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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

D; OTA

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth is not one for karaoke or piñatas. Instead, he's just here to be polite and give Ai her gift (a gift certificate at one of the upscale ice cream parlors and some fruity tea leaves), and now he's here chilling out with hot tea and a slice of cake.

Okay, he's not completely chilling out. Any robots are met with a scrutinizing, suspicious stare because he's on the lookout for anything that could happen with these things that aren't just creepy. The lamp DOES make for some good effects, though.

Bother him? Introduce your robots to him?]

A:

[swordboning]

[Well, we all know who is supervising the cake. And we all know who gets the biggest portion so hogging it is entirely banned.

Spoiler: That person is Ai. No matter who else is celebrating.

Still, Archer is here with a knife, being the server. What a not good guy.]

[emotive]

The cake looks delicious!

[Ai bounces over to Archer, happy as can be.]

You're so dependable for stuff like this.

[emotive]

[It's been a long day, but Ai is doing her best to make the rounds and say hi to people she may not have greeted properly. Egdeworth is one of those people and she walks up to him, with a hot drink in her hands, nodding at him in recognition.]

Good evening Mr. Edgeworth. Did you have your fill of food yet?

[swordboning]

I do what I can so there's no reason to try to plump it up to anything more.

[BRANDISHING THE KNIFE.]

How much do you want?

A;

[zitteraal]

[ Adolf, mistrustful of robot companions that he is, has wisely refrained from activating his own bot... which means that he's just beginning to realize what would have happened if he had, with Ai's double meandering around and happily announcing 'her' birthday.

It's a special brand of disconcerting when Ai-bot moves over to him and extends her hands for his empty plate. He shakes his head to indicate that he doesn't need the help, but it's still... standing there expectantly?! To be fair, he's from a future where technology is a fact of life, but still. This isn't exactly what he'd consider good or normal.

So, when he sees Ai Prime (hopefully) out of the corner of his eye, he calls out for her quietly: ]

...You won't leave me alone. [ ha ha ]

[emotive]

Ah... Sorry, sorry.

[Ai gently takes the robot by the shoulders to redirect it elsewhere which it thankfully does. It's transformation hasn't gone unnoticed by her and she wonders what else it's been picking up the past few days.

Ai looks up at Adolf, beaming, putting the initial concern aside.]

Thank you for coming Adolf!

[emotive]

Just a small slice for now. I'll come back for more later!

[zitteraal]

[ He sets his empty plate down on a flat surface nearest him, and shoves his hands in his pockets— he's been feeling strange recently, with unfamiliar urges to be tactile, so he has to be vigilant.

How suspicious, huh.

Tipping his head slightly to the side, he closes his eyes for a brief second before letting his bangs sway over his face to indicate 'it's no trouble'. ]

You don't have to thank anyone for showing up for your birthday.

[ hmph!! ]

[emotive]

But I want to! This all means a lot to me, more than people can even imagine!

[And there she is, honest as usual.]

[prosecutory]

Good evening, Miss Ai. [He nods, smiling at her and not really minding that she wasn't able to greet him properly. On top of the party, she DID have a robot to deal with.] I've eaten, thank you. [Quite a bit, but he's no pig.]

How have you been?

[theshiningone]

C)

[Don't mind Hiro as he's flipping through the song selection on TV with the remote in hand. It felt like a while since he's sung a few tunes, so this was the perfect opportunity. Thankfully, no one is getting drunk to high heaven this time around! Casually flipping around a mic in his other hand, he hums to himself before calling someone or anyone out.]

Okieeeee dooookieeee! Anyone wanna go a few rounds? I've got some decent vocal chords, y'know.

[Being the competitive fiery spirit that he was, he'll take on anyone. Doesn't matter if they completely suck or if they've been singing in a choir for years.]

