Fifth Floor Common Room, Tuesday Evening

[dojima_hime]

The fifth-floor common room had been transformed into a riot of color and sound by the two intrepid decorators. When you had Rikku and Dōjima doing the artistic design, and they were basing it off of Romeo's collection of loud shirts, it was bound to be, ah, creativeThere were balloons and streamers everywhere, and the party even had some piñatas

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Talk to the Birthday Boy

[dojima_hime]

Wish him many happy returns of the day!

Re: Talk to the Birthday Boy

[withoutverona]

Romeo had been lured there, and was incredibly flattered and pleased by the party preparations. It was enough to get his mind away from his nicotine withdrawal.

He was just going to stand there and bask. And maybe eat some guacamole and chips. That went well with basking.

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[death_and_pies]

"Happy birthday, Romeo," Ned said, wandering over. "Is it a good one so far?"

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[withoutverona]

"So far," Romeo said with a grin. "Though I'm giving up smoking, so we'll see how long it stays good. Thank you for coming."

Re: Talk to the Birthday Boy

[death_and_pies]

"Wouldn't miss it," he said. "Smoking's a hard one to give up, isn't it? You might end up eating lots and lots of junk food to compensate."

Re: Talk to the Birthday Boy

[withoutverona]

"What, to get over the oral fixation?" Romeo mused. "I might need to start buying Jolly Ranchers by the case."

Re: Talk to the Birthday Boy

[death_and_pies]

"I knew someone that smoked once and he went through lollipops quicker than I've ever seen anyone go through candy before," Ned said. "Maybe it's easier when you're younger?"

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[withoutverona]

"I hope so," Romeo said. "Except I started when I was 12, so I fear it'll be a hard road. I suppose a candy addiction beats cancer."

He looked distinctly dubious about this last proposition.

Re: Talk to the Birthday Boy

[death_and_pies]

"Well, I can always provide pies if you need something more than candy," Ned offered.

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[withoutverona]

"I'm sure I'll take you up on that before the end of the week," Romeo said. "Though I'll try not to overindulge. I don't want to be the type that stops smoking and puts on sixty pounds."

Yes, Romeo was vain enough to openly worry about this.

Re: Talk to the Birthday Boy

[death_and_pies]

"That'd be a lot of wait in one week," Ned agreed. "At least you'll be saving money too? Unless you make your cigarettes."

Re: Talk to the Birthday Boy

[withoutverona]

"I did at home," Romeo said. "Rolled, them, anyhow, not curing my own tobacco. But it's really no cheaper than the packs here on the island, and I got lazy."

Re: Talk to the Birthday Boy

[death_and_pies]

"I tried to smoke once when I was a kid," he said, "and threw up."

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[withoutverona]

"That will happen the first time," Romeo told him. "I just ... tried again."

And again.

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[death_and_pies]

"I'm a wimp," he said and laughed. "One spell like that was enough for me to throw the pack down the gutter. The kid who let me try one was kind of mad I did that."

Re: Talk to the Birthday Boy

[dojima_hime]

"Happy birthday, koibito," Yurika said, coming up to plant a kiss on his cheek. "Having fun so far?"