hotelcaelum | ( OPEN ) Birthday Floor 🎂

WHO: everybody!
WHERE: Floor [REDACTED]
WHEN: Throughout December
WHAT: Birthday Floor!!
WARNINGS: N/A

Though the mistletoes are still nefariously(?) flitting about the hotel, the guests are in luck (???)! Because a new distraction in the form of a new floor emerges. On several floors, characters will find that there are new signs put up that advertise that there’s a birthday celebration on Floor [REDACTED].

Heading to that floor will reveal that the celebration is not just for one character in particular: it’s The Birthday Floor™, where everyone’s birthday can be revealed and celebrated!! Yay!! There’s even cute music playing for the occasion!!

Upon entering, characters will find that the Birthday Floor is colorfully decorated — with balloons, party hats, and streamers all hung about. And that’s not all…

I. dressing up your blorbo

Once inside, characters will find that their outfit will change according to what season they were born in — their new drip will coincide with either the colors of that season, or the style of clothes fitting for that season! A summer baby might be wearing bright colors, or they might be in a swimsuit. A winter baby might be in pastels, or they might get poofed into a huge fluffy coat!

II. qr code birthday reveal

It’s time for all the ye oldes to learn what a QR Code is. In several places around the room, there’s a QR Code to be scanned which will download a birthday calendar onto your phone, which has every guest’s birthday marked inside it (it even converts fantasy calendars to the Jan-Dec one!). Each birthday is marked with a cute little icon of the character, and tapping on the date in your phone will reveal a little bit of auto-filled information about that person. Example below (NOT REAL):

NAME: Waluigi
BIRTHDAY: July 21st
FAV CAKE FLAVOR: Devil's Food

WHAT THEY WANT MOST FOR THEIR BIRTHDAY: New tennis racket

<raw-code> <center> <table> <tr><td><div style="height: 160px; width: 440px; padding: 10px; background: #efefef; border-radius: 20px; border: #d2c0db 1px solid; text-align: left; overflow: auto;"> <div style="height: 80px; width: 80px; float: left;"><img src="!!ICON HERE!!" style="width: 80px; border-radius: 50%;" /></div> <div style="height: 80px; width: 300px; float: right; padding-left: -10px; font-family: courier, monospace; color: #333333;"><b>NAME:</b> !!CHARACTER NAME HERE!!<br /> <b>BIRTHDAY:</b> !!BIRTHDAY HERE!!<br /> <b>FAV CAKE FLAVOR:</b> !!CAKE FLAVOR HERE!! <br /><br /> <b>WHAT THEY WANT MOST FOR THEIR BIRTHDAY:</b> !!ANSWER HERE!! </div> </div></td></tr></table> </center> </raw-code>

The last question can be as accurate or incorrect as you like!! Rule of funny!!

III. birthday cakes

One of the stranger things (heh) on this floor is that there is no food, only cake. But like, cake of every imaginable flavor? Most interestingly, there is a mountain of cupcakes on one of the many tables littered about this floor, and next to the mountain is a box of cupcake toppers.

What might the toppers be of, you might ask? Numbers! That’s right, upon inspection, it’ll become obvious that each topper inside the box coincides to one of the guests' ages, which can be referenced here. However, there is no telling which topper belongs to who. Should you play a game of guessing other guests’ ages? Take this opportunity to lie about your own? EXPOSE someone for being a hag or a baby? The choice is yours…

IV. other party favors
About the room are a lot of other classic birthday party activities: piñatas, bouncy houses, face painting, the whole nine yards. Some piñatas are even magically reinforced, like you need to use supernatural powers to break them? And filled with unconventional things? It’s fine. There are even birthday traditions from all the guests’ home worlds, if you search hard enough!

OOC: This is just a fun lil mingle for everybody!! Feel free to use this floor as you see fit!!

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Oh, yeah, that one's probably mine.

[Ringo's dressed for spring, and while dresses aren't her usual go-to, she seems comfortable enough.]

The one month one, I mean. Though it's probably closer to two or three months now.

[Nice fit, Ringo. Reiju holds the topper out to her.]

Is it? I'm surprised. I thought you'd be a little older.

[Ringo takes it, tossing it up and down in her hand idly.]

Yeah? I guess in terms of mental age, I'd be closer to a standard age. Mid-twenties, maybe?

[She nods. Close to her, then.]

But that's our standard. To you, it must just be a number.

That's true. Not to say that I don't get that aging is important to humans. Milestones and all of that, right? I wouldn't expect a human who's twenty to feel the same way as one who's fifty.

It's just a little more arbitrary for someone like me, I guess.

Have you always been like this, then?

[This . . . grown.]

Yep! I was created to be around this age.

Guess it's because my prefrontal cortex has been given enough time to develop, but I'm still young enough to be in peak physical condition...? Or something like that.

[It's because Atlus likes sexy young characters, Ringo, get it right.]

[Ringo is doing her best.]

A body and mind most suited to serve humanity. The science of your world must be quite advanced.

Sure is. More advanced than most of the stuff in this place, and anyone else's worlds who I've talked to.

[She just shrugs a bit.]

That's humanity's advancement for you. Given enough time, they'll find a way to progress in any world, I'm sure.

. . . What are your thoughts on that progress?

Huh, humanity advancing? I think it's great! It's in your natures, you know?

Nothing wrong with that at all. Besides, it's so great to see what you can accomplish!

People can accomplish a great deal when they put their minds to it. I suppose that drive ought to be admired.

[Even though it's tiresome sometimes.]

You suppose? You don't agree?

Sometimes those minds clash. That's when things get complicated.

Well, that's true. Isn't that just part of progress too?

[Her lips tug into a wider smile.]

You're right. That's why I don't think there's anything wrong with ambition.

Yeah, me neither. People are gonna do what people do.

Gotta trust in other people to be able to check them if it's too much, in the end.

Is that how it goes in your world?

Eh. Probably.

[PROBABLY....]

I don't have a lot of personal history to draw on, but I feel like it works out that way when it needs to.

[Probably . . . ]

That's an optimistic attitude. Some things do seem to have a way of working out, though.

You think?

[Huuuh...]

I guess it might be. I'm thinking, like... over a long span of time, you know? Maybe it'll take a thousand years, but I figure humans will get it right eventually.

Will you be around by then?

[A thousand years is a very long time.]

I really haven't thought about it... but I guess I might. I don't age like regular people, after all.

Do you age at all? You don't seem bound to your flesh the way humans are.

No idea, to be honest.

[BIG... SHRUG.]

I haven't been around long enough for that. Given I'm an AI, you'd think no, but I do have a personality and I feel like those change and grow over time. Is that aging?

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