towerofanimus | Happy Birthday, Ryoji

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Happy Birthday, Ryoji

Characters: You know the drill. Lancer

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.]

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It was before our World was destroyed. Link was trying to face Ganon but his Master Sword didn't have the power to repel evil anymore. He was going to die so, luckily for him that I followed, I just jumped through the window and smashed into the back of ol' bacon breaths head.

[Not mentioning that Ganon proceeded to strangle her right after.]

That's awesome! You're as strong as you are pretty, aren't you? It's good that you took care of your friend like that.

[He probably still would have found it impressive even if she did mention that part... though he'd be quite worried.]

[Oh. Well. She's not entirely sure how to react to that. Nobody has ever called her pretty before. Nobody ever dared call Miss Tetra pretty instead of fearsome. Then again, nobody has ever really seen her as anything but a pirate instead of a princess.

She'll just ignore the pretty comment. That'll work.]

Well, somebody had to look out for him. And we had backup from the Rito and the Great Valoo.

[Ryoji tends to call everyone pretty, regardless if they were a pirate or a princess. He means it as a compliment, honestly. He'd feel awful if he knew he'd caused her some discomfort.]

And who were they? They have some strange-sounding names...

[Well that's good. It will save him from the wrath of Zelda.]

The Rito are a race of people that have wings. They usually work as postman but Prince Komali was one of the Rito who saved our butts. Valoo is the Sky Spirit and protector of the Rito people.

Postmen with wings, huh… And sky spirits? Your world sounds pretty exciting.

So what about you? What did you do there, besides fighting bad guys?

You'd never run out of things to do on the Great Sea, I can tell you that.

[Oh. Haha. About that...]

Well, I was... uh... I was a pirate actually. Nothin' like the kind of bad guy Ganondork is though.

A pirate? That sounds so cool! What did you do? Did you have to clean, or did you steer the ship? Who did you steal from?

[Oh dear. Now he’s all excited, like he’s meeting a character from one of those arcade games Junpei was playing all the time.]

That's what swabbies are for. I'm the captain of a ship and I have the best crew on the Great Sea.

[She sniffs, crossing her arms over her chest a bit cockily.] And we stole from anyone we wanted to.

That’s really impressive. Someone as young as you being a captain? I can’t even finish my homework on time, let alone run a whole ship.

[He chuckles.]

Did you steal from Ganondorf a few times?

It was an inherited position. My mom was captain before she was killed and I took over. And the crew remained loyal to me.

[That was so long ago.]

Nah, he wasn't even around. Didn't even know about him until girls started disappearing. Girls that looked kinda like me.

That’s still really impressive, to keep a whole crew in line when they’re used to getting orders from your mother.

[...Okay, that sounds a little creepy.]

Girls like you? What did he want with them?

Mom used to teach me how everything on the ship worked, taught me how to be a pirate. They knew I'd be just as good as her if not better.

[Ganon practically screams 'creepy' at times.]

He was looking for Princess Zelda. [She tucks her hair back to reveal a pointed ear.] And she has ears like these. Not many girls on the Great Sea have long ears anymore.

That’s so cool, that your mom would teach you such amazing things…

[Zelda… he knows of her, definitely. No idea why Ganondorf keeps going after her, though.]

Oh, I see… so he thought you were her, then. It’s strange that he’d be that set on tracking her down.

Yeah, she was amazing. Zelda reminds me of her.

[Heir to a kingdom, bearer of a relic of the gods-

same story, different era.]

Yeah, he did. I mean, he wasn't wrong but... [SHRUG]

You must be close to her, then?

[...wait. Wait, what?]

How was he not wrong? You’re… You’re not Zelda.

Oh yeah, real close. Zelda's the only family I have right now.

[Haha, Royal Family naming shenanigans.]

I'm a Zelda though. The Royal Family names all their daughters 'Zelda.' It's less confusing for people here, if they call me Tetra instead.

Oh… so you’re part of the Royal Family. That seems a little confusing. I don’t know if I could keep track of two people with the same name, much less half a family...

Well, I suppose back when Hyrule was around, they would just ask for Queen Zelda or Princess Zelda. S'not so hard here since I keep goin' by Tetra.

That does make a lot of sense. Sorry, I guess I just don’t understand all the history and tradition behind it.

It's alright, you don't have to apologize. None of us can expect someone else to understand how the culture of every other world out there works, right?

I guess not. I still find it really interesting to hear about them. I think it’s amazing how many different kinds of people there are, and how much they have to offer if we’d just pay attention.

Oh yeah, can't turn down an opportunity like this, right? I know I've learned a lot already and that's just from talking with Zelda and other Links about Hyrule's past.

Yeah, I’ve met some people from my world’s future too. One of them used to be my girlfriend, actually...

Really? So...

[Grinning slyly.] Did you two get married in the future?

[Tetra no.]

Happy Birthday, Ryoji

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