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[IT'S DECEMBER THIRTEENTH which might not mean anything to most people, but just so happens to be the anniversary of the founding of everyone's favorite terrorist and human supremacy group: Cerberus! And at least one of the group's former temporarily kicked out on-leave members is determined to celebrate it! Mostly for the lack of anything else

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[toaccomplish]

It's cake! For our founding day!

[Of course he hasn't! Not yet anyway. He takes the seat next to Kai (and if it was someone else's it isn't anymore) and sets the small cake dish down.]

I brought this here for you! Since you probably don't eat anything really good, like my ice cream cake.

[toaccomplish]

Of course! Nothing tastes better store-bought. You have to make it!

[Hang on he's gonna order a beer really quick.]

Tell me if it tastes right! I haven't made anything like that before.

[daddysknife]

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[Jo's eying the large cake on her counter with a very unsure gaze - who decorates a cake like that?]

...What's this for?

[toaccomplish]

Our Founding Day! Cerberus'! December thirteenth, the first members hold council and release our manifesto!

[daddysknife]

[...Manifestos so rarely mean good things. She just nods.]

Don't scare off any other customers, if ya can manage it.

[toaccomplish]

How could I scare them? I brought cake.

[standsfast]

[ Just recovering from the side effects of getting his biotics back, and the accompanying migraine that came with it, Kaidan's still a bit out of it but he's determined not to let that keep him inside the Normandy - he's always hated being inside after being struck by one of those things, and this time is far from different. He pushes the door to the Roadhouse open, not planning to stay for long. Just a drink and then he'll move onto quieter parts of Mandalus.

Except he spots the cake and its insignia, and can't help stopping, staring at it in disbelief, because what. He looks up and around, trying to find something that could possibly explain this, and then manages to spot Lycus. That would explain a lot. He shakes his head, makes his way over, unable to help his curiosity, even if he's still a little... uneven, when it comes to all things Cerberus after that last week and his conversation with Kai Leng. ]

What, ah... what's with the cake?

[toaccomplish]

[Lycus doesn't realize who it is questioning the cake at first - he's too intent why Jo is being so resistant to his cake. 8( He figures it's just another whoever patron and begins to explain while still facing away, and waiting for Jo to come back from getting drinks for other guests.]

It's for Cerberus' Founding Day! When our first council members came together and declared their intent to keep humanity safe and-[and that's when he glances over and sees who it is.]

....secure.

[toaccomplish]

Alenko. What're you doing here? Shepard send you?

[standsfast]

[ He can't... exactly... help the eyebrow raise at that question. ]

Why would Shepard send me to a bar?

[likemichael]

[Dean was only planning to come for a drink, but here it is, some crazy guy with cake.]

Uh... what's the occasion?

[toaccomplish]

Cerberus' founding day! You've never heard of us, and that's okay. You can have a piece anyway! No, it doesn't make you a member, and no I will not force you to take any recruitment pamphlets. It's just cake.

[likemichael]

How do you know if I've heard of you all or not? [He raises a brow.] I won't say no to free food, though.

[toaccomplish]

Have you?

Well, good! Have some! There's plenty.

[renegadeparagon]

[Shepard is just curious, wondering about trying some of the older alcohol, and hoping to cool off the tension headache he has from the sheer stress of some days, but he pauses at the sight of the guy with the cake.

And then he just groans Maybe if he's discreet he can slip by.]

[toaccomplish]

Ahh! It's you!! [No such luck, Shep. And Lycus has come over and is pointing!] Alenko called you, didn't he? Knew I shouldn't have trusted him. Well, guess what? He had some of our Cerberus cake too! [He stops pointing and shrugs.] No recruitment speech though. Maybe next time.

[renegadeparagon]

[Shepard just blinks at first. It's like being attacked by a really noisy puppy. No real threat of danger, aside from your shoes being chewed and maybe the puppy peeing through excitement. That about sums up Lycus, as far as Shepard is concerned.]

Alenko? Kaidan was here? Well... good, I hope he liked your cake. He didn't call me, I haven't seen him since this morning. [A shrug.] Happy founding day, I guess? [He's well aware of the date, after all.]

[toaccomplish]

Yes, he was, and yeah, he did.

[Narrows his eyes a bit!] What's your game Shepard? You're not happy Cerberus was founded. If you're just here for cake I think everyone ate it already; it was delicious. [Never mind that there is clearly still cake left, sitting right over there, on the counter.]