[Sfw] ♡ Birthday Room ♡

[awuka]

[Everyone on the ship receives a pink envelope sealed with a red heart sticker under their door. Inside it is a card that says "Happy Birthday Alluka! Dear (insert your character's name here), you have been invited to the birthday party taking place on September 14th at this location. There will be cake, icecream, games, and kitty magic all day. Please think hard about the gift you'd like to give before arriving! See you there!" On the other side of the card is a map with precise instructions on how to get to the room from the receiver's exact location.

Newly freshened from brushing her teeth and hair in Killua's bathroom, Alluka feels ready enough to pursue the room in the birthday invite. Hidden behind a door decorated in pink balloons and streamers, the room invites her inside.

Beyond the door is a big parlor decked to the teeth in ribbons, flowers, and colorful balloon animals. Alluka steps inside and looks around. There's a wide table at the back with a big, gray Pusheen cake on top of it with a tray of gray kitten cupcakes, a big cake knife, and bags of party favors and candy on either side of it. There's a long table for guests to sit at as well as a comfortable area for guests to play games.

Alluka runs to the cake and starts inspecting it. It doesn't look like any cake she's seen before. Is something so cute really supposed to be cut into?]

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[devil_or_angle]

*killua purrs through another bite of cake, chuckling with a wave of his tail.*

guess this is the cat magic from the invite.

*the invite also said to come up with a gift for alluka, something he's been struggling with ever since he read it. trying to decide on a single gift for someone who deserves the world isn't an easy task. but there's one thing he has in mind, something practical as well as fun, that's he's been wishing for for a while. as soon as he walked in he felt his pocket sag with what most likely is it, and as soon as he finishes his cake slice he fishes it out, offering her the small, rectangular box.*

here's a present, by the way... i wanna give you more than just this, though.

[awuka]

[Alluka shovels cake into her mouth eagerly, gleefully indulging in its tartness and moisture. It's exceedingly soft, practically falling apart on her tongue. While she's eating, her attention is drawn to Killua's voice.]

Awww! You're so sweet!

[She takes the box and undoes the ribbon before pulling the paper off, setting the tattered remnants aside on the table. Then she pulls the exposed lid off the box, opening it up for a pleasant surprise.]

[devil_or_angle]

*inside the box are two chunky plastic toy watches. one is more square, with translucent light blue casing with electric-blue lightning bolts on the straps. the other is rounded and bright pink, with an egg-shapped screen in the center labeled "tamagotchi uni". it's clear which one is meant for whom, and killua reaches for his, turning it around to show her a button inlaid on the side of each.*

they're communication watches. like walkie-talkies, y'know?

[awuka]

[Alluka takes the pink Tamagotchi watch from the box and inspects it, finding the button on the side and pressing it. She holds the watch close to her face and speaks into it.]

Hello?

[From the other watch, her voice comes out clearly: "Hello?"]

It works! Wow, I've been wanting something like this for a long time!

[devil_or_angle]

great! now you can call me anytime.

*killua grins, relieved that she likes it, and even moreso that it works as intended. this will make it loads easier to keep track of her around the ship. he reaches over to poke at the colorful screen of her watch, squinting at it.*

i think you can also raise a pet on that one?

[awuka]

Is that what these other buttons are for?

[She presses a button, and the screen flashes with a series of language options. She presses through the options and selects the one she can read. The toy then prompts her to pick an egg, displaying three in different colors. She pauses, thinking for a while. After heavy deliberation she selects the pink one. It rolls around for a while and she keeps tapping the button, impatiently waiting to see what's inside.

A teal blob with a droplet hanging off the bottom of her body pops out. Alluka is then prompted to name it.]

Hmmm...what should I name her, Oniichan?

[devil_or_angle]

*killua leans in close to watch the egg hatch on screen, raising his eyebrows at the reveal of the little pixel creature.*

looks like a bubble. how about pepsi?

[awuka]

Pepsi it is! It's more special that you name her, since I got her from you. I'll love Pepsi forever!

[She smiles and giggles as she tabs through the little menus, learning how the game works. It's like a light version of one of the virtual pet games she already plays, so she has little difficulty navigating the menus. She's enthralled in feeding the little thing milk and satisfying its hunger. She pictures herself holding a real version of it and letting it suckle from the bottle like the kittens in the cat room when they were smaller. She feels attached to it already, finding its simplistic design cute and comforting.]

[devil_or_angle]

*as killua watches her fiddle with the watch, he pats her on her freshly-brushed head, tail waving in pleased curves behind him.*

i'm glad you like it.

*he gets his latched onto his wrist, then reaches out his hand for hers.*

want help putting it on?

[awuka]

[She pushes her head into his stroking hand, pleased. She holds her hand out for assistance with the watch strap, feeling much like a princess who just got new jewels and is waiting for her personal maid to help put them on.]

Yes please! I'm a little confused about the strap.

[devil_or_angle]

it's simple, see?

*he takes his sister's delicate wrist, wrapping the rubbery pink band around it and pulling it snug.*

you just loop it through and snap.

*he pushes the tab through the hole with a satisfying clack of plastic, securing the buckle in place.*

lemme know if that's too tight.

[awuka]

[The strap squeezes her wrist a little too tightly when KIllua fastens it. The rubber edges dig into her skin ever so slightly, making her feel restricted.]

Oh! It is, just a little bit. Can you loosen it for me, pretty please?

[There's a satisfied, mild smile on her face until she remembers other people might bring gifts. Then, her smile expands into a wild grin. She doesn't state what she's thinking aloud, but her mind eagerly wanders between seeing her friends and what they might bring.]

[devil_or_angle]

'course.

*his own smile is patient and pleasant as he pops the buckle open again and loosens it for her, snapping it back into place with a finger's worth of give between the band and her skin. he tests it with one of his own, slipping it against the inside of her wrist and glancing up to gauge her reaction.*

better?

[awuka]

[Alluka nods.] Much better! Hehe, look, she's walking around.

[She holds her wrist up to Killua so he can see Pepsi.]

This is the coolest! And I don't have to go to my computer every time I have to feed it!

[devil_or_angle]

*satisfied, he slips his finger out of her watch and slides his hands into his jacket pockets.*

nope! she's always with you.

*he leans in to smooch his sister's cheek, grinning as he pulls away.*

just like me.

[awuka]

[Delighted from the birthday kiss, Alluka happily returns it with a bigger kiss on his lips instead of just his cheek.]

It's an AWESOME gift! I'm so happy~ It's the best thing I could ask for!