032 ~ [voice/action] | Throughout the Week

[distressedude]

[The last experiment was a weird one, but thankfully nothing too traumatic happened for it to stick with Ion in the long term -- even if he is kind of upset that he spent a few days as a girl again and, just as last time, apparently no one noticed. He's not that girly, is he? Sigh. His former Manliness instructor would be so disappointed.]

[But he's not going to dwell on that too much, because it's almost May 1st! And that means it's almost his birthday! He missed his chance at getting to celebrate on the actual day in the years past due to various different circumstances, but this year he'd definitely have a birthday party! He's never had one before, after all... but other than that, he's not really sure what else someone might do for their birthday. And he wanted this year to be special! Which is what eventually inspires a short post over the journal:]

If you could do whatever you wanted on your birthday, our current circumstances permitting, what would you do?

I've been thinking about this myself for a few days now, but I don't have much experience with celebrating my own birthday. So I was wondering what other people might do to celebrate the occasion.


[House One - April 27 - May 1st]

[But as the day wears on, Ion starts to find himself feeling a little under the weather. It starts with a cough, quickly escalates into a fever, and by around late afternoon he staggers into the house with his face flushed and looking worse for the wear. He won't really stop to talk, instead making a quick beeline for his room and crawling into bed. He'll probably pass on dinner that night as well.]

[And unfortunately for him, that's where he'll be staying for the next few days, all the way through his birthday on May 1st. He'll be more lucid by then at least, but still mostly confined to his bed. Looks like whatever birthday plans he eventually settled on would have to be put on hold this year as well.]

[ooc: House One folks/visiting CR can choose any day in that gap or just skip ahead to his birthday if you want!]

Comments

[Written]

[complicatedliar]

I'd raise the average intelligence of the village.

[Written]

[distressedude]

[Well then.]

I'm not so sure that falls under the category of "circumstances permitting".
Unless you're planning on holding a village-wide lecture on your birthday?

[Written]

[complicatedliar]

Circumstances are usually permitting.

Yes. A lecture. A very pointed one.

voice;

[cherishedmiracle]

[Well besides doing everything imaginable related to dangos...]

I'd spend the day with my family and friends! Though since my family isn't here, I suppose it would just be my friends... [But loved ones. ye.]

voice;

[distressedude]

Spending time with one's friends does seem like the best way to celebrate your birthday. I've been to a few birthday parties that were held for that purpose, and they were always a lot of fun.

[Which goes without saying he's never had one for himself. He's only had so many birthdays in the past, after all!]

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[cherishedmiracle]

Yes, it's always fun that way... It's an important day to celebrate, after all! So doing so with your loved ones is always nice.

[And it goes without saying, but she's curious to ask anyway, so...]

Have you never had a birthday party of your own?

[Voice]

[takesyoubytheheart]

[Hey, remember that gigantic mouse that totally saved your butt... then you had to remind him not to fly? HI THERE.]

The best thing ta do, no matter where yer at is, have a party!

[Voice]

[distressedude]

That certainly seems to be the general consensus so far... [Wait, hold on a minute here--] Oh! You're the one who rescued me from the tree before!

[Voice]

[takesyoubytheheart]

Huh?

... Hold on, you could talk the whole time?

[This is under the assumption you're still a cat.]

[Voice]

[secretmiracle]

I would have a large cake, with candles, and plenty of icing on the top! You really can't think of birthdays without thinking about cake soon after, that's why all birthdays should have one.

[Getting a cake and blowing out all the candles is one of the big reasons she looks towards her own birthday! That and the party, gifts and seeing all of her friends and loved ones. Aah, birthdays are such happy occasions!]

[Voice]

[distressedude]

Oh, of course! I can't really imagine a birthday without cake of some sort. [...] Though now that I think about it, I wonder where the tradition came from exactly? It seems a bit strange for multiple worlds to have the same tradition.

[Voice]

[secretmiracle]

Me neither, birthdays and cakes go hand in hand! [But now Ion is wondering, she has to wonder as well. Hmm...] Perhaps the first ever person to have a birthday said 'I would like to have some cake to celebrate this day', and from then on all birthdays had something to do with cake. [...] Though I'm content with pudding, myself.

[Did she even answer the question? Was the part about pudding relevant? Apparently Erica thinks so.]

[Written]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

[It's a good question and even with her own birthday coming up, Ginia can't answer. She really didn't plan on doing anything for her birthday, not really seeing it as a thing worth celebrating. It also felt too self-serving gathering people together for a party or something and the few people that did know didn't strike her as party-types anyway.

Not that Ginia was sure she wanted a party either. It was complicated.]

Maybe a trip to the hot springs, really take the time to unwind and relax and pamper myself. Or a walk along the beach, weather permitting.

[Written]

[distressedude]

Taking the time to take care of oneself sounds like a excellent way to spend the day.
Though would that be something you'd be doing alone, or would you invite someone with you?

[It sounds like it'd be a little lonely, spending your birthday alone.]

[Written]

[whiskytraitorfirefight]

I suppose if someone wanted to go out to the hot springs or beach too, I wouldn't mind, but maybe by myself.

[A pause.]

I guess I don't give too much thought to birthdays. But I take it you or someone you know have one coming up?

[Video]

[dunkinchili]

Eat so much cake, they'd have to arrest me to get me to stop!

Like, handcuff me an' everything!

[Video]

[distressedude]

[Oh goodness. That enthusiasm gets a small laugh out of him.]

Wouldn't you make yourself sick, eating so much cake?

[Video]

[dunkinchili]

Doesn't matter, if I get sick, frees up space for more!

[With utmost confidence.]

voice;

[wildsaber]

[Luke isn't very good at this.]

... I don't know. I think having a nice dinner and some cake would be just fine. Maybe shopping...

[A pause.]

Wait, when's your birthday? [... He should get a present, shouldn't he? OH GOD.]

voice;

[distressedude]

It's on May 1st. Just a few days away from now.

[Which he specifies only because he's not sure how used to the new calender Luke is just yet.]

I chose it myself a few years ago, but never had the opportunity to do anything for it. I thought perhaps this year would be a good one to try and change that.

voice;

[wildsaber]

[The answer is: not very.] Ah, that makes sense. You should do whatever you want! Especially if you haven't been able to celebrate here before.

[He'll... get Ion a shirt or something. He's not very good at this, but whatever.]

[silversnowfall]

[Ion is rarely one to forego dinner, unless he's told someone he'll be dining with one of his friends instead; even if he isn't hungry, he comes to enjoy the time with whoever else made it to the table! So when Nephry doesn't see him and hasn't heard from him, she thinks first that he just forgot to say something...and second that he might have been kidnapped, and she should check his room.

She's polite and aware of personal space, so she knocks first, but that doesn't stop her from pushing open the door.]

Ion? [Oh, he is here. In bed - maybe asleep.]

[distressedude]

[She receives a very polite greeting -- a few coughs instead of a response. But not long after that, he pokes his head out from under his blankets, face flushed and looking rather sleepy. He sounds terrible.]

Nephry...? What time is it?

[May 1]

[yourfononsarewhack]

[On the morning of Ion's birthday, Jade gives a soft rap on the door to Ion's room, to see if he's awake.]

Ion?

[May 1]

[distressedude]

[The reply that comes is a bit groggy -- though it's hard to tell whether the knock woke him up, or if that's just how he sounds right now. He's spent the better part of the past few days sleeping off his fever.]

Come in.

[And when he opens the door, he'll find Ion sitting up in bed rubbing at his eyes. Sleepy fon master is sleepy.]