Bon Anniversaire a Toi

[halfbread]

Who: Jehan, Demeter Cabin, anyone wanting to wish the tiny Frenchman happy birthday
What: Jehan's surprise party, because it's his birthday
Where: Cabin 4, the party cabin!
When: Today, March 6
Warnings: No clue!

Of course Peeta's doing something for his brother's birthday, although unlike the café last month, this is more low-key and informal. Over the past couple of days he's spread the word around camp quietly, a word in an ear at a pegasus riding lesson or at an encounter on the training fields, and hopefully no one's told Jehan. When the time finally comes for the party, a collusion with Naomi has gotten Jehan away from their cabin to help her practice her powers. Though knowing Naomi, she'll likely end up in a tree somehow. At least it gives him and whoever shows up to help him time to set up.

There's food, of course, though it's all simple stuff this time and not anything so elaborate as Valentine's Day: various sandwiches, vegetable sticks, fruit slices, a few bowls of candy and pretzels. And of course a cake, because this is Demeter Cabin and this is just what they do, and Jehan has a sweet tooth that's bigger than his body. Anyone's welcome to stop by and grab some food or say hi to the birthday boy, but any fighting will be ejected in a rugby tackle from Peeta so just warnin'.

Comments

[shylyintrepid]

"Hame-what now?" Jehan's tone isn't accusatory or anything, simply confused by the strange new dish. "That sounds Egyptian--I thought you were Roman? Or am I getting my faces confused again?"

[annieisntokay]

"Hamentashen," she repeats slowly. "It's Jewish- so you're not wrong. I am Roman."

[shylyintrepid]

"Hamantashen." He tries the word out, humming a little. "What is it?" Once she confirms that he hadn't gotten his people confused, he focuses on the important part--the food part.

[annieisntokay]

"Oh my goodness, it's amazing! It's this cookie, triangular, and it's filled with jam, and folded over, so you can only see this triangle of the jam. They're not really the most recognized things based on names alone, but I'm sure you've seen them at grocery stories, or at some sort of pot-luck."

[shylyintrepid]

"...so is there were I admit that I have never actually been to what Americans would consider a grocery store or a pot-luck?" He laughs, blushing. "Back home, it was always bakeries and small shops, never the big stores. Mama hates them. I don't think I've ever seen a hamantashen."

[annieisntokay]

"Really?" she shouldn't be surprised, Annie supposes. "Well, you'll just have to ask Peeta to make you some. If he's your brother, I'm sure you know he's an amazing cook." It was easy to talk about things that weren't herself, Annie realized. When it came to her, she'd stutter over the simplest things. But if it was hamentashens and Peeta Mellark? Apparently she could talk.

[shylyintrepid]

"Oh, he's the best chef in the entire cabin! I just make the things I like--he makes all things and then the things that no one knew existed until that moment." He can't speak for Anna, of course, though he knows Naomi can't really cook yet. Or if she can't, she shouldn't be allowed in a kitchen alone. Too risky.

[annieisntokay]

"He's really great- the meals on Valentine's day? They were so great. Oh- sorry- here I am, talking to you on your birthday- I'm Annie." She extends a hand to him cautiously.

[shylyintrepid]

Jehan just laughs and shakes her hand, bowing slightly. "Jehan, but I'm sure you knew that already. It is my birthday, after all."

[annieisntokay]

She laughs, blushing slightly. "yeah, ah, I kinda did. And you're a son of Demeter, too. Greek." She remembered that whole Greek vs Roman blow-out earlier with Callie.