[Happy Birthday, EVA!]

[let_mama]

[So, it has finally come. The day you've all been waiting for. And by "all", I mean Tanya.]

[Once upon a time- May 15th, 1936 to be exact- in a place known as Meridian Idaho, a little blonde girl was created from the rib of man born. ...Ah, but you've read all this before, haven't you? So let's skip the dramatics and get right to the point.]

[The

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[let_mama]

[A now 51 year old Mama dives into the pool in the most extravagant and unnecessary way possible, wearing an even smaller black bikini than last year just to show that she still fucking can.]

[fancy_shooting]

[Ocelot casually approaches the side of the pool, giving EVA a raised eyebrow as she swims.

He seems to be hiding something behind his back...]

[let_mama]

[EVA suddenly stops mid-swim; standing in the pool as she looks over to Ocelot. She notes the way he's trying to conceal something and can only come to a single conclusion;]

[let_mama]

God damn it Adam- No shooting at me today.

[The woman huffs] There are boundaries to everything, you know.

[fancy_shooting]

[Ocelot scowls to the side.]

I'm not shooting you. I have better things to be putting bullets in.

[He pulls out the giftwrapped thing, waving it in one hand.]

[let_mama]

....

[EVA takes her time in moving over to a nearby metal latter and rising up out of the pool. She adjusts her oh-so-tiny bikini for a moment before walking over to Ocelot with a flat expression]

Is this the part where I peel back the packaging only to get a face full of acid?

[fancy_shooting]

You know I don't like to ruin surprises. [He juggles the mildly-heavy package between his hands, and kinda looks at her boobs.]

[let_mama]

....

If I die, I'm going to haunt you in the worst ways possible until I'm back.

[EVA reaches out for the package; immediately wanting to just open it up and get whatever trickery this is over with.]

[fancy_shooting]

I have more than enough annoyance from ghosts.

[He lets her take it, waiting for her to unwrap the stack of modern skin mags.]

[let_mama]

[EVA is quick to remove the wrappings, half-expecting something to at least pop out in an attempt to scare her, but... the true contents of the package only serve to surprise her in that there WASN'T any trick to it.]

.....

[The woman briefly lets her fingers run over the pages; making sure there really was nothing harmful about them.]

You....

....You really gave me a gift?

[fancy_shooting]

[He looks away with his arms crossed, stiff with mild embarrassment.]

It's your birthday.

[let_mama]

[He barely manages to get the words out before EVA is pulling him into a sudden and very tight hug; despite the fact that her body is still wet from the pool. The woman smiles, though he can not see it, and presses a brief kiss against Ocelot's cheek.] It's suddenly one of my favorite birthdays.

[fancy_shooting]

[Embarrassment levels have suddenly skyrocketed.]

H-Hey! [He flinches at the kiss and gives a little bit of a struggle, but he didn't come over with the intention of being a douche-bag, so he doesn't shove the soaking-wet woman off.]

[let_mama]

[EVA pulls back when he struggles, but only to give him a visible grin]

Care to find a comfortable corner and join me in enjoying them?

[ysobritish]

[There's a Liquid watching and smiling from a distance. He's carrying a wrapped present in his arms. Ocelot's tip about the gifts had gone to note; he'd gotten her some new motorcycle boots, gloves and perfume. There was also a packet of instant noodles resting on the top, though he wasn't sure if Ocelot was joking about that or not. Liquid wasn't used to giving people gifts; he'd never cared enough to. But this was Mama, and he thought somewhere in the back of his mind that she deserved at least this.]

...

[She really was just as flamboyant and energetic as him, wasn't she? He would have clapped if his hands were free.]

Quite the impressive display, Mama.

[...she also seemed to have his aversion to wearing clothing that covered anything other than the necessities.]

[let_mama]

[Rising up through the surface of the water, EVA runs a hand through her hair and gives Liquid a wide grin as he spoke.] Why thank you~

...I'm glad you've decided to be here.

[The woman grabs hold of a nearby railing; coming up the small metallic later in order to exit the pool. Her wet body automatically feels far heavier due to the sudden shift in gravity, as she makes her way over to her son.]