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

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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

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[She holds up her thumb and index finger.]

Just a little bit evil.

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Would it be more or less evil if it was both eyes instead of one?

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Hmmm...probably both? According to most science fiction, two glowy eyes means that you're too far gone, one means you're not completely made of metal yet.

[Anyways. Time to change pose! Minako puts her back to Cleo and holds her fingers like a gun.]

Charles' Angels!

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Ah- That's a movie, isn't it?

[... listen, knowing even that much is progress for her.

But she mimics Minako's pose with a grin.]

Not completely made of metal yet, though... There's a slight problem with that.

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[The camera flashes, and she relaxes from the pose, looking at the preview on the screen. Very nice, and Cleo will look better with devil horns next to her cat ears on this one, she's sure.]

Slight problem?

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[See, Cleo's sense of humor has grown somewhat from spending all this new time around people. From Ryoji's good-hearted nature, all the way to Natalia's teasing, she's started to develop her own taste for humor and jokes.

Unfortunately, that taste is for freaking people out.

Cleo waits until the camera is about to go again, before shaking her head.]

You see... That's troubling, because...

[As the camera is about to go off, she reaches to her face, and... pulls out her left eye, pointing it at Minako with her best evil grin, letting the camera flash again. At least she has the decency to close the empty socket.]

It's the eye that's not glowing that's the result of a change.

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[.....................................

The camera catches Minako's flabbergasted expression just in time. That'll be fun to decorate.]

Oh my god, Cleo. You can't just spring that on me like that!

[Except she just did, and they have photographic proof.]

Is...is a glass eye or something??

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It's, ah... Someone else's eye?

[She sounds a little sheepish, putting it back in.]

Did I tell you that this eye can see now?

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[Someone.....else's eye..............Cleo what the hell.]

No?

[No time to continue that thought, though, it's time for the next pose. Which involves making cat paws with hands.]

...nya.

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[HER VISIONS ARE A HELL OF A THING.]

Oh. Well, it can, it happened when I got this new eye...

[... okay, well. if that's what Minako's doing, she's gonna just. slide over behind Minako and duck, so hopefully all the camera can capture is her own cat ears over Minako's head.]

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[Minako can see it in the preview screen and this utterly delights her. She grins, and the camera flashes.]

That was perfect.

[She might send this to David later and see what his reaction is ufufu.]

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[She grins back, clearly proud of herself.]

I'm glad I can make these useful.

[She's going to look at the picture, too...]

They're cute on you.