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[beautiful_monster]

WHO: H017 residents, Phantom Thieves, Otabek, other friends of Yusuke
WHERE: Heropa 017
WHEN: Backdated to Feb 1st
WHAT: Yusuke's birthday party
WARNINGS: Underage drinking probably

[ It may not be exactly the right date, but it wouldn't be right to let Yusuke's birthday pass without a proper party. So texts have been sent out to Yusuke's fellow thieves and other friends with a time and place, and preparations have been made.

The dining room table has been taken over by an array of junk foods—a few pizzas with a variety of toppings, piles of katsudon pirozkhis, a bucket of fried chicken, savory biscuits and fries. There's a note on the fridge that it's been stocked with a variety of soda (and there's a selection of alcohol scattered in cabinets and on top of the fridge for anyone more adventurous.) And, in the center of the table, is a cake that has very obviously been hand made. It's been iced in bright white icing and sloppily trimmed in an icy shade of blue, and scrawled across the top is "Happy Birthday Yusuke!" in a shaky handwriting. Turns out icing a cake is harder to do than expected.

Meanwhile, in the living room there's a stack of off-brand board games piled on the coffee table like "Sweets Realm" or "Rat Trap." Or, if games missing pieces aren't your thing, there's a selection of video games propped up against the house console. Try your hand at off-road racing matches, or badly pixelated ultimate fighter! Or there's always a cheap made for TV sci-fi movie. Who wouldn't love to watch Lobster Attack or Sharkaconda??

Failing that, there's always talking to the birthday boy once he shows his face. ]

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Birthday boy!! OTA

[lempereur]

[ They didn't have to do this. Yusuke would have been perfectly fine letting it pass without any fanfare like he usually does, maybe allowing Yuri's rejection of his help with dinner.

Then Futaba made a public announcement, and Yuri insisted on inviting everyone over, so here he is, armed with the bottle of champagne gifted to him by Blue. He's overwhelmed (misty eyed??) by the thoughtfulness of it at first, but after the initial wave of feels and thank yous, he'll be stuffing his face. Two of everything on his plate, and a billion fries. He flits happily between the guests, snacking and drinking responsibly (for now), still happy that everyone is willing to devote their time to him.

Maybe he'll ask you to dance, or offer you something to drink, or ask you to explain who Mario is and why you would want to go to his party?? Play with him. He's an adult only in the eyes of the law. ]

[beautiful_monster]

[ Yuri isn't far from Yusuke's side all night, though he's been more than happy to mingle with the other party-goers that have come to join the celebration. As soon as the artist has sat down to eat, however, Yuri makes himself comfortable right next to him with his own plate piled with pizza and fries. He's not very inclined to show much affection in public, but sitting as close as he can manage is safe enough. ]

Are you enjoying everything?

[stylistic_disloyalty]

[Sometime when Yusuke's putting another two of everything on his plate, one of the candles on the cake suddenly flares to life. It's lit just long enough to be seen, and then suddenly goes out. That should be enough of a hint, right?]

[She's been gone-- no social media, no concerts, doors on the church closed, she hasn't even texted about her commission. Strange? For anyone who knows how addicted Luci is to attention, it is strange. But apparently she's back now, and creeping on Yusuke's birthday party, watching his reaction to the self-lighting candle through his window. Yes, she's waiting for him to notice her.]

form your regrets now

[halloflamer]

[Blue's first pitstop at this party was, unsurprisingly, the alcohol table. But don't you worry Yusuke, as soon as Blue's got a cup in hand, he's making his way over to deliver a hearty slap on the back.] Heeeey, there's the birthday boy! And here I thought you were gonna be a stick in the mud after all!

[He leans in closer to whisper, then, because he remembers their last conversation.] So you got a little somethin' somethin', huh? You know. [He holds his hand up, thumb and forefinger forming a circle. 👌]

[looseleaves]

[ After singing happy birthday and welcoming Yusuke to the party, as well as helping Yuri, Hajime was dragged into a few video games because he'd been a wallflower. Apparently that wasn't allowed here. This quickly erupted into some mayhem of its own, with Hajime winning most matches. He doesn't mind being a little bit of entertainment for the night even if he's not singing or dancing, but he doesn't really like the attention and when he sees Yusuke he's quick to speak-- ]

Ne, Kitagawa-kun, would you like to take my place? Fufu, though it really looks like you have a lot on your plate... everything looks so good, doesn't it?

