[ there is gonna be a swift kick at the door
like don't worry she's gonna come in normally but this is her warning. ]
Yesod! Close your eyes! And you two better have those party hats on!
[ she knows they won't; she also knows she is being...... a little brighter than normal in her tone right now, because she could not find a certain someone as part of her second task and
and it's fine, it's fine, she always lied for netzach's sake in the past and she can lie again to not ruin the party mood as she otherwise gently opens the door and scoots her way in with a single layer cake, carefully frosted white with purple lettering wishing yesod a happy birthday in her script, decorated with colorful hard candies and stars. and candles, of course, unlit for now. they are trick ones. this will be important later.
malkuth will make sure yesod's eyes are closed before she sets it down on the table, exhaling very softly before brightening again. don't worry, she has... her own party hat... that fourth was there for a reason and now it is a reminder she is not looking at or addressing further whether they have their hats on or not. ]
Okay! We can start our little party now and blow out the candles in a bit.
like don't worry she's gonna come in normally but this is her warning. ]
Yesod! Close your eyes! And you two better have those party hats on!
[ she knows they won't; she also knows she is being...... a little brighter than normal in her tone right now, because she could not find a certain someone as part of her second task and
and it's fine, it's fine, she always lied for netzach's sake in the past and she can lie again to not ruin the party mood as she otherwise gently opens the door and scoots her way in with a single layer cake, carefully frosted white with purple lettering wishing yesod a happy birthday in her script, decorated with colorful hard candies and stars. and candles, of course, unlit for now. they are trick ones. this will be important later.
malkuth will make sure yesod's eyes are closed before she sets it down on the table, exhaling very softly before brightening again. don't worry, she has... her own party hat... that fourth was there for a reason and now it is a reminder she is not looking at or addressing further whether they have their hats on or not. ]
Okay! We can start our little party now and blow out the candles in a bit.
It wasn't much of a correlation, though it wasn't like it was entirely unrelated, either...
[ Well. Maybe he'll know one day. But Gebura turns her head towards the door, expression wholly unsurprised and looking entirely unthreatened by the demand to put the hat on. She will not put the hat on. We all knew she wouldn't put the hat on. And not having to close her eyes means she can a.) keep an eye on Malkuth to ensure she doesn't trip or stumble while holding a cake and b.) take note of the extra hat and how Malkuth had just said they could begin, without the presence of one more person.
...
It doesn't take a deductive genius to figure out what that means, but she won't comment on it. ]
Huh. This is what you did for yours?
[ Well. Maybe he'll know one day. But Gebura turns her head towards the door, expression wholly unsurprised and looking entirely unthreatened by the demand to put the hat on. She will not put the hat on. We all knew she wouldn't put the hat on. And not having to close her eyes means she can a.) keep an eye on Malkuth to ensure she doesn't trip or stumble while holding a cake and b.) take note of the extra hat and how Malkuth had just said they could begin, without the presence of one more person.
...
It doesn't take a deductive genius to figure out what that means, but she won't comment on it. ]
Huh. This is what you did for yours?
... Nope! Honestly, I don't think I ended up doing anything? Especially since I didn't know a real date... No cake, no gifts, no streamers or balloons -- but I had my first sleepover that month! So! I guess I'll take that.
[ thanks for not saying anything, gebura. even if she feels those eyes and she knows, she knows, but malkuth's still smiling and going through these small motions as she holds out gebura's party hat to her. c'mon. c'mon. ]
But it's why I wanted to make sure one of us had a real one! So Yesod's our lucky guy. You can open your eyes, by the way. Thanks for waiting for me.
[ thanks for not saying anything, gebura. even if she feels those eyes and she knows, she knows, but malkuth's still smiling and going through these small motions as she holds out gebura's party hat to her. c'mon. c'mon. ]
But it's why I wanted to make sure one of us had a real one! So Yesod's our lucky guy. You can open your eyes, by the way. Thanks for waiting for me.
... I would've liked to receive it in person too, Yesod. But it made me very, very happy, and I haven't used another pen since -- you're gonna have to get me a new one.
[ she looks thoughtful at the top of gebura's head, but relents and sets it beside the abandoned hat. freed from it... for now. malkuth releases a soft exhale and relax. no one's asking, so she doesn't have to answer. if she can keep them from asking, then she won't have to lie. horribly. ]
We'll talk about me and Gebura's next year, so ask me about everything then. [ to their resident smoker: ] Will you light the candles? Think of a wish, and if you want us to make it come true tell us after.
[ she looks thoughtful at the top of gebura's head, but relents and sets it beside the abandoned hat. freed from it... for now. malkuth releases a soft exhale and relax. no one's asking, so she doesn't have to answer. if she can keep them from asking, then she won't have to lie. horribly. ]
We'll talk about me and Gebura's next year, so ask me about everything then. [ to their resident smoker: ] Will you light the candles? Think of a wish, and if you want us to make it come true tell us after.
[ This has nothing to do with her, gifts to Malkuth and pens and the like, so Gebura focuses on what she can do--which is move to avoid the hat and pull a lighter out of her pocket. It's fine if they don't ask about her birthday. She definitely hadn't celebrated it back in the City, before death and beyond it. But she knows what some of them entail and honestly? Not her thing.
Maybe it is or isn't Yesod's thing, either, but he hadn't protested it, so here they are. and she touches the small, wavering flame to each candle. ]
If it was something we could grant, don't you think he would have told us already?
