Bracelets for the soul

((This was before the cake arrive))
Piami nodded
"I'll be sure to let her know."

Piami texted to Keiko

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P: Hey Aunt Keiko. New plan. I'll let you know when the guy's mother leaves so she won't get the wrong impression. ^^;
K: Sounds like a plan.
P: Thank yooou!! :DD
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As she finished texting

Piami placed her order of the Broccoli stir-fry with the baked potato. The Waitress nodded and wrote done Galystris and Piami's orders.

"Thank you so much!" Piami chimed.

The waitress nodded and walked off.

((Nooooow we get to the part about the cake..))
".....What........... the actual........ fuck.....?" Maicy muttered, not loud enough for Albany to hear but a little be loud enough for Aberdeen and Piami to hear. "Whyyyy?"

"I don't know anymore...." Piami murmured.

Both girls are clearly uncomfortable on the amount of photographs of Vale's childhood on the frosting. Piami held to Galy's arm out of fear. Maicy looked down and just simply said.

"I'm done."

Giaile saw the cake and said under her breath.

"What the ever-loving fuck is this?!"

He'd have liked more time to chat, but his mother had other plans in mind. At least she was okay with him helping her back up...

He gently lifted her back into her wheelchair, being mindful of her head so she was angled just right as she slipped seamlessly back into place. With his medicine still working, these careful tasks were much easier to complete without having to worry about over-doing it. "We'll talk soon." He promised her, before coming out to see whatever monstrosity his mother had conjured next. 

And boy was it hideous. 

"MOM!" Vale practically screamed, pointing at the cake. Albany stepped to the side and opened her arms wide as though to say  'tah-dah!' with her body language. "Okay--Okay! Mom you win, I give, I'm done!"

"Oooooh~?" Albany pouted, a finger to her chin in disappointment. "But I still had more planned! You can't be done already."

Vale was far too horrified to give a proper reaction at first, and so was his mother, as she certainly hadn't been expecting Amil's current outfit. Or that kiss on the cheek. "You were just supposed to jump out..." She murmured, anxiously biting at her finger nails. 

Nace had literally dropped his half-eaten cupcake, his mouth agape as he stared at his partner. He choked a bit on whatever food was still in his throat, pounding his chest and forcing himself to swallow. "Um, Amil, bae," He wheezed, "too much. Pull it back." 

Vale had already gently placed a hand on Amil's shoulder, however. The man would feel as though the skin and muscles near the joint were being tugged at, getting close to uncomfortably tight. "You know what I'd really like from you my dear and loving friend?" Vale spat with venom dripping from every word. "I'd reaaaaally like a new arm to replace the one you destroyed." 

Albany was between the two of them before her son could do much more. Amil's shoulder would be incredibly sore, but no real damage had been done before she intervened. "Well, that's quite enough of that!" She huffed. She glanced nervously over at the wrestler before tapping the scar that split across her eyelid. "Hurting him will just hurt me," She whispered. This had the same effect as back at the cafe, and Vale quickly simmered down with a few deep breaths. Albany cheerfully put an arm around her son--but pushed Amil away in the process, a small look of betrayal in her eyes. She kissed Vale on the cheek, as though to cancel out the one Amil had just given him. "I think it's fair to say I've won this round."

Vale glared at her. "Oh, you think so?"

There was a devilish grin on the woman's face, "I sure do!" She 'booped' him on the nose. Vale suddenly held up a cell phone in his hand. Albany's face fell immediately. "Heeeeeey now, honey bunchies. How did you get mommy's phone?" She made a playful, yet desperate grab for it, but Vale stepped out of her grip and held it up just out of reach. Albany blew a piece of hair from her face in frustration. "Vaaaaaaaaale. Give mommy her phone back." 

"Oh, what?" Vale had the phone to his ear. "Did you say something? Sorry, the ring tone is soooooo loud mother dearest." It seemed someone had picked up on the other end. "Oh, Grandma June! How are you doing? Yes, yes it IS Vale! I do have Albany's phone right now, that's correct."

"VALE!" Albany whisper-shrieked, trying to make another grab for the phone. Vale side-stepped out of the way and she ran into the table. "Vale, stop that right now!"

"Your daughter in law sends her love!" Vale said as he ducked when Albany tried to throw a piece of cake at his face. "Yes, she knows its been ages! That's why she wanted me to call! Your faaaaaavorite and only grandson." He lowered the phone a bit as he spoke to Albany, the sound of fake innocence ringing in his tone. "She wants to know if she can come visit the safe house tomorrow. You'll be back by then, right mom~?"

Albany's face was a bright shade of red. "Vale Vinaigrette I will melt all of your trophies when I get back home!" 

"Yes, she'll be there. Oh she loves when you bring the pit bulls! Yes she's still allergic. Well, I hope you two have fun~!" He hung up the phone. Albany looked ready to murder him. "Oooookay, onto Uncle Luke!" 

Albany dove for the phone. "GIVE ME THAT, YOU LITTLE BRAT!"