[bypasser]

[Otabek’s shift ran a little late, causing him not to have much time to shower and get dressed before Yusuke’s party. He snags the presents and pops over into Yuri’s room which is thankfully empty. He’s not super late but enough that he’s embarrassed by it. When he gets to the main room, it isn’t hard to find Yusuke and he snags his hand, tugging him to the side to say hello.]

Happy Birthday, Yusuke.

[He hands him a green gift bag stuffed with silver tissue paper and dips in to steal a quick kiss.]

This you open now and the other in private.

[khajidont]

Yusuke!

[ Jaime sets his gift on the table in front of him, to be opened either now or later (they're both deeply sensible gifts: a attractively patterned thermos to keep his drink warm even if he gets distracted by painting for hours on end and a few adorably squishy stress balls shaped like animals to keep his hands functional after aforementioned painting marathons) and leans on the table, offering him a grin. ]

Congratulations! You're officially an adult. How's it feel?

[winningkatsudon]

[ Yuuri felt... a little out of place at the party, but only because he wasn't that familiar with everyone here yet. And... yep, there were definitely people around Yurio's age drinking. He didn't want to say anything -- he didn't really feel like it was his place to -- but nothing was more awkward than having a newly eighteen year old try to hand you a drink. ]

Ah... no thank you. I shouldn't drink.

Impromptu Bar? Impromptu Bar!

[calltheundertaker]

[McCree knows he's a bit old to be here. One look around the room and he knows for a damn fact that most of the people here aren't legal to drink. But he'd heard that there was a party and, being a good roommate, had offered to buy some booze. How that had morphed into "tend bar for a party full of minors" he's really not sure. But he's doing it, and he'd like to think he's doing a fine job]

[Of course, his main responsibility is handing people things in bottles, or sometimes pouring shots. He's okay at making fruity drinks, and he'd been given enough warning that there's a cooler full of Hunch Punch on the floor next to the small table he's turned into a makeshift bar.]

[And yeah, it's not legal, but it's better to have a bonafide adult here to keep an eye on the kids, right? In theory it keeps shenanigans to a minimum, or at least lower than it might have been without a metal-armed cowboy sort of in charge of the booze. He's not really in charge, and god knows he's not acting like he is, but if you want someone to do the mixing? Jesse McCree is your man. For tonight at least.]

[lempereur]

[ Too old to be here is Yusuke's thought exactly. He's not sure why the older man would take much of an interest in he and his friends just hanging out, and he's far from the type to think about the fact that maybe an adult should be present. oh shit he's an adult now But if there has to be one, it's best that he not only doesn't mind stupid teen shenanigans, but is actively encouraging them. ]

Are you sure you want to be here? You could get in trouble for this.

[ And then, raising an eyebrow at the cooler full of red liquid: ]

What is that?

[beautiful_monster]

[ Yuri's been a little suspicious of this strange adult in their midst, but as long as Yusuke doesn't seem to mind him...he can't be that bad, right? Especially when it looks like he's serious about offering them all drinks.

That cooler is still pretty sketchy though. He nudges it with a toe, head tilted dubiously. ]

What's in there?

[stylistic_disloyalty]

[Sometime after Yusuke's convinced Luci to actually come inside, obviously the first place she goes is the bar. Forget food, if she's going to be out somewhere, she's going to be intoxicated ASAP. If everybody's lucky, she'll get loose enough to belt out something from the highest point she can find.]

Yusuke didn't tell me costume was required, or I would have brought my chaps. [She grins and taps the table.] Tequila, two shots. Start me off right, cowboy.

and make it double

[halloflamer]

Hah! Finally someone's got the right ideas around here! [A loud and annoyingly nasally voice proclaims. Whoever just got to the party, he's got two full grocery bags on each arm, and clanks them down unceremoniously next to McCree's setup. Some beers, some fruity liqueur, some vodka- Blue knows how to throw a party.]

[Well, as for "bonafide adult", ....yeah, at least McCree is there.]

