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[vaccination]

WHO: You, Jesse Pinkman, and some party people.
WHERE: A conveniently located park in Heropa.
WHEN: Saturday.
WHAT: Jesse's birthday! Turning 12. Feel free to tag in wherever or make your own sections.
WARNINGS: God only knows.

NOTE!!! Anyone is welcome to come, whether they replied to Skye's post or not. Stumble into a party, assume they saw the invite, whatever!

[For a last minute thing thrown by a two people who don't have much experience with birthday parties, it's all come together pretty well. Nevermind that they actually didn't have a place to hold the party until not too long ago (minor detail), but hey, that's what public parks are for. Covered seating, a hearty amount of streamers and cheap, brightly colored table cloths, food scattered around the tables--this is probably what a birthday party for a younger kid would look like.

Whatever, it's charming.

There's a man made lake and a few fire pits for cooking nearby, though it looks like meat was probably forgotten in favor of baked goods, chips, dip, pizza, soda, and beer.

If one pays attention, they may catch sight of Ellie and Skye exchanging high fives throughout the party. Well done, ladies.]

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leading Jesse to the party

[hackitude]

[Skye's trying to keep her nervous energy and her grin under wraps as she changes into her clothes for the day in Jesse's room-- though it's closer to noon than to morning. We'll leave it up the audience's imagination as to why.]

Hey. Let's go to the park. I heard there's been some rad street art on the walkway lately.

SURPRISE! - greet the birthday boy upon his arrival

[hostage]

[When Jesse walks around the bend in the path and catches sight of the streamers and party goods set up ahead, his face lights up. This is beyond what he imagined when he suspected Skye and Ellie might be up to something, far beyond anything his own parents even did for his birthday as a child, and he might be a little misty-eyed by the time he reaches the picnic area and lets go of Skye.]

[hackitude]

[If for any reason anyone wants to talk to Skye at some point, she'll be milling about the party and serving cake, once the candles have been blown out. It looks terrible but it TASTES DELICIOUS.]

[valr]

[Kara is here because she is, sort of, Jesse's friend. But mostly she's here because Skye kind of expected her to and it seems like it'd cause a fuss to not show up, so this is easier. She didn't exactly dress up for the occasion, but at least she left the alcohol at home for a day, knowing this party is slightly more 'all ages' than the usual type she attends.

That's fine, though, there's food and at least a few people that she doesn't mind talking to, so she's sociable enough, for her. And if she sneaks off to smoke occasionally, hopefully on one will hold it against her.]

[ex_question191]

[ stiles got an invite from abigail, but he's quietly anxious about coming to a party for someone he doesn't know that well. he's not really hugely into huge crowds of people. but hey, if there's a cute girl, and maybe he can sneak some beer, that's all he needs. ]

[ he does actually manage to snag a gift, since his dad told him never to go to a birthday party without one. but he picked it up on the way over so it's literally just a gift voucher for a local grocery store and a two-for-a-dollar card. happy birthday... ]

[shittybirthday]

[ Joel turns up late to the party. He's missed the whole surprise part, anyway; everyone seems kinda settled in and enjoying themselves as Joel heads for the covered seating area.

It was his birthday yesterday. His birthday always does a number on him, but yesterday - yesterday was bad. Yesterday was full of memories of Sarah and of his little dying in his arms, and today - well, today is full of memories of the aftermath of losing Sarah. To anyone else who doesn't know Joel well, he just looks like his usual surly self. To anyone who knows him well enough, the pronounced haggardness in his hard, world-weary face perhaps reveals that maybe there's something more going on.

In any case, he's decided to bring himself to the party because as much as he dislikes how fond Ellie is of Jesse, she did help put this thing together and apparently, according to Skye, she made a cake. Joel knows Ellie more than well enough to know how happy she'd be even if he just told her she did a good job. And Joel did promise Ellie that he would at least try to make a little more of a conscientious effort with her friends, even if he despises them. Not that he despises Jesse, but it will forever rub Joel the wrong way how close Ellie and Jesse are.

And as much as Joel would prefer to be left alone, maybe at least making an appearance at this thing will in some way help take his mind of stuff he no longer has the energy to dwell on.

So, here Joel is, dressed in nothing particularly special and approaching the party area looking kinda hesitant and like he's not especially thrilled to be there. He comes to a slow stop just at the entrance of the covered seating area and glances around awkwardly.

He is actually clutching a present in his hand for Jesse, though. It's half-heartedly wrapped in a brown paper bag, like Joel had just grabbed whatever and stuffed it in there. No card or anything, of course. Just a crude paper bag. ]