D)

[With the party coming to a close, Hiro is idly sitting down with a cup of tea in hand. He's not sure who came up with the starry lamp idea, but it was all very pretty. Yet it was also somewhat haunting in a sense. It was just reminded Hiro of certain events back home... It was a rather complex feeling since he had to deal with alien stars literally trying to kill off humanity. Every star out there was a potential enemy for him, after all.

He's looking much more quiet subdued compared to how he usually acts in public. It was quiet and peaceful enough for him to collect his thoughts. If anyone approaches him, he certainly won't turn down conversation.]

[emotive]

Better than expected! My resilience has developed rapidly thanks to this place!

[Yeah, one couldn't imagine she was suffering with everyone else in the underground several weeks ago.]

[zitteraal]

It shouldn't surprise you anymore, the fact that you have friends here.

[ Says him, maybe he should listen to his own advice. ]

[emotive]

They're the best gift I could ever ask for!

[... Wait. Her cheeks are slightly flushed after that statement.]

Oh my. That's bolder than usual isn't it?

[zitteraal]

...Beats me. You're always overly optimistic about the people near you.

[ Prickly, prickly. Maybe overcompensating for the fact that he wants to put his hand on Ai's head and ruffle her hair in celebration of her birthday— surely he should have crossed this hurdle ages ago, but it's still difficult. ]

But today is the day you get away with it.

D

[playboyknight]

[After stuffing himself with food then singing it all out, Angelo's had enough for the evening. So he decides to relax while drinking. His robot double even came along with him to have some fun too. He's even got Ai's gift ready for her whenever she approaches him. If anyone has their robots bother him, he won't object. He also might be tipsy at best at the moment.]

[swordboning]

And what if there's none left when you come back?

[emotive]

I could get myself cake or... Ask you to make another one...

[shameless big eater...]

[emotive]

You really think so?? I used to be more wary of approaching anyone in the past. I've had to cultivate a lot of courage here.

Anyways... I'm 19 now! [Ai nods sternly as if she's made some important realization.]

I'm gonna be a lot more responsible in the future!

d for disaster

[emotive]

[Surprisingly, Ai hadn't bumped into Hiro that much during the beginning of the party. She was busy going around, saying hello to everyone, thanking them, enjoying food and festivities. The party's come to an end and now it's mostly calm. She's caught one of the stray pinatas in her arms and Ai stops when she sees Hiro sitting own. She hugs the pinata close to her, unsure of what to do next.

It's simple right? Just. Sit down next to him.

Calm down.]

Hi Hiro.

[There she is. She plops down next to him and sets down the colorful pinata on the floor next to her legs.]

Long day right?

D

[emotive]

[Ai is accompanied by her robot when they approach Angelo and they both tilt their heads at him and the other robot.]

Good evening Angelo! Just taking some time to relax?

[playboyknight]

[Angelo grins before his robot makes a start for Ai's, already being both pleasant and flirtatious at the same time. He of course can only laugh a bit at that before replying to Ai herself.]

Yes I am, also happy birthday. [He hands to her a small wrapped box that looks like it would hold jewelry. When Ai opens it, she'll find heart shaped diamond earrings and a necklace with diamond hearts lining it.]

IT BEGINS

[theshiningone]

[For good reason, Hiro was trying to avoid Ai as much as possible during the party. Otome did say to talk to her, but well... It didn't feel appropriate to get alone time with her until the moment finally presented itself and here they were.

Well, Hiro was no coward even if he wanted to run at times. And this was a situation where he had to take things head on. Though he was not jumping into this gun blazing like he usually does... No, this was going to feel a little different compared to the norm. He forces a smile at Ai even if he really doesn't feel like smiling.]

Yeah... It's been a long party. [A little more forced cheerfulness on his end...] So! How have you been holding up? Did you eat half your weight in cake?

[emotive]

[She makes a gesture with one hand, laughing a little.]

I ate enough. Archer made enough so everyone could have some cake, not just me. [Although her portion was the biggest!]

Ah, are you tired out though? [Did she notice the forced cheerfulness? Is she just asking sincerely? The lines are already blurring.]