first time for everything | open-ish

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WHO: Iwai, Fai, and Iwai's family/friends/coworkers
WHERE: Unstoppable (and later Iwai and Fai's house)
WHEN: The afternoon of May 6
WHAT: Iwai's paintball birthday party has turned into a paint splattering party! Thanks Retrospec.
WARNINGS: Excessive cuteness, possibly probably likely innuendo involved in any thread with Fai and Iwai together



[When the world went white, it threatened to crush Fai's plans for Iwai's first real birthday party ever. How on Earth were they supposed to have a paintball party when they had to paint the world just to see any of it? Over the next several hours of frantic painting just to see their house and pets again, however, a plan began to evolve.

On Friday a text went out to everyone Fai thought might be coming to the party, and everyone he'd talked to about it:]

CHANGE OF PLANS. BDAY PARTY FOR IWAI, MAY 6 @ 2PM @ UNSTOPPABLE. LETS HELP MUNE-CHAN PAINT UNSTOPPABLE! cake and drinks coming with us. lmk if you need help finding the shop

[Small bits of the paintball shop are already visible, mostly near the corners, as Iwai's done his best to restore his livelihood by himself. And yes this is a surprise party--Fai actually managed to keep from spilling the beans.

Fai will be driving to the party, a cake and snacks and drinks packed into his newly-painted, pretty little sea-green Prius. While the painting is going on he'll be setting up a folding table nearby for refreshments, and there's a good chance he'll end up trying to convince someone to team up with him and splatter everyone else with paint at some point. Because he's a giant ten-year-old.

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Comments

[toobigtohandle]

... You know, I don't think I've ever even held a paintball gun in my life. How does that compared to shooting the real thing?

[Because that he has done, so that's a good point of comparison.]

[blondferret]

Well, it's not much different. I mean, loading it is way easier and you don't have to worry about it jamming up. I prefer the rifles over the pistols though, since it's able to hold more paint balls. But I do know they are also significantly lighter than a real rifle, which probably makes it more maneuverable.

[toobigtohandle]

Hmmm. Lighter might not mean better for someone my size.

[He actually prefers his weapons to have a bit of weight, since it's not a hardship for him to carry them.]

Maybe once this whole thing is... over, we can have a real match where you tell me the rules.

[blondferret]

[Derek smirks.]

Ah, so the student is becoming the master now eh?

[toobigtohandle]

Well, not exactly. I'm asking you to teach something completely different.

[blondferret]

Either way, I will be the jedi master in the situation and you will be the young padawan, yes?

[toobigtohandle]

The what?

[Derek, why have you still not learned about Kenta and his lack of pop culture references.]

[blondferret]

[Derek stares at Kenta. How? HOW COULD HE NOT KNOW?]

Galaxy Battles. It's like one of the classic american sci fi movie series.

[toobigtohandle]

[Shrug.]

I don't watch that many movies. And I'm not a big fan of sci-fi.

[Or more exactly, Jirou isn't a big fan of sci-fi, and Jirou is how he sees most of his movies.]

[blondferret]

[Not you too! Gah, I need more friends that like sci fi!]

Remind me, what movies do you watch? I don't just say, "What Jirou watches." I want actual examples.

[toobigtohandle]

... But that's what I do. I mean, I only go to the movies with Jirou when he wants to see something, and I don't really remember any titles, to be honest.

[blondferret]

[Derek really tries to not give Kenta a looks of pity, but he's probably failing at the moment.]

... Can you describe a movie that you liked?

[Or were you too googly eyed at Jirou to even pay attention to the movie?]

[toobigtohandle]

Not really? I can't even remember the last time I saw one, to be honest.

[He was totally too googly-eyed at Jirou to pay attention to the movie, Derek.]

[blondferret]

Dude... what do you do when you have down time? Don't you ever veg?

[toobigtohandle]

Hmmm...

[Pondering...]

Mostly, I read. Or I'll go shopping with Jirou, or take him to his drag shows and help out backstage. Or I go to the dojo to work out.

And I don't really have that much down time, between school, work and... family stuff.

[blondferret]

What kind of books to you read then? Would you watch a movie based on your favorite books?

[toobigtohandle]

Well, I like non fiction, history, political science...

[So no, probably not, Derek.]

Movie adaptations of books tend to be very hit or miss, don't they?

[blondferret]

Have you tried watching documentaries?

[Derek's not going to give up!]

[toobigtohandle]

[Why, Derek?]

I sometimes put National Geographic as background noise when I'm working from home.

[blondferret]

[Because Derek is stubborn and doesn't know when to stop.]

Well, there we go, you like National Geographic! I wonder how you would do with historical documentaries. Ever tried those?

[toobigtohandle]

I... honestly can't remember if I have.

[Honestly, Derek, he mostly forget he has a TV, which is a feat given how huge it is. They mostly have it because it looks good in the living room. And it occasionally doubles as a security cam monitor.]

Why do you want to know all this?

[blondferret]

What? A friend can't ask about another friends interests? Besides, it will give me ideas for what to get you for your birthday. When is your birthday by the way?

[toobigtohandle]

... I don't know. I don't think I've ever had friends who did that.

[Because you have no friends, Kenta. Well, had.]

It's July 20.

[blondferret]

[Derek gives Kenta an alarmed look.]

[What kind shitty friends does he have?]

What? You're kidding.

[toobigtohandle]

... No, I'm not. Why would I be?

[There's another thing too.]

I don't get close to people easily. And there's quite a lot I have to hide from most people.