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un: jMan93 | video
[ The video starts with a boy in a baseball cap, wearing a bright grin and lifting a hand in greeting. An I-come-in-peace kind of greeting. He's in his bedroom, sitting on his unmade bed and while his room isn't messy per se (he hasn't been here long enough to accumulate a mess), there are a few shirts haphazardly draped over the back of his headboard. ]
S'up, Etraya? The name's Junpei Iori! I'm pretty new here. Still getting the lay of the land and all, but uh...
[ He rubs the back of his neck, glancing past the camera for a moment. ]
My birthday's on the 16th. Which I guess is operation day? So I'm thinking of celebrating early. Anyone wanna maybe...hang?
[ God. That feels so pathetic. Like coming on here and pretty much announcing he's a friendless loser. Junpei quickly pivots: ]
Or I guess you could just give some recommendations of good places to check out and party it up? What place has the best food or where can a guy get a good cake...that kinda thing? Yeah, sure. I can probably go find somewhere on my own, but the best reviews are usually word of mouth!
[ Junpei shifts, palms planted on his knees as he leans forward. ]
Sooo, lay it on me, folks. Where would you spend your sweet seventeen in this place?
S'up, Etraya? The name's Junpei Iori! I'm pretty new here. Still getting the lay of the land and all, but uh...
[ He rubs the back of his neck, glancing past the camera for a moment. ]
My birthday's on the 16th. Which I guess is operation day? So I'm thinking of celebrating early. Anyone wanna maybe...hang?
[ God. That feels so pathetic. Like coming on here and pretty much announcing he's a friendless loser. Junpei quickly pivots: ]
Or I guess you could just give some recommendations of good places to check out and party it up? What place has the best food or where can a guy get a good cake...that kinda thing? Yeah, sure. I can probably go find somewhere on my own, but the best reviews are usually word of mouth!
[ Junpei shifts, palms planted on his knees as he leans forward. ]
Sooo, lay it on me, folks. Where would you spend your sweet seventeen in this place?
UN: Knuckles&Kisses
[She taps her chin for a second.]
Hmm... We're definitely gonna need to find a pizza place. And a bakery for a cake... hmm... wonder if there's any good arcades around...
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Heck yeah. That sounds great! That's exactly the type of party plans I'm looking for! You know me so well, Kyoko-chan...
[ He sighs dreamily. She's truly the best! ]
If there isn't a good arcade, though, there oughta be. It's literally the best place to hang out!
UN: Ignis | Video
[There's a wry bit of amusement as he says that-- though the guy on the video doesn't look like he's too much older. He just looks and dresses like he can't decide if he's a salaryman or a fashion model.]
There's a number of entertainment areas I've noticed in exploring. One of the largest is called 'Mall of America'. It seemed to be some sort of shopping and entertainment megacenter. Movie theatres, arcades, various food and shops.
I expect having free reign of that sort of place might make for an exciting afternoon for you.
There's another establishment with an old-style arcade in the basement, but the main floor is more of a bar. I'm not sure what's available there to eat or drink.
[local nerd takes notes, news at 11]
audio | un: crusher
People really are crazy about birthdays, huh? I don't know about partying, but you can come check out the farm if you want.
We don't let adults in unless they're cool.
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[ His eyebrows raise at that little comment at the start. These suggestions are great. Particularly that bit about the Mall of America and Junpei makes a note to check it out the first chance he gets! But this dude can't come in here with that juicy opening statement and not spill the deets! ]
Annnnnd these aren't up to your brand of sweet seventeen fun? Gonna give all these good suggestions and not even one single hint about what sorta things you got up to back in ye olden days of yore?
[ Seriously! The dude can't be much older than twenty-five if Junpei had to guess. ]
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It sounds to me like you got some fine taste! Only the coolest of the cool should be allowed into this farm of yours.
[ And since she just invited Junpei, no take backs! He is officially cool now. ]
But you....don't celebrate your birthday?
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[at..... seventeen....... look some us us have had our jobs since we were literally six years old.]
Though, some friends did manage to pry me away for some horribly burnt cake they had spent all afternoon on.
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[ Toph's tone of voice is that of a shrug. She isn't bothered by it; she's had to get used to being the odd one out in basically every cultural context. ]
The farm isn't mine, but it's supposed to be a place kids can get away from everybody else. You can check it out if you want. [ It has nothing to do with being cool if you're a kid, and accordingly, Toph sounds like she is completely ambivalent to it despite the fact that she more or less lives there now. ]
un: Wolfman | video
[What's a drinking age?]
