It's his birthday.

[manhandled]

Yes, I agree -- it should be an international holiday. But even I can see that's an impossibility. Thank you for the suggestion, though. Why don't you try to find a way to celebrate it?

For now, though, free flower crowns for everybody!

Comments

[sciencewhizard]

Oh, I think I have a good idea for celebrating your birthday, babe.

[1/2]

[manhandled]

Salsa?!

[2/2]

[manhandled]

--as in. Salsa.

On those.

Crisps.

Yes, chunky salsa on crisps. Best way to celebrate.

[sciencewhizard]

Well, hot and spicy sounds right...

But I'm thinking more... lambada.

[manhandled]

[Snrrk. Sorry, that was just...]

Lambada? Really?

[sciencewhizard]

[ What. ]

Tango? Merengue? Cumbia?

[manhandled]

[Wait a minute.]

You know how to dance all of those? Since when? I didn't know...!

[sciencewhizard]

I- I might have been practicing... [ Awkward shuffle. ] For you...

[ Not that he's exactly good at them. Yet. ]

[manhandled]

...you have? Really?

[sciencewhizard]

Yeah, I just followed some tutorial videos on the web.

[ You don't have to be so shocked, Inigo- Gosh. ]

[savingthefuture]

[Happy birthday, possible little brother slash possible boyfriend!]

How generous of you!

[manhandled]

Tutorial vid..eos...?

[Oh, well, he's sure it's something useful and he'll take what he can get at this point. He's too excited, anyway.]

I'm glad! Isn't it fun?

[manhandled]

[Why thank you, fearless leader and possible sister or girlfriend!

Do stand still as Inigo beams and places a crown of bright flowers over your head.]

I try to be.

[unmaskedfate]

Happy birthday.

[He pauses.]

I won't be needing a flower crown.

[manhandled]

Thank you, Gerome!

[Sorry, bro. You're getting one anyway.]

[unmaskedfate]

[Excellent. Gerome doesn't seem particularly pleased, though.]

I look absurd. You cannot truthfully tell me otherwise.

[sciencewhizard]

Yeah, they're the basics, but I figure it just means you can show me some more advanced stuff.

[ Cause now you can kinda... y'know, dance together. ]

It actually kinda is.

[manhandled]

No, you don't. You look -- well, not cute but you look more festive, which is far better than the gloom and doom look you're always going for!

[space_pirate_hunter]

[Have a woman, heavily armored from head to toe just giving you a weird look through her visor.]

...I think I'll pass.

[manhandled]

You need to show me sometime.

[unmaskedfate]

Festive?

I suppose that's… tolerable, if only for the occasion. I'll allow it on this day alone.

[Can someone say party animal??]

[manhandled]

[And he can't quite tell, right away, that his is a woman looking down at him. He's stunned, though.]

R-Right. N-No flower crown for you...

[He'll just be...putting it aside. Somewhere.]

[manhandled]

[Party hard, Gerome. PARTY HARD!]

There you go! That's the spirit!

[Hey, this would be the perfect time to go partying. Just saying.]

[space_pirate_hunter]

[Yeah, she gets that a lot. At least she sounds nice beneath all that armor?]

I can't remember the last time I actually celebrated my birthday. So don't let me bring you down, kid.

[tacticaloffense]

Happy Birthday, Inigo.

But... must I wear that flower crown? Won't it look nicer on, oh let's say... Lissa? Or maybe your mother?