lucetilogs | Happy Happy birthday!

Who: Close friends of Rei Hino's and one other guest
What: Birthday party surprise times!
When: April 17th
Where: Tsukino Shrine around 7pmish
Summary: Rei is getting a surprise birthday party!
Rating: PG

Helios had done all he could to make sure Rei was out long enough from the shrine to setup for what was indeed her birthday. With some help from her friends and close acquaintances Helios had decorated the shrine in some lights and lanterns for the occasion. It was nothing too outrageous because he knew Rei was a more subtle person, so the decorations are few but meaningful.

Birthdays are good for starting fresh, and spring is a time for letting go of the past and starting anew. The lanterns symbolize that but also help with the festivities. Even if its a small affair Helios puts a lot of hard work into it because of how helpful Rei has been these past few weeks. So to help ease out of the terrible feelings since the draft and to celebrate the birthday of a good friend Helios will invite whoever is close to the young woman.

((ooc; For the sake of not hurting my hands trying to juggle both a post and a log I'm just going to handwave Helios putting up the announcement over the journals to help set things up for Rei's party. If you're character is a close acquaintance/friend of Rei's they're more than welcome to stop by!))

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[He doesn't want to forget. Is that so wrong? They get dragged here, used as guinea pigs, and they don't even get to remember the good stuff that comes out of it.]

Thanks. It's... a full change is a hell of a lot more work than an illusion unless you have a natural aptitude. I think I'm just gonna stick to this. But thanks. I'm glad it looks good.

Fair enough, then... You are very good at this anyway.

[It was true; she just couldn't help but be reminded of her favorite cat Pooh back from school, who happened to look exactly like this illusion, only slightly bigger in size. It was quite amazing what some people could do with magic as she had begun to consistently witness during her stay here.

In a brief lull in the conversation, Ai was reminded that she hadn't quite introduced herself before, which prompted her to do so.] Oh, I am Ai Nanasaki. It is a pleasure to meet you.

I've been practicing my whole life. It's as close to a destiny as anyone can have.

[He didn't really believe in destiny, but magic ran in his family.]

Oh right! Nice to meet you, be introduced... uh... yeah. [He drops the illusion, letting it melt away.]

[She nodded wordlessly in response to his comment, eying him curiously afterward and remaining silent for a while until the illusion was broken and she was could see his real form again, the black cat that had been in his place before now gone.]

And what is your name?

[Oh... wait, yeah, they hadn't actually got that far in introductions had they? He gave a sheepish smile.]

Max. Max Woodville. Sorry. I guess I got ahead of myself.

[Max?... Rei's friend Max, here at her birthday party?

The recollection of his name was visible on Ai's features as she gave the man a slightly confused look. It would've made sense that he was here, given that Rei had mentioned that he was close to her. Oh, yes, she had heard of him, and was more than aware of a certain recent situation involving him and Helios that apparently worked and brought them together.]

Oh... You recently got trapped by Hino-san here, did you not?

[A hint of an amused smile played on the corner of her lips.]

[Oh god... He blushes a fair bit at that question and gives a small nod. How many people knew about that? It had been a good thing but still... kind of mortifying.]

Uh yeah, that would be me.

Mm... interesting. [A heartfelt chuckle escaped Ai's mouth as she grinned, amusement clearly visible in her eyes and features. There was no mistaking that blush on Max's cheeks and it was something she could have a little fun with. Always in good nature, of course.]

So I hear that turned out quite well. [Her gaze went to scan the inside of the shrine, focus shifting from guest to guest until it landed on Helios.] It is... amusing, though, that such a bold plan on Hino-san's part was necessary.

[Well, he was just going to sit here and quietly die from embarrassment. Not that he's embarrassed about Helios, of course not. Just... apparently love makes him lose any kind of grace he might once have possessed.]

Mmmm, very well.

[He follows her gaze, smiling fondly when it lands on the other man.]

There are reasons. Stuff happened. Stuff that had been said on a previous shift.

[And Ai was going to bask in that embarrassment for a moment or two as she observed his reactions, though of course she knew her limits and didn't wish to make the man uncomfortable. She was at a party, though, and she was enjoying herself immensely, so she was about to do that just a bit more.]

"Stuff", huh? [She grinned once more as she bit her lip a little, and then proceeding to take another one of the momentarily forgotten crackers and began chewing on it painfully slowly.] Must have been... complicated, then.

[She turned her head in his direction again as she swallowed the remainder of the cracker.] With... things like this in general, sometimes it is not as straight forward as one would imagine, and... I bet the Malnosso factoring in made Hino-san's intervention all the more necessary as well.

[One thing was for sure; whatever the Malnosso did with the Shifts and the drafts, it sometimes led to unexpected results, or so Ai was beginning to understand.]

Really complicated. [But it isn't his story to tell and he won't give away Helios's secrets. He still wasn't entirely sure how they'd manage to overcome that, but he was glad that they had.]

The Malnosso are cruel bastards. And yeah, they probably... I was ready to walk away, leave him be and pretend my feelings didn't exist.

I think it would have been hard to manage that.

[At least that was what the girl expected, as she saw herself going through with it and confessing anyway. Malnosso or not, such feelings were too strong to keep contained, and whatever was going on, the two could've used each other's help.]

It is for the better that you were open with him about it, and I can imagine he was glad for it as well.

Hard yeah, but possible. If he hadn't been interested then... well, what else is there to do?

[He would have just had to walk away from Helios, because he wouldn't have pushed without Rei getting involved.]

Yeah, I- I like to think so.

Happy Happy birthday!

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That icon is perfect! :D

Hehehe, I am pleased with the icons I have for him :3

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