open || ain't no party like a birthday party

[complementing]

WHO: Minako, Sakura, Ragna, and you!
WHERE: One of the arcade bars in the city.
WHEN: March 10th
WHAT: BIRTHDAY PARTY!
WARNINGS: None foreseen! Feel free to threadjack for Minako's Hot Potato Categories game.



[Welcome to the Emporium, an arcade bar that Minako and Sakura have decided to host their joint birthday party at! Come on in and have some fun playing games, eating junk food, and just hanging out with the birthday girls (and guy, if he decides to come).

There are, of course, the numerous arcade games that the place is known for, ranging from the old school 2v2 fighters to the shooting gallery kinds. But there are a smattering of other games as well, like DDR, darts, mini hoops, skeeball, and the pool table, too. There's also a wall of crane games in the back, with plenty of random and mostly cute prizes to win.

Make a stop by the purikura booth if you have time. Make some duck lips at the camera and then take the snaps home! (Or give them to the birthday girls for the memories.)

Oh, and be sure to exchange your money for tokens before you play all these games. The token machine seems kind of finicky, though. Maybe a strong (and hopefully discrete?) kick will help jumpstart it.

Walk to the dining area, and there'll be a feast waiting you! The arcade is providing a ton of pizza and wings, as well as alcohol, if you can show your ID. For dessert, there's the cake that Shuji made for the girls, as well as Minako's lemon tea cakes. Those are limited supply, though, so snag one before everyone eats it up.

Next to the dining area, there's a big sign that says "DUNK TANK OUTSIDE". Maybe take a look? Just be reaaaally sure you want to climb in before you do it, though. The towels provided by the arcade are pretty small.

And finally, if you need a break from the chaos, there's a couple of couches on the second floor. Take a load off and watch from above.]

Comments

[thesettingsun]

I post enough already, I should try to go a month without making a post about something minor.

[adoringpast]

Do you really pay attention on how many times you've posted there? ...Then again, it's been a while since I made a post there myself.

[thesettingsun]

I don't keep a count or anything, but my posts always get enough comments to make my inbox explode.

[adoringpast]

Gee. Sorry for the first-world problems, Mr. Popular.

But anyways, pay attention. You're losing control of your combo.

[thesettingsun]

Shit-

[He definitely missed that last note fuck fuck fuck-]

Whatever, I'm bad at this song, I wasn't going to full combo anyway!

[It's fine!!]

[adoringpast]

Then how the hell are you going to improve if you're just gonna give up anyway?

[ HUFFS ]

I'm pretty sure everyone who's not tone-deaf has an ear for basic tempo, so at least try tapping to the beat of the song to catch up and max out that gauge. It's the most basic thing in rhythm games, for crying out loud.

[thesettingsun]

I know that, Sena, I'm going to throw this phone at you if you don't shut up and stop distracting me with things I already know-

[adoringpast]

[ he's shutting up now and goes back to watching shuji do his minimal best but DUDE COME ON YOU'RE ALMOST THERE ]

[thesettingsun]

[It's a B! Shuji clicks through the screens to get back to the main menu, then puts his phone back in his pocket.]

Okay, now feel free to be distracting.

[adoringpast]

You're done already? [ that was fast ] Why not check your other games?

[thesettingsun]

Because I'm talking to you instead, that's why not.

[Obviously??]

[adoringpast]

You'd rather want to talk to me than play more of your shit?

[thesettingsun]

Yes. That's what I'm saying.

[A good part of that is because it's rude to just ignore someone for your phone, but a not insignificant part is that he doesn't dislike Sena enough to want to ignore him.]

[adoringpast]

Oh... Wow.

[ that's actually unexpected?! the fuck. for once he's at a loss on what to say here, until he catches himself - ]

How'd you find the party anyway? Arisato really went all out this time.

[thesettingsun]

[destroys Sena by not hating his guts]

I had fun, I'm just a little tired out. And people liked my cake, so no complaints there.

[adoringpast]

You can bake?

[ he never knew that... then again they haven't exactly sat down at talked about whatever like this before, right? ]

[thesettingsun]

I learned a lot of things in August when I barely left the apartment. One of them was how to bake for my boyfriend.

[Baking was a lot easier to deal with than the monsters.]

[adoringpast]

Oh yeah, you weren't chosen to go to those missions back then. Lucky you.

[ so deadpan, but at least he doesn't sound too mean about it. ]

[thesettingsun]

This was before I even had my scythe, let alone could fight with it. I'd have been a liability.

[...he knows he's lucky, so he won't get defensive about it.]

I'm not sure about the recent team stuff, though.

[adoringpast]

[ what...... was he a grim reaper or something ]

Pretty sure that fancy scythe thing of yours going to be a lot more useful now. Though if you need more practice, I'll make sure to enlist you as a volunteer in my place the next time Retrospec needs our help again. ☆

[thesettingsun]

[Just a dead author, nothing special.]

Gladly, it's better than sitting around at home.

How was your spa weekend?

[adoringpast]

[ AH, HE'S NOT SCARED AT ALL EITHER......... who are you, shuji tsushima ]

Pretty okay. I met up with one of the guys from my group and we seemed to hit it off some. No amount of spa treatments can ever get my skin back the way it used to be, though.

[ sigh ]

[thesettingsun]

[He's pre-Retrospec him but with more combat experience and more friends to worry about.]

I'll remember the terrible sacrifice your skin made to keep people safe.