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Sascha Connolly, Ph.D. (bohemiarhapsody) wrote in nosuchtimes,
@ 2008-11-07 01:23:00

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echo planck, emily planck, irei arakaki, mitsuko kamiyama, sascha connolly

OPEN to all of Elysium- PARTY TIME!
Who: OPEN TO ALL
When: Tuesday, October 23, 2007- Late evening
Where: The Tiki Hut and surrounding shoreline
What: Irei's first-ever birthday party!

Sascha had never been much of a party planner, so the fact that everything had gone off without a single hitch (even given the adverse weather conditions) seemed like a miracle in and of itself. Today was Irei's birthday, and since neither of them had ever had an actual party before, Sascha decided it was high time they made some changes to their usual birthday routine. They definitely had the resources for a large scale celebration here in Elysium, and that was exactly what Sascha was looking to give his best friend.

He'd had the presence of mind to post some flyers in strategic locations throughout Helicharis to let people know about the upcoming event, making sure to mention that no RSVPs or gifts were necessary (although they were always appreciated.) The weather had suddenly turned nasty less than a week before the party; fortunately for him, enough of the Tiki Hut and its adjoining dance floor was covered to ensure that no one in attendance would end up stranded in the rain.

The sun had already dipped below the sharp line of the horizon by the time Sascha and Irei made their way along the shoreline leading to the Tiki Hut. Irei wasn't privy to the exact details of the night's celebration, although he knew something was definitely up; Sascha rarely went out of his way to dress beyond comfortably shabby, and he sure as hell never did for the fun of it. It was one day out of the year when he could bear to make himself "presentable" by Irei's standards, though, and he'd had the tailor's help to outfit him in a flattering black and pinstripe ensemble with his hair pulled back into a tight little ponytail.

He pulled his cigarette away from his lips and grinned at his companion as the festivities came into view. It seemed he needn't have worried about the weather preventing people from seeing his flyers; the bar and dance floor areas were already at full capacity with a few familiar faces and many strangers, but everyone seemed to be having an entertaining time. A band had set up under one of the covered areas, and an extra canopy tent had been erected above the sandy overflow dance floor to shield the party-goers from the light mist outside. Sascha had even worked out an arrangement to have some food and employees from both the restaurant and cafe sent over to accomodate the sheer number of people present. Yes indeed, it looked like all of his work had paid off.

"Thought you could use a decent night out for once," he said with a smirk as he replaced the cigarette and motioned at the crowd of people. "Half of these bastards are just here for the alcohol, but I figured that's what you're usually here for, too." Sweeney had already begun to make friends with some of the servers in the buffet line, and Sascha gave Irei a firm pat on the back as he ushered him into the melee. "Happy birthday, by the way."

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Irei, Sascha, Emily and Echo

healingenergy
2008-11-07 11:57 am UTC (link)

Emily checked her reflection in the mirror one last time before she and Echo left their forest cottage to head towards the Tiki Hut for Irei's birthday party. It offered an open bar and was late in the evening, but Echo insisted that she attend to give Irei her birthday wishes. She also wanted to be the one to give Irei his present and Emily relented. If she kept an eye on her, everything would be fine. After all, it was a party and she had to loosen up a little bit for it, which is why she wore her white dress and a pair of white open-toe heels with her hair down and in slight curls past her shoulders. This was the first time that she would see Irei and Sascha since the revelation of them being together and she hoped she wasn't going to be awkward around them. She was pretty sure that she had nothing against them swinging the other way - she hated the thought of her being unconsciously biased.

Echo, as always, talked a blue storm as they walked the fair distance to the Tiki Hut. Excited wasn't the word for it. She was allowed to go to a party with alcohol and adults, and she was not going to waste the opportunity. "I am so going to wear the dance floor down. I'm not leaving it very often because there has to be loads of cute guys. You know I like Charlie and everything, but it's just dancing and they'll be too old for me anyway," she said with a laugh. "Oh my gosh! Do you think Warren will be there? He might not be the partying type, but I hope he is! I may have to dance with him." She tucked the present for Irei close to her stomach and grinned at her mom. "Do you think I can try a cocktail tonight? Pleeeease?"

Moral depravity indeed. Emily furrowed her brow for a couple of seconds. "I don't know if Warren will be there," she said, "and you may have a sip of mine. I still haven't forgotten your behavior at the festival, you know." She might have warned Echo a bit longer, but suddenly the Tiki Hut was in the distance and butterflies suddenly darted around in her stomach. The Plancks searched the crowd of people before they spotted the two men. Emily's smile was big as she walked up to Irei, saying "Hi! Happy birthday," and wrapping her arms around him to give him a warm hug. Sascha was given a small smile and she had to admit she liked the shirt.

Finally, Echo had the opportunity to give one of her famous cheerful greetings. She grinned and hugged Irei enthusiastically before turning to Sascha for a hug as well. "Happy, happy birthday!" she exclaimed. "I hope you've been well and had a really good day today. You look awesome." She giggled before handing Irei his present, a pocket knife with a carved design on the handle. "I hope you like your present. It's from both of us, but I requested the design." Her grin was large. "Just don't use it when you're drunk! And just so you know, I'd like a dance if you can fit me into your schedule."

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Re: Irei, Sascha, Emily and Echo

iseedeadpeople
2008-11-08 09:18 pm UTC (link)

Irei had been suspicious of Sascha dressed in such nice clothes. Since when had his friend even wanted to go with him to get a drink? He hadn’t even been all that sure he wanted to go out that night. It was his birthday, but normally he would stay at home with his friend and his friend’s mutt. The days of Sascha holding Irei’s hair back after he had had too much to drink were pretty much over. Irei couldn’t help but wonder about it.

He put his hands inside of his pockets as they came closer to the Tiki bar. Irei was wearing a cream turtle-neck sweater against the cold that was growing everyday in this place. He also wore a grey jacket over that . Irei didn’t like the cold. He looked as Sascha and smiled, despite the cold, because he certainly didn’t mind seeing his friend dressed in clothes that weren’t torn in places or worn out at the elbows or the knees.

For all of his observant nature, Irei had remained surprisingly oblivious to all of Sascha’s party planning. Other factors must have been distracting him. That or his friend knows him very well and knows how to keep Irei from becoming to suspicious. Even with all the fliers posted around the town, Irei hadn’t caught wind of it. Sascha must have found places Irei didn’t frequent much.

Irei heard music as they got closer to the bar. Not really a suspicious thing, but Sascha seemed like he was getting antsy. Irei looked back at the Tiki bar and blinked a few times as his friend spoke to him. Was this supposed to be a party? “Sascha,” Irei gave his friend a sidelong glance, “You planned this? For how long?” Irei couldn’t help himself and brought his hand up to cover his face as he laughed.

He walked in among the crowd and smiled as Emily and Echo approached him. He returned their hugs, albeit awkwardly. Echo held something in her hand and gave it to him. Irei inspected it, a gift. He opened it and pulled out what looked like an antique switch blade. He ran his fingers over the metal design. It was cool to the touch. He wondered how long it would be before Sascha tried to take it from him.

“Emily-chan, Echo-chan...This is beautiful. Domo arigatou gozaimasu. Thank you very much.” Both of the ladies looked absolutely stunning that night and he smiled. “Ah, of course you may have a dance Echo-chan. It was very nice of you to come to my...birthday party.” Irei had never had a birthday party before, not that he remembered anyways.