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.]

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[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.))
windandrain: (Dreamer)

WONDERFUL!

[personal profile] windandrain 2013-05-06 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Saori beams at the young man, holding out the pie in both hands. She felt a little odd, having him introduce himself, but she was the party crasher. As unusual as that was for her.

"I thought it might be appropriate. I apologize for coming as a total stranger. I know Lee and Shikamaru, though. And I felt that after everything last week it might be nice to do something nice for a stranger on their birthday. So...happy birthday!"

She dips her head slightly in greeting. "I am Saori, and it's a pleasure to meet you. I hope you like apple."
windandrain: (Contemplation)

[personal profile] windandrain 2013-05-06 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Pokemon. Oh, right, Pokemon. She knew a little about those, she'd seen some fighting on the drafts at least. As for what the mysterious creatures did, well, she had no idea. But if they liked apples, then she'd probably like them too. After all, what was better than apples, aside from eggs and rice?

She follows along behind the young man, looking at the food on the table with an appreciative smile. It certainly was a fine looking spread. And that sent any thoughts of retreating from the party scampering away. Because the food all smelled wonderful, and for a goddess she was still a bit of a foodie.

"I hope you enjoy it," she finally says with a happy cant of her head. "It's fresh, at least."
windandrain: (Very Happy)

[personal profile] windandrain 2013-05-06 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh. Well, I'll eat just about anything. But..." she picks up a bowl of rice. "Rice is probably my favorite thing."

As Chouji starts in on the pie, she starts on the rice, beaming and nodding excitedly. "Yes, I did. It finished about twenty or thirty minutes ago at most. I'm glad you like it. I'll admit I added a bit more cinnamon than I might usually have."
windandrain: (Modern Hong Kong Skyline)

[personal profile] windandrain 2013-05-07 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
Saori eats her bowl in several quick gulps, poking around the table for other things. Sharing food with a stranger was one of the most important things one could ever truly do.

"You...didn't happen to prepare eggs in any form did you?" she asks as she watches him chow down with a genuinely pleased look. She's delighted to have made something he so obviously enjoys. "And I'm very, very glad you like it. Cinnamon is a truly wonderful spice, it adds such an interesting flavor to everything."
windandrain: (Neutral Words)

[personal profile] windandrain 2013-05-07 01:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well...if you don't mind." replies with a genuine smile. Eggs were a sure way to make her follow you home and give you a blessing. She loved well prepared eggs. "I would not want you doing anything on your birthday that you didn't absolutely want to do."

windandrain: (Warm Grin)

[personal profile] windandrain 2013-05-07 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well...um. An omelette? Would that be alright?" She asks this almost tremulously, a faint quaver in her voice. Chouji, you've just become the most beautiful young ninja in the world to her. Anyone who makes her omelettes, or eggs at all? Well, they get a special place in her heart.
windandrain: (Derpy Smile)

[personal profile] windandrain 2013-05-08 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Cheese, maybe a little ham if that's alright?" If he's cooking so willingly she may as well be a little extravagant. She leans against the counter, not sure if she should help or just let him work. It is his kitchen, after all.

"Can I help? Or would you like me to make you something too? A trade, since it is your birthday after all."
windandrain: (Bright smile)

[personal profile] windandrain 2013-05-16 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, as I'm a little out of ideas on what to cook, I'll just help for the moment." She's more than willing to go along with whatever he'd like. It's his birthday, after all, and he's the one making her food. She takes up a bowl and a bit of cheese and starts grating away.

"So, may I ask. How long have you been in Luceti?"
windandrain: (Quirky)

[personal profile] windandrain 2013-05-24 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
Still grating, Saori nods. She could understand that. Time didn't always match up. And it was sometimes a bit more...wobbly.

"So you're fairly new then? Oh, that's nice. It's a good time of year to arrive I think. Better than winter when everything is cold and the Malnosso leave you to freeze."
windandrain: (Shaken)

[personal profile] windandrain 2013-05-30 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
"They do," she nods. "It truly is a wonder nobody has frozen to death yet."
windandrain: (Bright Eyes)

[personal profile] windandrain 2013-06-06 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
"As am I," Saori grins, patting him on the shoulder. "I have a feeling about you. A good one. It's nice to meet such a generous young man."
windandrain: (Default)

[personal profile] windandrain 2013-06-08 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Well, birthdays are special. Even I celebrate them, and I'm four hundred and seventy two." She laughs, watching the eggs cook.

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