[open] It's a (very belated) birthday log!

[queenofminiskirts]

WHO: Kaoru, Shiho and friends
WHERE: Town hall
WHEN: Last week of February
WHAT: It's Shiho's birthday
WARNINGS: None probably.

I: Food!

[What is a party without food? Kaoru can't cook but she happens to know people who can! There's even a cake! She may have borrowed a table from another house for the purpose of keeping the food.

Though, oddly enough, there's also a small card (all of them different colour and sizes, some of them looked like they'd been gently folded then ripped along the fold) beside each dish with a number on it. There's also a list (all handwritten in pink), with the same numbers all listed on one side and lines beside it like something you should fill out.

On the top it says: Guess Who Made This Dish!

Are you here to play or are you just here to eat?]


II: Games!

[There is a hastily written sign on one side that says: NO DANCING.

But every party needs entertainment so beside there is a sign with game suggestions like: Truth or Dare, Never Have I Ever...or maybe you'd like to take your list from the food table and see if you got more correct than the person beside you!]

Comments

[pyrafect]

[ She only brings a hand to her lips as she giggles. ] Was it...? I feel like I could say a lot more about them-- but that might give away too much.

[scooptimistic]

I'd take a physical trait or two. I kind of feel like I know a lot of really amazing people here.

[pyrafect]

...There really are so many amazing people here.

[ As for physical traits... haha... ] I don't... think that would be a good idea to describe them with, say, just hair color or eye color, because they share those traits with a few others here. [ YEAH that would lead to misunderstandings! ]

S-sorry, I'm not so good at this girl-talk thing, am I? [ NORMALLY SHE IS. Just not right now. ]

[scooptimistic]

You're flustered, and I don't really have anyone you could embarrass me with, so it's hard to have girl-talk when it feels like I have the higher ground, right?

[ Even though Maya's curiosity is pretty much through the roof at this point. ]

[pyrafect]

[ No one to embarrass her with.... Aw but does that mean Maya hasn’t got a crush on anyone??

...It’s probably the other way around, Pyra thinks. ] I get the feeling others are more likely the fall for you first, in all honestly.

[scooptimistic]

I hope not!

[ Maya waves one hand with a breezy laugh. ]

I think there are a ton of better candidates than me, and it'd be unfair anyway. I'm so married to my job, that I haven't... dated.

... Ever.

[pyrafect]

[ ....Wat? ]

Ehhh? You’re kidding.

[ She’s got to be!! ]

[scooptimistic]

I wouldn't kid!

[ Well. She would. But not about this. ]

[pyrafect]

---Not even... among those here? [ Aw geez. Aw geez.

Well Pyra's never been on a date either, but! Pyra is not Maya, and this seems like a sin against heaven! ]

You could tell me this world is naturally devoid of color, but that's even more shocking!

[scooptimistic]

... Now I think you're entirely giving me too much credit here.

[ Way. Too much. ]

[pyrafect]

No-- no, not at all. [ She waves a hand. ] I mean, ...wasn't Archer resting his head in your lap a few months ago at the party?

[ RIGHT? THAT WAS A THING RIGHT? ]

[scooptimistic]

Well, yeah.

He was drunk and tired!

[ And thus she was a good pillow. ]

[pyrafect]

And that's really all?

[ HAH, see? She can do girl gossip!!! ]

[scooptimistic]

Really. He goes through enough grief... I guess I just wanted to support him when he needed it.

[pyrafect]

Mm... I suppose.

[ She reflects quietly, and then at last says: ] You're a good friend, Maya. To him-- and.... to everyone else, I'm sure.

[scooptimistic]

... Thanks, Pyra. I want to try to be, at any rate.

[ Since she's kind of messed up on friendship before. ]

[pyrafect]

[ She returns a smile. ]

Isn't that all any of us can do for another? [ To try to be the very best friend to another. ]

[scooptimistic]

Well-- as your friend, I can also do my best to support your mysterious crush.

[ Whoever it might actually be. ]

[pyrafect]

[ She could support her... by helping her move on?? But that's way to depressing to say, and Pyra's working on it anyways, so: ]

You just being a friend is enough, Maya. I can't stress that enough!

[scooptimistic]

[ Pyra, please. Don't be Maya. ]

But it doesn't seem like enough!