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[ex_aeroga402]

Who: Riku islandshore and you!
Where: Saffron City Pokémon Center
When: Monday afternoon
Summary: It's Riku's birthday, it's time to party~
Rating: E
Log:

[It's been a bit of a mad shuffle to get everything together, but they've done it. Taking a survey of the room Nurse Joy's let them use, one can't help a sense of pride in all they've collectively arranged. The decorations are bright and festive, colorful balloons and paper chains lining walls, ledges and corners, even the table where snacks are waiting.

And there are quite a variety of those, the fruits of less than discreet observation of what a certain someone happens to like. There's more than enough to go around for everybody, and beyond all that, there's the cake. With the combined efforts of Sora and John, it looks nothing short of impressive where it waits, handles ready to be lit.

Then of course there's gifts, stacked on their own table and just waiting to be unwrapped. They're as varied as the people who brought them, people now crouching in wait as the lights are flicked off.

Any minute now, Riku should arrive...]



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Comments

[islandshore]

[And when he does arrive, he's... taken aback, to say the least. He'd been so caught up in his training and just hanging around that he'd almost forgotten about his birthday.

Welp. Come and greet him?]

[her_mouse_jesty]

Happy Birthday~!

[islandshore]

[...Oh.

Oho.

So that's what Ven and Xion were up to, huh?

Once he gets past his initial surprise, Riku chuckles. Oh man. They got him good.]

Thanks, Minnie.

[her_mouse_jesty]

[Have a hug!]

Oooh, you're almost an adult!

[islandshore]

[Gosh, Minnie. He'll return the hug, looking maybe a teensy bit sheepish. But just a smidge.]

Yeah, I guess so. Still got another year to go.

[her_mouse_jesty]

I hope you like the party, Vanitas and Xion did so much work. They care about you so very much.

[islandshore]

Yeah, I can tell.

[Heh. The fact that they went out of their way to throw a party for him really is something.

...saps.]

And don't worry, so far, so good.

[her_mouse_jesty]

Good! And we got you presents, too!

[islandshore]

Presents, too?

[Man, you guys really think a head.]

I'll have to check 'em out.

[her_mouse_jesty]

I hope you like mine! I worked really hard on it. Celebrating a birthday is like saying 'we are so happy you exist!'

[ordalias]

Happy Birthday, Riku!

[islandshore]

You got me this time.

[He smiiirks, leaning forward with his hands on his hips.]

I really should've known.

[ordalias]

[ Harrumph! You may be bigger, taller, and muscular, but she knows you're a softy, Riku. She's not intimidated! She actually tries to stand up straighter, but with a grin on her face. ]

Haha, yeah, you're usually on top of things, Riku. What happened?

[islandshore]

Probably just distracted... or it was a one-time slip up.

[He shrugs. Riku doesn't make a big deal about his birthday anyway.]

[ordalias]

"One-time" slip? Hehe.

[ Either way, you're getting a hug. ]

[islandshore]

That's right. Don't expect it to happen again.

[Aww, Xion. He'll go ahead and return the hug... but he's so not a sap.]

[ex_aeroga402]

[Wow, they've still managed to surprise him, Ven's relieved about that. The other day he was so sure they might've lost the element of surprise altogether.

But more importantly, there's his tree-bro, and he's gonna greet him with all the enthusiasm in the worlds]

Happy birthday, Riku!

[islandshore]

So this is what you were planning...

[He smirks, nudging Ven with his elbow.]

[ex_aeroga402]

[Smiles all the way, Riku]

Uh-huh, we thought for a little while that you had us figured out the other day. Glad we actually surprised you.

surprise 2/2

[ex_aeroga402]

So what's it like, being seventeen and all?

[Riku's ahead of him again]

[islandshore]

[Aaand he shrugs.]

I don't feel any different.

[ex_aeroga402]

That doesn't sound right...

[Time to reach up and give Riku's cheeks a tug]

You're older than you've ever been, y'know.

[islandshore]

[Ven, what even. Riku bats a hand at Ven's, trying to get him to let go.]

Hey, cut it out.

[And after that...]

Anyway, it's not like I'm a different person just because I'm a bit older now.

[ex_aeroga402]

[He does let go easily enough. After all, he doesn't want to hurt Riku or anything]

I know, but you're growing up, it's a big deal.

[islandshore]

It's just two years, Ven.

[Granted, that's still fairly long at this time. And he's been in Johto for about that long, too.]