Happy Birthday, Ryoji

[puppy_lancer]

Characters: You know the drill. Lancer puppy_lancer, Ryoji notsogrimreaper, the people they invited between the two of them, and everybody else who just happens to stumble into the party.
Setting: Floor 25, November 17, morning-evening
Format: Open, anything goes
Summary: It's Ryoji's birthday, so Lancer is throwing him a big party. Anyone is welcome in! (And nobody is gonna kick out those who aren't so welcome)
Warnings: None for now

[It's been a long time since Lancer had thrown any parties. Therefore, he's making this bigger and grander than the last two parties he's thrown. It's a good way for him to distract himself from all the emotional turmoil that had popped up during the battle with Sephiroth, if anything.]

[There's two tables laden with food over at one side of the floor. The centerpiece for that is a big double-tier cake with "HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYOJI" written over the side of the bottom layer. The top layer is little more than a glorified candle holder, as several handfuls of candles have been jammed all over that second layer.]

[Over on the other side, there was a variety of party games. They're all old favorites like pin the tail on the piggy (pinning spiraling paper tails onto a "pig" with Ganon's face), apple bobbing (various fruits in a water-filled wooden barrel), and everyone's favorite--the pinata (a scarecrow with a berry-filled paper mache head supposed to represent Jason).]

[In the center of the floor, there is a stage nailed together from wooden boards. A ways behind that, a pile of wood stacks into a bonfire pyre. A turnip lantern leers at the party goers from one corner of the stage.]

[For decorations, there are black feathers and crude little paper doll cutouts resembling angels scattered around on the ground or in the corners of the dining tables. There are also a few more turnip lanterns.]

[And of course, Lancer, like a good host, stands on the stage, dressed like a hobby horse, waiting for people to show up. He's feeling pretty relaxed, if only because the major unwanted guest, Sephiroth, was locked up and in no danger of crashing this party.]

Comments

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji only invited a few! Like Minato.]

I'm sure I will, since you and all my friends are here.

[Even if it was honestly expected that Minato would come, Ryoji's still grateful he decided to find the time for him. Minato's very special, and Ryoji would understand if there were other, more important people Minato should spend time with.]

[evokingfool]

[As long there's no schedule conflicts, of course Minato would come. Just as long no one try to force him to choose.]

Are you going to meet up with all of them now?

[He's curious about who Ryoji invited. Whether he knows them or not, Minato would know they're good people.]

[notsogrimreaper]

I'm doing my best to, yeah. Even the people I don't know here.

[Because yeah, there's a lot of people that Ryoji doesn't know who are here too. This is what happens when someone else plans your birthday for you.]

[evokingfool]

[Which can be a good and bad thing. It's bad if it turns out the other person doesn't get along with the birthday boy for some reason.]

Have fun with it. Part of the fun in meeting people is seeing and learning what they're like.

[Say the Social Linker.]

[notsogrimreaper]

[Well, there's been a couple of them... Ryoji's trying not to let the bad encounters get to him.]

Exactly! And there's so many different kinds of people here to. It's really interesting to talk to all of them and see things how they see it just for a moment.