[Blue stops to give McCree a once-over. A new face, and an imposing one- his eyes definitely catch and hold on that metal arm- but he shrugs it off and grabs a cup to get himself started on the liquoring up.] Hey pal, you must be new around here, but if you're getting that Yusuke to loosen up then you must be okay! [Don't worry. His voice doesn't get any less grating as he shouts directly up at your face.] I'm Blue, who're you?

[khajidont]

Uh, dude? Do you really think it's a good idea to be pouring everyone shots? [ Jaime says, eyeing the whole affair a little nervously. He's not going to crash the party and be a total stickler for the rules - that would be rude, and besides, they do enough dumb stuff that drinking is probably last on the list of inadvisable actions taken by... most of the people here - but that's when it comes to beer and champagne. Shots seems like a one-way ticket to Bad Idea Junction. ]

That seems a little intense.

[axeboyfriend]

[ Much like the last party he attended, Shinjiro is being a wallflower. He's near the dining room table with a can of soda in his hands (no alcohol for him), watching everyone else as they enjoy the party. He looks comfortable enough despite not having taken off the ever-present beanie or coat, but he also doesn't seem particularly inclined to mingle himself. ]

[lempereur]

[ Not acceptable. Yusuke worries about Shinji adjusting to behaving like anything resembling a normal human, and hiding in the kitchen is not the way to do it. Yusuke approaches him, setting down whatever dangerous nonsense McCree is handing out on the table. ]

Stand up. We are going to dance.

[ You're probably not in the spinoff dude, this is your only chance! ]

[beautiful_monster]

[ Unfortunately, Yuri isn't very interested in leaving guests alone tonight. Especially not one he knows has a Persona. ]

What kind of guy comes to a party just to keep to himself the whole night?

[halloflamer]

Fighting-type!

[Blue comes up out of nowhere, shoving his butt onto the table next to him to give Shinjiro some forced-company, since he saw the guy was skulking about alone again. He remembered his promise from the last time they talked.] And Normal, too. Kinda surprising for a power like yours, huh?

[He holds a beer bottle out for Shinji to take if he wants.] How's it hanging?

i promise this won't be a conversation of "..." "..."

[looseleaves]

[ Wallflowers stick together, right?

Well, even if they don't, Hajime's kind of exhausted all of his extrovert functioning. Playing video games and being cheerful and everything is so tiring, so he excused himself to grab a bottle of water (no soda or alcohol for him, thanks) and now he lingers nearby, content to people-watch. It helps that Shinjiro doesn't seem to be talkative like everyone else, so silence is pretty comfortable. If he does glance over, Hajime just gives him a serene smile. ]

A Beautiful Host!! OTA

[beautiful_monster]

[ Joke's on you; Yuri's a terrible host. After the food situation has been taken care of, Yuri's made himself comfortable on the couch to try his hand at the cheap looking fighting game. For the moment he's happy to play vs the computer, but there's a second controller on the coffee table just begging for someone else to jump in. Or the stack of board games and movies off to the side. ]

[bypasser]

Have you played what’s yours like?

[He picks up the board game and shows it to Yuri. Otabek has never even heard of it but it sounds amusing. Sitting on the couch beside the other skater, he rests the box in his lap and bumps Yuri’s shoulder.]

Hello, Yura.

jaime reyes | The Roomie Of The Birthday Boy | OTA!!

[khajidont]

[ While Jaime may be a little too straight-edge for this group of good-hearted rowdy teens, he's not about to comment on it. Instead, he helps himself to a solo cup of punch and some of the snacks, mostly content to be a wallflower and watch the whole affair from the comfort of a couch that's not his own. It's not so different from that party Yusuke threw for Red, but this time? It's not his mess to clean up. Score!

Otherwise you can find him planted squarely in front of the TV, enjoying the hell out of Sharkaconda ("oh man, that animatronic is so janky") or rifling his way through their video game collection ("ooh, Luigi Kart!"). Come and say hello, why don't you? ]

[stylistic_disloyalty]

[Oh look, a straight-laced loner. Apart from the herd.]

[Excellent.]

[Luci helps herself to leaning over the back of the couch, cup of something that reeks of alcohol in her hand, smirking away.]

