Actually...I was thinking just me, you, and him having cake at my house. I don't know a lot of his friends, and Ken's not really a...party type, so I don't want to cause a big fuss for him.
I do want to take him out to get some new clothes, though. Since he's staying with me for now, he doesn't have to just go with whatever's clean in his bag.
That does sound a lot more like something he'd like. Okay. So how are we going to keep it a secret?
[Yes. You're speaking her language.]
That sounds like an emergency to me! Why do boys always do that? Don't they know they need more than a few shirts and a couple pairs of pants? It's like they don't even think about wear and tear, or what's in style.
Knowing him, he'll probably be working even on his birthday. He works a lot.
[A pause, she thinking it over.]
What if, we really tripped him up and did it the day before his actual birthday? He wouldn't think it's weird to see you over, you can distract him while I set up.
[And then there's a sigh.]
I do his laundry along with mine, I think he has like 3 pairs of jeans as a whole. I don't understand how he managed to go so long like that.
I was also thinking he should get a suit? Sometimes there's formal events here, and I've got at least some dresses, but he has pretty much nothing. I've got some experience with how they should fit and stuff, one of my friends from back home is a snooty rich kid.
[Rise can sympathies with him. Idols work all the time as well, but that doesn't mean he doesn't need a break.]
A suit would look so good on him. And it doesn't even have to be a black suit. He looks like he could pull off grays and dark blues. Let's make it a three piece~ So he can keep the vest.
[There's a pause after that. Maka doesn't really see anything wrong with Kaneki's hair, maybe it's getting a little shaggy but that happens to everyone.]
Well, if you can convince him anyway. Just please don't introduce hair gel to him, I've had enough of guys being obsessed with hair gel from back home.
[Not that Kaneki's the type to obsess on hair gel. Unless the hair gel was somehow a book.]
[It's silly and probably a little rude, but Maka's reaction to the statement is to laugh.]
S-sorry, I'm not laughing at you just--that image--Ken as a fluffy beast. He'd be the least intimidating fluffy beast ever, you'd want to pet him more than run from him!
Ken probably wouldn't think so, even if he doesn't act like a regular boy.
[Even if it's two cute girls essentially calling him adorable.]
Anyway, stuff like that is why I feel pretty good about asking for your help. Where do you think you'll be on the 19th? Flash can come pick you up and bring you over in the morning.
N-Not my real dad... just someone I know who is like what I think a dad should be like. Perry doesn't mind me calling him that. He actually seems really happy about it.
[She trails off thoughtfully. Huh. It's so strange how easily some people can attribute familial titles and traits to friends. Not that Maka thinks her home life is completely tragic and horrible, there's much worse than what she's been dealt with.
But it does make her think.]
...I think...I have someone like that, too. But I don't know how he'd feel about me calling him "dad."
[It's not easy, it's just that Rise got attached to Perry since he's been there for her since he's arrived. That's what dad's do.
She perks up, tilting her head.]
How about you bring up something like that in a conversation? You could always ask him how he feels about having kids. Especially is he's with someone he really loves.
[A noise of discontent comes and Maka shakes her head--though Rise can't see it.]
He doesn't look it, but he's pretty young. Not as young as my dad was when I was born, but still young. My dad sure as hell wasn't ready to be a father, I don't think he even wanted to be one, I doubt he would either. Besides, I don't have the best luck with that sort of thing, if I start getting attached to him like that he might leave me behind somehow.
Well... Perry is pretty young, too. [How do you guess a Platypus' turned human age?] Not every guy wants to be a dad, but it's still something that should be talked about, especially if he's with someone he loves a lot.
[That... sounds so sad...] So you don't think any of your friends could ever be like family to you?
My parents officially divorced when I was thirteen. Mom left the city to travel. I don't resent her for any of that, I'd want to stay as far away as I could from the man that openly cheated on me since the "marriage" too.
But I couldn't. He was everywhere--drunk, loud, his arms around strange women. Ever since I was born it's been that way. Nobody bothered to stop him, but they sure as hell felt the need to treat me badly by virtue of being his daughter just because he flirted with employees. It's not like I could avoid him, him being a high ranking official at my school.
He'd blubber and cry about how he loves me and Mom, but I knew where his heart really was--tied up in his own selfish flings. I lost a lot of friends as a kid because of him hitting on their moms. I lost so much because of him.
...But, stupid me, I'm still the one that needs to ignore that and accept he'll never change. Need to think about forgiving him for saying I hate him.
[Maka can't, though. She can't forgive all he's done, can't accept that he never tried to change.]
I realized I didn't need a father, just like Mom didn't need her husband. I never had cousins or aunts and uncles, grandparents, none of that. It was pretty easy to accept that I wasn't meant to have a family.
[...]
But here, I started feeling like that towards people. I thought "this is how I think a dad or brother or sister should be." ...Yet, when I started feeling like that, they'd leave. I know it's not intentionally but...it still gives me this sick feeling. "You're not allowed to have a new family, Maka, accept what you were given and get over it."
[Sadly, Maka isn't sounding choked up at all. She's done enough crying about it over the years, here and at home, now she feels too numb to even sniffle.]
So...I can't. It's not that I don't think, I can't think. It hurts too much.
[It was good that Maka couldn't see Rise's reaction. This was all so heartbreaking to hear, and the lack of emotion on the others part made it worse. She tries her best not to cry for her friend.
She's not too good at holding back her tears.]
You didn't deserve all that! Those people... they're just awful... why were they blaming you for what your dad did? You didn't make him do those things! And why didn't your mom take you with her? I just...
[Rise is going to cry for you right now, Maka. It might take a while.]
It's not fair... You're so nice, and smart, and you're such a good friend... It's just not fair!
