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WHO: Kaneda & YOU! (guest starring Capsule the puppy)
WHERE: Nonah 05 sidewalk (Birthday) & Any city for the rest
WHEN: September 5th (Birthday) & Rest of September
WHAT: September 5th is Kaneda's birthday. He sort of celebrates for himself. Other than that, he'll be bouncing from city to city every now and then to scope out for Tetsuo. He may or may not ask people to bunk with them for a night instead of trekking home.
WARNINGS: Kaneda

BIRTHDAY:

[8AM, September 5th. Was it already that time again? Honestly, if it wasn't for his communicator, he honestly would have forgotten. He often did--there was nothing special about it. Well, that is, until he got here and saw so many people asking for things for their birthday. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't tempted. Whatever. What he wanted wasn't exactly tangible.

The day went about as normal, a soft 'happy birthday' to himself in the mirror before messing up his hair into it's usual position was enough. A bruised face looks back in that mirror a moment, running a hand down the skin and rubbing it, turning away soon after.]

Happy birthday, Kaneda.

[Confirmation that yes, it was his birthday, he'd do something for himself about it, and that would be that. Only one other person probably knew about it, anyway, and he highly doubted that Tetsuo would a.) remember b.) care or c.) come back to even mock him about it. Not that he expected him to, either way. Shoving his hands in his pockets, he makes his way out the door to his bike. Maybe he'd just...go off driving for the day. Do what Kasumi said and relax a little. He doubted that driving just to see where he ended up was what she meant, but she wasn't exactly specific either....

Yeah, he'd do that.]

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[Its not until 11pm that the bike pulls up to Nonah 05, engine hot from running itself into exhaustion. It'd certainly gotten a workout with Kaneda behind the handlebars, and there's an affectionate pat to the windshield as he steps off. Not exactly a talkative guest to his birthday, but a loyal, reliable one nonetheless. Fingers follow the glass to the handlebar itself, where a bag dangled. For once it's not takeout, he muses, looking into the plastic with a smile as he snaps the bike away to make room for his ass to plop down right on that sidewalk.

What's inside the bag? Two cakes, nothing big or special, but really what was just at the grocery store bakery. Honestly, he wasn't even sure what he got, only just now looking at the label. Chocolate and...red velvet? Huh. It looked white. He sets that one to the side as he opens the chocolate one, pulling out a box of forks and pulling one out. Just...straight up digging into it silently.

After all, it was his birthday. He'll eat his own damn cake. That is...unless someone finds him.]

GENERAL:
[Since Tetsuo's decided to wreak havoc among the cities, Kaneda's trying to play bloodhound and hunt for him. Which makes for a lot of travel, a lot of strain on his bike, and one tired teenager. You can find him doing any of these, either searching actively for signs of his *-BEST FRIEND-*, or if you're familiar with him enough, he might (accident or not) knock on your door to ask if he can break with you for a few hours.

He will travel home to check on his dog after a few hours, though. Or sometimes he'll even bring his dog with. It's a baby golden retriever what more of an icebreaker do you need than a boy and his dog?

A man has his priorities.]

[ooc: this is for general kaneda shenanigans as well so if you want to do anything with him, feel free to hit me up or toss up a starter! I'm good for anything, these are just the main two prompts if you want some teen boy disaster!]

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[He listens, trying to get as much cake as he can on that fork in the process.]

I'll stand on the other side, trying to ignore the beach.

[He can't help but chuckle a little. Neo Tokyo was a shithole, but it was amazing how much he missed it. The lights, the noises...everything about it.]

Even the traffic here is too quiet! How sad is that?

Heh. Funny how our worlds all differ so much, huh...?

[He smiles, moving his foot back and forth to rub Capsule's belly.]

Maybe you should move somewhere full of traffic jams, then.

[Capsule seems to fall victim to it completely, paws going straight up in the air as that foot brushes against his belly.]

Maybe, or just piss some of the drivers off a little myself.

More fun that way!

[He grins, reaching down with his hand now to rub the puppy's belly properly.]

Yeah, there's that. You're pretty good at it.

[That gets a laugh out of him, back leaning against the bedboard completely now, hand over his stomach.]

Guess I'm just full of hidden powers this place didn't tell me about.

[And those eyes cast down to that cake.]

Is the beach really that great?

[He sits back up again, looking thoughtful.]

I used to hate it, if I'm going to be honest.

Not the answer I was expecting.

[A smile, gesturing for him to go on.]

Why the change of heart?

Well... a lot of it was because I wanted to leave so badly when I was a kid. Like, it wasn't the beach, it was... everything about home.

So when you lost it, you kind of got some appreciation for it, right?

[Boy does he know that tune.]

Yeah, exactly. I had no idea.

I mean, I don't have to go home. I... if I have my friends, that's enough. But the beach is... nostalgic?

Something familiar.

Nowadays, it's like you'd give anything for a little bit of familiarity.

Yeah. I... guess I didn't expect that to happen.

[There's a pause, before he leans forward and takes more of that cake. Red Velvet was...pretty sweet, sweeter than he's used to. But he's not going to complain. That frosting's addicting.

Capsule's moved from Riku's foot to putting his head on the side of the bed, looking up with those large eyes. Sorry bud, not while the cake's still there.

Kaneda's hand taps his nose, shaking that finger as Capsule takes a seat.]

You know, this is my first time celebrating. I don't feel any different.

Really?

[Riku turns his fork in his fingers, raising a brow.]

How come you didn't before? And no, generally... it takes me a while to even remember that I've gone up a number?

[At the question, he thinks it over a moment.]

No reason to, really. No one either would remember or care and we couldn't afford shit for it.

Doubt Yamagata even knew his.

Better things to think about.

Well, I guess so, huh...?

That's okay. You've got a chance now, yeah?

[There's a look to the cake, and then a look back at Riku. A small smile forming on his face.]

Heh, next year I'm getting three cakes.

[That's a yes.]

One extra cake for every year you celebrate?

Not a bad idea!

[Oh god Riku, what did you start.]

Heh. Though I guess that might get kinda expensive...

Guess so.

Maybe people should just get me cake for my birthdays...

[He has no idea if he'll even remember it next year but it's fun to think about.]

That's generally the way.

Write it down, Riku.

Next year, I want a cake from you, alright?

Right, right.

[Riku digs out his phone, then taps a note into his calendar.]

Written down.

[A small smile cracks onto his lips as he looks back down at the cake, noticing just how little is left.]

Looking forward to it.

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