The Snack Den

[Firox]

*in asleep too*
*? can see the six Vees, Fi, and Ethan approach me*
*pouncing, pushing, and pulling - trying to get me up - does work after five minutes*
*all together* "happy birthday"




(I know tomorrow is Flarey Day, will celebrates today, so you don't worries)

[?]

*sits up and happily joins in* happy birthday 

[Firox]

"Thanks everyone"
"Nice to you Fi and Ethan, lovely surprise"


*Vay passes all some lemonade to drink*
"food be here shortly"


*Jyo, Arval, and Joseph walk in - carrying couple bags each*

[?]

*happily drinks while watching others come in with the bags*

[Firox]

*Vay* "usually we let the ? or the younger ones pick first..."
*Sherrie greeting ? by giving a ribbon hug* "this time Firox is the birthday foxy, it goes to go first"
*Jyo comes first* "I have the tacos, various kinds, also soft and crunchy too"
*Arval catches Grace's attention* "I have burritos, nice, big and thick"
*Joseph* "I have my second favorite, sopes, its kind of a corn tortilla shaped bowl stuffed with beans, meat, and veggies"


*Sherrie giggles* "come on sweetie Flarey, take your pick, the others are hungry too"
*as the six, Fi, and Ethan watch below, I'm sure ? waiting too*


*to be nice with all - I grab two tacos, a burrito, and a sope as well*
"thanks everyone"
*I wait until all had their share*


*next up ?* "grab all you like"
*next up, all three offer the six younger ones, Fi, Ethan their pick*

[?]

*nods and gets Firox pick before happy enjoy some myself* 

[Firox]

*silly moment - ? looks over, so do I, Linette and Zoran are holding down Grace while the younger ones grab what they like, Grace is trying to 'crawl' towards the burrito bag that Arval has*
*Vay also sits on her back* "wait your turn Grace"
*Arval giggles* "no worries, there is plenty for you too"


*after the six pick as well as Fi and Ethan, they all decide to let Grace go next, as expected, grabs about 6 burritos*   
*I tap ? point towards Grace's direction*


*she is the only one nomming while the rest of us wait until all had their plate*




10 mins later:
*Vay gives more lemonade to everyone*
*after giggle - all getting some food, I tells all*  "let's eat!!"

[?]

*giggles and takes one n keeps enjoying*

[Firox]

*I nom as well - getting messy from the meal*
*the six as well, kind of hard not to get messy unless its a burrito*


*somehow Grace can't get that right either - cheese, and sour cream spreads all over her muzzle as she noms in an 'aggressive' fast way*
*vay to her* "calm down while nomming, no one will take it"
*of course she doesn't even know she nomming that way, in her mind she enjoying it - steak burritos still remain her most favorite of all meals*




*as ? noms happily, I asks* "whats in the box?"   

[?]

*giggles at the silly Grace, looks over at the box* 

[Firox]

*Vay makes sure all had their filling of either tacos, sopes, or burritos... well except for Grace as she starts on her 3rd burrito*
*that would be about 40 mins den time later*


*Sherrie to all* "except for Grace, are all ready?"
*I carry ? in head tuft so it can get a nice view from the top, all of us gather around the box*
"on the count of three, lets lift"
*as all hold a corner*
Sherrie: "one... two... three! lift"


*inside the box? -  a very large cake in the shape of a fluffy cloud, on top of it is energy symbol made with various fruits or sweets*
*for example - Fire energy, the red part is made with strawberries, and the white is white chocolate shavings - electric energy is made with lemon meringue and chocolate swirls*
*rest of the 'white clouds' are tasty cheesecake flavored topping*
*cake itself: three layer yellow sponge cake with frosting in middle layer, and strawberry jam and strawberry pieces in the other two layers*
*I admire the view of it* "so pretty looking"




*Jyo's best part - making sure all are back, using a giant cake cutting knife, with psychic cuts all pieces at once*




*I get to put a slice on every plate - starting with ?, pass the slice with the 'colorless energy' on it made with an actual small cheesecake single and a thin chocolate cut out into a six star shape... actually its strawberries arranged in the star shaped drizzled with chocolate*


"enjoy it ?"








*I then serve the six younger ones, then Fi, then Ethan, then the rest in the den*

[?]

*happily looks at the cake and thanks for the slice before nomming it* 

[Firox]

*all give thanks as well*


*everyone gets their slice, nice and big*
*Grace still nomming the burrito, gives thanks for the cake, saves it for later in the fridge*


*I do the kind thing - I set ? down in it's favorite dinning area by couch*
 
*grab two big slices, take them to Sylvee and !, so they can enjoy some cake too, knocking on their den door* "its me, Firox, have some birthday cake for the two"   

[?]

*relaxes and keeps eating*


*sylvee opens door and wishes Firox a happy birthday as well as well as ! giving birthday wishes* 

[Firox]

*I smile, give thanks, passing them the birthday cake slices, before returning to den*


*I come back*
*sitting next to ?* "outside snowing again, so a bit cold for most"
*I wrap tail around ? as it relaxes and warm up the fur*
*the six others join in, warm spots*
*Vay passes everyone some hot chocolate asks*
"shall we turn on a movie or listen to another scary story?"


*Grace starts on her 5th burrito by now*