Finally, another party

[puppy_lancer]

Characters: ProtoLancer puppy_lancer, Zero Lancer oathshackledbird and anyone interested in attending a birthday party. Details here.
Setting: Meadow
Format: Anything goes
Summary: Lancer throws his brother a party. Everyone can come except for the Archer (meaning they can come crash the party anyways)! Feel free to tag into any of the threads set up or invent your own scenario.
Warnings: None yet!

[It had taken some preparing, but the party was finally set up in a satisfactory way. There was a table for food and drink dragged in from the cafeteria, a wooden bucket filled with water with fruit floating in it, a strange paper mache Jason head pinata stacked on a scarecrow body, and a board with a pig with a Ganon head scribbled on it along with several spiraling paper "tails" attached to thumbtacks. There are no party decorations, but Lancer figures the flowers and sunshine should be decoration enough.]

[Now it's just a matter of waiting for people to show up.]

Comments

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid doesn't recognize the boy and so he is startled when he hands him the gift and gives his greeting. That surprise quickly is replaced by several emotions that flash rapidly through is eyes--sadness, happiness, nostalgia and loss are just a few among them. He turns the puppet over in his hands, holding it as if it is something precious.

Which it is. It reminds him so much of the gifts that his children would make for him that it hurts in the best way possible.

Diarmuid crouches down so he can be more on the boy's eye level and smiles gently.]

What is your name little one? I would like to know it so that I can properly thank you.

[myblueskies]

[Romeo watched him, hoping that he liked the gift, even though it was childish. He was going to make him cake instead but Hei had already made so much delicious food for him, so he had tried something different.]

It's Romeo sir! I hope you like it! I know adults don't really play with puppets but if you ever want to you can borrow my puppet theater!

[oathshackledbird]

Romeo is it? I am honored to meet you, Romeo.

[Diarmuid slips his hand into the puppet, dancing it around a bit, before continuing. He has a happy, though somewhat distant look on his face almost like he's splitting his attention between the past and present. After a moment, he seems to realize what he's doing and brings his attention fully back to the boy.]

I don't know that I have been given a nicer gift in a very long time. Thank you. I will cherish it.

[myblueskies]

I'm happy to meet you too sir. [He watched him play, smiling but quiet sensing that Diarmuid was remembering something. He just hoped it hadn't brought back sad memories.]

I'm glad sir!

[oathshackledbird]

Ah, you don't need to call me 'sir.' My name is Diarmuid. Please, call me that.

[Diarmuid looks at the puppet a moment longer and then slips is off his hand, the happy look still on his face.]

My children used to give me gifts like this all the time and I cherished them a great deal. Did you make this on the crafting floor?

[myblueskies]

[He blinked, it made sense that some of the adults here would have kids of their own, but it was really mean that they had stolen them, because it meant the kids would have to be in heaven without their mum or dad and that was sad.]

I did! There's lots of material there it's good for making puppets.

[oathshackledbird]

Indeed. I use that floor quite often for making things.

[Diarmuid takes a moment to search through his pockets and pulls out a piece of paper. He sets the puppet down carefully and then flattens the paper. After looking at it for a few seconds, he starts folding it eventually making a small dog which he holds out to Romeo.]

An old friend of mine taught me how to make things like this a long time ago, and I like making them for others.

[myblueskies]

Wow you can make them too!

[Just like Shiki. He takes the dog with a grin] That's amazing mister Diarmuid!

[oathshackledbird]

I am glad you like it, little one.

[Indeed, seeing excitement like what is on Romeo's face right now is one of the things that truly makes Diarmuid happy.]

You know someone else can makes these? Would that be someone from your world or a friend you have made here?

[myblueskies]

A friend I made here, he showed me when all the leaves were here! [He smiled again and held the dog close to him.] He made a frog and a weasel.

[oathshackledbird]

How cute! I don't know that I know how to make either of those. Perhaps sometime you would like to show me? Or maybe your friend would if you don't feel you know well enough how to? I would be glad to try and teach you what I know in exchange.

[myblueskies]

I could ask him! I wasn't very good, all my folding went wrong! [He grinned] I could try though, I could show you the things to fold and you could do it!

[oathshackledbird]

I would love to have you do that. Folding paper can be tricky and it does take a lot of practice to get the folds right. Even then they sometimes slip on you and you have to start all over again. I showed my brother how to fold a few things a couple of months ago and he is still not so good, but he is getting better. I am sure you will too!

[myblueskies]

[More grinning] We can practice together!

Do you want to come and play a game with me mister Diarmuid?

[oathshackledbird]

I would love to! Only, I am afraid you will have to show me how the games work. They are much different than the ones that were played when I was a child.

Could you do that for me?

[myblueskies]

[He grinned] I've never played games like them either. But we can learn together okay!

[oathshackledbird]

That is just fine with me.

[Diarmuid smiles and leads them toward where the games are set up.]

Does one of them look more interesting than another?

[myblueskies]

That one! [Romeo pointed at the fruit dunking.] I think you got to catch the fruit.

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid follows the boy over to where the game is set up and looks at it curiously.]

Catch the fruit? But that seems like no real problem.

[He reaches down and pulls an apple out of the water with his hand.]

There is nothing hard about this. Am I missing something?

[myblueskies]

[He frowned thinking. That was very easy...] Maybe we got to catch them like fish... [He looked around for anything resembling fishing rods. He found nothing, but he did find some sticks.] Or like this!

[He tries to spear a berry with a blunt stick and almost falls in.]

[oathshackledbird]

Careful, careful!

[Diarmuid catches the boy before he falls, settling him back on his feet.]

I think if that was the way wouldn't the things you need to spear be softer? Maybe you are suppose to catch it...but without your hands? Like this maybe?

[Diarmuid kneels beside one of the buckets with the fruit and links his hands behind his back. He then leans forward and after a few moments pulls a banana out with his mouth. After showing it to Romeo, he lets it drop from his mouth into his hand.]

Perhaps that is the trick of it?

[myblueskies]

[He frowned, Diarmuid was probably right, he let the sticks drop and watched as he knelt down.

He giggled, he didn't think that was how you did it at all! But it looked fun!] I want to try!

[He knelt down as well, hands behind his back and plunged his head into the water snapping his teeth, trying to catch the fruit.]

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid smiles as Romeo kneels down to try and repeat what he had done just moments before. As he tries, Diarmuid keeps a hand lightly on the boy's shoulder to make sure he doesn't accidentally tip himself forward into the bucket like he had almost done before.]

How goes it? Don't forget to come up for some air!

[myblueskies]

[Oh air, yes. He came up fruitless and gasped for air. Then sighed.] You made it look easy mister Diarmuid!

[oathshackledbird]

[Diarmuid laughs.]

I think I was just lucky. Are you going to try again? I would suggest going for one of the longer fruits like the banana I grabbed. I expect they are easier to get a hold of.