

It takes strength to stand up time and time again, don't you think? Despite the odds in front of you and the reality you face at times. That is just one of many things I admire about you all.

[ But maybe it's best not to press the issue, so he'll stop his compliments there. ]

[emotive]

[Ai doesn't say anything at first, but then she does stand up. Her face is still stained with the tears she's shed, but Saiduq has gotten a smile out of her. When she puts it into perspective, what had just happened is probably nothing new to a being like him with billions of years upon him to see everything that humans have done under the sun. But he took some time to just listen to her and that was what touched Ai.]

I... I can't stay here anymore. [Because looking at Hiro or anyone else for the matter would be painful right now.

Ai does bow her head politely at Saiduq though.]

I'll be heading home, but again. Thank you. I felt like I had no one to turn to, but you reminded me that it isn't true.