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[menaretrash]

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delivery;

[neutronblast]

[a few days before the sinners set sail for lucifer island, a small package arrives at ann's suite, neatly wrapped in plain brown paper. the package contains a velvety box. and inside that box was a pretty pair of hair ribbons along with a short note, penned in kaiba's impeccable handwriting:]

In honor of this special day, please join me at Kaifé for a private celebration. Drinks are on me.



[yep, he signed it. because of course he did. because of course he remembered her birthday.]

Delivery --- > Action

[menaretrash]

[ Honestly, Ann's not even paid attention to the date or anything that comes with it. Generally, she doesn't really acknowledge or celebrate her birthday, and with all of the recent craziness of this place the date has just flown right over her head. So when a very special delivery with two very pretty hair ribbons and an incredibly sweet note arrives from Seto, she's nearly floored at the gesture. Not because it's him, but because he's somehow managed to remember.

Well, clearly she can't keep him waiting, so she sets about getting ready, adding those super cute bows to her usual pig tails. She also decides to make the ensemble match, so she selects a matching blue dress with a black cardigan over it, and of course a pair of cute heels (she's a model, come on, does he expect any less?).

One last fluff of her hair and a twirl in the mirror to make sure she looks decent enough, and she's off. Even in heels, she makes it to Kaifé in record time (a bitch can run in stilettos if she needs to, okay), and in she goes, glancing around for the man in question. ]

[neutronblast]

[kaiba didn't care much for birthdays, especially his own, but he was still a businessman. and that demanded proper decorum and good manners.

not that kaiba paid much attention to manners either. but he greets ann with a small smile all the same when she arrives, seated at the counter with a cup of black coffee for himself and a mug of sweet tea for the birthday girl. with that same show of graciousness, he acknowledges his friend with a slight dip of his head.]

Happy birthday, Ann. Glad you could make it.

[he gestures magnanimously to the stool beside him. seems like she really was getting the five star treatment tonight.]

Not the most hospitable venue, I know, but it's all I've got. So you'll have to excuse me.

delivery!! days late but we'll pretend it's not

[holeinwall]

[ At Monika's behest, since she's pretty friendly with some of them, a demon knocks at Ann's door. Said demon hands over a neatly wrapped gift before heading off, having been told not to linger long since Ann doesn't seem to be too fond of them.

The attached card says:

Ann! ♥♥

I know you're trying to keep things low-key, so we won't make a big deal about this. No way could I resist giving you a gift, though!! ♥ Everyone needs something to put their thoughts down into...and everyone should know what real romance is! I hope you like these!

And thanks for making Hell feel pretty normal, because I've always wanted to have a real bff. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! ♥♥

- Monika ♥

Inside the box, wrapped up in matching tissue paper, is a notebook, a pen...and a very special book. She put a lot of thought into all of these, okay? So enjoy, bestie! ]

DELIVERY ---> TEXT

[menaretrash]

[ Ann's not expecting anyone to remember what day it is, mostly because she herself really doesn't give too much of a shit about it. Birthdays don't matter much when you're allegedly dead, and besides, it's not like there's much to do here. She's not really into the whole sex, drugs, and.... torture thing.

When there's a delivery, she's skeptical at first, but as the demon skitters off, she glances down at the card and all tension leaves as she realizes it's from Monika. Each item has been carefully selected just for her, and she hugs all three things to her chest before grabbing her phone to shoot her friend a text. ]

You're way, WAY too sweet, Monika! Thank you very much, I'm gonna start on the book tonight!

[holeinwall]

aww come on! you don't have to thank me! but you're welcome!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ it's nice to have friends to give gifts to ☺️😚

make sure you tell me what you think about the book too! it's soooo good!!! it'll be nice to *finally* have someone to talk to about it!!!!

all the demons just laugh at me for some reason whenever i bring it up in the library 😒

text;

[metagame]

Are you in your room? I plan on sneaking out a couple plates of food from the feast. What would you like?

[menaretrash]

I am! Admittedly, I haven't even checked out the feast. What looks good to you? Bring whatever you want and we can eat together!

[metagame]

You're trusting me? That's a bold choice! I like my food quite spicy. Think you can handle it?

[wrekt]

[ Randomly, Ann receives a an image from Ryuji. ]

yo; trying out recipes for ramen for kaife.

[menaretrash]

[ It takes Ann a few moments to reply because honestly she's not even sure what the fuck she's looking at here. ]

...are you actually eating that right now?

