010 ★ Voice

[unbreaker]

Alright, my birthday's in a few days! This one's a big one, too—I'm gonna be eighteen! Which means I'm either throwing a party at my place or I'm pulling out all the stops and doing something huge someplace else!

[Sounds exciting, right? But hold onto your hats, there's a catch.]

Problem is...I don't got any ideas!

[There we go, that sounds about right. Josuke, you slacker, you're supposed to plan this shit ahead of time!]

This'll be the second birthday I've celebrated here, but...a lot's different from when I first arrived.

[The faces, it's the faces that are mostly different. A lot of people that Josuke knows have come and gone, and that makes this birthday one that will be largely different from the last. Which is kind of the reason he wants it to be special in the first place, something he can do while surrounded by all the friends he's made here, the family he's got left, and maybe even some new folks, too. The other part of course having everything to do with the fact he'll finally be a legal adult and that's pretty fucking awesome! Who doesn't wanna do something exciting for that?]

So I got to thinking, maybe while I'm asking around to see if people are even gonna be free, you guys could tell me a little about what you like to do for birthdays? And let me know if you wanna come along and all, too.

More the merrier!

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[restingstitchface]

I occasionally celebrate mine with mirth and laughter.

[But what sort of mirth? That's up to Jojo's imagination.]

Though in this blaze of autumn sunshine I don't see the point of doing anything. Such celebrations are for the young.

[unbreaker]

[Leave it up to his imagination and Crane will find himself in a pointy hat on a broomstick cackling at the suffering of children...which, hilariously, isn't very far from the truth.]

Your birthday's in the fall?

[...he'll remember that. Provided Crane doesn't make him want to forget.]

No reason not to celebrate it. Birthdays happen whether you're young or old!

[restingstitchface]

No, they don't. Such dates cannot exist if nobody remembers them. Perhaps you might care to debate this matter with our local expert.

[Hi Julian.]

And yes. October 20th, to be precise.

[dualismum]

[ he doesn't celebrate birthdays. Technically, neither did Kaneki, Sasaki doesn't remember he ever celebrated while he was here. ]

You could throw a beach party.

[unbreaker]

[Josuke laughs a little.]

Man...you remember the last one?

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[fridgeflower]

Ms. Hendrix has an event planning business. She did my last birthday, and it was really nice. If you put it in somebody else's hands, you won't have to worry about it!

I think I have her card somewhere... [ She'll just shuffle around her desk for that now. ]

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[unbreaker]

Event planning, huh? That's not a bad idea if she won't mind the short notice!

[Or charge extra for it.]

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[deadtective]

You do know that this is like, a sneeze away from asking people to plan you a surprise party, right?

[unbreaker]

shit i guess it kinda does seem like that, huh? but it's not what i was going for!

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[foreshadower]

Well, I don't celebrate them anymore. [ Jesus Josuke, he's kind of too old for them. ]

But perhaps a rather large party won't go amiss. With food. [ A beat. ] I keep forgetting that there are minors here, when you show up.

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[unbreaker]

You should. Just saying. [Because you're never too old to party, Shade!] I mean, there's always great food at parties.

[As long as Josuke's not in charge of planning the menu.]

For the record, though...I'm not that young. I'm not even a minor anymore!

[...well, he won't be in three days, that still counts, right?]

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[iamtetsuo]

whats the big deal about being eighteen

[He still thinks 20 = adult.]

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[unbreaker]

are you shitting me you really don't know?

18 in america means legally an adult

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[rassera]

Get at least two cakes.


[There, that's his advice.]

What's the big deal about being 18, anyway, huh?

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[unbreaker]

Already one step ahead of you. Haise said he'll help with baking and if there's gonna be a lot of people there's gonna be a lot of cake.

[A beat and then...]

...man, you too? Tetsuo didn't know, either. It's not like back home. In America, when you turn 18 you're an adult.

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[khajidont]

Hey, happy early birthday! Eighteen's a big one, so you better make it count. [Even if Jaime didn't, but whatever, Russians and kidnappings and brainwashing (oh my!) got in the way.] Last year, my girlfriend threw me a party at a roller rink. That was kinda fun... but you can pretty much go anywhere, and it'll be good so long as you got friends. [A beat.] And, you know, food.

[#priorities]

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[unbreaker]

Yeah, a lot of people seem to have food on the brain!

[Not that Josuke blames them. Food any time of year but particularly surrounding any kind of festivity is great! And even better when it's free.]

Thanks, though! You should come! I don't think it's gonna be at a roller rink, but fingers crossed it'll be someplace just as fun.

[akas]

What kind of party are you thinking about?

[unbreaker]

i'm leaning more towards beach party right now, or something close to the water

it's summer and it'll be a great place to beat the heat and have fun!

[heymcfly]

Get outta town! What date?

Mine's the 12th.

[unbreaker]

Whoa! That's really close! I'll be eighteen on the 10th!

You got any plans?

[whitequeens]

Happy birthday, Josuke.

[She smiles.] That's all! I'd be happy to come if you wanted to do anything, though.

[unbreaker]

What do you mean 'if', huh? Of course I want you to come.

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[huntergames]

[ A grin splits across her face. ]

There are so many things to do, Josuke! Bonfire, pool party, barbecue, all you can eat buffets... oh, blanket fort and a barbecue! I'd want to spent it with my friends and boyfriend, that's all I know.

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[unbreaker]

Sasha, you said barbecue twice!