[014] [video/action] happy, happy birthday, from all of us to you

[complexing]

[The video starts up and Touya looks rather intensely into the camera. For having just turned 21, he looks fairly grumpy.]

Okay, so my birthday only comes around once every four years, technically, so I figure I get a free pass at this. It isn't a joke, nobody laugh.

The person... people... [He huffs in frustration and decides to keep this simple.] The person I'm with wants to take our relationship to an intimate level and I don't know how to make it special or memorable or nice or whatever. Can anyone give me some advice or something?

[A fairly hostile video for a request but... the subject has clearly been on his mind for a few days. Long enough that he's so desperate for advice, he's gone public.]

[Action]

[Even though it's his birthday, Touya isn't making such a big deal out of it. He goes to work at Seventh Heaven, picks up some groceries (ingredients for one of his favorite meals), and walks home. Meanwhile, he's pondering the responses he's received from the network and, oddly enough, thinking about his mother. Had she ever thought that she would see her son turn 21? It wasn't much of a milestone, honestly, but Touya always tended to think about his mom on his birthday, and all of those small celebrations he'd had when he was younger. And how annoyed he was when his dad explained why Touya's birthday wasn't always on the calendar.]

[Some of these memories have Touya smiling at times when maybe it wasn't really appropriate to smile, but he isn't thinking about everyone else at the moment.]

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[ahappylie]

Well, not asking where the person can hear it would be a good start.

[action]

[winged_moon]

[Maybe at first it was like a normal walk home, but apparently someone else decided to make note of it himself, for once Touya is about halfway from the plaza to the house Yue descends from... wherever he was flying and lands on the path beside him. His wings remain half-spread rather than folding against his back, though, and he doesn't quite meet Touya's eyes even though he's at least looking at him.]

...happy birthday.

[Yukito had wished the same that morning over breakfast, of course, though from Yue the greeting sounds a little less natural, somewhat stilted. But at least he said it.]

[voice - [private]

[concasse]

[Oh Touya, your lack of thinking hurts Sanji's soul.]

Oi, do you want Yukito to hear this? [Yes he's guessing by acting like it's obvious, shush]

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Intimate level... do you mean, um... ?

[voice]

[holyknights]

I-is that really something you should be asking over the journals?

[You have insulted his delicate sensibilities!]

[voice]

[neverplaysfair]

The more you stress, the less fun it will be.

[Video]

[i_speak_softly]

[THERE'S A PERSON IN HIS JOURNAL AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT INTIMATE RELATIONS.]

Stay away!

[Private]

[deathsdoctor]

[Here. Have a constructive response and probably a frank discussion on sex from the town doctor.]

Start things off with a massage. It's a relaxing thing, and it allows you both to slowly ease into the mood.

[meteorical]

That depends. Do you want to make it special, or is the person you're with pressuring you to make it special?

...furthermore, leap year baby, huh. Talk about unfair.

[death_awaits_you]

Huh? How can someone's birthday only come every four years...?

Well -- either way, Happy Birthday!

[ He thinks about the request for a moment. ] Make sure you do things she likes! [ Yes... he's really helpful, isn't he? ]