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[Who sounds super excited about this? This girl, definitely.]
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I do want to take him out to get some new clothes, though. Since he's staying with me for now, he doesn't have to just go with whatever's clean in his bag.
[Voice]
[Yes. You're speaking her language.]
That sounds like an emergency to me! Why do boys always do that? Don't they know they need more than a few shirts and a couple pairs of pants? It's like they don't even think about wear and tear, or what's in style.
[Voice]
[A pause, she thinking it over.]
What if, we really tripped him up and did it the day before his actual birthday? He wouldn't think it's weird to see you over, you can distract him while I set up.
[And then there's a sigh.]
I do his laundry along with mine, I think he has like 3 pairs of jeans as a whole. I don't understand how he managed to go so long like that.
[Voice]
[If this was a video, Maka would see this idol's face light up like the sun in the morning.]
Yes! That's even better!
[............. really.]
Maybe we should buy him clothes that can stay at your house so he doesn't always wear the same thing over and over again.
[Voice]
[Kaneki just works too hard, darnit.]
I was also thinking he should get a suit? Sometimes there's formal events here, and I've got at least some dresses, but he has pretty much nothing. I've got some experience with how they should fit and stuff, one of my friends from back home is a snooty rich kid.
[Voice]
A suit would look so good on him. And it doesn't even have to be a black suit. He looks like he could pull off grays and dark blues. Let's make it a three piece~ So he can keep the vest.
[Voice]
[This might not be as fun for Kaneki as it's going to be for them, but dammit he very well needs it.]
[Voice]
[Proper hygiene is a good thing in her book.]
[Voice]
Well, if you can convince him anyway. Just please don't introduce hair gel to him, I've had enough of guys being obsessed with hair gel from back home.
[Not that Kaneki's the type to obsess on hair gel. Unless the hair gel was somehow a book.]
[Voice]
[NOt that she's saying he looks like one. Just that he's letting his hair fall to the wayside and it needs to be fixed.]
[Voice]
S-sorry, I'm not laughing at you just--that image--Ken as a fluffy beast. He'd be the least intimidating fluffy beast ever, you'd want to pet him more than run from him!
[Voice]
He'd be like a kitten!
[Voice]
[Oh god.]
I'm not sure if that's too cute for words or not, but there it is.
[Voice]
Kittenki is perfect!
[Voice]
[Even if it's two cute girls essentially calling him adorable.]
Anyway, stuff like that is why I feel pretty good about asking for your help. Where do you think you'll be on the 19th? Flash can come pick you up and bring you over in the morning.
[Voice]
[She has to think this over for a moment.]
I'm not sure. I know dad wants to rent a place for Christmas... probably Mahogany. We all liked that place a lot.
[Voice]
[She didn't know Rise's dad was here.]
When did he arrive?
[Voice]
N-Not my real dad... just someone I know who is like what I think a dad should be like. Perry doesn't mind me calling him that. He actually seems really happy about it.
[Voice]
[She trails off thoughtfully. Huh. It's so strange how easily some people can attribute familial titles and traits to friends. Not that Maka thinks her home life is completely tragic and horrible, there's much worse than what she's been dealt with.
But it does make her think.]
...I think...I have someone like that, too. But I don't know how he'd feel about me calling him "dad."
[Voice]
She perks up, tilting her head.]
How about you bring up something like that in a conversation? You could always ask him how he feels about having kids. Especially is he's with someone he really loves.
[Voice]
He doesn't look it, but he's pretty young. Not as young as my dad was when I was born, but still young. My dad sure as hell wasn't ready to be a father, I don't think he even wanted to be one, I doubt he would either. Besides, I don't have the best luck with that sort of thing, if I start getting attached to him like that he might leave me behind somehow.
[Voice]
[That... sounds so sad...] So you don't think any of your friends could ever be like family to you?
[Voice]
My parents officially divorced when I was thirteen. Mom left the city to travel. I don't resent her for any of that, I'd want to stay as far away as I could from the man that openly cheated on me since the "marriage" too.
But I couldn't. He was everywhere--drunk, loud, his arms around strange women. Ever since I was born it's been that way. Nobody bothered to stop him, but they sure as hell felt the need to treat me badly by virtue of being his daughter just because he flirted with employees. It's not like I could avoid him, him being a high ranking official at my school.
He'd blubber and cry about how he loves me and Mom, but I knew where his heart really was--tied up in his own selfish flings. I lost a lot of friends as a kid because of him hitting on their moms. I lost so much because of him.
...But, stupid me, I'm still the one that needs to ignore that and accept he'll never change. Need to think about forgiving him for saying I hate him.
[Maka can't, though. She can't forgive all he's done, can't accept that he never tried to change.]
I realized I didn't need a father, just like Mom didn't need her husband. I never had cousins or aunts and uncles, grandparents, none of that. It was pretty easy to accept that I wasn't meant to have a family.
[...]
But here, I started feeling like that towards people. I thought "this is how I think a dad or brother or sister should be." ...Yet, when I started feeling like that, they'd leave. I know it's not intentionally but...it still gives me this sick feeling. "You're not allowed to have a new family, Maka, accept what you were given and get over it."
[Sadly, Maka isn't sounding choked up at all. She's done enough crying about it over the years, here and at home, now she feels too numb to even sniffle.]
So...I can't. It's not that I don't think, I can't think. It hurts too much.
[Voice]
She's not too good at holding back her tears.]
You didn't deserve all that! Those people... they're just awful... why were they blaming you for what your dad did? You didn't make him do those things! And why didn't your mom take you with her? I just...
[Rise is going to cry for you right now, Maka. It might take a while.]
It's not fair... You're so nice, and smart, and you're such a good friend... It's just not fair!
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