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

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.

[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!))

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At the party

[After his luck -- and of course he's blaming his luck for it -- ruined the party the first night it was scheduled by somehow losing that night entirely. Well, Komaeda is extra determined to salvage it all and make it a party to remember! Hinata deserves it! Really deserves it, and for once he doesn't want to be the reason that something is ruined.

He's bustled about for the past few days and now he's perched on the arm of the couch. He's smiling, but there's a nervousness about him somehow like he's sure his luck will pop up again. But anyone who happens by close enough will get a brighter smile and a,] Everything seems to be going well, doesn't it? Hopefully nothing really terrible happens. [Is that a weird, creepy thing to say? Oops. ...he's got a history, okay? But he's got nothing planned except partying this time! Really!]

On the roof

[Komaeda is staying away from the fireworks. Partially because he doesn't feel like making anyone nervous by his being in proximity. But partially because he makes himself nervous in proximity.

He is, however, leaning at the edge of the room, leaning against the ledge and looking down, thoughtfully.] I wonder if we should have gotten a permit for this. Ah well. Hopefully no one gets arrested. [Now is not the time to be thinking of this. Yay fireworks!]

at the party;

[ Naegi had agreed to come by early to help set up, so he probably did that. Why...is everything red, black, and white? This is so Monokuma-esque, Souda, what the hell. Why did you choose those three colors, even with varying shades. Naegi kind of side-eyes the choice even when helping set up and just kind of glances around every so often vaguely unsettled later on, but okay. He forgoes a party hat mostly for this reason.

For the most part Naegi seems content to kind of hang out at the edge of the group and people-watch, though he's friendly enough to chat with anyone who wants to. Kirigiri's the only person he's known for longer than like a week, though, so he occasionally feels a tad out of place. Still, anyone who glances his way gets a smile. ]

How are you tonight?

on the roof;

[ On the roof, Naegi's a bit more at ease, having had time to get used to the assortment of people. He has some (hopefully non-spiked) punch and leans against the railing, watching other people set off fireworks.

Eventually, though, he'll light a sparkler of his own, just sort of idly tracing patterns before holding it down to watch it go. ]

Now it really does feel like New Year's.

party:
[He had been under the impression that this was just going to be a New Year's Eve party, hadn't been allowed to help set up anything or even buy stuff for it, gosh-- so when Hinata'd come in to see all of, well, everything, it was probably a novel scene. Surely him gaping and wide-eyed isn't something that happens every day.

He's still reeling a little and feeling all emotional (even his own birthday had slipped his mind with all that shit happening thanks murdersantas and murderelves and murderreindeers) as he wanders around the apartment and just... seems to be looking at everything. Give it time and he'll jump into the party proper.

He hasn't been finagled into a party hat, though, someone should fix that.

He is looking somewhat bemused though, at the music choices and the decoration choices... hah... as expected of his friends......]

rooftop:
[Hinata settles down on the ledge of the rooftop, sitting with a relaxed posture to watch the fireworks light up. By now, he's been going about the party for a while and it's gotten later so it feels like a good time to comment--]

This's been really fun.

[It's the first time he's ever had a party like this for his birthday... HE'S STILL ALL TOUCHED. With warm fuzzies and such. What to do with all these warm fuzzies...]

at the party;

[ As per usual, Kyouko arrives to the party a few minutes late. Since she was invited by Naegi and had been caught up to speed on everything, it was important to her to get to know everyone else.

Still, she's never been an especially talkative person so she ends up standing on the outskirts of the room, watching everyone. ]

the roof;

[ By the time the party moves to the rooftop, she's a little more relaxed. She even lights a small firework or two.

At one point, she has an unlit sparkler, and she looks for the nearest person that doesn't have one, holding it out to them. ]

Do you want one?

At the party!

[There was no way Gundam was going to miss Hinata's party, Hell Santa and rescheduling be damned. So he's here, acting like he normally does at every party. Which means standing off to the side, watching everyone and sneaking food to his hamsters.

