happy birthday from all of us to you

[diamondo]

Who: All the Dangans + Parker!
Where: Violet City
When: 8/31, evening
Summary: It's Ishimaru's birthday and his classmates are throwing him a surprise party. This can't end badly.
Rating: PG-13 for language. I'll update this if there are any changes!
Log:
Never again. Mondo is never planning a party this big ever again. Of course the original plan didn't take into account the arrival of five classmates, so originally this would have been easy enough to handle. Now, though? He'd practically run himself ragged making sure that everyone was here and everything was ready.

The hotel was kind enough to lend them the Conference Room for the occasion, and it was quite a large room that should easily fit all of the Hope's Peak classmates and Alice. All the food is spread out on a table by the wall (it's entirely vegetarian, since that's what Ishimaru likes) and the tables are situated nearby so that the guests can actually sit and eat. There's plenty of open space in case anyone wants to dance to the music that's been set up (though Mondo doubts Ishimaru will set foot on the dance floor, it's mostly to entertain the other guests). The gifts are all piled in the back corner and there's even a large TV for the guests to watch. All in all, it seems like the perfect place to hold a party.

All that's left is for Fujisaki to bring Ishimaru to the location, so Mondo fires off a quick text to his friend, letting Fujisaki know that everyone's ready and in position. This is gonna be awesome.

Comments

Pre-Gifts and Cake | Wallflowering Near A Table

[freshprints]

[So after the...exchange she'd had with Ishimaru a day or two prior, Kirigiri's had her reservations about this whole birthday party thing. It's not that she's willing to go so far as to say Ishimaru probably doesn't want her here, because even for her that's a little dramatic; still, she's not really the kind of person you'd be likely to designate as "the life of the party", and all things considered, there's about a 50/50 chance that Ishimaru won't even notice if she's here or not anyway, so it's not like it really matters in that respect, either.

Still, that annoying feeling of forced aloneness (she's not calling it "being lonely", she refuses to call it that) has been lingering, and she's fairly certain it will only get worse if she misses this event, and either way she's at least competent enough to realize that if she's already shot herself in the foot, deciding to take up tap dance lessons out of spite is just kind of a really dumb idea.

So she's here. Lingering near the wall, yes. Observing the crowds (and pointedly refusing to look in the general direction of wherever Mondo is), sure. Listening to music and maybe even occasionally sneaking a bite to eat? Absolutely.

But this isn't her show, and she feels better when she's out of sight. So she'll just be over here, holding up this wall — content to amuse herself with her thoughts and ponderings as company, and that's just fine with her.

Really.]

totally laying claim to one of those tables for the time being

[ardent]

[This is honestly the sort of thing that Ishimaru is both immensely grateful for and never going to forgive anyone in the room for doing - as it stands, it takes him a moment to stop making that weird distressed noise that he tends to make when he is either

1. about to start crying,
2. about to start screaming,
3. about to start doing some sort of unholy combination of both,
4. not sure which of the previous three options he prefers but he's certainly going to do something.

In the end, option 1 wins out (thankfully not accompanied by screaming but definitely warranting more tissues than anyone likely has on them in one go), and it's going to take him a while to get over the tears and the general vibrating he's doing and the...uh, more tears, but at least it's a good reaction. Mostly. Kind of stressed, but mostly good. Although just as a warning, anyone in the immediate vicinity is probably going to get hugged. Yes, even if it's you, Togami-kun, so back up if you care about your suit.

However, once he's calmed down some he'll...mostly be sitting at one of those tables, managing to be both at least okay with being there and weirdly distant about actually being there in the same go; he'll go talk to people properly after a while but for the time being he's pretty content to not be in the middle of any sort of crowd. On the plus side, though, this does open him up for private conversations for the time being; come get your free-time events, guys, should you want them.]

CAKE

[diamondo]

[Just because the surprise part of the party is over doesn't mean that Mondo's work is done. Oh no, he's currently serving cake! Who thought it was a good idea to let the guy with anger issues wield the large knife anyway??

There are three cakes: a white cake with vanilla icing, a yellow cake with chocolate icing, and a chocolate cake with chocolate icing. The cakes actually look pretty good despite the fact that Mondo sucks at icing. He's perfectly content to serve cake to anyone who wants it, though if you just want to chat he's up for that as well!]

