backdated to december 1; in person.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

[So John, afflicted with the event like most everyone else, is having a hell of a time right now.]

[For the most part he looks the same, just that he's shirtless and has funny blueish gills on his neck, and webbed hands if you look close enough. He also looks pretty intensely frustrated.]

Okay, this is really bad timing!! It's my sister's birthday, I can't organize any kind of celebration when I'm half fish!! [And with that he flips his tail once, making a pretty decent splash in whatever little body of water he's situated on the bank of.]

[He then proceeds to fold his arms over his chest and sulk.]

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[weatherbraids.livejournal.com]

[The current underwater, and the feeling of the tide, is nice and all, but Tris dislikes that being her only weather. She hears John's voice on the wind, a bit away, and decides to trace it to the source. She's not exactly okay with having no top other than a thin band of fabric around her chest, but beggars can't be choosers.]

If she's here, odds are that she's half fish, too.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

Probably, and she's probably enjoying the hell out of it! [He laughs shortly and wiggles his tail.]

But I mean, I don't really know how to plan underwater parties.

[weatherbraids.livejournal.com]

[Tris is smiling crookedly.] The same way you'd plan aboveground parties, I'd assume. Or you could always talk to her and ask if it'd be right by her to hold off celebrations until the plot changes again. Things change almost from week to week here, so...

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

Sigh. This place is totally weird!! I mean it's not like the birthday apocalypse is more than an annual occurrence, gosh.

[He shifts, and offers her his hand.] Anyway hi, I'm John. I don't think I've met you?

[weatherbraids.livejournal.com]

[Tris shakes that offered hand, looking amused.] It is that. What's 'the birthday apocalypse'?

I'm Trisana Chandler. Call me Tris. ...Also, you might want to exercise care. I don't want to test if I just look like a venomous fish or if I'm actually poisonous.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

My three best friends' birthdays are all in a four-day span. Jade's is today, Dave's is the day after tomorrow, and Rose's is the day after that.

Rose isn't here, but Jade and Dave both are. So it's sort of a big thing!! I've never actually been around them in person for their birthdays before, it has to be awesome.

[He pauses, and recoils his hand a bit.] Right, okay. I'd rather not find out by being poisoned by a pretty fish lady. Thanks for the warning.

[weatherbraids.livejournal.com]

[Tris is making a face like she just bit into a whole lemon or something when you call her pretty. She's sort of going to assume you're referring to the fact that lionfish ARE pretty fish.] That must be difficult. My foster-siblings and I are all a bit more spread out, to say the least. It might be worth asking them if they'd be willing to wait for the plot to be a bit more amenable, I would think. I know I'd hardly begrudge my siblings that if there was something particularly hellish going on around my birthday- or even something relatively harmless but otherwise prohibitive, such as this plot.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

[Nah, John is just unintentionally a sweet-talker or something. It's all that mangrit. He shrugs a little, and watches the bubbles move around his person as he does.] Yeah I guess. But it's supposed to be a surprise, that sort of ruins it.

[weatherbraids.livejournal.com]

[Yes well calling her pretty when she's pretty obviously a Larger Girl is kind of... haha no.] Mm, that is a bit of a problem. ...Personally, my foster-siblings couldn't manage to pull a surprise party over on me. Partly because I'm not a fan of such things, I suppose.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

[John doesn't judge, dude.]

I guess it's just sort of a thing, I dunno. I'll figure it out.

[weatherbraids.livejournal.com]

If you need assistance moving large things, I have a bit of a cheat...

But the Author is known for occasionally setting up parties for birthdays. [Tris is going to refuse to come out of her room for her birthday. Plain and simple.]

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

...I'm not sure I want the Author to set up these parties.

[oftime]

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[oftime]

[ By which we mean Dave isn't exactly excited about all this, either. He sort of just.

Floats.

Over towards John in lieu of his usual striding. ]

Can't say I'm in a partyin' mood at the moment, bro.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

Yeah well too bad, we're not skipping Jade's birthday just because we're suddenly featured in Disney's The Little Mermaid as weird cameos.

[oftime]

Oh hell, I wouldn't be surprised if she was enjoying the hell out of this. But, unfortunately for her, she's going to have to wind up waiting a bit for her present due to the fact it ain't exactly water friendly.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

Neither is yours. [Tailprod.]

[oftime]

[ Tailswat. Although he's sort of slow and careful about it, because his fin actually has uh. Spikes. On. It. ]

Hopefully there's no water when your birthday rolls around. [ Pokerface. ]

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

[Yeah John's noticing those. Figures, Dave would be a spiky badass merdude.]

You should totally not even be thinking about that right now dude, it's December.

[oftime]

[ There is no other way for a Strider to be a mermaid. There just isn't. He flicks his tail away after a moment and shrugs. ]

I get a head start on everyone's shit. Not usually in December, but I've got a few ideas already.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

Geez quit it, you're making me look bad. I almost forgot my own sister's birthday!!

[oftime]

We kind of jumped from your birthday to ours, dude. Pretty sure she'd understand.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

...Yeah I guess. Geez that really makes me the baby, then, doesn't it? Lame.

[oftime]

Kind of, yeah. But you're our baby, so whatever. [ Underwater hairruffle. ]

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

[Kind of makes a face at that.] Yeah, okay.

[oftime]

[ Looks faintly amused at his face. ]

You get to call us old, if that helps.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

...Old.

[oftime]

[ Reaches and doofs. ]

Sure hope you got Jade a cane.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. Maybe I should add that on.

[oftime]

We could make a boss one out of some coral or some shit.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

Oh man that would be so cool?

[oftime]

I figure we could find something big enough to like. Whittle away at until we get a cane.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

That might kind of take a while though.

[oftime]

I will take that as a personal challenge, then.

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

Oooh Mister Time Knight oooohhh.

[oftime]

You know it, boy.

[ Pantomimes popping his collar. ]

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

Heheheh.

[oftime]

But seriously, what'd you even get her?

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

"We sort of have a trend of her sending me life-saving rabbits through pen pals and other people, and me sending her clothing and plants, so I figured I could combine those two things and get her something hilarious," he offered. "So I got her one of those silly Hawaiian grass skirts in pumpkin-orange and green, some actual pumpkin seeds because that's sort of a thing-- even if these are the kind you eat, not the kind you plant --and a really pretty necklace that just sort of looked like something she would like, it's got a funny sort of space-y science-y looking symbol on it."

[oftime]

"Not bad," he offered after John listed everything off, considering it. "Pretty sure she'd get a kick out of the grass skirt, and god knows it don't matter if it's plantable or not. You give her something related to the shit she plants, she'll be... fuck, happier than a clam."

[carefreevictory.livejournal.com]

What kind of celebration?

[Hi I am a fish and I am behind you but I only caught the last bit.]

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

AGH!

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

Jade!! Geez, hi. Hi, Jade. Celebration? What celebration, I wasn't talking about a celebration!!!

[carefreevictory.livejournal.com]

Uh-huh. Joohhhnn, are you hiding something from me?

[heterosexually.livejournal.com]

Why would I hide something from you? Gosh you'd think I was dumb or something.