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

[keystaff]

That...um, well. We had to change plans a little with....with the painting and all, with the app. We were going to do paintball instead. We did talk about it before though. The party, who to invite and the present idea at least.

[Look, she just wanted to cheer Iwai up. To make sure he had a good day and got to spend time doing something fun with his friends. In some way of thanks for everything for what he and Fai had done for her already.]

[geckoman]

You're a good kid. Thanks.

[She gets a pat on the head. Seriously, this was a good thing and she did good. Even if plans had to change on the fly because of the world breaking.]

[keystaff]

This was a little more last minute, with the app and all, but. As long as you're enjoying it, is the important thing. And the food.

[That the food turned out okay as well. She's just relieved it turned out okay, so long as Iwai was having fun. Even if they had to change plans from what they had initially wanted to do.]

[geckoman]

It's nice. I didn't know there were that many out here that thought about me like this.

[Hey, he knows he's a grump. And a hermit.]

[keystaff]

Well, now you do! I mean, I know you said you wanted something smaller, and this isn't too big. I tried to tell Fai-san, but he still wanted to do something a little bigger and something different than a dinner for you.

[Even if the plans had to change. She's just glad Iwai seems to like it and be enjoying himself in spite of that. In spite of him claiming he wouldn't want anything big, or figure that he would have that many people to invite along.]

[geckoman]

Hm? You didn't need to. Whatever Fai had planned was sure to be fine. He knows me better than anyone honestly. I think I would've liked the party he'd wanted to do.

[Sakura, he never actually said he didn't want a party. It's okay, sweetie. Iwai's not upset at all.]

[keystaff]

We were going to play paintball. Separate into teams against each other. But then this....repainting everything kind of takes priority now.

[So at the least they could gather some friends and have fun and celebrate anyway, as best they could, given the circumstances. Celebrating Iwai's birthday while figuring this out in doing what they needed to do to help out.]

[geckoman]

This is actually fun too.

[It's clear he means that too as he looks at all the people splashing paint.]

The fact that people are here at all is probably one of the best presents I've ever had.

[keystaff]

The best present? Really?

[Hearing that above all else, that was what made it. What made her sure that they had managed to pull this off regardless of the change of plans, regardless of Retrospec. That Iwai had said that.]

[geckoman]

Yeah. Really. Thanks, Sakura.

[Because this really means a lot to him. He's going to remember it for a long time to come.]

[keystaff]

It wasn't just me. But...you're welcome. It's worth it, if you're enjoying it.

[Which is all she had really wanted. For Iwai to have fun and have a good day. That's all.]