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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[iamtetsuo]

good im glad we understand each other here

[unbreaker]

Go big or go home, right? But I really appreciate it, Haise! I owe you one!

[dualismum]

Not a problem, don't worry. Eighteen is important, so it has to be a big party.

SCREAMING

[unbreaker]

[There's a sudden lurch and the sound of rubber screaming against the driveway before Josuke realizes what's happened, and by then it's too late. The car is rushing backwards into the street and it's all he can do to mash his feet into the space under the wheel trying to hit the breaks, one hand on the wheel to keep the car from hitting a tree and the other on Hazel to try and pull her away from anything she can get her hands on that'll cause problems! Which is hard since that's basically everything!

When the car finally comes to a stop in the road Josuke looks ten shades too pale and like he forgot to breathe through the whole ordeal....]

[unbreaker]

It's a little weird, actually. I didn't think I'd be turning eighteen here, but...I'm excited about it, too.

YOU'RE WELCOME

[deadtective]

[Hazel does her damnedest to keep causing trouble as the car rockets backwards, but for once her boyfriend actually succeeds in keep her (mostly) contained. when they finally come to a stop he still has to live with the indignity of the wipers squealing back and forth in the silence.

thankfully the instigator of this mess doesn't waste much time before dissolving into hysterical giggles. somebody sure thought that this was a fucking barrel of fun - she even turns slightly to tug playfully at Josuke's sheet white cheek.]

Hey, the acceleration's not too bad on this thing!

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[foreshadower]

What!?

[ no josuke no ]

Of course not! I'm not foul.

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[fridgeflower]

That's... a pretty good day, actually, I think. [ She doesn't have to figure out whether or not she's suitable to attend a certain wedding that way. This is fine! ] Awesome.

Thanks for inviting me.

[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?

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[unbreaker]

It's not like I thought you were but you were also really vague!

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[foreshadower]

I became a man far too long ago to remember what I did -- but I distinctly remember there being something of a right of passage. Do you sorts still do those.

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[khajidont]

[Well, when Josuke puts it that way... they may not be close, but Jaime certainly hasn't done anything to earn his ire.]

Uh-uh, no way. I'm not showing up at a birthday party without a gift. So if you don't tell me what you want, I'm just gonna show up with something random.

[akas]

Swing by late enough and I might actually let you celebrate your birthday the right way.

[unbreaker]

i don't think i could do that

[He says on a public network.

But you wanna believe he'll find time to show up now.]

but say if i did who would i ask for?

[akas]

shame

[ That's a smart boy. ]

Jessica Jones, I'm the one behind the bar serving drinks.

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[unbreaker]

I'm glad it works out. And thanks for agreeing to come!

[unbreaker]

nice to meet you!

[He means that, and not just for the offer of birthday booze.]

i'm josuke btw

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[unbreaker]

Okay you can bring something random just as long as it's not totally weird, how's that?

[This isn't helpful, Josuke...]

[akas]

Nice to meet you too.

So you've been over a year here?

[unbreaker]

yeah

year and a half this month actually

sometimes seems like longer and sometimes seems like a lot less

you?

[akas]

wow

that's a long time. seen anything weird so far?

me, less than three months

[restingstitchface]

That's fine, yes. You already have my number.

[unbreaker]

are you kidding? there's always weird shit going on here!

i mean it's almost always because imports are being dicks but it still gets real weird at times

sharknado weird

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[unbreaker]

Oh, uh...sort of? I mean, back home there was a ceremony held at the start of the year for people who turned twenty, but there's not like...any special tasks or things we have to do. And I'm not sure about other places, but I have heard traveling's a big thing in most of 'em.

[A beat, and then his face lights up a little.]

Hey, once school's done, I'll be going on a trip with my great gramps! That counts, right? We're going to Peru. You ever been?