15th Screw - backdated to August 7th

[all_wound_up]

[Action]

[Today is Nano's birthday, but she hasn't told anyone.  She's not really the type to call that much attention to herself over something like this, and it seems sort of insignificant to her compared to all of the problems in Hinoto-Ri.  But two years is a long time - at least, to her it is - and the past year especially has been full of so many chances to learn new things and meet new people, so she feels that she at least owes a little bit of celebration to herself.

And that's why she's at the bakery today, picking out a cupcake to enjoy while she wishes herself well for the next year.  Once she's got the tasty treat in hand, she takes it outside to one of the small tables set up near the street for customers to enjoy their snacks, pulling two small candles out and lighting them with a small fire spell that she learned from Namine.  After she hums a short little birthday song, she closes her eyes to send up a silent wish, smiles, and blows the candles out.]

Comments

[tyrantball]

Okay so this is an important day for Miss Nano, therefore Desco has to get this just right.

Which is why she's standing on top of a nearby streetlamp, tentacles absorbed.

Glancing over her shoulder, she looks down at her tail, which splits open into a mouth and makes several biting motions before gently closing over the metal pole. Desco steps off the lamp and is quickly hanging from it by her tail directly over Miss Nano's table.

And then her tail starts to slowly lengthen, lowering her down to head level with Miss Nano. Desco grins toothily.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

[otakuro]

[Of course, secret birthdays are not allowed to pass without at least five of your friends stumbling upon you entirely by accident, and so Atsuro unknowingly becomes number two as he walks down the street with his attention focused entirely on his COMP.

...No wait this was a real handheld video game system not a demon summoning one.]

C'mon...

[His attention is diverted, though, by the sight of someone up ahead. And as he watches...]

...Nano?

Since when do you shoot fire?

[resipiscent]

That's "Fire", right?

[frequent_flyer]

[Hinata was on his way to the park to meet Otonashi when he saw her. He figured there was no harm in stopping for a moment to catch up, right?]

Nano..! [It was about then that he noticed the cupcake and candles, but it didn't occur to him that it was her birthday. To him, birthdays were always something loud and extravagant! Why keep it to yourself quietly like this?] What's the occasion?

[selematpagi]

[ Yukko has just lost her job! As she slowly shambles down the street, with her arms dangling in front of her, she wonders how the heck they could just make her work the entire day before getting rid of her! That's so stupid! She's also wondering what the heck she was supposed to tell Nano. Nano's her friend, but as much as Yukko is inclined to slouch around, she really wants to work! She totally needs money, and she doesn't want to rely on her friend so much considering she's been... Relying on her the entire time she's been here.

Yukko staggers further down the street, passing as she passes a nearby bakery. She turns her head and spots Nano, sitting all alone at a table. She has a cupcake with candles. Yukko cocks her head. Candles...? Maybe Nano is celebrating something? Yukko throws caution to the wind and shuffled over quickly! ]

... Oh, hey Nano!

[ Sssssslips into the seat across from her. Gravitating towards all the sweets. ]

[poppetstrings]

[Well, Xion has a gift for Nano! Not that she knows it's the girls birthday, or even what a birthday in particular is. It's more just a thanks for being her friend.]

Nano! Hey!

[get_bent]

[And guess who is passing just by when he notices it.]

Wait...is it your birthday?