[Open] A Very Kratt-y Birthday

[strengthinkindness]

Who: Anyone and everyone!
What: Celebrating Martin Kratt's birthday!
When: Dec. 23
Where: The Meeting Hall

The night before had been spent getting the decorations up for the party, with Chris and Fluttershy and anyone else who had offered to help while Martin had been sleeping, in order to keep the whole party a surprise for him.

Fluttershy could only hope that all her experiences with Pinkie Pie's parties would help her make sure this one was successful. After all Chris and Martin had done for her recently, helping make Martin's birthday a special one was the least she could do.

((OOC: There are certain places where people can meet, but feel free to post additional threads for mingling! It's a party after all, so have fun!))

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Sitting Area

[strengthinkindness]

Of course, even the best parties needed a place where guests could just sit; a chance to rest a moment, especially for those who aren't quite up to the big party scene.

Just outside the cafeteria and in the main lobby was an area full of chairs, arranged for people who wanted to sit for a while and maybe have some nice quiet conversations before getting back into the party fray.

[most_awkward_human]

[This was it, Twilight's first time going to a party as a human. She was equally excited and nervous. Excited because she was sure that ti would be fun, plus it gave her the chance to see her friends and possibly make some more. But she was also nervous because it was her first human party and while she had gotten the hang of her new body, she was still worried about messing up.

She would wait before getting into the fray, she was never comfortable getting into that kind of thing without at least one of her friends by her side. She so far hadn't seen them. She didn't know if Rarity or Rainbow Dash would be around, but she knew at least Fluttershy was here since she had planned it. So she would wait around the sitting area for now and wait until she saw someone that she recognized.]

[strengthinkindness]

[As one of the hosts of the party, Fluttershy had taken to walking around to make sure guests were having a good time. It's during one of these rounds that she spotted Twilight in the sitting area.]

Twilight...!

[most_awkward_human]

[She turned her head at the sound of her name being called, and she instantly perked up.]

Fluttershy, hi! [She walked over] How have you been?

[strengthinkindness]

[When she was close enough, she reached out and embraced her.] I'm all right...I'm sorry I haven't been able to spend a lot of time with you or the others, I've been really busy...

How about you? Have you been adjusting all right?

[hot_nunchaku_fury]

[Mikey was good at noticing people who weren't joining in with things, so he caught sight of Twilight easily. He grabbed a plate of things to eat, trying to be sure to get things that he thought a once pony would like to eat, before heading over and seating himself right next to her.]

Hi there Twilight, it's Mikey, we met over the d-terminals. Do you want something to eat?

[The teen offered her the plate to either take or take something from. He had found food was a good ice breaker with people.]

[most_awkward_human]

Oh, hello Mikey. Umm... sure, thank you.

[She saw a few apple slices, so she took a few of them and munched one one.]

How have you been doing?

[hot_nunchaku_fury]

[Mikey gave her a happy smile, and took another of the Apple slices off the plate to munch on himself.]

I've been getting good, I'm getting ready for the holidays everything.

How are you doing? Are you adjusting well?

[the_lion_roller]

[He may be the birthday boy, but darned if he isn't going to make sure that everybody has fun and feels included at this party.

He's also been meaning to better acquaint himself with Fluttershy's friends, so when he spies Twilight in the sitting area, he's got a grin on his face as he walks over.]

Heh-hey, I remember you! Nice to see you again, Twilight!

[most_awkward_human]

Hmm? [She looked over and smiled] Oh, hello umm... Martin, right? it's nice to see you again. Oh, and happy birthday.

[brain_behind_purple]

[He hadn;t wanted to come. Well... at least for the most part he hadn't. Mainly because going to a party to a guy that he only met once with a broken leg did not sound like a good idea. But Artemisia had thought that ti would be good for him, plus after his therapy sessions he supposed that he should see if he was ready to face people in person before facing Mikey in the next two days. Plus he was gonna be busy those days, so eh wanted to give Fluttershy her Christmas present now that he had finished it.

Sadly, he couldn't do much of anything party-like with a busted leg. He would probably try later, but right now he decided to wait in the sitting area. He had left Arte to watch Paolo back at the apartment, so all he could really do was lean back in the chair and wait to see what happened. he jsut hoped that whoever came to him wasn't someone who wanted to kill him.]

[strengthinkindness]

Donnie...?

[Fluttershy spotted him in one of the chairs, and hurries over.]

I'm so glad you're here...! How are you? Can I get you anything?

[brain_behind_purple]

[Donnie straightened uo when he saw Fluttershy come over, and he let himself smile a bit.]

Fluttershy, hey. I've been good... well other than my leg. [He glares at the wrapped up leg that he had propped up on a chair to not hurt it more.] No you don't need to get me anything, I'll get something in a bit. I'm just glad I was able to show up.

