[CLOSED] HYVÄÄ SYNTYMÄPÄIVÄÄ!!

[enflame]

Who: Lalli, Emil, Akira, Dirk, Jude, Ruby, whoever they want to bring, and Lisko!!!
Where: The garden on the recreation floor of the Shehui apartment building everyone’s in.
When: Dec 2nd OOC
Open/Closed: Closed to invited guests

( Hello, beloved and invited guest! Actually, you likely aren’t beloved and maybe aren’t even directly invited. Anyway! Welcome to the birthday party of the age: Lalli Saku Hotakainen who maybe possibly turned 20 sometime...now...soon? Yeah.

His birthday party reflects how unsure the party planner is of the recipient’s actual birthdate. Some parts of the party have obviously been thought out — for instance, there are three birthday cakes (1, 2, 3) and several gifts already present when you arrive. The chairs and decorations, however, are somewhat mismatched and novice in presentation. You might have enough seats for yourself and your guest, and you may or may not get tangled in some haphazard streamers that are lackadaisically slung in trees. It’s a toss up. At least there are ample plates and about five meat and vegetable snack trays.

It’s a very obviously non-traditional festivity. Also there’s a big lizard there. Have fun. )

Comments

[enflame]

( Thanks for that nice slack you cut for him, man. Emil isn't an expert tracker by any means, and this garden can get a bit...samey. But he eventually finds Lalli and chuffs victoriously. There you are, you rascal. )

Hey. You're alright?

( Somewhere, Lisko is licking a cake. )

[lalliho]

[WHY VICTORIOUSLY, HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING whatever... whatever.]

Hi. Yes. It just got tiring.

[Let Them Lick Cake]

[enflame]

( He followed directions and found the hidden treasure!! let him live )

Oh. ( Emil doesn't know how to feel about that, exactly -- is that his fault? Did Lalli just not sleep well? Oops??? Staring for a second, Emil finally sits down awkwardly while continuing to observe Lalli closely. ) Well...did you like what you did stick around for?

[lalliho]

[HE DOESN'T SLEEP.......... EMIL]

Hn? Yes. Of course I did.

[??????]

I'll probably go back in a while. Just wanted to breathe.

[enflame]

( I WAS EDITING IT i sleep and just woke up, cut me some slack!!!! rest, w h a t e v e r

Regardless, that's relieving to Emil, and any tenseness he felt leaves at the reassurance. ) That's good. Good.

( He's still not really sure about this mysterious need to impress Lalli -- well, on one hand it's rather easy to explain. There's always been a need to keep up a certain appearance, but that quickly became specific to him as a single person. That's his friend, now. His weird friend who he wants to think the world of him. )

A lot of people showed up...I guess that doesn't help wanting to breathe, but isn't that wonderful? You've made a lot of friends here. ( Not that every person here would be on Lalli's "Friend List," but they all know him or want to know him...warms Emil's soft heart a few degrees more. )

[lalliho]

[i will cut you slack, but not emil. he is definitely that kinda guy.]

I don't think so... Just you and Akira. Dirk, maybe. But Jude is stupid and mean, and Ruby is living with me?

[enflame]

( He still doesn't quite understand what Lalli's problem with Jude is, but he's not sure if he ever will. He tried to help Jude understand a little more about his friend, but...that didn't seem to be working so well. Damn. )

Well, we both know Ruby! And it'd be good if you could be closer with someone in your room since you don't know them. Everyone came, so that means they like you.

( Mmm...the more he thinks about it, the more mixed he feels about this. People liking Lalli is a weird concept, but if you ask him? More people should! Still, Lalli surrounded by other people taking up his time and attention. Feels bizarre, man. )

All in all, I'd say this party went exceptionally well. Did you open your gifts yet? ( Truthfully he got distracted, even though this was something he didn't want to miss!! )

[lalliho]

[Someday...probably... Dumb idol games are clearly the answer.]

Mrh. Maybe. Or they like you. You invited them.

[People don't like him and they never have, so... He's not worried about it.]

Oh. Was I supposed to...? I thought I'd do that when everyone went away.

[enflame]

I invited them, but I invited them so they could celebrate you. It's not my birthday.

( Lalli doesn't seem to care, but Emil sure does!! Accept friendship, boi!!! )

And you can open your gifts whenever you like. If you want to wait, that's fine. ( Except that means waiting and THAT KILLS THE SWEDE!!! )

[lalliho]

When is your birthday...?

[He probably...should have asked this soon... Anyway...]

I think...I want to wait. What if I open it and I don't know what it is. Or I don't...feel anything.

[Or people think he doesn't feel anything, because Lalli is hardly alive enough to be considered a human with real emotions...!!!]

[enflame]

April 24th. ( Expressed easily because he's...not Lalli. )

Feel free, then. ( That may actually be a smart idea...saving your thank you's and a potential fake reaction for telepathy when the person isn't there anymore. Lalli done cracked the code. ) These people are strange, so who knows what all they got you.