[wrekt]

i mean yeah, i gotta taste test don't i?

action;

[metagame]

What can I do to help, Panther?

[Yeah, Atem figured out the anonymous post... Kaiba didn't help with the "cann" comment.

He knows exactly how spooky it is to seemingly appear out of nowhere in their shared living quarters, and ask a question like that without any indication of his presence. He did it on purpose. What? He likes an occasional prank.]

[menaretrash]

Holy--

[ Color her fucking startled, Atem. So much so that she nearly drops her damned phone. She blinks, struggling to catch the aforementioned device before it bites the dust on the floor, arching a brow.

How the hell did he do that? It's probably more important to know how he knows she's Panther... then again, he already knows about Carmen, so... ]

Hey! Aha... [ She glances around nervously, making sure Noiz isn't around, before she glances back over towards Atem. ] Honestly? I'm not sure. I'm kinda flying by the seat of my pants on this one. There has to be a systematic way of taking Lucifer's people out before we get to him. The more I've heard from other people, the more I'm realizing that he's not our main enemy, and he's no longer on my radar of targets. For now, at least.

[metagame]

[A good policy to ensure there are no stray Noiz in earshot.

He holds his hips in thought. No plan, huh? But it make sense that Lucifer's not on the radar. The guy... After the whole spear thing, Atem can see exactly how little control Lucifer has over this realm. It's not a good position to be in.]

Then I can help talk strategy. [It's obvious in how he speaks that he considers her the leader of this... whatever they're going to call it.] You mentioned you had information? Have any others reached out?

action

[zunge]

[one fine evening Ann will find a plate atop the pillow on her bed. Atop the plate is a cream-filled bismark donut. The top of the donut has "PANTHER" spelled out in icing.

Gee, that sure is a strange thing for her to find in her room.]

[menaretrash]

[ It's been a long day. Ann's looking forward to hitting the hay early, in fact -- she's got some plans in motion, she needs to start packing up what little she's got but mostly she's just wanting a face full of wonderful, sweet pillow.

Before she can have that, though, she notices a delightful donut sitting atop the pillow. She stares at it for a moment. Squints.

'Panther'. Okay. Either this is Kaiba's idea of a joke, or it's a threat. Or maybe it's neither. It doesn't really matter, because someone's figured her out. She's not the smartest person in the world, but she's not entirely the dumbest, either because Ryuji fills that void. It has to be a roommate. It's not Atem, because he already knows.

This leaves her with Noiz or Peggy. Considering what little conversation she's had with Peggy...

...huh.

She sits down on the bed and casually takes a bite out of the donut. He's got good taste in sweets, at least. Soon, it's gone, along with any evidence of 'Panther', and she stands up, casually making her way over to Noiz's door. She knocks a few times, before calling out: ]

Hey, thanks for dessert.

[zunge]

[When close enough to the door she should hear a lot of fast typing on the other side. The kind of typing sounds that you can't accomplish using a smartphone. The typing stops shortly after she begins knocking.

After she speaks, there is the sound of someone shifting around, getting up and walking over. He cracks the door open to peer out at her.]

...Yo.

[He'd wondered when she would see it and how she would react.]

text; backdated to May 27th

[metagame]

Hey, Ann.

Have you noticed that Kaiba's hair looks like Chocorooms?

[Atem may have found some Chocorooms at Kergak's Gifts and Things... They're a bit stale but still good!]

[menaretrash]

[ Wow. This is so random, especially coming from Atem, and yet, at the same time, it's very truthful. Very informative.

It also makes her hungry. ]

holy shit i don't think i've ever realized that

i always knew it was kinda pointy in the back but i

omg

you're right

we need to photoshop his face onto a Chocoroom now

can we call him choco-chan now

[metagame]

You can call him that if you want! :)

[It's revenge for the stupid star-head comment.]

(vauge time during Penance Beach Episode)

[ohmyscream]

ANN.

Ann.

You beautiful tropical fish. (It's funny if you watch American TV)

Ladies. Spa. Day. You in?

[menaretrash]

100%! We deserve a spa day after all the shit we've been through.

When are we doing this?

text;

[cognitivism]

Well, I suppose snooping around is forbidden.
I attempted and was very forcefully led away from certain areas by demons.
How are you faring?

[menaretrash]

Same, honestly. Sorta. I got pretty far, and then got dragged away, too.

[ Not by demons, though. Akechi doesn't need to know that. ]

There's a reason those areas are forbidden, though. And I'm not giving up on it.