This must be the best seat in the house. You've been here for a while.

Futaba Sakura | Co-Host and BFF Extraordinaire | OTA

[codeoracle]

[Futaba is, for once, not being a wallflower or hiding off in a corner. The event was meant to be kept small, isolated to Yusuke's friends for the most part. That being said, as designated best-friend of the man of the hour, and the one that started this whole plan with a network-wide birthday wish, Futaba was actually being fairly social.

When she wasn't talking to some person or another--or when she wasn't otherwise occupied with annoying Yusuke as was her sworn duty in life--she was easily found by the games. Namely, she was kicking ass on Luigi Kart or Surperb Slam Twins. Let no man say they could beat her when she mained Lonk.]

[lempereur]

[ Seeing Futaba actively socializing, instead of just accepting it, is a sight to behold. If she glances at him at some point in the first hour or so, she'll probably catching him finger framing her, like it's an event to remember forever. Which it is! It makes him happy. Is that just McCree's punch? No. Happy. Happy and proud. ]

I will race you.

[ He's the speed guy, that will transfer into racing game prowess. Maybe? ]

[looseleaves]

[ Despite his profession, Hajime really isn't that much of a people person, but he's really trying tonight! When he's not playing Ultimate Super Coliseum Fighting Warriors XVI and kicking a surprising amount of ass for a shy and soft-spoken teen, you'll probably find him changing out empty trays from the table, wallflowering and recharging when he has the opportunity of a quiet moment, or in the off-chance there's a sci-fi movie on, watching animatedly.

Every now and then, he nervously glances towards the punch table (he's fifteen, maybe keep him away from the booze, even if he looks halfway curious) and you might find him sticking out from underneath a table finding one of those missing pieces which is, apparently, its own little game.

Be careful if you stay too long or pass out. You might get... dusted off? Well, Hajime wants to help clean up, and there's uh, a lot of confetti. Everywhere. Sorry if he's dusting you and you wake up. ]

[beautiful_monster]

[ Yuri has absolutely not stayed away from the booze at all, especially not once that cowboy showed up and started bartending. So, when he notices Hajime eyeing the selection too, he stumbles over to sling an arm around the other boy's shoulders with a buzzed grin. ]

Are you gonna... Are you sticking to water so you can babysit us?

OTA

[crimeboy]

[Akira had sent Yusuke a gift of course, needing to be as dramatic as possible. He left a note and all of that, but Yusuke did deserve a visit at least! Akira wouldn't miss his birthday party, no matter what plans were going on otherwise.

A shame that this party is lacking a karaoke machine, but Akira was sure that he could get along just fine. He started the night by finding Yusuke, giving him an embrace and a kiss to his cheek as he wished him happy birthday, then getting himself into the alcohol. He just wanted one drink, not getting wasted or anything this night, before settling down in the living room, setting up some video games and waving someone over to come play with him.]

C'mon, I have played video games in awhile, let's have a match or two~

[Or whatever honestly. Akira was open to suggestion. He just wanted to have a chill night.]

mess

[halloflamer]

[While Blue spent most of the earlier half of the party loudly asking Yusuke embarrassing questions about his relationships (and bragging about his own), he does eventually stumble around to the rest of the party. It's then that he spots Akira on the couch, controller in hand, and no opponent- and narrows his eyes.]

[Well, if he was looking for competition in Luigi Cart, look none further than one Blue Oak, Luigi Kart machine. Blue flops down on the couch next to him with a little bounce, and grabs the other controller from the table, his cup balanced between his teeth until he sets it on the table with his free hand.] You're on, jock-boy! Get ready to be left in the dust!!

Catch-All for Satan

[stylistic_disloyalty]

[Who is this fancy, white-suited person who seems to hold her liquor pretty well and keeps right on partying? Or maybe you recognize her and want to know where she's been for the past 2 months.]

[Or you're trying to take a photo of her and she's coming at you to confiscate your device.]

Re: Catch-All for Satan

[halloflamer]

Nice digs! [The voice that has been obnoxiously ringing through the party all night finally turns itself on Luci, paired with a bright and unabashed grin. Blue gestures towards her with his cup.]

You an artsy friend'a Yusuke, or something?