[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]

I don't think he's that bad?

[deto]

What’s good about him?

[justonezero]

He's trying his best!

[Citation needed.]

[deto]

To… do… what?

[justonezero]

To do what he wants!

[NANASHI.]

[deto]

[ no words ]

[justonezero]

[:D!]

[deto]

I can’t even say you’re wrong. So.

[justonezero]

[Hehe!!]

Everyone's the hero of their own story. They have their own reasons for doing what they do! So I think it's great when they can just do it!

[deto]

You know what I’m gonna ask, right? Should I skip it? You’re gonna make that weird face I think.

[justonezero]

Huh? What weird face?

[deto]

Are you the hero of your story?

[justonezero]

I think I'm probably more of an NPC?

[deto]

[ here’s a forkful of salad for that, enjoy nanashi ]

[justonezero]

[Guh.

He is eating it but he is not enjoying it. What a shitty rabbit.]

[deto]

That’s your fourth of the salad.

[ clearly a lot less than that, but deto’s not gonna say anything about it ]

[justonezero]

[Swallowing it down reluctantly.]

Surprise salad attack...

[deto]

[ deto’s lips absolutely will not twitch up in a small smile. nanashi isn’t being cute about this at all

(but actually it’s cute in the same way his little sister is cute when she tries to adult bargain her way out of broccoli, only to fail and have to eat it with great reluctance) ]

It really isn’t that bad. Will Main Character Nacchin kindly finish off his burger then?

[justonezero]

I'm ready for burger!!

[Wow it's like a switch was flipped.]

[deto]

[ the entire burger is all his. deto will finish off the salad, not fussed ]

‘m kind of surprised we finished everything. Your stomach is tougher than you look.

[justonezero]

Hehe, I'm still growing after all!

[Nanashi, you're stuck in a video game.]

[deto]

[ deto doesn’t think being stuck here is a long-term thing either ]

Huh. I wonder if you’ll ever grow taller than me…

[ he tries to imagine a big nanashi ]

[justonezero]

I want to get at least as tall as my cousin!

[deto]

How tall is that?

[ goal to surpass?? ]

[justonezero]

Like 177!

[CM, naturally.]