[Closed] Birthday Girl

[demureshift]

Title: Birthday Girl
Characters: Horikita Maki, Kuroki Meisa, Ninomiya Kazunari, Ohno Satoshi
Location: Meisa's Apartment/Death and Company (433 6th St)
Week: Week 7, Friday, October 8, 6:45pm
Rating: PG?
Warnings: ...drinking

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[tsuribakasami]

Deciding to avoid any further lateness by waiting for the subway or a bus, Ohno grabbed a taxi as soon as curtain had been called on the show. He'd brought a nice outfit with him and after showering off he'd changed into the dark slacks, light blue dress shirt and matching dark jacket. His loafers were shined perfectly and he looked sharp.

He was going to be seen tonight at a popular bar with three very beautiful people, he had to look the part. He sprayed on cologne and grabbed his bag, stopping briefly to pick a pink rose from one of the bouquets lining the dressing room. Had he time, he would have gotten her a proper arrangement, but he figured getting there was more important

[tsuribakasami]

Ohno took a peak over at the menu again, chewing his lip. This punch (he assumed it was the kings one since Meisa had named off the other two) had been good, but going with a new one would be exciting. "I'd say Honshu would be good," he said with a grin. "This one's on me." A sort-of celebratory gesture for Maki's birthday and a gathering of friends.

He caught a waitress as she passed, ordering his crispy pork belly and the Honshu punch on his own tab while letting Meisa place her own order for the macaroni and cheese. This accomplished, Ohno settled back in his seat and moved to lean into Nino again. His hand found Nino's by his side and he laced their fingers, his own brushing lightly over the back of Nino's hand.

[faysounds]

Nino looked at Ohno - just a little out of the corner of his eye. His head tilted to brush against Ohno's. The corner of his lips quirked up. He squeezed Ohno's hand lightly.

When the new round of punch arrived, Nino lifted his old glass in a toast. "To the birthday girl, Maki-chan. Slàinte!"

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"Hmm," Maki hummed, eying the fries. Meisa was right, and she did want to have a some, and it would be good to have a little more in her stomach if they were switching to the punch with whiskey.

Reaching out, Maki pulled a couple onto her plate after a little dunk into the sauce. Shooting a tiny, thankful smile Ohno's way as he made the order.

Before she knew it, the fries she had picked out were gone, her tart was nearly gone, and the new punch was there. She still needed to get through the rest of her glass of the old but, Nino was helping with that. She blushed around a sip, nodding at the toast, though her eyes lit dimly with curiosity at the unfamiliar word. "What language is that?"

[lol_dancess]

Meisa also raised her new glass of punch to toast Maki. Her curiosity was piqued at the unfamiliar word. Having grown up around Spanish speakers all her life, Meisa was pretty sure it wasn't a Romance language. "It sounds pretty and... very Celtic?" she took a wild guess. It reminded her of her brief obsession with the United Kingdom when she was younger.

As she took a sip of her punch (this one had a slight kick to it the other didn't have), Ohno's order of the crispy pork belly and her macaroni and cheese arrived. It smelled heavenly. "Mmmm. Maki? Nino? Take as much as you want." She indicated to the plate in front of her. "Would you like to try a bit Satoshi?"

[tsuribakasami]

Ohno raised his glass in toast, grinning softly over at Maki. "Omedetou, Maki-chan," he added, and took a sip of his new punch. This one was definitely stronger than the last, but Ohno was enjoying it just as much.

Nino was against him, and it felt perfect. He hadn't seen the fay since early this morning, though it had felt like quite longer. Maki was across him and Meisa was there as well. Even if Meisa hadn't gotten as close to them as Maki had, she was still a pretty strong presence in Ohno's mind now.

Their food came and Ohno sat up (though he didn't leave Nino's side). His looked absolutely fantastic. Meisa offered a bite of hers and he pondered for a moment. "Yeah, okay, want to try mine?" He'd be good and only eat a bite of Meisa's.

[faysounds]

Nino sipped his punch, finishing the glass at last. He picked up his fork, foregoing the new punch for the moment, and dipped it into the macaroni and cheese. It was good, he decided, even if he liked Bluebell's better. He chewed and swallowed, and grinned at Meisa.

