Open Post: Who invented this calendar anyway?

[futaille]

How unfortunate.

Yes, Grantaire was fully aware that the year being longer at the mansion would logically cause seasons to drift when someone kept track of the old calendar, or at least what had been pinned down as the old calendar for convenience sake, which was almost necessary when people's arrivals weren't necessarily tied to the day they left. He hadn't given it too much thought last year, when his birthday, such that it was, arrived in spring like he was used to.

Dark, though, was unfortunate. Not inappropriate for the next notable anniversary coming up, but for this one, not at all. Of course, it wasn't as if he would have been planning much in the way of an event, Dark or no, but it would have been nice to treat himself to something or other, regardless.

Instead, he has installed himself in the game room, where he is carefully balancing dominoes on their ends to make a domino rally on the billiards table. It's a nice large flat surface, so it should work nicely. Have to keep entertained somehow.

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[vineleaves]

"Aww, you kept the invitation?" Dionysus says, touched.

[futaille]

"Of course I kept the invitation!"

[vineleaves]

"That's so sweet, love." He grabs Grantaire's hand to pull him into a kiss.

[futaille]

He wraps his free arm around Dionysus as he returns the kiss in question. Thankfully he's not in any particular rush.

[vineleaves]

Dionysus draws the kiss out, one hand up in Grantaire's hair and the other wrapped around his waist. It's really a good thing Grantaire isn't in a hurry.

[futaille]

When the kiss ends, he lets out a little sigh and smiles. One more quick kiss and then he reluctantly pulls away to continue.

[vineleaves]

"You're beautiful," he says as they walk.

[futaille]

"So are you. Which makes this the finest adorned hallway in the world."

[vineleaves]

"So you're adorning a hallway while adorned," he says with a laugh while gesturing to the bracelet.

[futaille]

He holds up his wrist and grins. "So I am." They do make it to the parlor and he enters and looks around.

[vineleaves]

This is one of Dionysus' favorite rooms, to the point that he's reasonably convinced he has to be the one who willed it into existence in the first place. It's perfect for all sorts of parties, and when he hasn't cleared it out for an event, it is full of comfortable places to sit or lie down. It was the main source of all the cushions he took to his room when he was first decorating it, back shortly after he arrived. He makes himself comfortable now, because he knows where the card is hidden (camouflaged in a pile of similarly-colored cushions) and anticipates it being a while before Grantaire finds it.

When he does find it, it says,
Where you gave me my stars, and where I get to wake up beside you nearly every morning.

[futaille]

It does take a bit of digging before he finally uncovers the next note and as soon as he reads it, he laughs. As he walks by Dionysus, he takes him by the hand and pulls him along, heading right back where they came from.

[vineleaves]

"I could've changed the order around, I suppose, but where's the fun in that?"

[futaille]

"No fun at all, obviously. This is perfect."

[vineleaves]

"I'm glad you're having fun with it."

[futaille]

"As if you didn't know I'd be having fun with it when you thought of it."

[vineleaves]

"What can I say, I know my target audience very well."

[futaille]

"Yes you do." He stops to give Dionysus a kiss.

[vineleaves]

Dionysus kisses him back, of course, because kissing Étienne is one of his favorite activities.

[futaille]

In that case he gets one more before Grantaire continues down the hallway, Dionysus still in tow.

[vineleaves]

Once they arrive back in the room, it should be fairly obvious where the card is, because the green of the card sticks out pretty clearly from the red of their blanket.

Where you told me about my play.

And then in slightly smaller writing under that, it says,

(no, I’m not making you go outside, don’t worry)

[futaille]

"If you're not making me go outside..." He heads to the window to peer out, and conveniently finds it taped on the reverse side. "Oh. Well then." He slides it open and carefully reaches to grab it.

[vineleaves]

"I thought about making you go outside, but then I realized that would mean I would have to go out twice, once to put the card there and then again with you to retrieve it, and that sounded like a terrible plan."

The new card reads,
Where you need supervision.

[futaille]

He reads the card over a couple of times, even though it's extraordinarily short.

"... Isn't that just everywhere?"

[vineleaves]

Dionysus bursts into laughter at that. "Okay, that's fair. Ah... hmm. Well, if I say 'where you do a hobby that makes your ass look really really good' that could also be everywhere, because your ass always looks good."