Vale jumped up onto the table and onto the other side. "You better come get it, honey bunches, it's ringing~!" Albany started running around to the other side of the table, to which Vale just started running the opposite way. They both were screaming, Albany for her phone, Vale trying to make sure her in-laws could hear him over her shrieks. After two more phone calls, Vale finally tosses the cell into the center of the table. Albany snatched it as quick as she could, but the damage had clearly already been done based on her facial expression. "Uncle Luke is bringing all of the Twilight movies! I told him you loved them. Also, you'll need to get some extra food. Libby is bringing the kids." Albany's hand was shaking as she gripped the phone tightly, her teeth gritting together. "If you're still not done, I have all the time in the world to write some letters to YOUR mother..."

With hate in her eyes, and barely understandable through her teeth, Albany managed a reply, "I give."

"What was that~?"

"I said I give!"

The two stared at each other in a long silence, neither backing down. Finally, Albany cracked a smile, leaning across the table and giggling like an idiot. There was a few more seconds before a snort came from Vale and he too doubled over into a laughing fit. 

"I-I can't believe--you actually called--my in laws!" Albany cackled with tears in her eyes.

"You put my baby ass--on a f-fucking---cupcake!" Vale howled.

"L-Language!" Albany cried as she banged her fist into the table.

The two continued laughing despite all the people watching this strange display.

Aberdeen stared on in disbelief at the event that transpired. The kiss, the fight for the phone, the laughing like it was all some big joke. This clearly wasn't how families are supposed to act, despite the fighter not growing up in the greatest of households either. They looked to Maicy, their partner clearly irritated beyond belief, and back at the mother and son. Their brow furrowed at the display between the two, Aberdeen just about ready to bolt.

They stood up from the table, glaring in the direction of Albany and Vale. "Sooooooooooo this whole thing is a joke to you? That sick, fucked up display is all just some fuckin' comedy act we're supposed to buy into?" They snapped. "Well, hate to break it to you, but no one else here is in on the joke. What the fuck is wrong with you two?"

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The tugging at Amil's shoulder from the inside made the man moan slightly (and involuntarily) but the fun was cut short as Albany stepped in. As he expected. He watched the two have a 'fight' at the table before losing themselves in a fit of laughter, the man just awkwardly smiling as they did. Amil walked away from the two and over to his partner, leaning on Nace's shoulder.

"Too far? Naaaaaaaah~" He whispered in his partner's ear. "If a sore shoulder is all I got from that, I'd say we need to push his buttons more. I wanna get him to attack full out, even WITH his mom here! I'm sure I can find a way." He snickered as he kissed Nace's cheek. His smile faded into a fake pout "Uuuuuuuuuuugh, but I'm bored with this party now. I expected something much more exciting from that~!"

Amil plopped into his seat next to Nace and watched the headless fighter shout at the two, raising an eyebrow and turning back to look at the Mother-Son Duo.

    The scientist numbly began to run his finger through the icing, obscuring the picture of baby Vale's bubble-covered ass until it became an unrecognizable mixture of browns and greys. 'Allow yourself to have one nice day.' How could he have a nice day after yesterday, and with one of his buddies stuck in a wheelchair? It felt... extremely wrong. Guilt-inducing even. Frowning he stuck his icing-coated finger in his mouth, cleaning the frosting off and watching disinterestedly as Amil popped out of the hideous photo-plastered cake, rolling his eyes a bit at the display that was clearly meant to make Vale uncomfortable. Although it was amusing when instead it backfired and made the whole rest of the room uncomfortable, including Mr. Fuck-You-Like-An-Animal of all people.

    As the strange mother-son competition Cyrus started to eat his now mud-colored cupcake, an icy pit settling in his stomach as he watched the two teasing and laughing together. There was a strange sensation of emotions that he couldn't quite put his finger on. Annoyance, frustration, confusion... along with envy? Nostalgia? He couldn't even imagine what shades of black and blue he'd be if he had snatched his mother's phone away and started calling people with it. But this wasn't normal, right? Parents weren't supposed to be friends with their children like this. It was illogical to be envious of some sort of anomaly, right? Besides, look how Vale turned out with this style of friendly parenting. He sneered and shoved the cake into his mouth to try and squelch that rising feeling of spite, Aberdeen's loud barking snapping him out of it. Right. This was all just a big fucking joke. All just to avoid what actually happened yesterday. "This is so fucking stupid," he grumbled.

Aberdeen's eye twitched slightly at the woman's garbage explanation to the whole ordeal. This whole freaky game of 'Who can piss off who the fastest?' was just a family thing? Aberdeen let out an annoyed sigh and looked towards the door. They knew very well they couldn't just leave the room given the scientists would likely stop anyone's attempts to exit the party. They plopped back down into their chair next to Maicy.

"Yeah, every family has its quirks. Maybe next time just keep the rest of us SANE people out of it." They grumbled, somewhat to themself.

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"Aaaaaaaaw you really liked mommy, huh?" He leaned out of his chair and moaned in Nace's ear, seeing as Amil had not only pushed Vale's buttons but his as well. "Did mommy treat you right? You don't wanna drag mommy into this? Fine~" He bit his partner's earlobe before falling back into his seat. "I know Vale would have torn my arm off if she wasn't here, that's why I took the opportunity while it presented itself~" He giggled.

"I forgot how much of a softy you were under that cold facade!" He hummed as he looked back towards Albany who was now clinging to Alraada. "If I can't mess with Vale while she's here then I'm gonna need something else to preoccupy myself with. Otherwise the day is going to be boring."