The Snack Den

[?]

*after a bit falls down and falls asleep next to the fish, defeated by the Jyo* 

[Firox]

*Jyo... also sleeps, using the container with the fish a pillow*

*have a safe night*




*after the nap, all ready, Flower, Grace, and the younger ones set all the 'fruit'-cheesecake bites into different baskets, and cover them up with a nice big box*
Flower: "let's gather all for the birthday party, the birthday Jolty  too, let's go get him"


*as the eight smaller Vees see me coming from the mountain walk, quickly leap and pounce, all happily saying "Jolty", as I roll with all on the floor*
"what everyone happy about"
*as Mia leaps on my head, Flower passes her the birhtday hat*
"it's ya birthday silly" 


"it is"
*the six pulling or pushing me.. or at least rying, as I move along with them*

[?]

*yawns and relaxes*

[Firox]

*Fiona hears the sound of ? waking*
"?!! come on over, we is getting ready for the birthday song"


*as Flower puts on a candle in the shape of bolt, lights it - on the smearing cake*


*Vees wait for ? to join before starrting the 'happy birthday" song*




*I know about 3 days early, I know on the 12th is a day you can't visit, having it early, in case next visiting day I'll be working*

[?]

*goes over and joins in birthday song* 

[Firox]

*all Vees smile, and laugh, as I blow out the candle*


*Robyn announces* "time for the second tradition, smearing of the cheesecake"
*as Robyn leaps on my back, using her front paws to push my head down on the carpet*


*all the seven Vees grab a pawful, and smear on my face*
*except for playful Mia, who leaps on the right side of the cake, then leaps all over my forehead*


*Unlike Arval who was a bit 'not like getting stained' I smile and laugh*


*? has lots to smear, nose hasn't been touched, they all know that is the ?'s favorite, its clear of cheesecake*
Robyn to ?: "your turn ?"

[?]

*playfully smears some then noms some cheesecake*

[Firox]

*Robyn gets up from me so I can get claned, tells ?*
"that's not the birthday cake, silly, its part of the tradition, its why its small, its the smearing cake... wait until your birthday you will get pawing too"
*giggles*


*as Vay hellps me get cleaned*


*Elise whispers to ?* "want to help me play a small little prank before revealing the cake?"
*gathers the Vees too*
"here is what we will do, we will tell Joseph that for his brithday he has to eat a lemon, in reality, its a lemon bar inside edible mochi skin, so it looks and feels like a lemon"
*passes ? one, does feel like a real lemon, smells like one too*
"go ahead and try it"
*once ? bites into one, taste more like a lemon bar*
*Vees agree*
"how about you ?"

[?]

*nods*  sounds good 

[Firox]

*Elise passes all Vees, and ? another 'lemon'-shaped lemon bar, calls me over*
"hey Joseph, since its your birthday, how about showing the kids a good example and eat your fruits... here is a lemon"


*as I go over stand in the middle, behind a box, I can see all the Vees with a lemon*
"but they are sour alone, will make my face get all wrinkled"
Elise: "the younger ones are eating some"
*as all Vees, and even ? nibbles the lemon bar*
"its your turn"


*I know ? is watching me, Aycan on video tape, Vees watching me to*


*I close eyes, expecting that super sour face, as I reach in to take a bite*


*All in den should start laughing and giggling when I take a nibble - instead of sour I make the surprised reaction, and take a look*
"heey, this isn't a lemon!! you guys tricked me!! its lemon bar shaped like a lemon..."


*I laugh along with all*
"awesome funny prank"






*Robyn and Elise open the box, inside*
*what appear to be fruit - in reality are cheesecake filled with pieces of the fruit*
*so the strawberries are actually cheesecake bite, with an edible mochi-strawberry flavored skin, inside is cheesecake filling with strawberry pieces*
*various 'fruits' are - blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, oranges, mangoes, starfruit (carambola), passion fruit, guavas, and pomegranates*
*following tradition, first smaller Vees get their pick*


*Flower passes ? a waffle cone in the shape of a cornucopia (a basket)* "go on ?, take your pick of cheesecake fruits, all you like"

[?]

*giggles a bit then happily gets some strawberries*

[Firox]

*when ? grabs them - look and feel like a real strawberry, even the outside decorations look like strawberries - Flower did a good job making them and teaching the younger one show to make them*


*when ? bites them - it taste like a strawberry cheesecake, actual 'cheesecake' inside, with pieces of strawberries on them*


*even the little leaf on the bottom edible too, has a strawberry taste to it*




*of course, I look so surprise*
"wow, they look like real fruit!! but..."

*Mia says happily after swalling an 'orange'*
"we had funz making demz"




*main thing ? will notice i that the 'blueberry' and 'raspberry' are bigger than normal fruit, so easier stuffing, do look like berries*


*Flower tells ?* "how are the strawberries?"




*as expected, no surprise, i fill my 'cornucopia' with lemons*
*then everyone gets to pick their favorites*


*I tell ?* "lots more to share, fill up until belly can't take more"

[?]

*relaxes and keeps enjoying* taste great ^^

[Firox]

*Mia, youngest of the Vees, gives / a quick hug on lower mane* "thanks ya for lovingz dem, hards but fun to make"
*then leaps over to where I am, nibbles the same lemon I was about to*
*I giggle and I look over at ?*

"relax and eat all you can... save ya energy.... next time I will take the victory from you"




*as for Jyo? - yep ate some fruit with all, he still had the fish from earlier in the day, so he is eating that*




*Grace finaly tells ? as its eating*
"my tail so much better, so I can battle again, watch out, won't make it easy on you"
*flicks tail near it's paws to show that the bruise is gone*


*Arval* "plenty of challengers for you next time, get some energy in food and rest"




*on the other side of the den, Firox turns on some scary cartoons to watch, 'Courage, the Cowardly Dog', many join him, even the Vees, Mia after nibbling my lemon goes over to watch them too*

[?]

*sticks tongue out* ya wont win  *keeps enjoying the food*