[Closed] go shorty, it's your birthday we gon' party like it's your birthday

[unluckless]

Who: A BUNCH OF NERDS. SERIOUSLY. Hinata Hajime (particularity), Nagito Komaeda (unluckless), Peko Pekoyama (perfectstrike), Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu (impheired), Gundam Tanaka (hamham), Kazuichi Souda (eggcream), Terteru Hanamura (bozu), Makoto Naegi (luckybeaks), Kyouko Kirigiri (fittedgloves), Tenka (sunshrouded), Abe no Sousei (deontology) & Yang Xiao Long (flaredo) look at all these dorks
When: IC: The night of January 4th
Where: Hinata & Komaeda's apartment
What: A small gathering to celebrate a belated New Years Eve and Hinata's birthday (also belated)
Rating/Warning: NERDS. EVERYWHERE.

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[All right, so it's a few days later than intended, but when the night that you plan a party just completely disappears into a mess of mayhem and murderous Santas, well, you improvise. At least, that's been Komaeda's plan. After making sure to let everyone know about the rescheduling, it's just a matter of coordinating.

So here it is. Here they are.

The decorations -- courtesy of Souda -- are up: streamers, balloons, matching party hats all in varying shades of red, black and white. They're draped around the small apartment along with what is probably an oversupply of party poppers. The food is set out in the kitchen and most everywhere else.

There's even a punchbowl that's probably not spiked yet, but how long can that really last anyway? Music -- somewhat questionable in some of its variety -- plays quietly in the background. And outside the apartment, up on the roof of the building for later, the yakuza have provided some festive explosives fireworks.

Perfect night for a party. And Hinata's the kind of guy who deserves a good party. Right? Right. Only rules are: no murdering anyone and have some fun.]


((ooc: so yes, mingle around! post top levels, tag others. the party will start in the apartment and hit the roof at some point, so pick your location(s) too, if you like!))

Comments

party!

[perfectstrike]

[Fortunately or unfortunately, Peko didn't have any hand in the music or the decorations. Instead, she had brought a few snacks that Hinata might be able to guess are from her place of employment at the cosplay café -- the job no one must know about, but as in all things, is terribly obvious once someone actually thinks about it.

But she's not approaching the birthday boy with either a snack or a party hat. Instead, she has a black sword bag in one hand. It looks an awful lot like the one she usually carries, except that her usual blue one is strapped to her back like always.]

Happy Birthday, Hinata.

[particularity]

Ah, Pekoyama.

[Greeting her readily, with a party hat perched on an angle on his head, next to his ridiculous spike of hair... thanks to Yang.] Thanks.

[But he looks to the sword bag with almost visible ???s floating around his head.]

That's...?

[perfectstrike]

[What a nice hat... She's glad he seems to be engaging in the party spirit.

She follows his gaze to the bag in her hand, then offers it with both hands, clearly meaning for him to take it. When she lifts it, it's a little easier to see a flower and stylized wave pattern near the tied close of the bag.]

This small thing is for you. As the young master's sworn brother... it seemed fitting.

[From the heft of it, there's definitely something in the cloth bag! It feels a lot more like a shinai than a katana, though.]

And if you would like to practice with me... I thought perhaps you could use this.

[particularity]

[So the sworn brother thing came up, huh...

That thought aside, Hinata does take it when she offers it, looking to her as though silently asking can I look inside? before he just does it anyway, he's curious.]

Ah... I'll definitely use it, Pekoyama, if you'll have me for practicing.

[perfectstrike]

[She gives him a small nod to indicate that yes, he's allowed to open it! She wouldn't have been too offended even if she'd said no and he's opened it anyway, honestly, but she's glad to see him open it. She just nods again, crossing her arms now that she's not holding anything.]

I would. That bag can hold up to three similar weapons, so when the time comes, you will be able to carry a true blade.

[particularity]

This's really great. [EARNESTLY. Thank you for giving something he can put his weapons in!!] I didn't have anything like this, so when something dangerous happens again, this will really come in handy.

[Much easier to carry around a katana... He was set for his spear and his knife, but he had nothing to put his sword in.]

[perfectstrike]

[Oh no, she doesn't know how to react to someone being genuinely happy about something she did... expression.exe is starting to crash, her lips just curving into a bit of a confused frown. Fortunately she doesn't get the chance to overthink it too much to loop around to her scary smile, instead nodding when Hinata speaks again.]

Yes... even if your life did not belong to the young master, I would want to see you safe.

[No, wait, okay, she knows the response to this.]

I am... pleased that you like it.

[particularity]

[Does my life belong to him after all...? He's not surprised but he's sort of surprised... He doesn't even know how to react to that. Is he yakuza after all?!]

I really do. I mean, it's almost like we match.

[Points at her sword bag, then points to his... yes. Matching swim trunks in the case of Souda is a resounding and forever NO but this he will happily take.]

[perfectstrike]

[WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, HINATA.... or at least Peko seems to think so. Kuzuryuu didn't explicitly state it one way or another.]

Ah-- [She flushes a little, glancing back at her own bag before looking to the one she'd given him. It's not wrong! She'd even done it a little purposefully, because what if the two of them have to work together to defend the young master--! Or something.]

...Yes, I suppose we do. [And there it is, she manages a ghost of one of those little smiles she's utterly terrible at making on purpose.] And that... is not a bad thing at all.

[particularity]

[Kuzuryuu's probably taken care of even if he just had Pekoyama to defend him-- though Hinata would do his part, of course!! That's just natural, looking out for one's friends!

He stares for a moment, surprised because they weren't even talking about Kuzuryuu (well, indirectly they kind of were) and here's one of her smiles! He grins back.]

Definitely. I like it, actually, it makes you feel even closer with someone, right? [BARRING SOUDA he's fine with keeping that small distance and lack of matching items 5ever.]

[perfectstrike]

[It's not even because of indirect Kuzuryuu reference that she's smiling! This time, it's almost entirely thanks to Hinata himself. Don't get too used to it, though...]

...Yes. I am glad we are such good friends.

And I will make sure this party goes well.

[Hinata deserves nothing but the best, after all, and Peko will make absolutely sure there are no murders this time. This class can get their murder on some other time.]

[particularity]

[HE WILL ENDEAVOUR not to get too used to it... but he's not giving up. She did give him a joke book for Christmas and he fully intends on using it.]

Thanks, Pekoyama, though I think everything'll go well anyway.

[He looks around with a smile.] I don't think there's any reason for it not to.

[perfectstrike]

[Maybe the book has some lessons on delivery too--!!]

I hope that's the case.

[While it doesn't express the most cheery sentiment, she actually means that genuinely. It would be nice for them to have a party where none of them do anything (too) weird, no one gets hurt, and, wonder of wonders, no one get killed.]

But I do not want to take up too much of your time. I am certain there are other people here who would like to wish you well.

[particularity]

[what is there somethin wrong with his delivery weren't his puns hilarious peko weren't they so funny

(no, there's a reason he's the straight man to people, okay)]

Oh--

[A pause but he nods.] Okay. We'll catch each other later anyway. I'm going to go put this away somewhere safe, first. [He lightly lifts her present to indicate, grinning.]

[perfectstrike]

I will look forward to the day you can wear it confidently.

[Another nod in return! He is the birthday boy so he should make sure to spend as much time with other people as possible. Even she knows she's not the best conversationalist...

Also it sounds like she's expecting him to eventually start carrying that bag everywhere. Incredible.]