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A Belated Birthday - video and action options

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[At least Keith knows how to keep a feed steady on his face. He's had a lot of practice at this. His voice is somewhat hushed, and he is in a darkened room, glancing back over his shoulder before he finally clears his throat and starts to speak.]

It was Lance's birthday on Sunday. And I totally forgot, and I think it might have hurt his feelings. So. [He takes a deep breath, glancing back behind his shoulder again.] I guess I'm going to throw him a late birthday party, so he stops sulking. Please, everyone, I could use some backup here. If you could just show up at the house this afternoon for a few minutes or something, that would be great. You don't have to know us. He'll just be happy to have people paying attention to him.

[There's some noise behind him, and he looks back again before standing up hurriedly and speaking in a hushed voice.] Okay, Keith out.

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[Keith is pretty sure that Lance is aware that something is up, because he's been running around like a madman setting things up for what he hopes to be at least a decent little gathering. With luck, people have heard the message and will show, and that should help Lance feel a little better. Not that Keith cares, of course. He just wants his roommate to stop making snide comments.

By mid-afternoon, he's managed to set up a table with some food -- of questionable quality, but still edible -- and found a bot to play some music quietly. It's not like any sort of music he's ever heard, honestly, but it'll do the trick for now, hopefully.

Now to wait and pray that someone actually shows. Even better if they bring something with them.]

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[Akira certainly likes Lance well enough, so of course he was gonna show up to the birthday party.

He really wishes he could've brought a proper gift, but this was so short-notice that it'll have to be a rain check. He did, however, bring coffee for Lance and Keith. It's not amazing coffee, but it's decent coffee.

But hey, he's here and he's wandering in, lifting a hand in greeting.]

Hey!

It's always a bit disappointing to have a birthday get missed but you're a good friend for trying to make it up to him! I don't really have anything I could bring for him though, and we haven't met, so I imagine it would be a little awkward.

Please wish him a happy birthday for me though!

Oh, I love parties! I'll for sure be there!

[Hopefully Keith isn't too weirded out by a robotic face replying to his video before hanging up to go get ready. He only has a vague understanding of what a 'birthday' is, but a party was not a foreign concept for a Cybertronian. Then of course he remembered that humans usually gave each other gifts on important occasions. And the idea of calling Keith back to ask what to bring just seemed awkward. He'd think of something humans liked. It couldn't be that hard, right?]

[A few hours later, Tailgate knocked at the door to their house, before stooping to get his seven foot tall frame inside. In his hands he was holding a strange dog statue. It had taken a while to find a chunk of rock debris around town and then carve it into an approximation of the dog statue from that show Swerve watched all the time. The male humans on the show loved the dog, so he didn't see why male humans here wouldn't also like the dog.]

[Plus he didn't have enough money to really buy anything that looked cool.]

Hello? Is this where Lance lives? I wanted to congratulate him on being born.

Aw, I'm sure he'll come around! We all got mighty confused when we got brought here, sometimes things just slip.

Say, what would he like for a birthday gift?

[ He's here and he probably did his part in whatever it took to drag Will here, too. While he comes from a culture where birthdays are important, he is kind of used to not celebrating them. Still, he managed to get the food replicator to spit out a few dishes that don't absolutely suck, even if they're not... conventional for birthdays?

It's a couple of fruit-based dishes that don't taste quite like what one might expect (a bit on the salty side or just a tad bit too tangy or... sour?). It did its best, probably. Still, it doesn't stop Akechi from feeling a bit nervous as he presents it to the one throwing the party. ]

Hello... I hope this is okay.

[ The food, he means; he, uh... hopes it's understandable that the food machines suck, and all. Once let inside, Akechi sets the dishes on a table with the other food (in the event that they weren't taken). After examining the food already on the table, he's turning towards the closest person. ]

I can hardly recall the last time I was at a birthday party... Have you been to many?

[In a family like Lance's, birthdays were always a Big Deal, despite there being a ton of people in the household. It meant lots of parties, lots of presents, and lots of fun. And being the baby of said family (aside from his niece and nephew) meant that he always got a little extra attention. Yeah, he's a bit spoiled. So sue him (except don't because he doesn't have much to his name at the moment). Even in space, Hunk had took it upon himself to throw a party for Lance like the best friend in the universe he was.

So when this one came and went without a peep... Lance wasn't really expecting anything, perse. Only one person here knew him, after all, so no one would know it was his birthday. But Keith! Keith had to have known! He was there that last party! And yet the black paladin treated it like a day unlike any other. Always one to find it difficult to hide his emotions, Lance had been sulking since, but was too stubborn and proud to tell Keith exactly why. ~~Stupid mullet, they'll see how boring October 23rd is. And yes, Lance remembered that.~~

The man in question, however, was beginning to act suspicious. And on this particular day, Lance had been faintly observing with some confusion Keith setting up far too much food for the two of them (three, counting Kosmo) to eat. And the music? What? Were they expecting company? Did Keith somehow, despite all odds, manage to make new friends?

Turns out the older paladin had indeed set something up behind his back. A very, very uncharacteristically (?) kind something. So the mullet did have it in him, after all.

Lance's mood is brightened tenfold as the party gets into swing, and flits between guests as he enjoys the food and any presents he's given. Come say hi to the very excited birthday boy?]

[Magolor isn't the kind of person who does things for charity or friendship, but he is the kind of person who knows exactly when you need to plant those seeds so they can sprout later. If ever that time has existed in his life, it's now, when all of them here are kind of relying on having relationships good enough that they can tolerate extended physical contact. And good PR is important!

So of course he comes, without bothering to actually respond to the video callout, just knocking on the door some time later with a small himself wearing green in his hands . . . everyone likes cute stuffed animals, right? It's absolutely not weird that it's, you know, him?]

You know, your pitch could use some work. But here I am anyway!

You're going to throw together a whole party in just a few hours? I'm impressed! I bet he'll be, too. How'd you even know it was his birthday to begin with?

[Kei is... here? He's here, but he's about as present as a piece of furniture, like some sort of grumpy standing lamp.

He came in with Will and Goro, and for the most part, he doesn't linger far from their sides. But when he does, it's clearly not with an intent to socialize; it's a quick trip to the bathroom, or a moment to sit down to eat some food. It's not shyness that has him not speaking up so much as.. a general disinterest and even dislike of the current situation.

That he's not a partying sort of guy goes without saying.

He's not the most interesting character at the party, that's for sure. Or maybe the way he's hanging around and yet completely disengaged is something worth poking about? Either way, he's not completely adverse to chit chat. Feel free to drag him into an activity, too.]

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