Taking that third table, like a boss

[shslasshat]

[Guess who was dragged along by a very determined protagonist, and as such has set himself up in a corner of the room, legs crossed, surveying the event coolly from behind his glasses. He'll make himself more present when group functions are in motion, but for now, he sits on the outskirts of the party.

After his initial conversation with Ishimaru, he's not entirely sure he wants to wish the boy happy birthday, or whether it would even be appreciated.

He did miraculously manage to spare about P650 to get Ishimaru a book of Pokemon folk tales, which is wrapped in plain parcel paper and unmarked on the pile of gifts, ashamed as he is of the fact that he, Togami Byakuya, couldn't afford better.]

SCREW VEGETARIANISM | Near The Food Table

[nostabbing]

[So you know what, entirely vegetarian food is great and all, and technically speaking "Alice-san" is supposed to be a vegetarian anyway, but the fact remains that Alice-san is a big fat lie and Parker has a personal objection to having nothing but rabbit food at a party that is supposed to be filled with a bunch of kids and also merriment.

So if it just so happens that a couple of super-size pizzas from the local Pizza Paras-dise franchise (Meat Lover's, Zesty Buffalo Chicken, and their signature Cheeseburger In Paras-dise varieties), well.

HOWEVER DID THOSE GET THERE.

It certainly wasn't Alice-san, oh no.

She's definitely not on her third slice of that Zesty Buffalo Chicken right now, either.]

Celes, that's creepy...... | Side of the room

[divinitea]

[Celes comes to the conclusion that she doesn't want to be here fairly soon after arriving. Really, she's not sure why she bothered to come at all. But the invitation had been given to her (somewhat grudgingly) by Oowada, and she didn't want to miss the chance to see just how many of her classmates are actually here, in this place so far from the confines of Hope's Peak academy.

As it stands, however, she isn't going out of her way to socialise with any of them, instead choosing to stand near the side of the room, nibbling on one of the vegetable-infused snacks that have been prepared (hopefully not by Oowada, if the cakes are anything to go by). She hasn't eaten properly in a while - not since arriving - so the food is appreciated. It's also free, which is, sadly enough, even more appreciated. Her current financial situation isn't one that she likes to dwell on for very long, but she's not so deluded that she'd ignore free, healthy food (well, hopefully healthy...) when it was offered to her.

At her feet, Victoria the Gothita is also nibbling on a snack, taking care not to spill any of it on her trainer's shoes. Her starter has become a constant companion for Celes, and she honestly quite enjoys having her around - Vee-chan has a tendency to perform tasks that Celes is yet to ask for...as if she'd read her mind. The thought should bother her, she knew, but it just made her smile. If Victoria was going to spend her time tapping into her mind, she would hopefully enjoy what she found in there. 

In regards to the...occasion, Celes hasn't gotten Ishimaru anything too expensive; she'd had no idea it was his birthday, after all. But she had found something she felt was quite appropriate. 

A single red rose, sitting neatly on top of the other gifts. She hadn't bothered to attach a card - he would know whom it was from. 

Smiling slightly, Celes finished eating and daintly wiped her hands on a napkin, passing it down to Victoria, who promptly tossed it into a nearby bin. As her Pokemon trotted off, Celes neatly folded her arms and continued to observe. 

She'll speak if spoken to, but seems content to endure the proceedings as a spectator, rather than a participant. Victoria, standing loyally near her feet, does the same, her stare wide and unblinking.]

pretty much everywhere and anywhere

[superordinary]

[ What has two thumbs and a camera that's getting put to good use today? Hint: his name is Makoto Naegi. When he isn't helping himself to the food or having free-time events with the other partygoers, chances are he's ready with the camera and snapping photos of those nice memorable moments.

Or less nice moments, depending on what you're doing or if you have food on your face. Say cheese, everyone! ]

at the TV area!

[crystalballer]

[When he's not wandering around the room doing FTEs with fellow classmates (and attempting to avoid the hell out of others), Hagakure can be found sprawled out by the TV with pizza and...really cheap booze, yep.

Even though he and Leon got in town a few days ago, this has been his first real chance to relax. And this is how he relaxes, apparently. After being stuck in Hope's Peak for ages and then being transported to the sticks of Pokeland, TV is practically a luxury at this point, and he's going to take advantage of it.

This is absolute bliss, dude.]