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[Oh god, he is really, really hoping that he got the lock right. This will all be kinds of pointless if he did.]

Hey, Lucetians. Or whatever we call ourselves? ...Anyway. This is going to come across as super self-serving, but my birthday's on the 9th. Usually I'd be fine with it breezing by and nobody knowing, but it's also my twin's birthday. Tommy. Local speedster. Kind of a brat, but the good kind, I guess.

I won't go into the gritty details, but I... don't think he got many parties for him, growing up. I'd like to change that. [A pause, and then, quietly-] ...I want to.

[....]

So, we're going to have a party. A surprise party, if that's possible. (Please don't tell him.) This Sunday, February 9th, at the rec center, from 6PM until people are either too drunk or too tired to party anymore. Keyword there is drunk- we'll need to raid the liquor supply. He'd be so mad if I threw a big party and there was no booze.

Basically, this is an open invitation to make it as big and loud as a guy like him would enjoy. We can take care of the decorations and music and food, don't worry about gifts... don't sweat the details, basically. Just show up and have fun, if it sounds like your kind of thing.

This is assuming that the dreaded V-Day doesn't ruin everything, of course. Uh. I'm crossing my fingers. Did I just jinx it? I better not have jinxed it. Sorry in advance.

[After the announcement - and dealing with any relevant responses - Billy's going shopping for supplies for said party. He needs a sound system! He needs catering! He needs decorations! ...He needs help. He doesn't know how to throw a big party at all.]

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...Yeah... not gonna lie, it was a head trip. But we worked things out, so I think it's okay now.

Oh geez, other worlds? So coming here was kind of old hat for you, I guess. Minus the whole not-going-home-after bit, anyway...

[What kind of little kid arranges parties? Isn't that what adults are for? Sheesh.]

...Well, do you have any advice, then? Because I've really never done this before.

...That totally sounds like you.

[Wait, what?]

Husbands?

If you don't mind us borrowing a bit of your sound system for an afternoon, that would be awesome. We can get it over there just fine, since Teddy's offered to carry stuff, but we kinda need your permission first.

...The last time they got involved in my love life, they made me try to kill Teddy. I don't think I can trust them to help me with this.

[He's still haunted by those bad memories; he doesn't need more on top of that.]

Pretty much, yeah. But the whole not-going-home-after part is kind of an important one. Not to mention only being able to travel as far as the ends of the enclosure... [SIGH.]

You know, I'm surprised people don't throw parties more often to keep from getting bored.

Maybe they don't think they have much to celebrate.

[They are still kind of lab rats in a cage, here. Remembering that can take the life out of the party a bit.]

...yeah, yeah, that is really not good. I mean, fantastically bad is probably better.

Mhmm.

[He just spends a long moment thinking over the last part of his plan for the night when Billy's question catches him.]

Yes. I am an elf wed. Fear not for your virtue any longer.

Either way, we'll figure something out. If he has enough food and water to hold his liquor, barfing might not even be a problem.

Years of therapy 'head for ya, good luck with that.

[Ok, he's curious, got to ask.] Who ya two's pa?

That's all the more reason to throw a party, then! Think about what it could do for the morale of this place if we let everyone just let loose and drink until the sun rises every one in awhile.

Use whatever you want. I want Tommy to have just as good a birthday as you do.

...Mm.

[Really, what else do you say about it?]

It's temporary, anyway. So it's not as bad as it could be.

W-well. It's not like I thought you were gonna ravish me in my sleep or anything. But, uh. Congratulations?

...Oh god, okay, now I'm actually picturing him drunk. He's a speedster, that can't possibly end well.

[Ahaha. That, he's not going to answer.]

Also complicated. Suffice to say he's nobody you'd know. Actually, I don't think he even exists in your universe.

Just because it's temporary doesn't mean it won't fuck you up.

[He remembers that time when Luceti had been a different town, and how badly that had hurt.]

[Bulla winces.]

Oh wow, yeah. You're right. Regular people drunk can be kind of a disaster. With him, you've got the extra factor of a drunk person that people can't keep up with.

[Maybe she should rethink wearing a party dress and go for a cute shirt with some pants, or pick a more casual dress she can wear leggings underneath in case she needs to fly at full tilt...]

While I am a large fan of ravishing- you are a man taken yourself, mm? [Zev cracks an easy smile and reaches up to twist a small stud set into his left ear.]

You've my thanks, my friend. Perhaps one day I might offer the same to you.

[Hey, it was worth a try.]

[He chuckled over the voice connection.] Fair 'nough. Ya 'nd ya frère have a bon day.

That was part of the logic, I have to admit. Mostly because Tommy never needs an excuse to party, but I don't mind giving him one.

I'll ask Teddy about moving stuff around that morning, then. If I can get him up.

[....]

Are you mad? I didn't mean to avoid your club or anything...

Believe me, I know. But.. I have to trust in my relationship, you know? We've survived worse. I won't let some false emotions screw with us for long.

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