HAPPY BDAY FUCK JOE BIDEN

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BIRTHDAY BAR NITE

Wednesday night brings the Lobby a large influx of celebrants. It's Reggie and Beck's birthday! This is just a normal night at the bar functionally; unless otherwise noted, all characters will have to pay for their own drinks, although Ares will bully everyone to purchase them for the birthday kids. He made a very simple cake with a somewhat expired box mix, and didn't kill anyone while doing it, but there's not really enough for everyone. Sorry! At a certain point there are fireworks! This is the most basic ic/ooc in the whole world but have fun.

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THE BAR: Blythe & Niko

[soliloquacious]

Blythe could list every unfortunate aspect of his own personality: he's needy, he's meek, he's not realistic, he's terrified of being forgotten, he avoids conflict, he's— he's a lot of things that are far from perfect, and don't really sound like traits a good person would have. But he doesn't want to go down that path right now, he doesn't want to throw cold water on this moment and this feeling.

"Just came up with another present for ya," he says, his voice low and affectionate. "I'm gonna make you realize how amazing you really are."

THE BAR: Blythe & Niko

[trustmeimadoctor]

If Niko were to have drawn a personal Maslow's hierarchy of needs chart, having a kind, handsome man reassure him that there's nothing wrong with him and that he wasn't going to instantly abandon him the moment he wasn't perfect likely could have filled in most of it.

"That's gonna be hard, but you know what? I trust you," Niko says, taking a deep breath and diving into this deep end.

He pauses for a moment, then asks, completely earnest: "Am I allowed to be needy for a second here?"

THE BAR: Blythe & Niko

[soliloquacious]

"Lordy," Blythe smiles softly and squeezes Niko's hand. "Of course you are."

THE BAR: Blythe & Niko

[trustmeimadoctor]

Niko takes a deep breath. "So, can we just like, skip the first date thing and just pretend we already did it?"

He doesn't feel fully confident enough to just come out and ask what he's actually asking.

THE BAR: Blythe & Niko

[soliloquacious]

"We can do whatever we goshdarn please, it's a brand new world." Blythe's grin splits his face in two and he's about three seconds from breaking out into song, so hopefully the rest of his theater troupe is still on standby. "Dr. Kostopoulos," he leans in close, "are you askin' me to go steady with you?"

THE BAR: Blythe & Niko

[trustmeimadoctor]

Niko laughs nervously and stares at their hands. He laces his fingers with Blythe's. "Yeah, I guess I am. If you want. Whatever you want!"

THE BAR: Blythe & Niko

[soliloquacious]

"What I want is only suitable for my man's ears." Blythe nudges Niko with his shoulder. "Let's take a walk, I can tell you a lil more."