11th ♌ Birthday Surprise [OPEN]

[naochansensei]

WHO: naochansensei and YOU
WHAT: An informal birthday celebration, a sudden disappearance.
WHEN: August 11, morning
WHERE: Hospital cafeteria
WARNINGS: Derp and karakasa

A haunted island such as this one really wasn't conducive to celebrating one's birthday, but it seemed a shame to let the day pass by without at least acknowledging it in some form -- even if

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THE CELEBRATING

[naochansensei]

Maybe it was a little ridiculously self-indulgent to set up your own birthday party while an apparent monsoon season was winding up and you never knew when monsters or other horrorterrors might swoop out of the island wilds to make life… interesting… but then again, when such things were the case, why not have fun where you could?

There wasn't much he could decorate with, and the rain was horrible for scavenging for such things, but he had a little carved lion figurine set up on a place of honor on the counter-top wearing a tiny folded paper birthday hat, standing guard over a tray of little desserts that he was making alongside his usual breakfast preparations.

Not much, but notable. Especially with him occasionally humming (or even singing under his breath in questionable English) the birthday song.

[magerights]

Anders blinks at the little lion figurine on the counter and the paper hat it has on, then turns his confused expression on Haruki.

"Is this some sort of tradition I'm missing?"

[naochansensei]

Naoshi can't help but laugh a little at that face, but he means nothing by it. His merriness is quick to turn to a bright grin and enthusiastic nod, as he pulls more little cakes from the oven.

"It's my birthday!"

[magerights]

"Oh," Anders was more mildly surprised than confused. Birthdays hadn't been as celebrated in the Circle or the Wardens for various reasons, and he'd never really given such things much thought beyond that. Still, others who hadn't had that sort of life did celebrate and it was nice to see that Haruki wasn't letting this place get in the way of that.

"Then congratulations. How old are you now?"

THE SURPRISE

[naochansensei]

Hold on. Where did Naoshi go? He was just here. You only turned your backs for a minute. Oh, he went into the pantry to get more ingredients, of course.

...it's a tiny pantry. What's taking so long?

Someone will have to peek in and find out. Nothing there but a pile of island clothes and a woven red bracelet. The island either has a kind side, or a twisted sense of humor, or both: it just sent him home.

[noppo_sempai]

He's taking this well, actually. His hands didn't tremble, and he didn't burst into tears when he picked up his clothes, pocketed that bracelet. It seemed important, somehow. But mostly he just stood there, staring a while, wondering if he should go and check the graveyard. He should be happy. The only one who mattered to him on this island was finally gone. Safe.

[roadstotheriver]

Heading back to try and find Naoshi, to give him the gift she'd managed to find and even bespell for him, Lirael poked her head into the kitchen pantry, where someone else had said Naoshi went. All she saw was a familiar tall back and shock of blue hair. "Homare?"

[noppo_sempai]

Could he blame anyone? He didn't know for sure if he's really gone from the island. Not unless he checked the Graveyard, but even if he knew that those headstones were all lies, he still couldn't help…

He turned around slowly, not saying a word as he holds the bundle of clothes tight to his chest.