♪ ❝ seems like it crept up out of nowhere ❞

[masqueraid]

Who the P-Thieves & OPEN
When A Stop on the World Tour! April 23rd, 20XX
Where Arito, somewhere in-between "studious atmosphere" and "wild party"... (a book café?)
What It's a Special Day for your local Queen!
Warnings/Notes Please feel free to post your own top-levels! Food(?), beverages and... books? Are here for everyone to enjoy during the get-together! Just... don't touch the books unless your hands are clean. (We don't want to cause a scene. Yet.)

When you walk into the quaint looking café, maybe the scene that greets you wasn't exactly what you were expecting. Not the soft music overhead or the smell of old and new books that line the shelves... that's all pretty standard seeming. It's the makeshift banner that looks as though it was put together in a manner of minutes reading, “ℋAPPY ℬIRTHDAY ℳAKOTO—” that looks rather out of place.

There are a few tables lined with some food and drink, water, juice, tea and coffee— just the basics really. Only a little further down are some baked goods that could easily be mistaken for delicious cupcakes. Unfortunately, on such short notice and even shorter funds... the only thing Ren could come up with were some Kupo-Nut Cakes... if you're willing to try one though, you may just find yourself with a Guts +1 boost.

Well, at least the coffee seems decent.

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[studdedcouncilprez]

[In spite of the fact that her mouth felt so dry that water couldn't help, she didn't begrudge their laughter. She did feel closer to them. Who else would even think to do something like this except for her friends?]

[A wry smirk came to her lips as she nodded to Ren.]

Just as long as one of them will be to never tasting kupo nuts ever again.

But that aside, what else should we toast to?

[promiselisting]

[ Hmmm... things to toast??? ]

Well, we're all still in one piece, despite all the weird stuff.

[ And in her case not... hiding in a corner of the room while trying to avoid being noticed by as many people as possible?? It's progress. ]

And we got Jobs.

[masqueraid]

( there was a nod at both suggestions, both of them being good points. there was one thing he was the most grateful for though, that being... )

And also— we're together. ( as he raises his cup, he turns to futaba with a gentle smile, glad that she was there to navigate them through this strange world as she had so many times in the metaverse...

then turned to makoto with a softening look, confident that thanks to her, the strategies and plans that they'd have to employ with her help would be calculated and careful.

ren amamiya— the young man of few words, but with a single look that spoke volumes about them... about his team mates. his family. )

Happy Birthday, Makoto.

[studdedcouncilprez]

Hmm... [The words can't help but make a smile on her face. True, there's still a lot of things uncertain out there. The one thing that she can count on, though, is the two being there. They've already been so much already. They can weather whatever else that may be thrown their way.]

Then. To being one piece. To having Jobs. And... most of all, to being together.

Let's toast to that.

[Small words and small gestures that meant the world to the ones who know what they meant. A mug was lifted aloft -- alone for but a moment, but no doubt will be soon met with others to share the moment together.]

[She couldn't think of few birthday presents better than this.]