Holiday Bash!!

[floatsaway]

🧙 WHO: Ochako Uraraka (floatsaway) + CR (and their +1s)
⚔️️ WHAT: HOLIDAY/BIRTHDAY PARTY YEAAHHH
🕒 WHEN: Now, I guess. :U
🗺️ WHERE: At her CASTLE.
⚠️ WARNINGS: Venti stop trying to get Ochako TURNT None, probably...other than Bakugou's potty mouth. :(

[It's been a hell of a year, or close enough to it, for Ochako and her many friends here. From the varying trials and tribulations of general quests, to the more perilous missions between kingdoms, to new beginnings and changing tides...it's all a path forward on the long road of life. Despite the difficulties, Ochako's been able to reflect on this past year and finally find herself a bit - a new title and a new, but still somewhat the same, purpose in this world. Something given, something earned (even if she doesn't really see it that way, yet), but still very much hers.

Lady Uraraka (hrrgh...it'll never feel normal, yikes) is throwing a bit of a holiday celebration at her small castle to celebrate the coming and going of a full year. Not only that, but also Christmas prior, and even her birthday as well! All friends she knows, and anyone those friends care to invite, are welcome!! They'll be guided to a decently sized ballroom where several tables have been set up for people to relax and eat, and a separate table for gift giving and gift receiving as well!



What, you thought you'd come to this celebration and leave empty-handed? Pshaw.]

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[pricklybloom]

[ Amy giggles a little. ] I know I don't have to! But how can I enjoy myself when you're doing all this stuff and I'm just sitting back and not helping?

But sure, I can help you bring it out.

[floatsaway]

Okay, okay... I guess you have a point.

[Because Ochako can't really say she wouldn't offer to at least wash dishes or put them away if she was at someone else's dinner party. It's just good manners, really. But had she known...maybe she wouldn't have gone all out. Hindsight and all that...oh well! Something to look into next time - she'll just ask her friends to help with the set up and clean up. B-Because it's cheaper, cough.

Either way, in no time at all, the ozoni is ready, the grilled mochi set into the broth, and Ochako is handing Amy a tray with all the fixings. There's also a small side dish of steamed, white rice as well, because of course there is. Ochako has her own, too.]

Okay, let's fine a seat!!

[pricklybloom]

[ Amy walks carefully while she holds the tray, not wanting to spill any of the soup. But she inhales deeply, taking in the rich aroma. ]

Mm...it smells so good!

[floatsaway]

[And once they sit, Ochako is clapping her hands together with a big grin and picking up her chopsticks to dig in. Itadakimasu!]

I really hope you like it, Amy-chan!! I used my mama's recipe that she taught me, so it's really special.

[And it's really. Really good, too. The broth is light, clean and flavorful, and the meat and veggies are cooked to perfection, too. Topping it all off, the mochi has a perfect stretch and great chew as well. Ozoni's not a difficult dish to make at all - it's actually very simple - but it's easy to tell this is a dish made with a ton of TLC.]

[pricklybloom]

[ With another breath in, Amy picks up her own utensils and blows away some of the steam before taking a bite herself. ]

...Mm! Oh wow, this is amazing!

wrapping here!!

[floatsaway]

[And there's that massive, bright, happy grin spreading out wide on Ochako's face. She's so glad to share a meal with her friends like this, especially on her birthday, and for the holidays. It means a lot to her, personally, and Ochako really hopes this sort of happiness continues on into the new year.

So she just hums happily, eats and chats with Amy (sorry, but that recipe is going to stay a family secret, if she asks), and just looks out over the small crowd of gathered friends and loved ones with a loving smile. Ochako was...actually a little bit afraid to celebrate her birthday this year. It'd be the first one without her parents, but looking out over everyone's happy, smiling faces...she feels it's okay.

She still has a different kind of family here.]