[open] BIRTHDAY PICNIC

[tinged]

Who ꕤ EVERYONE
What ꕤ zelkova's picnic-birthday bash!
When ꕤ oct 3
Where ꕤ Holzig Camping Grounds
Content Warnings ꕤ some grief, probably



PRE-PICNIC

[ The invitations have all been sent out, but there's still prep work to be done. The food and drinks have to be made, the decorations crafted and set up along with the tents and such. An eclectic mix of players are organizing this event: Mr_Misteaks, tylorific, Vogel, Mithrun1, and tabibito. Hien (!) has kindly (tabibito's phrasing) volunteered to help them set up. Though in the end, it's more like four capable adults and two problem children (who have stringent orders to stay AWAY from the knives).

Should anyone else choose to come early to help out, they'll be welcomed with smiles. There's joy in the air, though loss tinges it at the edges.

Before the party starts, however, Hien will be gone. And before that, the group presents Hien with a small "cake" of his own: a savory spring galette. ]

HAPPY, SAD BIRTHDAY

[ At noon is when the guests are told to arrive, with the party lasting until sunset.

Holzig Camping Grounds looks a little different! The decorations are simple and colorful; banners of varying quality hang over the tents and weave through the trees. Most notable are the silver and gold balloons that read: Happy 0 Birthday! There are thick logs for seating and some foldout seats for those with sensitive bums around the lone campfire, lit and flickering wildly.

The tents are also set up for some reason! (They're for naps.)

There are multiple picnic tables. The first and smallest provide finger sized portions of tamago sando and fruit sando. The next couple of tables are bigger: build-your-own bars for sandwiches, salads, hotdogs, burgers, and s'mores! There is, of course, a table for alcohol and other drinks.

At the center table is a cake, German chocolate and winter-themed with five little fondant ornaments placed by five different hands, and strangely enough, there is a dish of roast pork with parsley sauce right next to it. If asked what the dish is, tabibito will answer with something that sounds like "Steak Flakes Persimmons" at first before they pronounce it properly and fluidly: Stegt flæsk med persillesovs.

Eat up! Have fun chatting! And don't forget to dedicate a toast to Zelkova! ]

A BREAK

[ A little out of the way, in a small clearing, guests will notice there are a couple of ugly pinatas strung about: there are exactly three of them and they're all the letter C in a putrid green. Guests are encouraged to use their own weapons, though a wooden stick is provided.

If piñatas aren't their thing, there's also a giant watermelon, a blindfold in the design of an angry pomchi, and a wooden baseball bat. Ok, so watermelon smashing is a beach thing, but why not take their anger out on something right? They've all been through a lot. ]

SHE DANCES ON THE WIND

[ Midway through the party, tabibito calls for a moment of remembrance for Uta. tabibito will toast to her memory with a quiet smile because she was all smiles all the time and so full of drive - but everyone is free and welcome to honor her memory as they wish. ]

Comments

[justonezero]

Okay, you're on!

[deto]

… And.

[ a sullen glare his way; a meaningful pause. ]

If you come back and say you’re an example of a bad thing, don’t think I’ll let that go without punishment.

[justonezero]

[Oops ehe. Giving a nervous laugh?]

[deto]

YOU.

[ angrily shoving a carrot stick into nanashi’s mouth. ]

[justonezero]

[DISTRESSED CARROT-EATING NOISES.]

[deto]

Be thankful for the food in your mouth. Anyway, let’s go sit over there.

[ nodding at one of the log seats. ]

I have enough food for us to share.

[justonezero]

[Nodding as he finishes off the carrot stick. He will follow to the log seat!]

[deto]

[ there’s enough food to share due to sheer volume of items, but everything on the plate seems made to serve one as he had no intention of sharing initially. ah, well ]

Sit here.

[ and he’ll take a seat next to nanashi, handing him some crumpled napkins before assembling a sandwich from the ingredients on the plate. there’s a little bit of everything: meat, cheese, greens, a mix of all the spreads. sorry if nanashi is picky with food, but here, deto tears him half the sandwich ]

Eat this.

[justonezero]

[Sitting when told to! He is a good bun. He does watch eagerly at the sandwich assembly, lighting up when offered half.]

Thank you! It looks great!!

[deto]

[ it does look great, doesn’t it? deto's kinda smug about how great it looks. call him the assembly king.

he takes a bite of the sandwich and closes his eyes at the taste. bliss… ]

Better than eating mushrooms off the ground…

[ that’s for sure ]

[justonezero]

[He at least finishes chewing his first bite and swallowing before he exclaims:]

You really have issues getting food?!!

[deto]

[ eating his sandwich in big, enthusiastic bites ]

I just didn’t know how the game worked at first, being trapped here and everything. It’s not like that anymore.

[justonezero]

You found the shops where you can order food, right?!

[deto]

Yeah - but they don’t have those end of day sales, so I don’t wanna waste my GP. Since I don’t have a lot.

[justonezero]

Do you need to run some more dungeons? I can go with you!

[deto]

[ he's not surprised by the offer, but ]

...? Are you worried about me?

[justonezero]

Yes?

[He has to ask????]

[deto]

Why? I'm fine.

[ what's there to worry about!! ]

We can go later - after we eat, maybe.

[justonezero]

It's still worrying...

[He gives an affirmative nod at the suggestion to go after they eat, taking the chance to get another bite in.]

Yeah, we can! I haven't been invited to a party like this before, so I want to stick around a bit.

[This guy. Cheerfully nomming away tho.]

[deto]

In what way though?

[ does he look that incompetent? and is nanashi rabbit nibbling his sandwich, wow ]

That's fine. I guess it would be rude of us to dine and dash, or whatever it's called. Whose birthday is it anyway?

[ he pushes the plates toward nanashi, saying in a low murmur, "point at what you wanna eat next." there's stuff from every table, so ]

[justonezero]

[He can eat big bites he's a human ok. But he doesn't devour things as fast as Deto, either.]

Well... everyone's in danger now, so if you can't get food you won't have strength to protect yourself. It might even kill you?

[Is there a starvation death here... let's not find out.]

I don't want anyone else to die. Plus, I'm one of the only healers available right now. So I want to help as much as I can.

[Simple as that! And once he's finished up the sandwich-]

Maybe the roast pork? Oh, and I have no idea whose birthday it is. It looks like it's for a zeroeth birthday though, so I'm not sure what that's supposed to mean...

[deto]

[ deto's just a 5'8" teenage boy that needs to eat lots so he can grow to his full potential at 6'1" in the future. ]

Oh, okay, but I only have one fork. You go first - here.

[ passing the fork over. ]

Zero-what? Did you just baby sneeze??

[justonezero]

[Accepting the fork for food. Yum!

And pointing at the HAPPY 0 BIRTHDAY sign while he eats.]

[deto]

[ looking at the sign like ? ? ? ]

Doesn't that mean... newborn?? Did someone have a baby in this game?!

[justonezero]

...

[Okay food is now on pause.]

That shouldn't be possible... right?