Chapter 14: Arthurs Birthday Party. (2/2)

Arthur ular parts of a house, a kitchen, an entertain hall, the laundry, etc Each floor had its own bathroom, and a kitchen for that matter, but they made sure to eat as a family on the bottom floor when they could

"Heya Art, Happy Birthday!" Anna was sitting in the kitchen eating the leftover candied cherries that weren't used on the large birthday cake resting on the kitchen counter behind her She pulled a cherry out of the jar by the stem and held it out close to Arthur's face "Want one?"

Arthur leaned in and bit the cherry, the lightest pull detached the fruit from the stem Anna flicked the stem onto a pile of stems, it appeared she ate quite a few

Donovan s "How do you two eat those, they're so sweet" He couldn't help but cringe at what they were eating To which Anna taunted Donovan by devouring another cherry

"Are we ready to head over?" Arthur asked, only now ad the three layer cake Anna had spent the better part of yesterday preparing

"Alright, Father sent a couple people over to carry the cake, I'et dressed real quick" Anna dashed upstairs, co blonde hair was styled with a bridal updo, and she wore an elegant black dress "Alright, I'm ready"

This was the one of the only ti other than medical scrubs or a lab coat to work, she made sure to dress up for the occasion

Eventually the two h their backyard into the laboratory and up to the first floor The first floor was coest roos and was often used as the general hangout area for employees on their break There were now several tables set up all over the roo an impressive spread of various foods and snacks, with ht out from the company kitchen in an adjacent rooroup of well dressed individuals, one of which was their father, who noticed the into view "Happy Birthday, Arthur!"

The two men by his father's side also wished Arthur a happy birthday, they also coht a s, and eventually the party had started Arthur spent the first hour or so greeting everyone who arrived Out of his friend group, Quinn arrived first, he earing a pair of jeans and a button up polo Then Emily arrived around the same time, clearly dressed up to impress a certain someone And last but not least, Holly nervously entered the party roughly ten minutes after Her hair was done up nicely in a loose braid crown and she earing a floral print sureat" Athur's cohten Arthur took her by the hand and lead her over to Quinn E around Doctor Hudson, as expected

Over the next couple hours, everyone indulged themselves in various types of food, dance, and even a few party ga for arrived

The centre table was cleared away, and a large three layer cake garnished with candied cherries was brought into the rooe, at the furthest part of the rooan a speech, everyone became silent as he spoke

"Now, those who know me know that I like to keep these events exclusively about my children, business be damned" He continued "But, this was a special request froo live at the start of next e on the white wall behind hi everyone to see the projection clearly The video showcased a vast fantasy world, alongside ga theic with their hands The general consensus at this point was that it was a pretty engaging roleplaying gaen

The next part of the video explained the core elea any for the ame itself The reactions took an i in this world, not liaenesis of a neorld

Arthur nudged Quinn's shoulder, and then whispered to hi up for"

Quinn could only nod in response