i start it up, turn it over like a general MINGLE

[deshabille]

Who: Crew of the Caprine and party crashers!!
Broadcast: None.
Action: Caprine unless otherwise noted!
When: All of January!

[IT'S A NEW YEAR. Which means that your captain is ready to drag you into more hideous shenanigans. Strap the fuck in, Capriners . . .]

[. . . it's a mingle. DUN DUN DUNNNN.]

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[nextlineis]

[Well. If Lisa Lisa was ever wondering what Joseph's face looked like when he was a kid on Christmas morning or when he was tearing into presents on his birthdays, she probably doesn't need to wonder anymore. Joseph's whole face lights up when he opens the box and sees what's inside.]

No way...

[He's careful taking it out of the box, more careful than she's probably ever watched him handle something since she's known him, and looks it over because it does look really well made. And then...]

[Well, brace yourself, Lisa Lisa.]

[no jk it's not that bad. But he doesn't really wait for her to be prepared for a hug. It's what you get when you give Joseph a gift he really likes. She should just be glad he's not trying to pick her up.]

Thank you!

[hitbyakar]

[ She knew, on a base level, that she had missed all kinds of holidays and birthdays. But it doesn't quite strike her until she sees exactly how his face lights up, and she feels a sharp pang in her chest, that she missed a lot more than that too.

Fortunately, he doesn't give her time to be too choked up about it, as the hug kind of comes as a surprise (it shouldn't, by now, but it does). She freezes at first, but after a moment she can't help but deflate a little. With an amused sound, she wraps an arm around him back.

You'd think she'd bought him a new car or something. ]

You like it, then.

[nextlineis]

Are you kidding!? It's perfect, I love it!

[That's about as much as Joseph can restrain himself as far as his enthusiasm is concerned. He's so giddy. But he also knows that hugging (still) isn't really Lisa Lisa's thing so he gives her just one quick squeeze before letting go and taking a step back.]

[hitbyakar]

[ She's actually smiling, so it seems like she isn't too weirded out by it. ]

I'm glad.

[ They aren't exactly in the height of space civilization here, so it was kind of hard to find an appropriate gift that wasn't boring or something Jojo wouldn't really use. ]

And ... thank you, for the earrings.

[ She reaches up to move her hair out of the way, so he can see she's wearing them! ]

[nextlineis]

[Oh, you thought Joseph was done lighting up? Wrong. Wrong on so many levels. His expression goes bright all over again at seeing that she's wearing the earrings he gave her.]

Oh, you like them? I'm glad!