I know, I'm not a little kid anymore

[keystaff]

WHO: Sakura Kinomoto, OPEN
WHERE: Fai's house! Since she lives with him now.
WHEN: April 1st, early afternoon
WHAT: Sakura's friends are invited to a party for her birthday.
WARNINGS: None?



[Maybe some arrived earlier, to help get the food ready or set up any decorations. Most of it is ready, though some preparation might be more last minute in that morning once she has opened presents from her family - after dealing with an initial prank from her brother, given the date and all.

She hadn't anticipated anything too huge or fancy. Though that might end up debatable given how Fai tends to spoil her at the best of times. Still, the house should hopefully be big enough. She hopes. Sakura fusses a little with her dress, her hair, before coming to try offer to help with any last minute decorations or anything. Once people do start arriving, everyone is free to mingle and enjoy the food and drinks (non-alcoholic).

Sakura tries to get around to say hi to everyone, sometimes but not always managing to be the one to answer the door. She seems to be enjoying herself, glad of the chance to catch up with everyone in person, even if some might not stay all day. And given the weekend, given the holidays, she isn't so worried on staying up late either. She joins in with mingling, and might be easier to corner and get some one on one time later in the afternoon/evening, once others might have already gone home.

She doesn't have a traditional cake, but a number of cupcakes for everyone instead, with those and the rest of the snacks provided being made by Fai. With Xiaolang's help, and maybe Sakura managing to somewhere in the process of making it all.]

Comments

[blondferret]

[Derek frowns a bit. Oh, so Retrospec took his eye.]

Oh, I see. That sucks mate.

[flowrite]

It does suck indeed, Fai certainly wouldn't argue that. But he doesn't like to talk about it much--especially when he's at Sakura's party and he can see that the subject is causing Derek to frown--so Fai just smiles and concentrates on changing the subject. Today should be a happy day, no frowns allowed!

"So how do you know Sakura-chan?" He pauses for a second and then laughs. "I mean, I'm guessing through Retrospec?"

[blondferret]

[Derek shakes his head.]

Not initially. I happened to walk into her work one day back in September. But I didn't realize she was on the app until October.

[Yes... October, when she walked into him having a confrontation with a dementor and he taught her how to make a Molotov cocktail... Derek is really hoping Fai doesn't ask details.]

[flowrite]

Ah, right. The bakery. That makes sense. And Fai's already struggled with the awkwardness that comes from an adult befriending a younger person through Retrospec (and having to explain to parents that he's a social worker/therapist/whathaveyou as an excuse to spend time around them without raising eyebrows) so it doesn't immediately occur to him to question it further.

"Well, thank you for coming to the party," he says with a smile. "Sakura-chan is a sweet girl. Admittedly I'm a little biased," he adds, laughing, "but she deserves to have friends and parties and be a kid for a while longer. Not that the last few months have made that easy."

[blondferret]

[Derek understands what Fai means. Being an adult with Retrospec sucks enough. He can't imagine having to deal with it as a kid.]

I agree. Kids should get to be kids. You only get to be a kid one right?