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noitatnacni) wrote2013-06-20 06:27 pm
noitatnacni) wrote2013-06-20 06:27 pm
002 | Action + Voice
So does your birthday still count if you technically skipped four months?
[This is an important question being posed over your journals, Luceti. Because if it does count, Zatanna's fifteen today. Not that she's been advertising it a lot. Holidays have been kind of hard on her since Halloween, and today really isn't an exception. It's the first birthday she's spent without her father, and in the superhero business? That's saying something.
She tries not to let it get her down, though--or at least, not to show that it is. Maybe if someone catches her when she's alone, they'll see hints of it. Staring off into space with a frown at some reminder. There's bound to be plenty, since she's raiding the library for books on magic and the item shop for more stage friendly props. The training she does daily at the battle dome (with her birthday being no exception) isn't the only thing she should keep up with.
So at some point during the afternoon, she'll try to find bored people in the plaza, cards in hand. It'll be better than just the "think of your card and I'll name it" bit, promise. Sometimes she sticks to sleight of hand, while others she may employ a backwards chant. Maybe it's not all that impressive in a place where anyone can learn magic, but she doesn't want those skills to deteriorate. It's the one connection she's got to her father, the person who taught her what she knows.
Eventually, she'll head back to Community House 5 when she starts thinking about dinner.]
[This is an important question being posed over your journals, Luceti. Because if it does count, Zatanna's fifteen today. Not that she's been advertising it a lot. Holidays have been kind of hard on her since Halloween, and today really isn't an exception. It's the first birthday she's spent without her father, and in the superhero business? That's saying something.
She tries not to let it get her down, though--or at least, not to show that it is. Maybe if someone catches her when she's alone, they'll see hints of it. Staring off into space with a frown at some reminder. There's bound to be plenty, since she's raiding the library for books on magic and the item shop for more stage friendly props. The training she does daily at the battle dome (with her birthday being no exception) isn't the only thing she should keep up with.
So at some point during the afternoon, she'll try to find bored people in the plaza, cards in hand. It'll be better than just the "think of your card and I'll name it" bit, promise. Sometimes she sticks to sleight of hand, while others she may employ a backwards chant. Maybe it's not all that impressive in a place where anyone can learn magic, but she doesn't want those skills to deteriorate. It's the one connection she's got to her father, the person who taught her what she knows.
Eventually, she'll head back to Community House 5 when she starts thinking about dinner.]
[Action - Impromptu Birthday Party on Floor Four!]
She tries to contact as many of the people she knows Zatanna's befriended here - her past few weeks of evasiveness not helping this much, but hey she tries? This extends to their floormates and Billy and Teddy upstairs and a few of the people she's heard Zatanna mention in passing. She gives out a general idea of time to drop by and then waits till Zatanna heads out for a training session at the Battle Dome to tackle the kitchen and see what she can do about coming up with a cake. Not that she has a lot of experience with cakes but. How hard can it be?
By the time Zatanna gets back, party things have been assembled and a few friends have gathered to celebrate with her. Artemis knows that this day won't be exactly easy for her friend, but she hopes having some fun with friends will be enough of a distraction for a little while.]
((OOC Note: Feel free to pop in here to drop by and celebrate with Zatanna and have a piece of cake or just mingle a bit.))
Re: [Action - Impromptu Birthday Party on Floor Four!]
But for now she heads to her apartment, thinking about what she wants to do for dinner. Maybe she can grab Artemis and go out to the restaurant. They might even have cake on the menu, which would be good. It's an unwritten law of any universe that someone should have cake on their birthday, right?]
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Surprise?
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Definitely surprised. Did you do this?
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[Artemis motions at the kitchen and the people in it, stepping back to give them a moment to greet her as well. Although she does lean closer when the initial flurry has passed to bump her shoulder against Zatanna's.]
You didn't think I;d forget, did you?
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[Zatanna's thrilled, and she greets the other people there when they come up. Her attention goes back to Artemis when she feels that shoulder bump, and she gives the girl a sheepish grin.]
I almost forgot, until I looked at the date. I mean, it hasn't even been two months since it was December.
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She glances over at Zatanna, giving the other girl a crooked smile.] At least I managed to pull the surprise part off smoothly.
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You really did. You had stealth that might even impress a Robin. {Jason, at least. Maybe their own. Grumpy Robin--well. Zatanna doubts much would impress him.]
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She doesn't comment though, waving off the flare of surprise that flickered over her face with a grin and a shrug.] Well, I had them in on it. That helped.
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Well, the first thing I want to do is have some cake. [Even without a big eater like Wally around, Zatanna is pretty eager to indulge her sweet tooth after today. So she hooks an arm around Artemis', bringing the girl with her to find the dessert table.]