Intentional or not--

[restardom]

Who: restardom and futariniousama
Where: Violet City
When: Backdated to Thursday, July 7
Summary: It's never too late for birthday presents!
Rating: PG... something.
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[futariniousama]

[ Niou's been out and about all day today, himself - since Rise's birthday present arrived in the night (something Niou didn't really want to think too hard about), he's been up since early this morning preparing.

First there were the balloons and the ribbon, then the flowers, and finally the cupcakes. He spent a little while arranging and rearranging the whole mess (and even considered asking Yukimura's help with the flowers, then decided that he didn't want his captain to know) before setting out to actually find Rise.

It's not too hard to do; the city's only so big, and once he knows she's not in her room or at work, his options are somewhat fewer. Sugar is the one who finds her, though - flitting over the city as a conspicuous purple Spearow. Niou puts the Ditto away quickly when he returns. The last thing he needs is his Pokémon charming Rise's attention away from him again.

He cocks his head to study her as he approaches, the basket hidden behind his back. The balloons can't quite be concealed, but that's less important. ]

[restardom]

[ she's aware of him mid-stretch - and she thinks she might have seen a purple something winging overhead a little earlier - arching slightly to bring herself back to her original position. What's meant to be a happy greeting turns to a puzzled look, because for a second, she's left wondering if she forgot some occasion that would warrant what are obviously ballo-- oh. ]

Niou-kun! [ minor confusion solved and humidity forgotten, she's instantly alight. She'll spare him the greeting hug this time around, though, leaning forward on the bench and crossing her ankles. And, rather sincerely, and not just because she's pretty sure he came bearing gifts-- ] It's good to see you.

[futariniousama]

[ He smiles, like it's a fucking reflex by now, and looks down as always for the moment it takes him to recover. When he looks back up, he ambles closer, the balloons bobbing cheerily behind him in shades of red, orange and yellow. ]

Good to see me, or good to see the balloons?

[restardom]

You already know the answer to that, don't you? [ Rise remains seated, though she shifts as if considering getting to her feet within the next few minutes. Just the sight of the balloons is enough to lift whatever invisible burden's been weighing her down - she's always liked bright colors, orange being one of her favorites - and it's always hard not to smile when Niou's around. ] But the balloons are a nice bonus!