"If that's what they call it now. It was what they spoke on Scotland back in the day. Sort of still do, I hear, though I think the Irish actually use it more fluently."

He turned his smile over to Maki. "It's a toast that means 'health'."

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Maki hadn't planned to have any macaroni, but as Ohno decided, and Nino stole a bite...it just looked really good. With a shifty look sideways, waiting to see when Meisa wasn't looking, Maki spooned a couple of bites onto her plate. She was aware she had been completely obvious, but it only amused her more than anything else.

She did listen in slight fascination as Nino elaborated, and was more than a little impressed that Meisa had picked the language out. "Health, is a good thing to have." She made a quiet, happy noise around a bite of macaroni, and found...it actually did go alright with the last few sips of her punch.

Even if her cheeks were already flushing from the alcohol.

[lol_dancess]

As Meisa took a forkful of Ohno's dish, she saw Maki going for the macaroni out of the corner of her eye. She grinned and whined playfully, "Makiiii, take a bit more! I can't finish this by myself!"

Okay, maybe Meisa was starting to feel the effects of the alcohol a tiny bit. She took a bite of the macaroni (she made a note to herself to try Bluebell's the next time she went there for lunch to compare) and smiled at Nino's explanation. Meisa was glad she wasn't too far off the mark.

She giggled at the sound Maki made at her bite of macaroni. "I told you so! Please take more!"

[tsuribakasami]

Now that he had food in his stomach, Ohno downed a good half of his punch in one fell swoop. It's not as if it would hit him hard or anything.

His food was absolutely delicious - he didn't think he'd ever had anything quite like it before. He piled all of the ingredients on a fork and offered it to Nino. "Here, try!"

[faysounds]

Nino helped himself to another bite of Meisa's macaroni while Meisa plied it on Maki. He smiled, glad Maki had found a friend in the doctor.

Ohno pushed a fork into his face and Nino opened his mouth, automatically and obediently taking the bite. He chewed. It was very good. Good enough to warrant a sip of the new punch. Nino took the sip and smiled. "It's good."

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"But I-" Maki's laughed excuse died on her lips, because a little more would not kill her, and the dish was pretty special, even if it wasn't quite as good as the macaroni at Bluebell. It was definitely different.

So she got herself another few bites, still laughing softly. "Thanks, Meisa. It is delicious."

She didn't miss the exchange between Ohno and Nino, and it was incredibly adorable and Maki ducked her head over her plate to hide a little blush. Maybe...more punch, would help. She refilled her glass with the newer punch, and the stronger liquor it contained burned a little on the way down, but it was tasty.

[lol_dancess]

The exchange between Ohno and Nino had Meisa trying to catch Maki's eyes, but with the other ducking her head, Meisa tried to discreetly elbow Maki instead. It was fun to have someone to squee (discreetly!) with about these sorts of things.

When it looked like Maki and Nino wouldn't take anymore of the macaroni and Meisa was full, she offered the rest to Ohno. "If you're still a bit hungry, do you want to finish the rest?" Meisa looked around the table. "I hope everyone still has room for desert!"

[tsuribakasami]

Ohno looked up when Meisa offered him the rest of her macaroni and cheese, his eyes lighting up. He nodded and took the plate, nudging his own toward Nino a bit.

"Have more of that, if you want," he said with a soft smile. Anytime he could get Nino to eat something, he was happy.

"Oh don't worry, I will!" he chimed in, already scarfing down the macaroni and cheese that had been presented to him.

[faysounds]

Smiling a little at Ohno, Nino took another bite of the pork belly. He took his time chewing and swallowing - it was rich and he wanted to savor it. Maybe after a few bites he'd have some more macaroni.

"So, you two," he said, lifting his glass at Meisa and Maki, "fill me in on your weeks. I feel like I haven't seen you in ages, Maki-chan."

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"Not like I can miss my birthday cake," Maki agreed, laughing a bit at Ohno's assurances.

She worked slowly on her macaroni, and maybe it was how tasty the punch was, or maybe it was just that she'd had enough now that she didn't notice the alcoholic burn anymore, but this glass was going just a little faster.

Maki blushed faintly, because she recalled the last time she had seen Nino and Ohno and it had involved waking up in their bed. "It has been awhile. I haven't been doing much. Work, and class. I've had one patron in particular with quite a bit of research for me, so I've been busy."