Get Bent for a Birthday

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Who: The Investigation Team and friends.
What: A small birthday party for a big guy.
When: January 19th
Where: Yu's apartment
Summary: It's Kanji's 17th birthday, so obviously the team and friends need to get together to celebrate.
Rating: PG

It was Kanji's birthday, so of course his close friends from home were going to go all out for him; that's just what they did for each other, after all. Yukiko was in charge of decorations, and Cross had been given the solemn task of helping her, if only so she didn't sneak away to the kitchen. Yu, of course, had taken supreme command of the cooking bouncing back and forth between cooking dinner and baking the perfect cake like he was born in front of a stove.

Nothing bad could go wrong here... right?

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Kitchen

[linefacingforever]

Yu isn't quite in his element; if he had to pick something to say that is his "element", it would be in the living room, where everyone else is (the bedroom where he secreted away all the cats for the pet adoption would be a close second). But cooking like this? Yes, he was good at it.

A distraction every now and again would be welcome, though.

[elevatoravatar]

Walking into the kitchen with a large bag of food Elizabeth bows, then sets it on the table.

"I have done some research at the library and have decided that this may be the best way to assist in this venture. Either that or I found a book on something called the King's game? And if I am wrong forgive me, but the Bloodcurdling Beefcake Emperor means he is an Emperor, which is just the leader of a larger kingdom."

[linefacingforever]

Yu peered curiously at the bag, wondering what she brought for the party.

"King's Game?" he echoed, finally getting what he was cooking to the point where he could safely turn away and investigate the bag. "It doesn't quite work that way, but..."

He paused, a small, slightly devilish grin coming to his face. "If they let us, I'll try to get a game going."

[elevatoravatar]

She takes out another book, and flips through it then looks back at the bag.

"I believe this tome shall be able to guide me through the process of making a thing they call nachos? I believe they are things that party goers crave."

[linefacingforever]

...he had a feeling he already knew the answer to this, but he was going to ask anyway:

"Have you ever cooked before?"

Living Room

[linefacingforever]

Yukiko was given the task of decorating where they were going to have the main part of the party. It was something that played to her strength, so Yu knew she'd be able to handle it without any problem.

...but just in case, he had one of Kanji's new friends keep an eye on her and help her out if she needed it. Tooooootally just to help her out.

this is cool, right?

[hero_of_smiles]

Cross had been assigned to help Yukiko with the decorating. Mostly because he couldn't cook anything elaborate and...well to keep Yukiko out of the kitchen. Not that he knew that.

So, currently he's holding a banner in his hands looking around the room. "Ahh, whereeeee...where do I stick this?" He needs direction.

i assume so

[gigglesnortpriestess]

Yu, the only reason she's out here is because someone won't let her into the kitchen. She wasn't poisoned anyone in weeks! She was getting better dammit! But at least she was given something to do to help out with Kanji's party and she would do her best. Cross seemed to be a nice boy and Yukiko appreciates the help.

"Oh, try hanging it up the wall over there? It'll pop out more."

[hero_of_smiles]

"If you ask me, we shoulda attached lights to it. Woulda totally been really flashy that way." Fire hazards aside.

In any case, he's following her directions, putting the banner where he's told to and attempting to hang it up. They really needed step stools. But, just decorating in silence would be pretty boring. So he tries for idle conversation. "Soooo...you and Kanji are friends back in Japan, right? Your world Japan I mean."

The Party

[linefacingforever]

Cake? Check.

Decor? Check.

Presents? Check and check.

Time to get this party underway properly!

Someone tell Yu to stop writing numbers on the chopsticks.

Booze (i'm sorry but not really)

[hero_of_smiles]

Don't forget the alcohol.

Cross had thought he should bring something to the party. You know, other than a present. He's got that all down in spades.

But for food and drink? He forgot. So when he was on his way he just ran into the bar (believing it to be the restaurant), grabbed a bottle of whatever from the back counter and ran to the party location.

Too bad he didn't check the contents. The bottle supposed to taste like juice...with the added mix of vodka.

