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[flowrite]

Fiacre Lachance shared a photo. 4/23 near Viea Village

Hi everybody! Fai here, some of you know me - but that's not important! What's important is whether you know this handsome guy in the photo! This is my sweetheart, Mune-chan, and his birthday is early next month. So I thought maybe we could have a paintball game (match?) to celebrate, I think he'd really like that! and we can do cake and ice cream after, he wouldn't want to skip the cake part ;) May 6 is the day! Let me know if you'd like to come, if you're a friend of his! or if you work for him, or if you kinda think he might sort of like you? that's ok too <3

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[blondferret]

Iwai's birthday is next month? Good to know! And a paintball birthday party? That sounds bloody brilliant! I'm obviously a friend of his, plus I'm his favorite customer.

[flowrite]

Oh, hi Derek!

[Does he remember Derek being friends with Iwai? It doesn't seem familiar, but then again the last year has been kind of a giant blur, so it's possible Fai just spaced it. So he'll roll with it. (Besides, Derek knows Sakura too, so apparently the guy's already friends with half of Fai's family??)]

You should definitely come!! But... you don't think he'd mind playing paintball when he works with that stuff all day all the time already, do you?

[blondferret]

I don't think he will mind at all! He and I occasionally hang out at the range together. He'll so enjoy it. Besides, playing with friends is what makes paintball fun.

[flowrite]

Ah, that's what I was hoping! Thank you ♥

...actually, would you be willing to help me set things up? You don't have to if you don't want to, but I really don't know anything about paintball and I want things to be perfect for him!

[blondferret]

Yeah, sure. What kind of help do you need? Like knowing what kind of things to rent for the people participating?

[toobigtohandle]

That's a nice picture.

Can I assume Jirou and I are invited?

[flowrite]

Thank you! i managed to sneak it when I went to visit him at his shop one day ;)

of course! Mune-chan likes you, it wouldn't be a party without you! (◠‿◠✿) and if Jirou and I get bored of shooting things we can be your cheerleaders on the sidelines!

[toobigtohandle]

You want to cheer on me while I shoot things with a paintball gun?

[flowrite]

That's the whole point of the game, right?

I mean, unless you were going up against Mune-chan, then I'd have to cheer for him LOL. Or maybe I'd just cheer in general so it applied to both of you! (◠‿◠✿)

[toobigtohandle]

I've never even done paintball. I've only ever shot actual guns/

[keystaff]

Um. Are you sure this is a good idea? I know he said he hadn't had a party before, when I had mine, but I remember him mentioning he'd prefer something smaller, like dinner or something?

Not that paintball can't be fun! I just wouldn't want him to be overwhelmed if a lot of people come?

[flowrite]

Don't worry Sakura-chan, I don't think we'll end up with a ton of people like your party! Mune-chan is a sweetheart but he's also kind of a hermit, so I don't think we have to worry about half of Retrospec claiming to be his best friend ;)

[keystaff]

Half? Well. I guess. I just hope he enjoys it and has fun. I haven't actually done paintball before, but I get the idea? I think. You shoot the paint at your friends on the other team or something, right?

[flowrite]

I haven't done paintball either, we can learn together! and I think Mune-chan will have fun teaching us, because he's cute like that (◠‿◠✿)

Yep, I think that's pretty much it! it's like laser tag I guess, except paint instead of lasers. ...not that I've ever done laser tag either!

[keystaff]

I wonder if others would be new to it too. I mean I guess I get the idea. But it could be fun! And learning together will make it not so daunting?

[In the way trying anything new could be. Though she seems more curious and excited than anything else, mostly because it was something fun to try with those she cares about.]

[cardcaptured]

A paintball match? Would he be into that sort of thing?

[Granted, Fai is dating him and knows his tastes better than Xiaolang does (and tbh, Xiaolang doesn't even know where he WORKS), but it seemed like a rowdy sort of event for someone as serious as he was...]

[flowrite]

You know he owns a paintball shop, right? (◠‿◠✿)

[cardcaptured]

... he does?

[AND IN THAT EXACT MOMENT, XIAOLANG REALIZES HE KNOWS JACK SHIT ABOUT HIS GIRLFRIEND'S ADOPTIVE PARENTS. GG CHILD]

I always thought he was a mechanic of some sort. He's always working in your garage, so I assumed that was the sort of thing he specialized in. Would he be alright closing up shop just for his birthday, though?

[flowrite]

LOL he works in the garage because his workbench is out there! He modifies the paintball guns. He's really handy!

I don't think he'd mind too much. Besides, unless the party lasts all day, he could just have one of the kids at the shop run things for a few hours I would think?

[cardcaptured]

That's something you're allowed to modify?

[But he realizes he keeps asking dumb questions, so after a minute or so, he clarifies--]

I mean... I've never played paintball before, or know the mechanics of it, so I didn't know that was something you can do. I thought it was just sort of a thing they give you standard equipment for. Unless he's just fixing them back there?

[maskreant]

(*ΦωΦ*) i hope he's ready.

[flowrite]

I hope he isn't! It would be really fun to surprise him (◠‿◠✿)

[maskreant]

then put on some cat ears.

i'm sure that'll be surprising.

[flowrite]

Mm, probably not! I've worn cat ears before, and he doesn't seem surprised by me doing things like that (◕ᴗ◕✿)

[maskreant]

even moving ones?