route_1065 | on lucy's orders

[ A table where you put gifts. Did you get Aradia a gift? You should have. ]

[ Nothing horribly fancy or amazing, Roxy got Aradia: a necklace, a jacket in return for the one she let Roxy have, and a ridiculously large bag of candy. All three are packaged in a box with obscenely red wrapping and an excess of pink bows. ]

[of course he did. Kayneth actually went all out for this and made an intricately detailed painted clay statuette of a ram, which he did his best to make look kind of wispy and ethereal, with rusty red eyes.

He hoped he managed to hit some intersection of endearing and unsettling, because he figured Aradia would like that.

[ Roxy can be found anywhere during the party, but in particular she is seen handing out party hats. Maybe she bought too many at the store, YOU DON'T KNOW HER LIFE. If you are without a party hat at any point, she will find you. And put one on your head.

Otherwise she behaves like a normal person, doing party things. Whatever those are. ]

Edited 2014-03-27 06:07 (UTC)

[ Aradia is out and socializing, her very party-appropriate Gengar in tow. It's nowhere near Halloween any longer, but rather than dressing up for her birthday, Aradia seems to...well, have dressed up for Halloween? She has a ghost-print sweater paired with a plain black skirt and neon-orange tights with candy corn print, so it is SAFE TO SAY she misses Halloween, possibly. There are even dangly spider earrings.

...Well, whatever, she looks reasonably happy so may as well let it go. Roxy apparently found her at some point, or Aradia otherwise submitted willingly to the party hat code, because she also has a sparkly orange party hat.

She'll happily approach whoever and chat about whatever, although she spends a fair amount of time near the snack table and/or speaking with Indy the Gengar. Or, uh, trying to convince him to stop trying to scare the party guests as they arrive. ]

All I'm saying is that you ought to wait until they're inside. A party's no good if you scare off all the guests. Scaring them into different rooms works, though.

[ Although to be honest most of the Homestuck guests are rather immune, so why she's bothering is anyone's guess... ]

Hey, birthday girl.

[ Roxy swans over to Aradia near the snack table. She gives Indy a greeting ("who's a good gengar? you are!") before looking up at Aradia. ]

... Or, crap, should it be wriggling-day girl?

[ BECAUSE THE ALTERED HAPPY HALLOWEEN SIGN SAYS BIRTHDAY... ]

Oh, either or. I'm perfectly used to both terms by now! Well, I'm obviously used to the wriggling-day one.

[ Indy is disappointed he couldn't scare Roxy, but she's...used to him by now, likely. :c sad days... ]

Good, because it may be a bit too late to change the signage.

[ Sorry Indy, but don't worry there's likely lots of other people to scare. ]

So, how is your writhday-- birggling-- ok no [ TRIED ] How's your birthday thus far?

[ LMAO ROXY...Aradia laughs, and shrugs. ]

Well, there's party hats and cake and all the people I like best in this world...so I'd say so far it's going pretty well. I...think I decided seventeen most nearly matches my age, currently.

[ sweeps to years math what the hell ]

So I'll be eighteen next year?

[ So weird to talk in human age terms, even now. ]

Seventeen sounds about right. [ Though she's just sort of guessing, too. ]

Oooh, eighteen. I think that's, like, human adult age. Not drinking age [ not that Roxy abided by any such thing herself ], but like... general adult age! You'll practically be an old maid...

... of time. [ /shot ]

I'm still a young maid of time comparatively! I mean, compared to some of the others who have been here longer, anyway.

[ SEE: JOHN AND ROSE. And Dave sort of. ]

Besides, you can always steal me some youth if need be, right?

[ well not really but just teasing ]

Of course! What kind of rogue would I be if I couldn't steal my friend some youth in her old age?

[ obviously not a thing she can do but ]

A greedy one planning to keep all the youth for herself? That's your plan, isn't it. You're secretly going to be younger than all of us forever as you siphon away our youth.

[ they're not making any sense but what else is new ]

Gasp! [ dramatic hand flies to her heart ] You've figured me out! I was going to steal all the youth, and live forever. However did you figure out my plan?

[ nothing is new this is literally all they do ]

It's part of being an intrepid adventurer. You have special senses for when evil plans are afoot...