( Knowing Dirk it's probably some SB&HJ onesie...who wants to react to that in real time?

Showing off the fact that they're much better at this shit than Emil, Lisko almost gives him a heart attach after they poke their head through a nearby bush, face smeared with white frosting and flat dot sprinkles...baby, what did you do... )

[lalliho]

Mmn.

[Oh good, Emil agrees...! This is greAUGH HI.]

Oh... I didn't get to try that one.

[sad...]

[enflame]

( Lalli didn't get to try the gay cake...tragic. )

What did you do? ( Lisko ambles over, snorting out some cake specs before standing on their hind legs in a triumphant post. Why aren't they being praised for their scouting abilities??? Why is Day Dad grabbing them and wiping their face, making them snort and wriggle??? ) This lizard...Lisko, whatever you did was probably extremely naughty.

I'm sorry; I'm sure there has to be some cake left. ( Emil hopes, anyway... )

[lalliho]

[It's pretty good scouting, baby, but you gotta use words to demand praise, like a sensible kid raised by two idiots that are desperately thirsty for approval.]

Mmn. Maybe.

[Or he'll just reach over to some part of Lisko's face Emil somehow hasn't reached and swipe some with his finger. And eat that. Because fuck it.]

I can't believe you got me three cakes...

[enflame]

( Emil watches Lalli with a raised eyebrow, though secretly hopes there's some cake left so he can eat it. Don't judge him. )

I didn't know which you would like best. There were also a lot of people coming, so I needed to take their tastes into consideration!

[lalliho]

[how could Lalli truly judge after what he just did...]

Mm. I wasn't saying it's bad. I like that you did it, I think.

[Liking things is Strange.]

It's just...new.

[enflame]

( Ugh, Lalli...stop making him feel so soft inside! Since they're alone and Lalli isn't a tool so...allow Emil to also swipe some lizard snout frosting. This is a sacred bond. Lizard nose cake eating. )

As long as you liked it. ( Surprisingly, the cake is not tainted by a strange lizard taste. Delicious. ) Imagine what your birthday could look like a year from now. There will be more time to prepare and hopefully we're home or a place with similar resources. By that time, five cakes might be more suitable...

( Emil will find any excuse to drown in cake, try him. )

[lalliho]

[look at this sacred family bond they share.]

Pfh. Definitely not five cakes if we're at home.

[what the heck is having friends and family]

Another year... It seems so long.

[enflame]

( To solidify the sacred connection, Lisko tries to lick the rest off their face. The triangle is complete. )

...Oh. ( It honestly seems so obvious once Lalli says it, but he got caught up in the happy, blind excitement of the idea. He...can't throw Lalli a birthday party if they go home. The distance, not knowing enough about Finland or the language for it to be feasible. Just another reminder that while they could communicate somewhat and be together on the mission, this strange situation is beneficial to their relationship more than he consciously thinks about. )

A year is a long time to think about. We've already been here for almost half of one, too. ( His voice and face are tinged with the melancholy that have deeper into his brain. He'll get over it in a second, but his mood is momentarily crashed. )

[lalliho]

[may the circle be unbroken]

Mmn.

[…There's not too much to add to it all, really. Being here is sad, being home will be sad. Wherever he is a year from now, things will be bleak. Instead, he slides his hands underneath Lisko's arms and lifts them. Which is a struggle.]

Are you supposed to do birthdays by year? You grow so much faster, you weird lizard...

[enflame]

( Oh my god...baby's first birthday. The idea is already making Emil soft, which thank goodness. He was tired of being moody for those 30 seconds. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Lisko stares at Lalli blanksy while kicking their legs back and forth. Caught in Night Dad's clutches!! )

I'm not sure. It seems like a waste to wait so long when they become adults in six months. Should that be a birthday a month...? ( He'll do it, you just watch him. )

[lalliho]

No, that's too much... Unless they get one of those tiny cakes instead of three normal ones. Do they have people they like...?

[Listen, he can't handle doing this once a month, whether his lizard baby is friendless or not. He'll stick his tongue out at Lisko, though. Blehhhh, lizardface.]

Maybe they need a birthday, though. Shouldn't they be...older?

[their baby is a baby]

[enflame]

...Us? ( Those are the only friends of Lisko he can think of. This baby needs to get out more. ) Maybe we can give them a birthday when they can talk more.

( Even though that seems like such an ordeal...they don't know a lot of words, anyway. Their baby!!! Their talent at talking is showcased by the string of gurgles that they voice in protest of Lalli's tongue. ) Sometimes it's strange to see how alike you two are.

[lalliho]

[abruptly stops sticking his tongue out.]

Hey!

[He's not a lizard toddler!!]

[enflame]

( Uh remember when you compared Emil to that same lizard toddler? )

What? It's true! It's not a bad thing. ( what does it say about him that his bf acts like a baby alien lizard...... )