Although he's wallflowering, he actually seems pretty comfortable and pleased with the environment. Like, is that a small smile that might be on his face, rather than his constant scowl? Wow! Amazing!

This is a pretty small gathering, not too many people...so it's not so bad. Plus, he knows most of them and that's always a good thing. Even if it is his class and this is a party.]

On the roof!

[Who was the genius who decided on fireworks? No, honestly, this is a serious question! Because this is a pretty enjoyable activity. Even if he is watching from a particularly safe distance away from where they're being set off. But he's sitting back and enjoying the show, offering friendly enough nods to people who pass - even Souda wow - and even going so far as to try and start conversation sometimes.]

This is an excellent display, isn't it? I believe even King Asmodeus would be impressed by this fire power.

[What a conversationalist.]

Edited 2015-05-12 21:11 (UTC)

party

[What a nice birthday party. Fortunately, Peko didn't take any of Athena's board game suggestions (Twister and Pin-The-Tail-On-Hinata being chief among them), meaning her only real contribution was helping Kuzuryuu with the fireworks. No reason for her to bake something when the SHSL ~~Cook~~ Chef was going to be in attendance.

What she did bring for the party as a whole are several cutely-decorated Western sweets: cookies, cupcakes, parfaits and the like. Peko really doesn't seem the type for such cute things... does she? If questioned, she flushes lightly and stammers out a,]

A-a friend gave them to me. I thought something like this would be appropriate...

rooftop
[Thankfully the other yakuza was able to figure out a good event for them all, so Peko can be found near Kuzuryuu, occasionally letting off a few of the fireworks to let him take a break. She looks strangely intense as she lights them, though, as if she's concentrating very hard to make sure absolutely nothing could go wrong. This is Hinata's party, after all, and she doesn't want to mess it up!!]

Celebrating the New Year like this... is not so bad, I think.

Party
[As far as the indoor half of the party goes goes, Kuzuryuu has nothing to contribute. He showed up a little early to help with setup, but since then he's just kind of been hanging out. Occasionally snacking but weirdly enough not touching any of the drinks. Not even the punch.]

Roof
[The roof however, is a different story. This part is his contribution, after all. So for most of the time, he'll be setting off the fireworks with Peko. Because, sorry, but he doesn't trust most of you not to accidentally blow something or yourselves up if you're given anything more than a sparkler. Especially if alcohol ended up being involved at any point during this party. Please let's not go to the hospital tonight, guys.]

[Though there will be times where he takes a break to watch instead of lighting things up, leaning against the wall by the stairwell. He might even be smiling a little, holy shit.]

Party.

[It's a bit late into the party when Souda finally arrives. Despite being the totally awesome decorator of this event, he had to retreat to bring in his gift to Hinata. And... boy is it something.

He doesn't enter the apartment when he arrives, but the guests can definitely hear his arrival with a loud horn blaring outside. And when they exit the building to inspect the noise, they'll spot Souda in his brightly coloured glory with... a motorcycle beside him and a large grin on his face. It looks something akin to this, double seating included. Though the engine looks rather large, indicating that it's a beast on the road. And it's coupled with red LED lights that light the wheels like so, and painted decor that makes the vehicle look as though it was shot multiple times on one side. And.. is that seriously a cupholder near the handlebars? Who even needs a cupholder on a motorcycle...

Either way, he's been working on this bad boy for over a week now and looks absolutely proud of his work. The colours of the bike make sense of the Monokuma-esque theme inside the apartment, doesn't it?]

Roof.

[It is later into the night and Souda is found sitting by himself with a sparkler in hand, looking a bit disinterested as he plays around with it. He'll sigh a bit and if he notices someone approach, give them a bit of a disappointed smile.]

Kinda sucks that we couldn't've done this on the first, right? It would've been nice if this were a more traditional New Year's party... with lots of cute girls in kimono. [Keep dreaming, Souda.]

But, I guess this is pretty nice too, huh?

Edited 2015-05-17 02:17 (UTC)

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