[ this is their travel party. it is a party of dorks. ]

Because how else could I foil them? [ OH LOOK IT'S ONE OF THOSE PARTY FAVORS YOU BLOW AND A LITTLE HORN SOUND IS MADE AND THE RIBBONS COME OUT.

SHE JUST BLEW ONE AT YOU, ROXY.

FOILED. FOILED I SAY. ]

[ the dorkiest of dorks how do they ever get any pokemoning done ]

And I would have gotten away with it, if it weren't for you meddling kid!

[ Roxy laughs so hard at the party favor she nearly knocks her hat off. ]

Well, I'll show you! Just you wait for the sequel, I'll be all kinds of back and will win then!

[ there really is no telling how they do it

luck ]

We'll see! After all...I'm a pretty intrepid, meddling kid.

[ ... ]

That's a catchphrase, isn't it?

[ Roxy seriously considers that. ]

Prooooobably? Even if it ain't it can be your catchphrase, girl. Own it.

Then I'm claiming it right now. Done deal! You can't have it.

Aww, man. Meanie! Can't you share?

[ PRETEND POUTS ]

Nope! It's mine, all mine!

So cruel! You're just the meanest!

[Ah, snack tables. The best place to find hungry people, awkward people, and apparently space pirates, too. Ash finishes the snack he's holding in one bite the moment he sees Aradia, before ofeering a friendly wave.]

Hey there. You know, if I'd been warned about the theme of the party, I would have brought my Ariados along for the atmosphere.

[At least that black coat of his kinda matches the color scheme, right?]

Oh, I guess I ought to have warned you! But, well, I asked John and Rose if they minded Halloween instead of birthday stuff, and they didn't, so...

[ She gestures around expansively. ]

Here we are!

Here we are indeed. You didn't have too much trouble finding decorations, I hope? I know stores set them out earlier every year, but probably not this early.

[He's hoping they're not setting them out this early.]

Happy not-quite-exact-birthday, by the way.

Oh, no! These are all John and Rose's decorations. They own the house, and they have decorations for...well, pretty much every holiday?

[ but ESPECIALLY for Halloween. ]

And thank you very much!

So, does that mean that next year if you feel nostalgic for Christmas, we'll have mistletoe to dodge instead of fake spiders? You might have fewer willing guests if that's the case.

[He's just teasing. Really.]

Could be! And really, who would want to dodge mistletoe? What's wrong with a kiss or two or three?

Nothing in most cases, but have you ever been kissed by a Ditto or an Octillery? Or even a Crobat? It makes you feel like covering your cheeks for the next few weeks.

Well, no, I haven't...but now I'm wondering if you have been!

Only once. I've become much better at dodging since then, for some reason.

[...Kayneth, honestly, feels extremely out of place at the moment. The decor... well, between the Christmas decorations and Aradia being... Aradia, they weren't entirely unexpected.

He could deal with that, anyway, in mixed company... the problem was that, at present, he seemed to be the only adult at a birthday party for a teenager, so he was currently standing somewhere... acceptably off to the side and wondered how much he looked like a chaperone of some sort.

...honestly, in this context, "chaperone" is probably the best thing he could be mistaken for... well, he delivered presents and that is what counts. And he kind of knows some of these people, vaguely...]

[ Kayneth really is out of place here. Unless you count the populace here as "people Aradia likes", in which case he fits in perfectly.

She bounces over to him eventually, sometime after opening her present and with a wide smile. ]

I never realized you were such a talented sculptor!

[...yeah, he probably isn't going to be staying super long because haha awkward

...but hah, it's time for false modesty]

Ah, well, it's been a hobby of mine for a long time --- and I daresay I have no intention on not putting my all into something I'm interested in.

I'm glad you like it, anyway.

I love it! Thank you so, so much, Kayneth!

[ AAAAAAAAAAAAND she's going to hug you. ]

You're welcome ---

[...

what does he do with this

this is not a reaction he is familiar with

he just kind of freezes up, completely unsure of what the fuck even]

[ Don't worry she lets go after a second...

it's not like she shot you with a magic bullet gosh kayeth ]

I'm going to take very good care of it, so don't worry!

[well that's good because otherwise there would be blood everywhere]

Oh, no, I presumed you would. If you were the sort not to, I probably would have attempted something a bit more... indestructible.

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