Track 03: Happy Birthday, Yosuke

[princeofjunes]

ACTION: 947 Beulah St - Morning (Housemate, anyone passing by who wants to check out the commotion)

[It hadn't exactly been a year since his last birthday, but today was June 22nd. He wasn't planning on making his birthday a big deal, but apparently the town had other plans - like having him wake up in yet another strange house. This time, though

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[doublerinbow]

[who the hell is running in the house? It's too early to be the little drone boy, and the others just don't. Emerging from her bedroom in her own PJs, Rin sees the front door slam and immediately follows.

By the way, if Yosuke was wondering why there's a steamroller parked on the curb, he's about to meet the reason, calling from the house]

What are you doing?? ♪

[princeofjunes]

[ Wait, a steamroller? And a familiar voice? Confused, he looks back at the house. Right, that girl - he'd seen her in the pictures. And he knows that voice, from his first day here. Rin? He's pretty sure it was Rin.

... great. Somehow this is more awkward than if he didn't know any of his new fake family.]

Rin, right? Sorry, I, uh... wasn't expecting to wake up here and find my picture plastered all over the place. I sure as hell didn't live here yesterday. You know what's going on?

[doublerinbow]

Eh? Yeah... ♪

[she confirmed her name, taking in what he said. Now that he's talking, she can recognize the voice.]

I recognize your voice. But ... you're in my pictures, even though you lived somewhere else in Mayfield? That doesn't make much sense!

[a pause.]

Wait, actually... they moved Luke out of my house the other day. So it's not like they don't ever move people. Are we housemates now? Maybe you're my new brother. ♪

[princeofjunes]

[Moving people around, huh? He takes a moment to think about it. It is his birthday... maybe since he turned eighteen? It sort of makes sense, except for the part where he misses most of his senior year. But why else would he wake up with a zombie wife? That must be it then.

But looking at Rin, he's not feeling confident. He's supposed to be a dad, and he's barely older than his 'daughter'? What a joke.]

Yeah, I guess that sounds right. I'm your new not really big brother.

[It's better than thinking of himself as a dad, anyway.]

Phone

[femtags]

The only other place that I can think of is the diner. There's probably a lot more than that though

[princeofjunes]

The diner, huh? Doesn't sound too great.

Maybe I should just go out, buy some drinks, let the zombie cook and throw one here. Or is eating drone cooking like drinking the milk?

[femtags]

That works too, you can have a party at your house too! But...I don't know?

I never ate drone food before! ...Unless you count the food at the diner.

[princeofjunes]

You know, either way I think the less time I spend here the better.

[He sighs]

Having a drone... wife is just creepy, you know?

Phone

[doudemoe]

[...]

Actually, there's several places.

[princeofjunes]

Yeah? Got somewhere in mind? I want to try and salvage the rest of this birthday.

[doudemoe]

There's the diner, the cosplay cafe, the rolling rink, and the rec center.

[a beat, then adds:] Ah, and happy birthday.

[princeofjunes]

Hmm. I've never been to the rink or the rec center. The cafe I know, though.

[He sighs and chuckles]

Thanks, man. I know the birthday wish for a lot of guys is to wake up in bed with a woman, but I wasn't really hoping for this.

[hontobakabaka]

"Perhaps Mr. Japan would let you hold one at the cafe?"

[princeofjunes]

[Ruri? Oh hi there. Awkward time go!]

Y-yeah, I thought about there. I might show up later to work something out.

[hontobakabaka]

"What's the occasion?"

[princeofjunes]

[So she already forgot? It's kind of a relief.]

At this point, it's mostly a "try and forget this morning happened" party.

[ Phone ]

[inababanchou]

[ Insensitive leader is insensitive. ]

Happy Birthday, Partner. It's the big eighteen. Time to get your marriage license!

[princeofjunes]

[Souji if you were there he may have punched you. Only in the arm though.]

Thanks, but you're a little late. Apparently I've already got that and a zombie wife. You know me, I work fast.