Birthday Mingle!

[save_the_souls]

Who: Ino & Any Friends of Ino
Broadcast: None
Action: Iskaulit!
When: 9/23

[So it's Ino's birthday! Anyone who is on good terms with Ino would have received an invitation to attend a birthday party for her on the Iskaulit. I assure you, it was mostly Hiro's doing. Or anyone else involved with the party planning. ]

[Sure enough going to the appointed time and place will indeed lead you to a birthday party! There's a giant banner saying so and everything. Not only that but there's delicious food thanks to Belthazar, music, and other assorted party things.]

[In other words? ITS A MINGLE. Feel free to stop by, socialize, not socialize and hang awkwardly in a corner, gate crash, mooch food or anything else you can think of! ]

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WARNING: FOOD OVERLOAD

[arcanepower]

[You can thank Belth for the food because there's a lot of it. A purple lace cake, luxurious and sparkly, with additional cake pops for guests. There are also purple macaroons, green and black tea (both conjured), and the star of the show: gourmet chocolate pudding. Everything appears to be dusted with edible glitter except the pudding, because that's weird. Non-cake things include dango, chicken teriyaki, vegetarian buns, and delicate vegetable pancakes. He sort of outdid himself here, but he ate a lot of these things on Azeroth and Exsilium and brought the knowledge with him.

More importantly though, he has a present. He's shy and waits his turn. His gift is in a nondescript flat black box with a violet ribbon. He shoves it at her and ducks his head.]

Happy birthday. I'm... glad you were born.

[Smooth. Anyway, there's an extremely glittery dress inside, in keeping with the theme of the night. It's been enchanted and altered by Belth's own hands to fit her seamlessly. Occasionally little fairy lights appear around the dress, hover for a few seconds, and vanish.]

[ino]

[ She smiles a little at him ]

There you are! I was wondering when I'd get to thank you for all of that fancy food.

[ She'll take the box, though, and carefully untie the ribbon to open it. Peeking inside, she sees ... a lot of sequins, wow. ]

Eh? Clothes?

[ Sets the box down and pulls the dress out properly, and ... wow, she's starry eyed ]

Whoa! Bel, where did you find this? It's so pretty!

[arcanepower]

I was approached by Allen. It was the least I could do...

[As she shakes out the dress, the enchanted fairy lights appear and hover pleasantly around the dress. Belth continues to turn scarlet. He hopes it's not too inappropriate. Light knows he's seen more revealing things in Silvermoon.]

I traded for it on one of the planets we visited, and I've spent the past few weeks enchanting it and modifying it. It should be stable now, but please let me know if it turns bright pink at any point.

[ino]

[ She looks taken aback for just a moment when the lights appear, but then she laughs in excitement ]

It's awesome! I love it!

[ Wait -- ]

Bright pink?

[arcanepower]

I'm glad.

[A pause.]

It was originally pink. I didn't want to ruin the embroidery by dyeing it so I used a spell instead.

[ino]

Oh, that makes more sense. I guess you really can do just about anything, can't you, Bel?

[ She takes another look at it, before she sets it back down in the box and moves to sort of ... scoop poor Bel up into a hug ]

I love it! Thank you so much!

[arcanepower]

[Suddenly, the blush turns FLOURESCENT.]

I-it's the least I could--

[OH NO, A HUG. He freezes up momentarily because it's so unexpected, but then he melts like an ice cube in Molten Core and shoves his face into her shoulder. As he wraps his arms around her, he realizes just how much she reminds him of someone else.

He hopes Caspa approves... wherever she is.]

[ino]

[ Note for the future: Hugs are a great way to get him to just hush and stop being so humble about it.

She gives him a little squeeze, before pulling away far enough to look at him again with a smile. ]

Seriously, it's awesome.

[arcanepower]

[He rubs at his cheek as if that might dispel the blush.]

I am glad you like it. You have been training me and you are so patient with me, and I-- I'm glad I met you.

[He straightens his sleeves.]

And if it is all right, I would like to start healing training in earnest. Sometime after today, obviously.

[ino]

I'm glad I met you, too.

[ She looks surprised for a moment, but then she smiles ]

Of course! How's tomorrow morning sound?

[arcanepower]

Er, really?

[SHE IS NOT MAKING THIS EASIER oh god he's so red.]

T-that sounds fine.

[ino]

[ She has just accepted that Bel is in a permanent state of Embarrassed. ]

Of course, really!

Good! It'll have to be a little bit different than how I was taught, since I don't have access to the reading scrolls I used and everything, but I'll do my best.

[arcanepower]

[It's true. He's either angry or embarrassed. Or both.]

You're a wonderful teacher... If any problems arise, it will be my own unfamiliarity with the subject.

[ino]

Well, I've never tried to teach anyone healing before, so I guess it'll be new for both of us, huh?

[ She'll squeeze his shoulder ]

Anyways ... you must be exhausted from putting all this stuff together! You should get some rest.

[arcanepower]

I suppose so.

[He is exhausted, and it's not hard to see the tired tears at the corners of his eyes. He tries to rub them away.]

I'm fine! [... and he yawns.] ... All right, I'll sit down.

[ino]

[ She laughs a little ]

Sitting down is a start, sure.

[summerschild]

[Bran holds one of the cake pops, examining it dubiously.]

Is this a fruit?

[arcanepower]

No, it is cake covered in frosting. I did not make any fruit tarts because I have not found fruit in some time.