[strengthinkindness]

Are you sure? I can get you something from the food table...

[the_lion_roller]

[Martin's got a small plate of cookies with him as he heads out to the sitting area. Goodness knows what number this is, but hey, if you can't indulge a little extra on your birthday, when can you?

There's a brief pause when he spies Donnie, no doubt partly caused by the sight of the teen's broken leg. It's only a short moment though before he walks over, his usual smile on his face.]

Hey there!

[brain_behind_purple]

[Donnie looked up when he heard the voice. Oh, it was the guy who had come with Fluttershy to give him back Paolo. Well... he should at least try to not act all awkward now.]

Oh, um... hey ugh... Martin, right?

[the_lion_roller]

Yep, that's me.

[If this is awkward, Martin at least doesn't seem to be affected by it.]

H'I can't believe Fluttershy helped organize all this.

[Best surprise ever.]

Having a nice time?

[alley_kit]

[Kit didn't regret coming to the party, in spite of the minor detail of not ever having met the person it was for. Ah well, she'd probly meet him at some point tonight. She'd already dropped off her gift- a loaf of fruit bread, wrapped in a nice white cloth and tied with a blue ribbon- and was now wondering what she should do first.

The food tables looked tempting, but so did a lot of the other things too. The music was a bit strange, compared to what she was used to, but she was finding that she liked it. Still, she didn't really feel like dancing just yet.

Idly, she smoothed out the skirt on her new dress. Ingredients for fruit bread hadn't been the only spoils of her trip to the marketplace a little while back. She'd also stumbled across a little second-hand store that wasn't only intact, but happened to have a clothing section. As a result, she now owned two t-shirts (both a size large, but they'd do), a pair of pajamas (light-purple with a pattern of yellow stars, missing the bottom button on the shirt), two pairs of pants (one gray, one lavender, since modified to have a hole for her tail), and a new dress.

Well, new to her, anyway; like the other clothes she'd gotten, it was a bit worn if you looked closely. But still, Kit now owned more clothing then she'd ever had before in her life, and since this was her first real, nice dress, she was going to wear it to her first real party in this new world. She wore the sweater Fluttershy had made her over it, for warmth, though, given that it was sleeveless. She'd even found matching purple ribbons to tie back her ears and tie a bow around Emerick's collar, and she carried a small basket with her. The basket contained a few smaller loaves of fruit bread that shed brought to share; Mamma had always said that it was rude to go to a party if you didn't bring something to share, so Kit had made sure to.

Looking around, most everybody seemed to be having fun... except for one older boy sitting by himself along the far wall. It was pretty easy to see why too; his leg was in a cast. It had to stink to be hurt like that while all your friends were having fun at a party.

Well, Kit knew just what to do about that! Plus, it solved the dillema of what to do first. Convenient!

She headed over to where the teenager sat, Emerick trailing at her heels.]

Hi! Mind if I sit here?

[She indicated the chair next to him.]

[brain_behind_purple]

[Donnie looked when he heard the voice, hsi eyes spotting the little girl. He smiled a little bit.]

Hi. No, I don't mind. Go right ahead.

[alley_kit]

Thanks.

[Kit hopped up to sit on the chair, since it was just a little tall for her. Emerick hopped up onto the one on her opposite side, next to her basket.]

My name's Wily-Kit. And this is Emerick, though I just call her Emmy a lot of the time.

[She indicated the Salamon, who was now sporting a soft, purple ribbon and bow over her collar. Emmy nods politely.]

Hi.

What's your name?

[motherswisdom]

[Nala noticed the boy who had broken his leg before sitting off to the side of the party and could not stop herself from going over to check on him.]

Hello there again, I noticed you over here and wanted to make sure you were doing well. I mean aside from the leg, of course.

[brain_behind_purple]

Oh, umm... hi. Umm... I'm doing fine. I've been busy, but fine.

[adashofloyalty]

(Rainbow Dash had come back to the party after being gone for sometime, figuring it would be rude to just dance with Twilight and not mingle with anypony else! She sat down in one of the offered chairs...

And as Twilight predicted, fell asleep due to getting some sleep, but not quite enough. She wasn't snoring as loud as she usually was, but she'd taken up a few extra chairs for comfort.)

[strengthinkindness]

[Fluttershy was making another round to check on the party guests. With all the sounds of chattering and the music in the background, it was a wonder that Rainbow Dash's snoring caught her attention.]

R...Rainbow Dash...?

[Very lightly pokes her.]

[adashofloyalty]

(Getting used to another body didn't mean Rainbow wasn't as flighty as before, eyes opening in surprise for a few moments as she got up.)

...Fluttershy? This isn't my cloud home...