happy birthday magicboss

[ridestherider]

[Whenever you come back to the lab, Natsumi has the place all decorated and nice -- string lights and little paper lanterns, with a few things moved to accommodate an (already set up) table and chairs and everything. She even went to some effort to look nice. Birthdays should be special, after all.]

Comments

[ridestherider]

Let's hope.

[Clearing dishes so she can serve up cake.]

[powerisyours]

[ KID IN A CANDY STORE he's waiting with knife and fork in hand ]

[ridestherider]

[This cake looks like it took some serious effort, and you even get candles.]

Happy Birthday.

[powerisyours]

[ beaming and waiting until you're seated again before blowing out the candles ]

Thank you, Natsumi.

[ridestherider]

You're welcome.

[Here, I even have plates.]

[powerisyours]

It smells delicious. What's in it?

[ridestherider]

It's just white cake, but there are raspberry preserves and coconut between the layers, and the frosting is flavored with orange.

[powerisyours]

Can I eat it now, or do I have to wait for you?

[ mmmmight be drooling a little ]

[ridestherider]

[Laughing, and actually snapping a picture with her phone.]

You can eat it.

[powerisyours]

Yippee!!

[ SORRY NATSUMI YOUR CAKE IS BEING DECIMATED

he left you a decent sized piece though ]

[ridestherider]

[You are too cute, sometimes. She'll finish cleaning up while you decimate the cake, at least.]

[powerisyours]

[ at least this time I'm not a panda with food all over my face ]

[ridestherider]

[Very true.]

I take it it turned out well.

[powerisyours]

[ mouth completely full ]

'S 'elis'us!

[ridestherider]

Chew then talk, Jiu Wu.

[powerisyours]

[ SWALLOWING ]

It's delicious.

[ridestherider]

I'm glad. I'm never sure about baking with fake sugar.

[powerisyours]

You managed to not make it taste like Splenda, which makes the whole thing perfect.

[ridestherider]

[Taking a bite out of the leftover slice.]

The orange helps.

[powerisyours]

You did good. That stuff is the most vile substance known to man.

[ridestherider]

... he says, knowing I know he eats millipedes.

[powerisyours]

It tastes terrible! It's not even sweet.

[ridestherider]

It's sweet, it just tastes like sweet plastic.

[powerisyours]

It tastes like fake sweet, not real sweet. It takes forever to get the taste out of my mouth, and not in the good way.

[ridestherider]

There's a good way to that?