Maybe it is or isn't Yesod's thing, either, but he hadn't protested it, so here they are. and she touches the small, wavering flame to each candle. ]
If it was something we could grant, don't you think he would have told us already?
That doesn't matter, you two! Sometimes people can only ask for things when it's their day! Gosh, I really have to do everything around here.
[ but as ever, it doesn't bother her, even if she huffs about it and watches as they light, one by one.
these trick candles, which won't go out when blown. hehehe. she's so excited for him to try. ]
Not that you two really ask for anything in the first place. [ ignoring... the beach conversation,
well it's not like he particularly asked for anything then, except her acknowledgement, and she's still putting a pin in it for now. ] Keep your wish to yourself then, Yesod. I'll make Gebura tell me her birthday as a Christmas gift.
[ easy. ]
[ but as ever, it doesn't bother her, even if she huffs about it and watches as they light, one by one.
these trick candles, which won't go out when blown. hehehe. she's so excited for him to try. ]
Not that you two really ask for anything in the first place. [ ignoring... the beach conversation,
well it's not like he particularly asked for anything then, except her acknowledgement, and she's still putting a pin in it for now. ] Keep your wish to yourself then, Yesod. I'll make Gebura tell me her birthday as a Christmas gift.
[ easy. ]
[ Why this. Gebura hesitates before she tucks the lighter away, as though she's debating lighting up a cigarette... but ultimately, she refrains, for as strong as the temptation is. ]
If there's something I want, I do something about it. And Yesod's got his own methods, too. [ She half-expects he'll politely knock on her door for Library answers sooner rather than later. ]
... Also that's a terrible gift, but sure. Look forward to it.
[ She's saying this in such a deadpan manner. ]
If there's something I want, I do something about it. And Yesod's got his own methods, too. [ She half-expects he'll politely knock on her door for Library answers sooner rather than later. ]
... Also that's a terrible gift, but sure. Look forward to it.
[ She's saying this in such a deadpan manner. ]
[ she's got her guarantee of being able to throw a small party for gebura in the future and that is gift enough for her, and also... the feasible wish makes her heart pang a little, sending a quick request to citrine for the hummingbird to retrieve her camera that's lasted her months now. ]
That's totally doable, isn't it?
[ because for all she might needle and push gebura into doing things like this, she does get a choice where permanence matters. ]
That's totally doable, isn't it?
[ because for all she might needle and push gebura into doing things like this, she does get a choice where permanence matters. ]
[ she knows you have central cooling, that'll be breath enough for the illusion to take shape as they... flicker... at least.
...
maybe she should've done this for gebura's birthday... that'd piss her off. haha. but citrine zips in as malkuth opens the door and takes position, little claws adjusting to take the shot when instructed. malkuth motions gebura to lean a little down, while she takes forefront and rests against the table to give a clear shot of yesod and his attempts at blowing out the candles for their birthday photo.
as if citrine won't be taking sneaky shots throughout their get-together now that it's in here. ]
Blow harder, Yesod! Or do you need a hand? Gebura's got plenty of lung to help!
[ her big ass
torso ]
...
maybe she should've done this for gebura's birthday... that'd piss her off. haha. but citrine zips in as malkuth opens the door and takes position, little claws adjusting to take the shot when instructed. malkuth motions gebura to lean a little down, while she takes forefront and rests against the table to give a clear shot of yesod and his attempts at blowing out the candles for their birthday photo.
as if citrine won't be taking sneaky shots throughout their get-together now that it's in here. ]
Blow harder, Yesod! Or do you need a hand? Gebura's got plenty of lung to help!
[ her big ass
torso ]
[ ...
that's so cheesy... she's staring hard at gebura. ]
If that's what our birthday boy and Sephirah of the Information Team thinks is best, who are we to refuse?
[ hint! hint! gebura! do not mess this up for us! malkuth is pushing her hair behind her ear to not catch it on fire she did not force you to wear a party hat blow the candles out ]
that's so cheesy... she's staring hard at gebura. ]
If that's what our birthday boy and Sephirah of the Information Team thinks is best, who are we to refuse?
[ hint! hint! gebura! do not mess this up for us! malkuth is pushing her hair behind her ear to not catch it on fire she did not force you to wear a party hat blow the candles out ]
[ Malkuth please you can't make her do anything, she is just honoring this eggplant's birthday.
With a distinct lack of enthusiasm, but she's never really been enthusiastic in the first place, so that's nothing new. Yes. She will lower herself.
To assist with this doomed task of blowing out trick candles. ]
With a distinct lack of enthusiasm, but she's never really been enthusiastic in the first place, so that's nothing new. Yes. She will lower herself.
To assist with this doomed task of blowing out trick candles. ]
Can't believe you haven't checked on me yet, you punk!!
But also I might've
told Malkuth you and I had our own Thing so she could take you dancing and make that her own Thing with you
And that I couldn't tell her what it was because you were embarrassed
So we should brainstorm our Thing
But also I might've
told Malkuth you and I had our own Thing so she could take you dancing and make that her own Thing with you
And that I couldn't tell her what it was because you were embarrassed
So we should brainstorm our Thing
Synchronized swimming? Figure skating?
Belly-dancing??
[ WHAT CAUSES YOU SHAME ]
Belly-dancing??
[ WHAT CAUSES YOU SHAME ]
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