[Closed] Happy (Belated) Birthday

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Who: Naoto Shirogane and Kanji Tatsumi
When: January 23rd
Where: Sparks Golsaucia
What: It's Kanji's birthday. Why not go to an amusement park to celebrate... at least, that's what one normally wants, right?
Warnings/Notes: Dorks on a date

It's hard to keep their destination a surprise between the tickets, the flight, and approaching the main entrance of PuPuLand, but it can start out as a semi-secret. Due to their adventures into the Library, it just had to be pushed back a few days...

... She hoped he still liked it - the trip and his present later - even if it was belated.

"Where would you like to start?"

It was only the two of them going about the park despite weighing the options of a party with more people. In the end, this would be them on a date... first date? Yes, that sounded right.

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Kanji answered by grabbing the operator's attention, waving them over, and then leaning to have a brief, private conversation. They were contemplative for a second, then with a little smirk gave a nod, but made a zipping motion across the mouth. Kanji nodded in kind, and backed off.

He stood up taller, arms behind his head. Oh, that little grin.

"I'll get into it when we're on."

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Returning with their ticket purchased, Naoto had to give Kanji a quizzical look. Well, looking at the operator, she had the tickets ready for him.

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The operator accepted the tickets, made a big show out of taking them really. But he gave a little salute before waving them onward into an open and available car.

"After you! Let's getcha up there." But as he spoke, he was straightening out his jacket. Fidgeting...? He was fidgeting.

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Okay... that was strange. Though Naoto noticed Kanji's apprehension, she didn't comment. Instead, she just nodded with a small smile, eager to get up high personally.

Onto the capsule she went.

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He climbed in as well, took a seat, and gave a sigh as he tried his best not to ogle their accommodations too closely. It was after the door closed that he could finally speak up, excitement buzzing out of every cell.

"Heh- We got a triple ride!" He all but burst out, but maybe he should back up a bit.

"I told the guy it was your birthday, so he's gonna do us a solid."

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"Triple ride?" And though she was excited, she didn't show it. There was some confusion at how he did that... and his answer confused her more.

"That's kind of him. Why didn't you just tell him it was your birthday?"

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He rubbed the back of his neck, and gave a lopsided smile. Sure, he lied. But...

"Ah, well... People in general don't give two shits about a dude's birthday. But I wanna be able to take you up high somewhere, somehow, and I feel like this is a good start. Besides, the Ferris Wheel's a classic!" He opened his arms to gesture to the car they sat in.

But as it shuddered, the motor kicking in to get them off the ground, Kanji quickly grasped the seat beneath him. He turned bright pink.

"I-I guess... call it thanks for givin' a crap, yeah? I don't usually make any sort of deal about January, but... this feels good."

Being wanted. Accepted. It sounded so lame to say out loud, so he chose not to. But they were so alike in that regard, did he really need to spell it out?

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"Hm..." They didn't care about a guy's birthday? Shouldn't they want to in order to increase business? Seemed foolish, but she would set that aside for now and nod. He was right, a Ferris Wheel was a very classic ride.

As it began to move, Naoto took a glance out the window, looking back shortly as Kanji spoke.

"You don't have to thank me. It's your birthday; it's important that we celebrate."

And hopefully, he could understand why.

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He slowly relaxed once the ride smoothed out. He relaxed enough that he opted to, rather than sticking to his own seat, he went to have a seat next to her. In one way, he may feel better sitting next to her, and not feel so... weird about heights outside of airships.

In the other, he wanted to hold her hand, and see what she saw.