[Voice/Action] Forward-dated to the afternoon of the 9th

[selfhelp]

[He should have seen this coming- it's like it's some kind of retaliation for what he'd done on Teddy's birthday. He still manages to be surprised when Teddy shoos him out of the apartment some time after breakfast on the 9th, barely given time to grab his coat and stuff his laptop into a bag before he's been officially banished from his own home.

...Well then. Looks like he's in the wind today. First things first: while he isn't usually the type to announce this kind of thing, thanks to having the afternoon to himself (whereas usually his birthday is filled with doting parents and obnoxious little brothers vying for attention) he's feeling indulgent enough to go for it, and he remembers something in particular...]

Okay- first of all, question for everybody. Now that I know about that whole... Valentine's Day thing that's supposed to happen every year, does anyone know how to avoid it? Or should I just lock myself in my room for a few days and hope for the best?

And second, to the X-Men? If the team training is still on for today, it's probably safe to go ahead and assume I won't make it. I'm allowed to have plans on my birthday. But happy birthday to Logan whenever he gets back- 180 is a pretty big landmark, right?

[Hopefully he won't get killed for that one, but he just couldn't help himself. Even if the accuracy of that number is questionable.

The rest of the afternoon will be spent in the following ways: goofing off in the Battle Dome with some self-indulgent hologram scenarios blatantly ripped out of Star Trek, wasting time in Seventh Heaven with excessive amounts of coffee and his laptop like a proper teenage hipster, and then, when his battery's running dry, returning to building #5 to bully Teddy into feeding the laptop's power cord under the door, at which point he'll be curled up on the floor outside his apartment playing Minecraft or something while he waits for his boyfriend to finish... whatever he's doing in there.]

Comments

[calmbeforethe]

[Of course she'd agree, it's how she spent her own birthday not a month ago, after all.]

Since we're speaking of birthdays, may I ask you something, Billy? How is it you came to know Logan's? [Just a bit of honest curiosity, here.]

[selfhelp]

[Oh, right. That thing.]

Ah... I know a lot of weird superhero trivia, that's all. And he's a lot more well-known in the world I come from.

[calmbeforethe]

Superhero trivia... [Ororo has to hide an amused smile.] I'll have to tell him that once he returns.

It's a shame he isn't here. It would be nice, I think, if we had some sort of double celebration...

[selfhelp]

That just means we have a reason to throw him a surprise party when he gets back or something.

[He's perfectly fine not actually attending a party with Logan that he instigated, truth be told, but it's an amusing mental image.]

[calmbeforethe]

[Ororo chuckles.]

That would be nice, though I'm not certain Logan would enjoy it much. He doesn't frequent parties, not unless I persuade him to escort me to one.

And what about you, Billy? Are you throwing a party? [She gives him a once-over, trying to guess at his age. He isn't too old for parties, is he?]

[selfhelp]

[Less "too old" and more "too introverted". He shrugs his shoulders.]

Not unless Teddy's planning one for me, which I doubt. I'm really not a party guy- I need small gatherings of close friends or I get twitchy.

[calmbeforethe]

[Ororo nods.]

I can understand that. I am not one for crowds, either. A quiet celebration with the people closest to you does just as well, doesn't it?

[selfhelp]

Yeah, exactly. Heck, I think it's even more meaningful than a big party full of strangers or acquaintances.

[calmbeforethe]

Indeed.

That said, does that mean you agree that any party we might prepare for Logan would have to be a relatively small, intimate get-together?

[selfhelp]

I think if we have to have a party and force him to go to it, the fewer people he'll want to maim, the better.

[calmbeforethe]

I'm not sure he would outright maim anyone, but that would be wise, yes. I'll have to see what the others think about it.

[selfhelp]

Sure- let me know what everyone decides. I'd love to help if I can.

[Or at least take some credit responsibility, since this is his fault.]