[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

[particularity]

...Yeah, it's a lot to take in. Some of my friends didn't know about all of it either when they got here, so I told them it all then...

[He's still not quite certain what they think of it all and does kind of want to bring it up, but it can be difficult.

Timing things is difficult.]

But if I think of anything, I'll be sure to ask you, Kirigiri.

[fittedgloves]

[ It really is, and she wonders what she'll have to do if someone who didn't survive to the end shows up. ]

I will try to answer whatever I can.

I hope your classmates took everything you told them well.

[particularity]

[Hinata frowns slightly, casting his mind to it.]

It was... a hard thing for them to hear. But they all listened.

[So he thinks their willingness to was as good a start as he could've hoped for.]

[fittedgloves]

[ She nods. ]

Understandable. It's a lot to take in. I can only hope my own classmates are as willing to listen.

[ She thinks they will be, but coming from a situation like that it's hard to tell how they will react. ]

[particularity]

Even besides the info about us... it might be tough otherwise, right? Depending on which of your classmates may come, and what they've experienced of what you guys went through...

[Though... Fujisaki had been willing to listen, back in Haven. He'd been very kind, but Hinata could hardly expect anything else from Nanami's father. And Maizono, too...]

[fittedgloves]

[ That's true. There's a lot of different factors involved, especially when it comes to who arrives. ]

Yes. That's a situation I've been preparing myself for. It may be best to give them details slowly, so they aren't overwhelmed.

[particularity]

Yeah, that's what I've tried to do when it's happened for me.

[Since they do have the luxury of time here-- back in Haven it had been a little different, but here there are lulls where they don't have to be constantly on edge.]

Since they gotta take in this place too.

[fittedgloves]

You're right. I can only hope nothing too out of the ordinary happens when a classmate arrives... It would be much easier for them to adjust that way.

[ Just... no killer elves would be nice. ]

[particularity]

Yeah... But we should be prepared for something happening then... I mean, something usually does.

[With new arrivals as well as sometime in-between when they arrive and the next time new people arrive. Though that hasn't always been the case, Hinata's noticed.]

[fittedgloves]

[ She nods, letting out a small sigh. She hasn't even been here long and she can definitely see that there will most likely be things happening when people arrive. ]

We can find a way to work around it. Have any of your classmates had trouble adjusting?

[particularity]

Well... [He'd err on the side of caution and say all of them... but only initially.]

At first, I'm sure they were all shocked... but they're pretty good at adapting.

[fittedgloves]

It seems they are. [ The ones she's met so far seem like they've adjusted well at least. ]

...Most of my classmates should be fine as well. [ She hopes. ]

[particularity]

[Hinata nods, thinking about his other classmates now, the ones who aren't here...]

They've got you and Naegi here for them... I'm sure they'll be all right.

[fittedgloves]

[ She gives Hinata a small smile. ]

...Thank you. Naegi-kun and I will try our best to make sure everything is as smooth as possible.