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Tweak says, "Let me? He loved it."

Kudoh Yohji (wiredance) wrote in the_nexus_rpg,
@ 2009-12-23 21:15:00

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acloudedmoon, canon_is_god, exiled_years, wiredance, wortcunning

There's a new face in the Nexus, hiding behind a pair of large sunglasses and an amicable smile. If he's caught off guard by all this craziness, he's certainly not showing it--he just calmly stands near the sign, smoking.

Only the scattering of discarded cigarette butts around his feet gave away his nervousness. Yohji always smoked too much when he was caught off-guard or disturbed. And, well, very little was more disturbing than finding yourself where you weren't supposed to be, with no real idea how you got there.

"Anyone have any ideas for a birthday present for a kid that says he doesn't want anything?"

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wortcunning
2009-12-24 03:26 am UTC (link)

"If he likes to read, or write or draw, or some other activity, something that would go with it would work. Or a gift card to a store, or even just a day trip out somewhere," Russell suggested. "A gift doesn't need to be a big or expensive thing. It can be a small thing, something seemingly insignificant but for the person getting it, still says that who they are and what they like was kept in mind. It can even be a gift of your time, which is something nobody else can give them."

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wiredance
2009-12-24 03:31 am UTC (link)

The idea of Ken doing anything of the like is...kinda hilarious, admittedly. Yohji can't help but snicker. "He's more of the active type. And he hates acknowledging his birthday. But he's legal now, you know? Seems a damn shame to let that milestone go by unmarked."

"Problem is, he's threatened to not cook for a week if any of us got him something, and well. Cooking skills are kind of valuable in a house full of confirmed bachelors on retail budgets."

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	wortcunning 2009-12-24 03:38 am UTC (link)
	"You could give him a night off from cooking, perhaps? Not so much getting him anything as relieving him from having to do anything?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wiredance 2009-12-24 03:42 am UTC (link)
	"Crazy guy likes it. He says it's relaxing." Yohji holds his hands out helplessly. "He didn't even want to take the day off from work. We offered to cover it for him, but he showed up anyway." (Reply to this) (Parent)

	acloudedmoon 2009-12-24 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	Melisan looked like he had come in from the cold, in a cloak and hat. "A nice meal with the family with our favorites if possible is usually what we got. My family didn't have that much spare money, though there was always plenty of food." (Reply to this) (Thread)

	wiredance 2009-12-25 03:14 am UTC (link)
	"Sounds about like the only idea we had. I had. Only reason we know about it is our boss telling us, so." Omi saw nothing wrong with wishing Ken a happy birthday! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	acloudedmoon 2009-12-25 03:22 am UTC (link)
	"No family, then?" Melisan asked. "You don't have to answer that." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wiredance 2009-12-26 06:32 am UTC (link)
	"Not that I'm aware of. Never mentions his mom, no sibs. He mentioned that he and his old man weren't on very good terms." To put it mildly. Nope, no family. Seems to be a trait, with these boys. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	acloudedmoon 2009-12-28 05:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Ah, I see." (Reply to this) (Parent)

	canon_is_god 2009-12-24 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	Sarah grins--oh, how she knows that trouble. "What kind of stuff does he like? He might not want anything, but there's probably something that would be useful to him or that he'd like regardless." (Reply to this) (Thread)

	wiredance 2009-12-25 03:13 am UTC (link)
	"He likes soccer, mostly. Rides a motorcycle, cooks, other than that he doesn't really do much. Poor guy doesn't even have a girlfriend. Last one didn't work out." She emigrated. :( Sad day. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	canon_is_god 2009-12-25 04:34 am UTC (link)
	Sarah taps her chin and thinks. "Well, with cooking there's always different things to find with that, but maybe you could get him out and talking with people instead? Just have a night out, get him some fresh air and maybe loosen up a bit?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wiredance 2009-12-26 08:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe. If I try it, I'll let you know how it goes." He'll have to find some rope. And maybe pray. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	canon_is_god 2009-12-26 08:05 pm UTC (link)
	She laughs. "So he's a really stubborn shut-in, then." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wiredance 2009-12-26 08:10 pm UTC (link)
	"He's really stubborn anyway. We don't exactly have the same ideas about going out and unwinding." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	canon_is_god 2009-12-26 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, I guess there's nothing really wrong with that. But a guy should have some fun on his birthday, at least!" (Reply to this) (Parent)

	exiled_years 2009-12-25 12:31 am UTC (link)
	"Take him drinking," Elsa answers. "Tie him up if you have to." (Reply to this) (Thread)

	wiredance 2009-12-25 03:16 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, I'd have to all right. Kid's got some funny hangups, drinking's one of them. I'd have to watch it or I'd be hungover and bruised the next day." Ken would not approve. Doesn't mean Yohji's not considering it. After forcing the first couple of drinks down his throat it was sure to get easier, right? (Reply to this) (Parent)