007: Bon Anniversaire à moi

[hawkeyowa]

[It's been one hundred and sixty-three years to the day that Jack obtained statehood. One hundred and sixty-two years prior, he hardly guessed he would get this far. Of course, he hasn't celebrated it every year, and he doesn't know if being in HQ for this one makes it any different. After all, he figured that if a cupcake costs an average $1.99 at a grocery store (plus sales tax, but he'll round it to $2.00 even), he would have wasted $326 in the past one hundred and sixty-three years on cupcakes. Thus, he finds it a little bit useless to celebrate.

Even if he thinks that way, he managed to find a cupcake on his end table this morning with a lovely little note from HQ wishing him a happy one hundred sixty third, and hopefully another one hundred and sixty-three to come. Obviously, he can't waste a perfectly good cupcake.

So yes, Happy Birthday, Jack. :)]

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[hoosier-state.livejournal.com]

[Indy would like to say he's only here to repay the favor of the delicious fantastic surprisingly not disgusting cornbread you made him for his birthday.

So... he's at your door. He wants to knock, but his hands are loaded up with succotash and persimmon pudding. So he sort of maneuvers the tupperware bowl filled with succotash and sets it on top of the pudding so he has a free hand.

There we go.]

[hawkeyeiowa.livejournal.com]

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Oh, hey there Eli. What's the occasion?

[hoosier-state.livejournal.com]

[He knew your Birthday was sometime after his, all he had to do was go look it up in the encyclopedia.

But it's kind of sad that he doesn't realize it's his own birthday. You've kind of deflated his spirits, but he does a lazy swaying dance with his foodsuffs anyway.]

Happy Happy... Birthday! Happy Happy Birthday Iowa!

[hawkeyeiowa.livejournal.com]

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Ya...ya wanna come in? []

[hoosier-state.livejournal.com]

[You're damn right he would, he steps in, examining Iowa's room and all the things inside.]

Pretty...

[hawkeyeiowa.livejournal.com]

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Aw, thanks. I kinda tried to make it seem more like my house back home, but the view ain't exactly the same.

[lakesyaknow.livejournal.com]

He knocks on the door with a gift bundled under his arm

Mon ami?

[hawkeyeiowa.livejournal.com]

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Oh, Sven! Ça va?

[lakesyaknow.livejournal.com]

He holds the wrapped gift out to him with a chuckle

Bon! et toi?

why are all of his smiling icons somehow creepy? :<

[hawkeyeiowa.livejournal.com]

Tres bien, merci! [] Any hints?

You will a normal one...SOME DAY!

[lakesyaknow.livejournal.com]

No hints, you're more cleaver than you let on...

He snickers

[devilwentdownto.livejournal.com]

He knocks on the door, holding a cake (http://i48.tinypic.com/2nukiom.jpg) in his hand.

[hawkeyeiowa.livejournal.com]

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Aw man, thanks Will! Ya wanna come in?

[devilwentdownto.livejournal.com]

He smiled, stepping into the room.
It ain't nothin'. Jus' a red velvet cake. Bu' ah heard ya was havin' a birthday.

[hawkeyeiowa.livejournal.com]

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S'really thoughtful of ya. I kinda didn't know anyone else knew.

[devilwentdownto.livejournal.com]

He chuckled at Mattie, shaking his head before searching for a knife.</>
Sven mentioned it. An' ah couldn' let ya go abou' it on yer own, how old're ya turnin'?

[badgerbadassus.livejournal.com]

[ He has been attempting his take at becoming normal, at trying to be civil - even if his body is tense and his eyes are twitching from time to time.

Bringing some cookies in a tin (http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/6127/4newglarusbakerybutterc.jpg) and of course some pie (http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7614/2369pieofthemonthclubm.jpg). Believe it or not, he had to concentrate a lot on doing this, on making it precise. However, to a keen eye, the way he made them seems a little off - in terms of stability in how the crust and the designs look. And underneath all the delicious food, he carries a box.

He doesn't say a word as he stays by the door, lightly tapping his foot against it to get attention. ]

[hawkeyeiowa.livejournal.com]

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Oh, hey! Ya need any help with that?

[badgerbadassus.livejournal.com]

Ah... No. Not really. I was... just figuring - figurin' it was your statehood I ... might as well send a gift to my neighbor... [ A long pause. He was missing something. Something he forgot. ]

Ya know? [ There we go. ]

[hawkeyeiowa.livejournal.com]

Oh! Well...thanks! That's really thoughtful of ya. Uh... [] Ya wanna come inside?

[badgerbadassus.livejournal.com]

Um... well... I guess that'd be alright to do... ?

[ He slowly nods, it seems so delayed in his strange daze. The man walks in carrying the boxes - looking for a place to put the gifts. While it's obvious to tell the first two are food, the box at the bottom is something else entirely.

In a strange way, he seems distracted. ]

[show-me-rivers.livejournal.com]

He kicks open Jack's door, arms too loaded with presents at the moment to be able to use the doorknob. He's singing his own version of "Happy Birthday" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej1ylPIk44o) at the top of his lungs. But, like usual, he's forgetting most of the words.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! NOW YER ONE YEAR OLDERRRR!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! YER LIFE STILL ISN'T OVER!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ...SOMETHIN' ...SOMETHIN'.... WALT DISNEY!

[hawkeyeiowa.livejournal.com]

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THANKS, LOU!

[show-me-rivers.livejournal.com]

Shoving all those presents into Jack's arms so he can give him a head nuggie of epic proportions, one for every year Jack's been a state. Among all the random colored packing peanuts he stuck in the boxes, he thought they were pretty, Jack will find a new set of drum sticks, a poseable Cap. Kirk action figure, a DVD (http://www.amazon.com/King-Green-Packaging-Michael-Pollan/dp/B0012680D0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1262060620&sr=8-2") and a new Hawkeye sign (http://www.dromar.com/lp/sscollege/20046.jpg).

I guess my little bro ain't so little any more, huh? 163... Sure don't seem that long ago ya was still just a territory.

[hawkeyeiowa.livejournal.com]

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Aww, I'm still pretty young compared to you, I think.