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[ Of course. Junpei gets to spend his actual birthday on a planet that's on the chopping block and it doesn't sound like it's going to be a Very Fun Time. So maybe he can relate....a little? Maybe work and a burnt cake is actually a step up? ]
But if you could have done anything else and chose how you wanted to spend it, what would you have done?
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Yeah. I'll drop by. And....pet a goat or something? Or is it a farm with just plants and veggies? Oh! I started working on some veggie planters back home. You could say I got a bit of a green thumb. I could give a hand with something?
[ Going to work on his birthday week?? That's no better than the Ignis guy he's talking to. Geesh. ]
I'll bring a cake with me, though! 'Cause even if you're not big on the birthday thing, who doesn't love cake?
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Well, if they got good food, they gotta have some kinda dessert! What's the place like? Sounds like it's got a dark and mysterious vibe, made for the weary adventurer.
[ Harry's Hidaway is giving video game tavern 100% ]
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[It's a normal jukebox, but all the items like that in Dwayne's world would be magic.]
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[He had to think for a moment on if he would do anything differently, though! He's not usually one for wistfulness.]
...I'm not sure if I would change anything, to be honest. Perhaps I could have withdrawn from one of the meetings with some of the more pedantic councillors, or made an excuse to leave earlier?
And yourself? It sounds as if you're looking for something exciting and lively. What would be your ideal?
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[ She's caught sensory impressions of him with a lot of different animals at different points, but she's never talked to him about it, so who knows. ]
Technically I think at your age you're supposed to be doing some work or whatever to hang out, but the guy in charge is a total softie so I doubt he'd throw you out. [ Accelerator is absolutely, totally the mom friend to Toph forever now. His weakness to tiny girls has doomed him. ]
--You're so right about cake, though! [ One thing Toph doesn't have a problem appreciating about living in a panfandom jamjar is the access to all kinds of food, even if she does miss familiar stuff sometimes. ] Bring some cake and I'll show you around.
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[She grins smugly as she nods. Gotta take care of her kohai after all.]
I know, right!? It's not a party if there's not a marathon run on a dance game! We can skip the part of putting someone through an air hockey table like what happened at my seventeenth party.
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How old are you going to be?
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[ Junpei says with an exaggerated wink and then branches off into a laugh. ]
But, yeah. Maybe let's not start a brawl at my party? We'd probably have a hell of a time running into enough people to piss off anyway. I'm talking to some British guy who said something about a place called Mall of America here? It's apparently got an arcade. We should check it out!
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Maybe you oughta come party with me, then, since it seems like you missed out? It was cool of your friends to do that, though. So I won't fault them for the cake. I'd probably burn one too if I tried to make it. And that's why I stick to the simple things...like instant noodles!
[ It's basically his entire diet. ]
But maaaan, if I had to pick my ideal? I'd probably start it off with going to see a baseball game. And then, when my team wins because it's my birthday so they gotta, I'd head out for an enormous sushi spread. Maybe get some people together. Play some games. I think only part of that is possible here, though. Unless you came across any Etrayan baseball teams during your exploration?
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A cake for your troubles, then! I'll try to get a big enough one for everyone. But uh....
[ There's one thing she said that he's gotta circle back to. ]
A badger-mole? That kinda sounds like something I shouldn't pet...
[ But maybe if it's a baby it's okay??? ]
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[ Junpei's still thinking this is a very rustic tavern, so he definitely does not draw the conclusion about it being a jukebox. ]
.....wait. Are you sure it's enchanted and not just haunted?
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W-well! I'm gonna be seventeen. But you don't have to go to all the trouble of putting seventeen candles on it! Just the cake and the company is fine.
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[Dwayne, of course, mostly has experience with rustic taverns, so he doesn't know how to describe it any different.]
I don't know. I guess it could be haunted. Either way, it plays music so I like it.
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Do you want chocolate or vanilla?
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Duuuude, you took that in stride. All like 'I guess it could be haunted.' So casual about it! You must have balls of steel...or just seen some shit back home?
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[ He already introduced himself at the start of this post, but listen. His brain's not exactly functioning beyond cute girl offering to bring him a cake. ]
What's...your name?
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Sometimes things are haunted. I don't worry about it too much.
video; un: shades
At least one person suggested the Mall of America and I'm doubling down on that. You can go for food and whatever shit you want, while jumping to the arcade and movies right after. What's not to like?
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[ Junpei idly scratches the side of his cheek. ]
You been in this place a while?
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Are the shops pretty normal? Or do they got some specialty things like....I dunno, swords?
[ Because Junpei's thinking it's probably a pretty damn good idea to arm himself before this mission. Maybe it could be a birthday present to himself. ]
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Yeah, I've been here about half a year.