Shh Shh, Birthday Surprises

[manofmanylegends]

WHO: Open to Residents of Heropa #035
WHERE: Heropa #035
WHEN: December 21
WHAT: It's Mighty Max's birthday. Norman and Duncan team up to surprise him.
WARNINGS: To be updated as necessary.

Prompts in comments below.

Comments

[inchesofevil]

[Duncan's not rude enough to demand Norman's attention while he's on the phone. He puts the conversation on pause to go get coffee started while he waits for the call to wrap up. But those key words catch his attention, and once he's done with the coffee, he turns expectantly to Norman, a little less patient about having to wait now that he has some idea what this is about.

The confirmation and following request get a look of Determination.]. Abso-fucking-lutely.

[He's got a sister around Max's age, so he fell very easily into the role of big brother and part of that is making sure birthdays are good ones. Norman's got his full cooperation.]

What's the plan?

[manofmanylegends]

Holding a little shindig here, just us and the other Max. Casual dinner things, a cake, some decorations... [The Mighty One hasn't outgrown balloons, right?] Nothing over the top, you know.

[Considering some of the more recent things that have happened, like the power swap...] Besides, I was thinking he might need a little pick-me-up.

[inchesofevil]

Yeah, no kidding. [hell, he could use a pick-me-up, being stuck in this place away from everything he knows. He's sure that goes double for a kid, even one as smart and mature as Max.]

[he leans a hand on the counter as he starts talking, mostly thinking through the planning out loud.]

Well, I can cook, but for a birthday shindig you're probably going to want to order a pizza. I can handle the cake, though, as long as cake mix is still a thing here.

Maybe download a couple movies. [he means it in the same vein as renting movies, but physical media movie rental hasn't been a thing since he was a baby.] See if any of his favourites exist here, and if not get some recs for things he might like.

1/2

[manofmanylegends]

[Looking beside himself with excitement, Norman puts this all down on a mental checklist.]

Sure. [He glances around before plucking up a pad of paper and pen that were sitting beside the kitchen land line.] We'll get down stuff we need, I'll head out to grab things and see what other ideas Max has in mind.

[Hm, there have to be other ways to distinguish the two Maxes from each other, but it's probably obvious who Norman is talking about with the way he normally addresses the Mighty One.]

[manofmanylegends]

[Once they've got most of the other things they need—Norman doesn't want to call for pizza too early—and Max has shown up, it's simply a matter of decking the place out.]