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[besomeothername]

[At around nightfall in one large kitchen/dining room in the West wing, there is a party going on. A birthday party to be exact, judging by the giant Happy Birthday, Allen sign hanging across the door. Food of all kind is piled up high on every available countertop in case lots of Allens do show up

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[fallforthesky]

[Don't mind her, she's just hovering inside the doorway in as an unassuming manner as possible and inspecting the large banner with a mildly bemused purse of her lips. Aren't Allens' birthdays normally in December?]

[besomeothername]

[Hello, beautiful wallflower. Have a slice of cake!]

Care to join us?

[fallforthesky]

[Oh. Cake. She politely takes the plate with a quiet thanks, though she really isn't hungry enough to want to eat it.]

I'm not sure I should... intrude.

[By way of never asking around for birth dates, she has no idea if she knows the Allen this party is for.]

[besomeothername]

No why would be intruding, yeah? I'm sure you know some of these people. [Making a gesture at the group of people gathered] And possibly the birthday boy, yeah. [Scans the crowd but does find Allen talking to another Lavi, Ehan to be exact, and excitedly points the two of them out. He is scheming matchmaking shenanigans for them after all]

And if you don't know him, I'll introduce him to you, yeah.

And then just enjoy yourself. I think you're way overdue on some happy.

[fallforthesky]

[Intruding because 'I don't want to be around too many people' isn't a very prudent thing to say when she'd been the one to wander into a party. Lenalee follows Lavi's gesture and quirks a faint smile. Ah.] No, I do know him. Not very well, though.

[His last comment doesn't quite seem to register with her; she just shakes her head a little.] I didn't bring anything to give him.

[besomeothername]

[Tilts his head a little to the side as he regards her] You don't have to bring anyone but yourself, yeah.

[Puts a hand on her arm with a warm smile] Actually, might I bother you for a little bit? I need some help with something.

[fallforthesky]

[Seems that's all she can offer to anyone nowadays. Glances down at his hand on her arm, then back at him.] Mm. What can I do?

[besomeothername]

[Leans over to whisper into her ear] I need help making a bouquet, yeah. I have the main flower all figured out, by the axillary ones are driving me crazy.

So could you help a colorblind florist out? I want it to be on the center table before the birthday wish, yeah.

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[fallforthesky]

[She....... doesn't know much about arranging flowers.]

Eh...

[fallforthesky]

...I suppose I could try, if you're willing to bear with inexperience.

[besomeothername]

[It's the thought that counts, right? And skill is not really correlated to task at hand seeing as he put Mean in charge of getting the birthday card put together]

I'm sure you're a natural, yeah. And I've seen and eaten your cakes. You have good artistic sense.

[Tugging a bit on her arm to lead her out of the room. He could tell that she was a little uncomfortable being in the hustle and bustle of things, so he hoped this had the added bonus of making her not so nervous]

[selfdeluded]

[They are! But this Allen tends to break all the rules when it comes to Allens... and hey, having your own birthday isn't so bad. But here, Lenalee - have an Allen wandering over and offering a slight smile.]

There are a lot more people here than I thought there'd be... There's lots of cake if you'd like any.

[fallforthesky]

[He does, he really does. Glancing up at his approach and flickering a quick glance over his face. Not!Noah Allen... She returns his smile, then shakes her head at his offer.] No, thank you. I'm not hungry.

...So this is your party? [Now that she thinks on it, that would make sense.] Happy birthday.

[selfdeluded]

I'll have to get some of the Allens to eat it, then... [A little snicker. It wasn't like he could actually eat any of it, and there seemed to be so much of the stuff...]

It seems that way. ...thank you-- my roommate likes to go a little overboard with things like this...

[fallforthesky]

[Quirking a brow. That's... an odd thing to say. But she remembers him mentioning at the Noah gathering that he wasn't human. So... that probably has something to do with it. She opens her mouth, pauses, and closes it again in that same faint smile.]

Your-- roommate?

[People actually room together here? The thought hadn't ever really crossed her mind.]

[selfdeluded]

Ah, yes... [A brief pause as he looks around, before he points at an overly-social Lavi chatting up a few people a ways away, and then an Allen with with three scars down the right side of his face.]

Allen's living with us for now - but Lavi and I have been living together since December.