Da na na na na na, you say it's your birthday!

[a1enzo]

Enzo woke up very early this cycle. This is kind of a problem, as the PARTY! isn't until late morning and the specifics are meant to be a surprise, so he's had to hang around the house while Dot is out making sure everything's set up.

Thus, he's twitching with suppressed energy, but he's still ridiculously happy, 'cause he finally gets to have a

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[renegade_enzo]

Suddenly, Enzo would hear the rumble of a massive engine as Matrix parks his notoriously oversized motorcycle out in front of Dot's house to pick him up.

[a1enzo]

Enzo grins and leans out of his bedroom window. "Is it ready?!"

[renegade_enzo]

Matrix smirks. He remembers how excited he had been back when he had his first birthday party.

...Of course, that feels about forever and a half ago to him, but it's still a nice memory.

"Sure is, kid. C'mon out and hop on."

[a1enzo]

"Alphanumeric!" The window slams, feet patter on the stairs, and Enzo bursts out the front door and vaults onto the raised rear part of the bike's seat. Frisket rises from where he's been loafing by the door, yawns hugely, and lopes after his boy.

"So where're we going?" he asks, despite the fact that he'll find out if he just waits four nanos.

[command_dot_com]

Dot checks over everything for the party one last time.

Parrrrrtyhats? Check.
Pirate-themed syntactic sugar cake? Check.
Bubbly, locked from inquiring small hands? CHECK.
ROM, likewise? CHECK.
Code cola? Check.

Binomes on Brother-watching Detail? Check and double check if you count Princess Bula.

"All is ready, Gavin," Dot smiles from ear to ear. "All we need is our other guest of honor."

[nofileext]

"And when do we expect him to arrive, Ms. Matrix?" says the Crimson Binome. He's getting restless. Much as he likes it here in Mainframe, and back home in Fanning, Gavin is eager to be on his own ship again, sailing the open C:s.

[command_dot_com]

"Any nano now.. Matrix promised he'd bring him over on his Bike." Dot reassures the good captain. "I think I see them coming up right now..."

[renegade_enzo]

And that they are. Matrix has just parked his bike a short distance away, and he's walking up with the birthday boy as they speak.

[notascreensaver]

AndrAIa was belowdecks, busy making sure everything was in order. Both the presents and food needed attending to and guarding, to ensure Enzo didn't get at either until he was allowed to.

Mostly, though, it was a lot of being bored. Mouse had promised to send someone down to keep her occupied, btu so far no one had shown up.

[nofileext]

Well, that's not too surprising; he's not terribly visible. Her auditory acuity, however, might pick up a small, slithery noise approaching the presents.

[notascreensaver]

She tilts her head and listens, then begins rechecking the tarps over the food. "Ugh. Spam. There are always nulls on these ship."

[nofileext]

"I'm sorry," this null says in a mild tone. "I was told you'd be wanting company."

Launching Ceremony

[nofileext]

Capacitor's new ship, the Ada's Revenge, is a sight to behold. She's nearly half again as large as the Saucy Mare, with three masts and twenty-one sails, and her hull is a vivid scarlet trimmed in gold. The Revenge is fully stocked and crewed and ready to set sail, but there's one last detail that needs to be taken care of first...

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[command_dot_com]

"As Sponsors of this fine ship and her wonderful captain and crew," Dot says holding up the bottle of Doux Bubble Memory high over her shoulder. "I hereby, in the name of the High C:'s and the Code, christen this ship Ada's Revenge!"

All it takes is one beautiful swing and the bottle of champange is smashed across the bow of the ship.

Re: Launching Ceremony

[nofileext]

The assembled crowd of binomes breaks into cheers and applause.

Re: Launching Ceremony

[99_99_99]

Mike and the crew burst out into applause with the rest of the crowd. Cameras focused on the Matrix family.

The Party!

[nofileext]

Below decks on the ship, the galley has been turned into a banquet hall for the occasion. On one side of the room is a long table laden with cake and candy and other sugar delivery vehicles. On the other is a substantial pile of wrapped gifts. The space in between has been cleared out so that Enzo will have as few obstacles as possible when he gets on his sugar buzz.

Re: The Party!

[a1enzo]

Muahahaha syntactic sugar. Someone went all-out on that cake; it's shaped like a replica of the ship, resting atop a sheet cake with blue icing in peaked waves. (Cyberspace seas do not do that, but iconography is one of those things that seem to leak down from Userspace.)

Enzo stares delightedly at the repast. Chips, shakes, soda, cocoa, a few actual healthy things for variety, and... is that...? Yes! It is! Digitized chocolate! "Alphanumeric!" Wonder how Dot explained that away to the civilians?

Re: The Party!

[command_dot_com]

Simple, as a rare and exotic new confection developed by the Mainframe Research labs, the recipe is more closely guarded than her blackmail folder!

Speaking of which, her PDA goes off near her hip and she grabs Enzo before he can snag anything. "Hold on...one last thing." She taps the PDA and several Vidwindows pop up around him, counting down from 7...6...

Re: The Party!

[a1enzo]

"Oh yeah!" 3... 2... 1... Enzo shimmers, and now he looks what a User would consider to be about a year older. "Alphanumeric!"

And now chocolate!