[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!]

[Filtered to Auldrant Folks]
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[Action]
[And with that out of the way, Ion gets all set to go out for the day and get some much-needed errands done. With all the snow these past two days, he hasn't been able to go out much at all. But now that it seems to have calmed down a little outside, he's makes his way out into the village.]

[Of course, as soon as he reaches the plaza, his first stop is to the clothing shop to find a new winter coat, because he's starting to outgrow the one he's been wearing. And maybe he should look into a few new sweaters while he's at it -- he could never have too many warm clothes, after all! After that he goes to the library to drop off a few books while picking up some new ones, just in case the snow starts up again later this week.] 

[After that, he finishes up in the item shop to look around and see if he can find something to give as Christmas gifts. They may not have the holiday back on Auldrant, but given this is his 4th December here in Luceti, he's more than used to it by now. But he might look a bit troubled -- choosing the perfect gift wasn't always easy!]

[After finishing his tasks for the day, he walks around in the snow for while, admiring how pretty the landscape looks when everything looks so white and fragile, before going to the tea shop to defrost for a bit. And once there, he'll be so nice and warm he might just doze off for a bit while reading a book. All in all, a pretty normal day.]

( House One - Action )

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[And while the rest of the village is still recovering from the most recent experiment, a certain young “couple” doesn’t seem to be very bothered at all. On the contrary, they seem to be in just about the greatest mood ever as they go about their day in Luceti! And why wouldn’t they? The only thing they remember about this past week was being married for a few days.]

[And seeing as they’ve already been dating since November, it’s not as though that made too much of a difference in their lives, right?]

[...at least, that’s what they think. Anyone who knows them might remember things a little differently.]

[They’ll be spending their day more or less attached at the hip, so feel free to run into them just about anywhere! Whether that be at Seventh Heaven, where they’ll be splitting a sundae and maybe even feeding each other in that really annoying cutesy way, the clothing shop, with Ion holding Anise’s bags while she shops and then Anise holding them in the end because it’s Ion and you call those muscles, at the fountain making wishes AND LITTERING, or sharing the occasional kiss or two around the cherry tree grove in the north part of the village. ]

[But this is totally normal behavior for them, right? Right...?]

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[And later that evening, the journal kicks on to show the two of them cuddled up next to each other in bed, wearing pajamas and idly turning through the pages and talking about something. The sudden video was intentional though -- they have something they'd like to ask about!]

[More than likely, this is one of those things they'll be reeeeeally embarassed about once the effects wear off on the 9th. Anise is the first one to speak into the journal:]

Hey, everyone! Remember the experiment last week? Well, Ion and I were married, and now we’re wondering...

[The fair maiden turneth her most radiant of smiles at her beloved because that’s what lovebirds do.]

...how long do you suppose couples should be together before they start considering marriage? [A pause, and then a soft laugh.] Not that we’re considering marriage anytime soon, of course, but...

Boooo, Ion, don’t you want to marry me? [A playful little poke and cuddling even closer.] I can’t believe you’ve been leading me on like this!

[And with a totally straight face even:] Oh, but I do want to marry you, Anise.

[...jfdjsfxvsdhf. ////// ] A-Anyway, we were wondering what people do when they get married. Do they throw a huge party? Do they get gifts!?


( OOC Note )

[Today started out very strangely for Haru.]

[For starters, he woke up in a room that, albeit familiar, was not his. How did he fall asleep in Flo-chan's room again? How strange! If he doesn't remember falling asleep there... did that mean he forgot to tell Oneechan he was staying over!? Oh, no! He doesn't want her to worry about him! Still, it is odd that he doesn't remember. And he doesn't like not remembering things. He has enough things he still needs to remember... maybe someone in the House knows?]

[After that, he'll start heading back towards his real home over in CH 7. But not before giving Yui a little message so she knows not to worry. Unfortunately, he really has no idea how filters work, so the whole message is very much public. The voice is certainly Ion's, and anyone who knows him well enough might be able to tell the visual difference between him and Florian given he's a bit older now... but the way he's talking sounds much more like a child's voice than his own. Not to mention the fact that he's suddenly using Japanese words despite not looking even a little Japanese.]

Oneechan! I think I fell asleep while visiting Mama yesterday. But I'll be home in a little while, so don't worry about me!

[Of course, given this is Haru and not Ion, he'll probably get distracted along the way. Feel free to find him around the village, most likely in any place where there are flowers. And of course, aside from the fact that Haru doesn't bother hiding the scars on his neck, he'll look just as he always does! ...if not just a bit more spaced-out.]


( AU Info )

[Save perhaps Sync's recent arrival, Ion hasn't been as stressed as he has been these past few months. The lack of experiments has made for a nice change of pace, though he's been refraining from saying as much. Just in case the Malnosso suddenly feel like putting an end to this little break... but it's that lack of stress that makes this new condition of his all the more mysterious. Losing a few feathers when he was sick wasn't entirely uncommon for him, and he had been feeling rather under the weather these past few days, but... well.]

Perhaps this is a bit of an odd question, but has anyone ever had their wings suddenly [...] change? Aside from just the color.

[Glancing over his shoulder. He has his wings folded behind his back so they don't appear in the journal-window. Usually they weren't out at all... which is mostly why he's only now noticing the change.]

Though I guess the color would apply as well, in this case...

[...]

[What, they don't really teach about filial puberty in school! At least, if they did, it was probably one of those days Ion when was out sick. Which is a lot. Though someone Ion's age probably should have already lost most of the fluffy feathers on his wings...... he's a late bloomer, okay.]

[ Filtered from Ranka Lee and Artemis Fowl // 65% ]

[When the entry starts up, the picture is blocked with something in an attempt to make it somewhat anonymous.]

I was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice [The next part is added in hastily.] about girls. There's a girl really like and I was thinking about asking her to go to the festival with me, but I'm not really sure how t---

[There's a short gasp and a somewhat loud crash as the journal is knocked down and whoever was writing comes down with it, revealing the writer to be Ion. The reason for his fall? Why, the girl he was talking about, of course! She's been returned from the AU-equivalent of a kidnapping and was dumped right on top of him, both of them in plain sight of the journal's camera!]

R-Ranka...!

[How deliciously awkward.]



( Mini OOC Note )