WHO: Rinku, her companion critters, friends (so most people)
WHAT: Rinku's throwing a birthday party! ...For Hina, her Zubat.
WHEN: June 7
WHERE: Fine Arts House in Solarpeak
WARNINGS: Keep it clean, there are kids present.

The newly expanded Fine Arts House is decorated with streamers in the living room and a little "Happy Birthday" sign over the front door, signalling to visitors that this is the right place. Unlike with Mecchan's birthday, which was a small family picnic, Rinku knows Hina is a very sociable little bat, so she invited all manner of people around.

Games

The house is as colourful as ever, filled with drawings and with games set up. In the living room, they've got multiple game consoles, including a brand new Playstacean (just make sure it doesn't decide you've had enough screen time). Pin the tail on the human is also stuck on one wall, and the suction cup dartboard is out on another. You can also start up the usual party games -- truth or dare, never have I ever, two truths and a lie, etc.

There's also a kids' playroom on the new top floor! Anyone of any age and species can come up and play with the blocks, dolls, action figures, and board games about. Just don't be mean to the dolls, it's their house too.

Food
There's plenty of food in the kitchen that partygoers can take throughout the house. Most of it is the same kind of thing you can get from the Solarpeak food stalls -- street tacos, fried food on sticks, grilled potatoes. Rinku also made two cakes! One is a normal white cake, the other, clearly marked, is a blood-infused sponge cake for the birthday girl, the vampires, and the curious. The blood cake has a little candle in it, which Hina puts out by flapping her wings at it.

Activities

The music room and art room are open again for people to try their hand at sound mixing (yes, the entire DJ booth is out) or just play with the percussion instruments or the soundboard (which is set to assorted conch shell noises), or to paint or draw on provided paper (or the walls!).

Shinier and newer, though, is the brand new indoor pool with attached shower/changeroom! Attendees will have been told to bring their swimsuits, towels are provided, and pool toys are available, from rings to toss and collect to foam rafts and noodles. There's a fountain in the middle of the pool, and a hot tub off to the side.

Other

Hey, what's that other room on the new top floor with a hastily tacked-on "no idol hell allowed sorry" sign on the door? Why, it's an impressive collection of things from the Otherworlder Merch Store! Rinku and Mary have nearly everything of their own merchandise as well as plenty of things depicting all their friends. Hey, why is there a Katsuki itabag with 25 of the same charm on it? Is that really every piece of all-ages Evangeline merch? (Yes.) If you get overwhelmed, feel free to sit on the folding chairs... oh, wait, those are fan merch too.

And no one would blame anyone who took a nap in the soft room or just used it to cuddle! The number of plushies and pillows in there has only grown.

Mecchan's Room (for overwhelmed introverts)

Mecchan was way too scared hearing that there'd be such a big party. Instead, he's in his room, babysitting a litter of fluffy baby fairy bunnies. The kiddie pool in his room is emptied of water and filled with bunnies for baby safety reasons, and Mecchan can be seen petting them, climbing the cat tree by the window, or snuggled up to a life-sized plush tiger like it'll protect him.

He'll panic if anyone comes in... unless it's someone who already knows him well, at which point he will assume that they are also escaping the party and let them chill in his room for a while. Beware the bunnies, though -- if one sneezes, the would-be retreater might end up teleported back into the middle of the party, or somewhere else like right above the pool!


(This is a mingle, so go ahead and tag each other on any and all toplevels! Have fun!)