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[thebetterjersey]

"... Oh, wow. Cape May, you shouldn't have. Really. You shouldn't have. At all."

"I don't know why you have to be such a downer, it's your birthday... now where did I put those party hats."

Jersey is thankful for the girl leaving. Really, he sorta wishes she had taken the cake with her too. So he'll just sigh, munching on a piece of taffy as he

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[excelsiored]

[ Elliot could probably use another hour or two of sleep, even though he doesn't really look it. ]
... Nice cake.

[thebetterjersey]

[ better than him, he'll poke at one of those pretzels. ]
Thanks, I can't say the kid isn't creative.

[excelsiored]

Gregory baked you a cake? He... didn't strike me as the culinary type.

[thebetterjersey]

Greggy doesn't have skills in anything other scholar work. No, Ash did. Cape May, that is. Who knows when she showed up but this is all her work.

[excelsiored]

Cape May... that's next to Delaware, isn't it? But, either way -- that's pretty impressive. I can't say I've ever seen a pirate ship cake before.

[thebetterjersey]

Yeah, she's right across the bay. She's creative like I said... want some? I think it's chocolate, she said it was anyway.

[excelsiored]

Sure, I'll take some. [ oh, right. there was a reason that elliot came by. he presents a wrapped, square-shaped box. ] And I have something for you, too, actually. I hope you like it.

[ it's a collection of several mix cds, but the main attraction is probably the inside pamphlets -- instead of typing out the lyrics to each song, he's made them into miniature scrapbooks, with photos and other little decorations to match every song. he probably got help from his sister with that part or it wouldn't have come out so nice-looking. ]

[thebetterjersey]

[ good. because he wouldn't let you leave without taking some. once figuring out how to cut it, he manages to get a slice. looking up, maybe a little surprised as he takes the box as he passes the plate over. ]
Seriously? Thanks a lot.

[ he'll take the time to unwrap the the gift, looking through them with a muse. ] Dude, this is awesome.

[excelsiored]

I'm glad you liked it. Lillian helped with it too, so it's partially from her as well, I guess. [ he hopes you enjoy all those nostalgic bad-fashion photos in one convenient place. he even tried to pick music from the same era for those photos.

he takes a bite of cake, feeling a bit like he's eating a miniature work of art. ] Mm -- it's good.

[thebetterjersey]

[ oh, he is. very much so. all that tie-dye and leather. just terrible. ] Lily, huh? She must have got a kick out of seeing all these.

Heh, I'll be sure to pass the word on to Ashleigh.

[excelsiored]

Very much so. I think she especially enjoyed the beaded hair.

[ he takes another bite. chews and swallows. ] So, how's your birthday going so far?

[thebetterjersey]

My hair was amazing, almost as amazing as my VW bus.

[ taking a bite of his own slice he shrugs. ] Pretty good, I mean for in this place. Nothing to bad or good has happened. So it's been normal.

[excelsiored]

Yeah? Normal's pretty good. So, no big plans for the day, I take it?

[thebetterjersey]

Mm. Not really, though I did find my DVD collection. So maybe I'll watch some... ask Dela, maybe Penn just so I don't beat the shit out of him for that stuff he pulled the other night. Wanna join? Make it a guy's night.

[excelsiored]

With the violin at four in the morning? Yeah. I feel your pain. Sounds good to me. [ thoughtful pause. ]

Oh yeah -- did I tell you that I have a girlfriend now? [ though you can probably tell by the way he says it and the look on his face that he is... not really sure about what that means. ]

[thebetterjersey]

Bastard. I swear. Lovely, I'll talk to Dela then and... ask him to Penn.

[ curious stare. with that look he's almost expecting elliot to say he's joking or something. but after a moment he blinks and smiles. ] Oh, really? Good for you man. You un, you alright though? You look... well it's hard to say how you look. Just not the look I'd expect.