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	Ivan Karelin (FoB) @ikarelin_hana
Vista City is a crazy town and Vista City never sleeps at night #dayoftheninja
05 Dec

[ What's this? Ivan's not writing in haiku on his Twitter? What could it mean? Taking a page out of Doctor's book, solving the puzzle will lead people to a new Flowers Over Bones single titled "Vista City" on their favorite music service. For a limited time, it's at a reduced price because "It's the Day of the Ninja." That's really the reason given, but the truth is... it's Ivan's birthday. This is his way of giving back to the fans. ]

[[ OOC: Original song and translation here. Headache prevented me from rewriting the whole song, but it's about surviving life in the city and liking it to being a ninja on various missions.

Vista City is a crazy town
And Vista City never sleeps at night

In this layered city underneath the stars
The masses all sleep and dream of going far
The suits hold their talks and deals in the bars
They pick and they choose
Who will win, who will lose

Step to the stage and worries abandon
Sing with your heart, don't even slow down
Sneak to the rooftops and to the other side
If you get caught, there's nowhere to hide
Don't go yet, we're going all night
Grab your sticks and bow and all right
Got my bachi right here and ready to write
Get in my way and there'll be a band fight ]]

Comments

[faithfulflame]

Hino Rei @HinoFlower
@ikarelin_hana Beautiful, brother. Amazing as always #HappyBirthday

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Ivan Karelin (FoB) @ikarelin_hana · Mon DD @HinoFlower The beautiful ones / are flowers blooming beside / the sakura tree

[giglio_madonna]

Luce @lilyoverbones #dayoftheninja is here, everyone! (*⌒▽⌒*)θ～♪

Luce @lilyoverbones @ikarelin_hana Happy Birthday, dear.

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Ivan Karelin (FoB) @ikarelin_hana · Dec 05 @lilyoverbones The sakura tree / grows pinker in the gardens / with other flowers

[giglio_madonna]

Luce @lilyoverbones @ikarelin_hana We love you too, gattino mio.

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Ivan Karelin (FoB) @ikarelin_hana · Dec 05 @lilyoverbones boku neko ka / shiranakattan desu / hana no neko

[ I'm a cat? / I didn't know that / Flower cat ]

and action-

[giglio_madonna]

[From another room in the penthouse- ]

Ivan, I'm afraid I don't understand Japanese!

And Ivan is silly

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[ Instead of replying to her by shouting back, Ivan sends this text instead. ]

FROM: Ivan Karelin

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

[giglio_madonna]

[Oh, that's it. Time to go on an Ivan hunt!]

[Which is only a hunt because of how hard he can be to find sometimes.]

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FROM: Ivan Karelin

(✿◠‿◠)

[ He's actually at the balcony, sitting and listening to the waves. Will she think to look outside? ]

[giglio_madonna]

[It actually takes her a few minutes, when she's sure she's double checked everything and not accidentally missing him. She even almost walks right by him ready to go back inside when she does go to the balcony, only to pause.]

Ivan?

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[ To make it even funnier, Ivan watches her from his chair as she walks by. ]

FROM: Ivan Karelin
Hi °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

[ Ivan, you need to stop. ]

[giglio_madonna]

Very cute, Ivan.

[Forehead flick incoming.]

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[ The forehead flick gets him to set his phone down into his lap. ]

I was wondering how long it would take you.

[i_am_not_cute]

[HEY. HEY NINJA BRO. WERE YOU DOING SOMETHING IMPORTANT IN YOUR ROOM.

'CAUSE PAO-LIN JUST CAME IN SINGING THE MAIN HOOK OF HIS NEW SONG, HOLDING A PLATE OF SPECIAL COOKIES SHE BOUGHT JUST FOR YOU.]

Ivan's birthday is a crazy day, and Ivan Karelin is never gonna sleep tonight~

[ -- not because of anything naughty, you gutter-minded folk. She means because of all the sugar from these cookies. Just look at them.]

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[ And nightmares. Don't forget his nightmares.

But sugar is a much better reason to be up all night. ]

Who are you, and what have you done with Pao-Lin?

[ Usually he's the one bringing food to her, not the other way around. He gets food? Ivan sticks an origami into his book and closes it to place on his nightstand. ]

[i_am_not_cute]

[What, is he sleeping on a pillow box even in this 'verse --

Pao-Lin pouts playfully at him.]

Pao-Lin is right here, bringing you your birthday gift! Buuuut if you don't want it...

[Act quick, before she inhales the cookies like Kirby.]

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[ More like being beaten up by Jake and Kriem and Mad Bears and being shot at by Lunatic, though not fully remembering it yet. ]

Now that seems a little more like the Pao-Lin I know. I do want some!

[ However, he fully intends to share these with her. ]

[i_am_not_cute]

[Pao-Lin giggles and holds out the wrapped tray of cookies out with both hands.]

Happy birthday, Ivan. You're an old man now!

[Rude, Pao-Lin, at least wait until he's shapeshifted into one -- ]

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Nineteen's not old...

[ And technically, he's not even that because he had just turned when he was taken, so he's around 18.5 really. ]

Did you make these?

[i_am_not_cute]

Nah. I wish! I found them in one those little Asian bakeries and thought you'd like them. I haven't tried them yet, but everything else I've had from the bakery is great!

[But Pao-Lin likes practically anything she eats, so...]

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They're cute.

[ He unwraps the tray and places it on his bed. Then he proceeds to pull out his cell phone and take a picture of them. Gotta have photos of these. ]

[i_am_not_cute]

Make sure you say they're from Chiu Quon Bakery if you're gonna post that picture somewhere.

[They're a great place, so Pao-Lin wants to make sure they get good business.]

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I was thinking about just keeping it for memory's sake... but if they are as good as you say they are, maybe I could put this on my blog.

[ Pao-Lin would know good food, and he trusts her judgement. It would give the bakery a little boost. (He doesn't have a crazy amount of followers like some of the others rising higher with fame.) ]

[i_am_not_cute]

[She sits down on his bed.]

If you won't, then I'll post it on mine! [Of course her blog is filled with food porn. Also fashion porn, but that's not relevant to this conversation. OR IS IT]