[notyourutopian]

Eleanor wasn't exactly sure she should be there. Yu had told her about the party though, and Kanji's birthday, so she knew she was invited...but after the last time she had seen Kanji (that infuriating mistletoe) she hadn't actually managed to look him in the eye without running away.

Or teleporting away. Either way she had avoided him so far. And from the way he turned corners when he saw her, she knew he was too...

Still. It was his birthday, right? She had to come. And she had to get him something, which is why she turned up, dressed in a long, swishy black skirt and a simple blue blouse, with a carefully wrapped box hugged against her stomach. This wouldn't be so bad, she knew most of the people going, right?

...Hopefully. Maybe she'd even manage to talk to Kanji without turning red.

[sewdamncute]

Awkward turtle that Kanji was, he still managed to spot Eleanor nearly as soon as he walked into his apartment. Mostly because there was a girl in his apartment that wasn't Yukiko-senpai.

And, well, it was Eleanor.

After about thirty minutes of trying, very poorly, to act like he didn't see her, he gave up and walked over.

"So, um, hello."

Yeah, he's smooth. Can't even look at her. Kanji Tatsumi, Ladies' Man, folks!

[notyourutopian]

Eleanor had not been avoiding Kanji so much as she had been not approaching him. That didn't count right? He could approach her...or eventually she'd have to got him and give him his gift. Or he could...come talk to her. Right.

"Kanji!" Sudden flashes of that kiss through her mind were enough to put a tint of flush to her cheeks, and remind her exactly why she had been avoiding him as much as possible. "Ah..." A beat, her arms clenching a bit around the gift she had been carrying around.

"...Happy Birthday?"

[sewdamncute]

Well, he was okay until she started blushing. Now he is too and he is hoping that the floor will open up and swallow him whole.

"Thanks... um, so, I-uh, didn't expect you to show up to this."

Birthday Boy makes his entrance.

[sewdamncute]

It had been a quiet morning. Spent it at the shop, working on new stuff that he wanted to talk to Cross about making fly-able and trying to not think about the fact that it was his birthday, according to this strange place, even if it was technically four months earlier than back home.

No matter. He was going to go back to his apartment, take a shower to warm up and then get to work on something for...

Someone.

Except, as soon as he stepped food on the floor where all the IT had their apartments, he could hear people in his apartment. People that didn't sound like Goku and Gohan. He wished he had his shield with him, but that was still back in his bedroom in Inaba, so he was reduced to balling up his fists as he opened the door.

[linefacingforever]

Yu had just been walking by the door with the cake when Kanji burst into the apartment. He jumped slightly in surprise, not exactly counting that... unfortunately he also didn't count on losing his grip on the cake.

Oh no, someone save it...!

[sewdamncute]

And, Kanji, not expecting his senpai there with a cake, just sorta watches as it falls to the floor and lands on his shoes.

"Shit."

[linefacingforever]

...welp.

The cake didn't just hit Kanji's shoes; it got all over Yu's, as well as his pants. For a moment, he blinked down at it, a bit bewildered... before he reached down, swiping some of the cake off with a finger and sticking it in his mouth. He frowned slightly, disappointed.

"...it's too sweet," he murmured, reaching down to pick up the cake remains, before going back to the kitchen.

[rashness]

[ He feels a little awkward being here, and a little antsy, but he is. Unsure of what to give a gift, he instead just sort of made some food and brought it as a dish to pass. some sashimi with fairly high quality tuna they got at the restaurant today ]

[linefacingforever]

[Like Yu is going to object to someone else bringing in food. He'll take said dish when Rin comes in, offering him a small smile.]

Thanks; this looks great.

[rashness]

No problem. I didn't really have another gift.

[ ... Who is this guy again? He might have seen him at school, but man if he's good with memory of anything ]

[linefacingforever]

That's all right; I'm sure Kanji will enjoy this.

[He offered his hand; he's pretty sure he saw him around school, but they never talked.]

Yu Narukami.

[sewdamncute]

[When Kanji sees Rin come in, he walks up to his friend and seems to be a little more relaxed than he was before.]

Hey, thanks for comin', man. I didn't think they'd be doin' somethin' like this for me here.

[rashness]

No problem - I just followed the invite here, so they've been planning it for a while.