[ Some time around midday, a package arrives for Yu via courier. It's pleasantly wrapped -- almost adorably so, really -- with just a simple note that says, "Happy Birthday." Considering the number of people that would actually know when Yu's birthday was consists of the government and Adachi, it's pretty easy to figure out where the package is coming from. ]
[ But when opened, what's inside is, like the packaging, almost adorable. It's a little cake, covered in what looks like buttercream and piped with blue and silver decorations, with "Happy Birthday" scrawled over it. Considering how it arrived and just how perfectly neat it is, it was very clearly made by a professional -- there was no way Adachi himself could have put together something so nice looking. Taking a slice proves it's even more pleasant: there's what looks like strawberry jam between the three layers of cake. There's absolutely nothing that could possibly go wrong with this cake. ]
[ ...except when Yu tries to take a bite. ]
[ Because that lovely buttercream? Was actually mayonnaise. And not the good, creamy kind of mayonnaise either; it was the nasty, tangy kind of mayonnaise that liked to think of itself as salad dressing. ]
[ And that cute strawberry jam? Actually wasabi paste dyed red. ]
Except not really. The unfortunate thing is that tangy mayonnaise does have a certain smell. As soon as he opened it he could tell. Of course that just made him cut it open and smell the rest and sure enough, that was enough wasabi to make anyone panic. It was easy to know who would send him something at all...
And yet...
...it still was a gift.
So Yu did what Yu did best.
Near evening that night, he finally ate half of that cake. His stomach and rebelled more from the wasabi than the mayo...he'd eaten for worse really. Still, he didn't feel quite good after it....which is why he ate the rest. It was a tiny cake after all.
He was pretty certain his courage somehow flew over maximum after that.
[Yu hasn't...doing doing much lately. After Yosuke disappeared, he had kept a routine, but it was a bit like taking the wind under his sails. He knew it was somewhat pathetic, but at least he hid it behind his grey-eyed stare.
Adachi's text is surprising. He hesitates before replying.]
Need anything?
[Maybe this is all he needs to get back into what he does best.]
[What it's not like he's been just making a mountain of foods to give out to people and cats for the past week to make himself feel better don't be silly, there certainly was no mountain of food let at Adachi's doorstep mysteriously.
And by doorstep we don't mean close to his TV. Nope.]
[ Not that Adachi saw that food half the time, at least until Riza had already broken into the containers and eaten half of it. He swore he was going to put tape over his TV screen at this rate. ]
Oh not much. Just world ending goddesses. No big deal.
Calling it like it is, kid. People leave here all the time. People you're going to give a shit about. And fucking hell, it hurts. Especially if you know they're going back to something that's not going to end well for them.
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Date: 2018-04-01 10:29 pm (UTC)[ But when opened, what's inside is, like the packaging, almost adorable. It's a little cake, covered in what looks like buttercream and piped with blue and silver decorations, with "Happy Birthday" scrawled over it. Considering how it arrived and just how perfectly neat it is, it was very clearly made by a professional -- there was no way Adachi himself could have put together something so nice looking. Taking a slice proves it's even more pleasant: there's what looks like strawberry jam between the three layers of cake. There's absolutely nothing that could possibly go wrong with this cake. ]
[ ...except when Yu tries to take a bite. ]
[ Because that lovely buttercream? Was actually mayonnaise. And not the good, creamy kind of mayonnaise either; it was the nasty, tangy kind of mayonnaise that liked to think of itself as salad dressing. ]
[ And that cute strawberry jam? Actually wasabi paste dyed red. ]
[ Hopefully Yu survived, right? ]
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Date: 2018-04-02 08:30 am (UTC)Except not really. The unfortunate thing is that tangy mayonnaise does have a certain smell. As soon as he opened it he could tell. Of course that just made him cut it open and smell the rest and sure enough, that was enough wasabi to make anyone panic. It was easy to know who would send him something at all...
And yet...
...it still was a gift.
So Yu did what Yu did best.
Near evening that night, he finally ate half of that cake. His stomach and rebelled more from the wasabi than the mayo...he'd eaten for worse really. Still, he didn't feel quite good after it....which is why he ate the rest. It was a tiny cake after all.
He was pretty certain his courage somehow flew over maximum after that.
...but he did have to go to bed early.]
April 1 misfire text, un: Yousoro★
Date: 2018-04-02 08:21 pm (UTC)like shiitake-chan
thatd make me feel better I guess
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Date: 2018-04-03 04:08 am (UTC)You like dogs, You-san?
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Date: 2018-04-03 04:29 am (UTC)yeah but thats a little out of the blue to ask
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Date: 2018-04-03 05:38 am (UTC)that's a cute name, by the way.
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Date: 2018-04-04 02:41 am (UTC)i was sending that to someone else
really? thats so weird
idk whats up but shiitake is chika's dog
a big fluffy friendly sheepdog
rly good for hugs
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Date: 2018-07-21 02:54 am (UTC)[ Unlike Akira, Yu doesn't get flippant, if only because half the time he worries that Yu takes him at face value. ]
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Date: 2018-07-21 03:01 am (UTC)Adachi's text is surprising. He hesitates before replying.]
Need anything?
[Maybe this is all he needs to get back into what he does best.]
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Date: 2018-07-21 03:17 am (UTC)Been paying attention to the network?
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Date: 2018-07-22 07:28 am (UTC)[What it's not like he's been just making a mountain of foods to give out to people and cats for the past week to make himself feel better don't be silly, there certainly was no mountain of food let at Adachi's doorstep mysteriously.
And by doorstep we don't mean close to his TV. Nope.]
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Date: 2018-07-23 10:57 am (UTC)Oh not much.
Just world ending goddesses.
No big deal.
[Text] sorry my notifs are 100% borked
Date: 2018-07-26 02:32 am (UTC)...ah.
The usual, then.
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Date: 2018-07-30 11:08 pm (UTC)Yeah. The usual.
Are you gonna help do something about it, or are you just gonna mope about your partner being gone?
forever the fucking frustration that I can't even keep tags on my posts
Date: 2018-08-13 01:29 am (UTC)But that's a low blow, even for you, Adachi-san.
idk you sure it's not your crazy ass code somehow interfering with how DW works?
Date: 2018-08-14 11:15 am (UTC)People leave here all the time.
People you're going to give a shit about.
And fucking hell, it hurts. Especially if you know they're going back to something that's not going to end well for them.
But we gotta move on eventually.