16autumnroad: (laughter)
Akimichi Chouji ([personal profile] 16autumnroad) wrote2013-05-01 11:16 pm

[Voice / Action: CH1 Floor 4, 5/1] Birthday Party (Joint post with Ino)

[VOICE, INO]
[A loud, familiar voice would be heard throughout the network today. Good thing it's not so early in the morning when it hollers or there'd be a lot of ruined mornings today despite the important announcement.]

Hey, Luceti! We've all had a lot of drama these past few days so, what do you all say about a little party? It's Chouji's birthday today and, of course, that needs celebrating!

Come by the first community building and you'll find the happenings on the fourth floor. See you there!


[With a little giggle, the announcement ends there.]

--

[ACTION]
It was only a little bit of a surprise to Chouji when he received an invitation to his own birthday party, delivered to the apartment door. These were things you just had to expect and accept with Ino as a teammate. Everyone on the floor along with Kiba and Asuma received paper invitations. Then he heard her network post, inviting pretty much everyone in the village. Ino.

He'd laughed and grinned when he woke up to a knock on the apartment door and the smell of chips that morning, a purple whirlwind demanding entrance to the apartment so she could decorate it. A glance down the hallway showed a trail of butterfly decorations, marking the path of Hurricane Ino.

Chouji gladly spent half of his birthday in the kitchen, likewise decorated with butterflies, cooking for his own party. He'd always been the team's cook, and there was no reason for that to change just because it was his party.

By dinnertime, the common areas as well as Chouji, Shikamaru, and Masaomi's apartment held enough potato chips to feed an army even without all the food Chouji cooked. Barbecue, of course, along with vegetables, rice, fish, chicken curry, miso soup, and one or two desserts. He made sure to include pudding, his thanks to Ino for her thought and effort.

Now they just needed some guests to help eat it all.


((OOC: I am very close to done with the semester and will be back to full tagging speed ASAP! I'll match whatever format you tag me in, prose or brackets.

Open to anyone! Threadhopping and mingling highly encouraged! It's a party.))
stilldontgotit: (hopeful)

[personal profile] stilldontgotit 2013-05-03 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[...Riku had to laugh at Ino's enthusiasm. After knowing her for so long, it didn't strike him as surprising, but such an open invitation? It made him wonder what Chouji would even think.

But, hey, Ino being in brighter spirits sure beat her earlier tears. And besides, he probably needed to meet the guy, anyway.

So, after following the butterfly trail, Riku slips inside glancing around for familiar faces as well as the birthday boy himself. He may help himself to a handful of chips as well.

Oh, and please don't mind the overly friendly bat traveling with him. He's all smiles and chirps, really, fluttering every which way like an overactive child.]
stilldontgotit: (scritchyscritch)

[personal profile] stilldontgotit 2013-05-04 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, there's one easy conversation starter! Hearing Chouji's question, Riku fights back a snicker. His Dream Eater hovers around the two of them both for a few seconds before fluttering down to Riku's shoulder.]

Nah. Sonar's not exactly your average bat.

[As if his colors weren't enough proof, his body starts to glow the moment Riku scratches behind his ears.]

He's what you'd call a Dream Eater.
stilldontgotit: (ponder ponder ponder)

[personal profile] stilldontgotit 2013-05-08 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
It's... kind of complicated.

[He takes a moment to watch his bat spring into the air again. Taking a Dream Eater out of the Realm of Sleep does make their existence kind of boggling.]

Normally, these guys exist in the Realm of Sleep. Again, complicated, but just consider it as a place where dreams take physical form, and it's a little easier to take in.

As for the what... well, Dream Eaters feed on dreams. A Spirit like Sonar swallows up nightmares and leaves only good dreams behind, but there are Nightmare Dream Eaters that basically act like polar opposites. They're more vicious monsters than anything.

[Riku would mention the fact that he became a Dream Eater, but one thing at a time. The laws of his universe tend to confuse those from other worlds. Why spew too much info at once?]
stilldontgotit: ([older] smile)

I am equally sorry for the lateness /)(\

[personal profile] stilldontgotit 2013-06-19 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, don't mention it. Any friend of Ino's a friend of mine.

[He smiles. Really, Chouji seems nice enough. And besides, as an old bean by Luceti standards, it never hurts to reach out to newcomers.]
stilldontgotit: (not my darkness again!)

[personal profile] stilldontgotit 2013-06-21 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, she means a lot to me; it wouldn't be right to do nothing. It's not something I've really experienced myself, but I know that losing any kind of loved one's about as painful as it gets.

[If he were to lose Sora, Kairi, Mickey, or either of his parents, he imagines he'd react the same way. For as much as Riku internalizes, a blow that heavy would shatter his cool exterior in an instant.

His expression softens at the thought, and a frown inches across his face for a few seconds before he shakes his head.]


I'm just glad she's doing all right now.
stilldontgotit: ([older] smile)

[personal profile] stilldontgotit 2013-06-26 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, no kidding. It's almost crazy looking back, since she's back to her usual, spunky self.

[He hopes that it's out of genuine happiness and not to hide anything. After all, Riku's buried his emotions before; he'd understand the temptation to do so.]
generalflirt: (Resting in Freedom)

[personal profile] generalflirt 2013-05-10 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Man did he have that bat back when he'd seen Riku in drafts, particularly Vaskoth? He's not sure. But as it is, Linda who is finally back with him has her eyes narrowed at it on his shoulder. Some sort of enemy she can fight? To regain her pride after all the problems she's had lately. Masaomi pats her head to discourage her for that, but Masaomi saunters over towards Riku either way]
stilldontgotit: (crossed arms)

[personal profile] stilldontgotit 2013-05-12 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Oooh, what's this? Is that some kind of spirit? Huuuh? Whatever the case, Riku's bat lets out a trill in greeting before fluttering over to the two of them with his usual goofy grin. Riku just laughs at Sonar's enthusiasm before facing Masaomi with a wave.]

She always this feisty?
generalflirt: Modified by <user name="piconz"> (PM if you want me to take it down) (Walker impression)

[personal profile] generalflirt 2013-05-12 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
You have no idea.

[He says this while making sure she's being petted, because Linda through motions and piis is basically talking shit now at Sonar]
stilldontgotit: (listening)

[personal profile] stilldontgotit 2013-05-13 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[And Sonar is none the wiser, practically beaming at her insults before doing a light flip in the air and... landing on Masaomi's head.

This can't end well.

In fact, Riku immediately waves his hand at the bat.]


Hey, c'mon. I know you're excited, but give the guy some space.
generalflirt: (From Complexes)

[personal profile] generalflirt 2013-05-14 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[What, bitch don't even. She won't just attack because she knows that would get Masaomi in trouble, but she will swat at the bat with her tail, pouting and shouting some insults. Masaomi for his part bows his head (even if it's surprisingly not as heavy as it could be) some]
stilldontgotit: (sorry bro)

[personal profile] stilldontgotit 2013-05-16 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, is this a game? Sonar once again fails to acknowledge the insults and opts to... swat at her tail with one of his wings. Is he doin' it right?

Sigh. Riku's just gonna... mosey on over to try and retrieve his technicolor pet.]


Sorry about that. He's always like this with strangers.
generalflirt: (Unsure again)

[personal profile] generalflirt 2013-05-21 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Miiight want to work on that survival instinct. [Just a little blase statement as he notices that Linda coated her tail in metal (a pre-iron tail) before he pulled slightly on one of her ears, which made her pout and dismiss it]