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[thisloveisjustice]

WHO: Tatsuo Kihara and... anyone who even vaguely knows him
WHERE: Tatsuo's new apartment in Tisse, which is a step up from the trash heap that caught fire last month
WHEN: Saturday evening, June 10
WHAT: House warming party! There's pizza and ice cream! If you're really nice, bring a gift. Otherwise, just bring yourself.
WARNINGS: Tatsuo's not providing alcohol, but if you want to BYOB he's not going to stop you.

The text went out Friday morning. JUST SIGNED CONTRACT FOR NEW APARTMENT! HOUSE WARMING TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7! [INSERT ADDRESS HERE]

Come Saturday night, there's a stack of pizzas and 2-liters of soda on Tatsuo's counter and ice cream in the freezer. As for the rest of his apartment... look, it's a huge improvement on his last place.

The entry opens into the living room where Tatsuo has a couch and coffee table. Rather than a table in the 'dining room' next to the kitchen, Tatsuo has set up his office. A desk for his laptop and two bookcases full of various books and science periodicals. There are two tall stools at the counter and though it's a galley style kitchen, it doesn't feel too cramped since there's just the high counter between it and the living room.

The door to the bedroom is opposite the entry and there's a double bed, a nightstand with lamp, and a small dresser. Take a quick right and there's the bathroom. Need more space? There's decent sized patio off the living room.

There is nothing by way of decorations, with the exception of a small framed picture of him and his mom sitting on his desk. Hey, his last place did catch fire after all.


A. SET-UP/ARRIVAL

Did you help him move in earlier in the day? Are you an early arrival or do you sneak in half past eight?

B. FOOD

There are two pepperoni pizzas, one cheese, one Hawaiian, and one supreme. No sneaking off with a tub of ice cream though. Especially not the mint chocolate chip in the back of the freezer. Or did you bring a bag of chips as your house warming present? It's perfectly valid.

C. MUSIC & MINGLE

Tatsuo has his phone hooked up a to a blue-tooth speaker and a selection of 80s classic rock and 90s pop songs are playing. Do you agree with his selection or do you take over with your phone? Maybe now is the time to discuss when country music officially jumped the shark with that guy over there. [occ: legit a conversation I briefly had with coworkers last night]

D. CLEAN UP

The party has wound down. Who's asleep on the couch and who is helping Tatsuo clean up?

Comments

[judgementkazzy]

[ Good. Kiryu made sure you lived somewhere that wasn't run by a slumlord, Tatsuo!! ]

Yeah, that's a good plan.

[ Ah, Kaz follows him to the door, holding out those muscular arms of his. ]

Let me know if you need help. I can carry some.

[thisloveisjustice]

[Sometimes Tatsuo is just a tiny bit jealous of those muscular arms. Like, how much can Kiryu bench at this point? Can he do a Gaston and lift a benchful of women?]

Actually, that would be great. I'll probably drop the top two if I tried to carry everything myself.

[It's not that it's heavy... just cumbersome. He digs out his wallet and pays the delivery person while he starts handing Kiryu boxes.]

Here, take these ones and I'll take these.

[He hands Kiryu three of the pizzas and takes the other two himself.]

[judgementkazzy]

[ He could definitely do that, Tatsuo. He could probably lift you... ]

No problem.

[ Kiryu grabs the boxes easily, they may as well weigh nothing at all.... ]

Where should I put them?

[thisloveisjustice]

On the counter there. Thanks.

[Tatsuo gestures toward the counter with his chin. There's just about enough room to line up three boxes side by side. The rest can just be stacked on top.

Once that's done, Tatsuo fishes a sharpie out of a kitchen drawer and starts labeling the boxes. Pepperoni,
cheese, Hawaiian, supreme...]

[judgementkazzy]

[ Cool, he's got this. Kiryu sets the boxes down in a row, stacking the ones that at the very least smell the same... ]

Looks good. You went all out, huh?

[thisloveisjustice]

What can I say? I enjoy parties.

[The orphanage had been stingy with parties. So forgive Tatsuo if he finds random excuses to have fun with his friends.]

[judgementkazzy]

It's nice.

[ Kiryu may not have had the same issue but he's here for parties. ]

You deserve to celebrate.

[thisloveisjustice]

Damn right. I am one step closer to being a proper adult.

[because he still can't cook. baby steps. baby steps.]

[judgementkazzy]

Don't sell yourself short, I'd say you're practically there.

[ You can just order takeout for the rest of your life...!! ]

[thisloveisjustice]

Well, mostly. Though a friend pointed out last month than I should be taking better care of myself by eating healthier.

[ie not so much takeout and cup noodles]

[judgementkazzy]

Ah, I'm not quite there yet in that case, either...

[ Instant noodles are his biggest food group... ]

[thisloveisjustice]

[instant noodles, microwave dinners, and cereal]

Then let's do our best, yeah? We'll figure it out eventually if we keep at it.

[judgementkazzy]

Yeah, exactly. One meal at a time.

[ One instant meal at a time! ]