It's party time! /cue rapping dog

[risingwinds]

Who: risingwinds, and all his friends!
What: Ven's extremely belated surprise party.
When: October 8th
Where: The Rec Center
Summary:After draft and experiment, Ven's super belated 'birthday' party is finally underway! Food, fun, derping, and mingling are all a-okay.
Rating: Probably no more than PG.

[After being suitably distracted by Sora earlier in the

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Gift Pile

[erodingearth]

Got a gift for Ven? Throw it here on the gift table! (Or place it down carefully, if it's fragile.)

From Terra

[erodingearth]

The brown box is longer than it is wide, and not very deep at all. It's got a simple green bow on it. (You know it probably took Terra ages to make that bow look presentable.)

Inside is the wooden keyblade replica that Terra used to train with. Along with it is a little note:

Maybe someday you'll pass this on to someone else, too.

[risingwinds]

[The moment Ven sees that key, he's completely surprised. It's been ages since he's seen it-- since he left it back in Neverland with all the other treasures.

But that doesn't stop Ven from smiling as he pulls out the little replica and gives it a few swings.

Terra is the best bro.]

From Gold

[mischiefbreeder]

[Ven'll find a rather sloppily wrapped package from Gold on the table. But what matters isn't the package, but the present.

Inside, he'll find a pair of goggles. The frames are star-shaped and gold in color, so Ven never forgets who he got them from. The lenses, likewise, are also star-shaped, and have a black tint to them. There's a note attached too.

No matter how high in the sky you find yourself, always reach for the stars!

Gold]

[risingwinds]

[Dude, those are awesome. Once the unwraps the gift, Ven examines them briefly and then... tries them on.

They'll definitely come in handy!]

From Naoto

[fortune_prince]

[Among the other gifts is a rather small box, very neatly wrapped in pale yellow wrapping paper and a blue ribbon coming up from each side to end on the top in a cute bow. Attached is a much smaller string is a note with just three words printed neatly on it:

Happy birthday, Ventus

Inside is a simple star keychain, handmade by yours truly of course, and as it rests on the white tissue paper at the bottom, Ven may notice that it's glowing. Though he can't take it apart, on the inside of the it is a little light bulb, almost as big as a Christmas light maybe even a little smaller! It can't make keychain feel too hot either, even if it's on for a long time! But of course he can turn it off if he wants by pressing the small button on the back]

[risingwinds]

[And Ven looks rightly impressed by Naoto's gift. She must've put a ton of effort into it, and the fact that it's star-shaped? Even better!

Oh, he'll definitely cherish this.]

From Masaomi

[generalflirt]

[It's a box. Inside of it is a little slip of paper that says "IOU" and on the other side it is signed "Masaomi Kida"

He slipped it in here before ducking out. He had some things to consider and it'll be a set up for what's to come for Ven]

From Luke

[cakeblocked]

[There's another small box, messily wrapped up by yours truly. Some of the blue paper is uneven, sure, but... well, it's the thought that counts, right? And the inside, of course.

Because inside, Ventus will find a simple star necklace (pictured on the right). Below that is a card with a drawing of a stick figure with an attempt at Ventus' hair sitting on a hill and looking up at the starry sky. Inside, it reads:]

"I know jewelry's kind of girly, but... I figured since you liked stars so much, you might want one right near you even in the daytime. Hope you like it!

- Luke"

From Minako

[arcanaxxii]

[While most of Ven's gifts were probably things that would last him a while, Minako opted to try and do something else. In a cute, hand-crafted gift box Ven will be able to find a large assortment of star-shaped cookies of varying flavours. On the box, too, there'll be a similar-styled charm that she sewed together as well.]

[Last but not least, there's also a card to go along everything as well. She even included a small drawing of the both of them together at the bottom of it, each holding a balloon.]

[I hope you enjoy your birthday along with this present, Ven-kun! I'm sorry for the last minute gift, but it was the best I could think of at the time. I promise the next one will be at least ten times cooler than this!]

From Xion

[poppetry]

[ It took Xion a while to think of what she could get for Ven. First she thought of baking him something, but ... for Ven, she wanted something with a little more permanence to it. It had to be something really special... and a chance glance at a certain book in her own room gave her the idea.

Neatly wrapped and tied up with a yellow bow is a book. Ven's a fellow world-traveler... And he can be so curious. A book about dragons and elves and heroes has got to be perfect. Or so she hopes.

Hidden under the cover of the book will be a short note that reads:

"Happy birthday, Ven! ♥ I really hope you like this. It took me forever to pick it out. I hope a book isn't too boring. All the hero stuff made me think of you you might like it!

-Xion"

The strike-out only mostly gets rid of what she'd written at first. But that's okay. Ven ... it seems to her, sometimes, that he would like to be a hero. So ... why not? ]