Summer Birthday for a Sunshine Child

[destiny_key]

Who: Sora and You!
When: Day 147
Where: Somewhere in the Summerlands
What: Sora's birthday party!
Warnings: None~


[An Open Message]

[Sometime early on Day 147, Sora will put out a message over the radio;]

So, um. I've been here a while. I don't really know how long, but um...

I think I might be sixteen, now. So, if you wanna come hang out, that would be cool.

[And that's all he'll say.]

[Sweet Sixteen]

Where has Sora been for the past week? He's been... around. He hasn't holed himself up in his room or anything, been out and doing his job and exploring the area. To a casual passerby, he seems completely normal.

But anyone who knows him, will know that he's been unusually quiet. He's not been as... everywhere, as he usually is. He's not avoiding anything, but he's not running towards it either. It's entirely likely that the radio message he put out will be the first most people have heard from him all week, and that's only slightly troubling.

He's currently sitting in one of the more secluded gardens of the Summerlands, set up almost like a tea garden. Sparky the Shinx is purring on his lap. But aside from Sora himself, there's... nothing. The garden is empty, no balloons or cake, or anything to indicate that there's a birthday happening today. 

He's been doing a lot of thinking, lately, and it seems that's what he's doing today. In fact, he won't even look up from petting Sparky until you approach him.

"Hey," he smiles thinly. "What's up?"


[ooc: Feel free to threadjack! The party portion is an open log, even if it's not much of a party yet. An additional thread will be put up this weekend containing more of an Actual Party.]

Comments

[whattaprick]

[ Sora, you're making a big assumption thinking that Lambert has any goddamn idea what a tea garden is. ]

That doesn't exactly narrow it down. There any landmarks? Use a light for a signal or something?

[destiny_key]

Oh, um. I... don't know?

[Sora quickly looks around the area, for some sort of landmark to guide Lambert.]

Um, it's on the far side of the city, I think? Away from the carnival. Kinda near the market, maybe?

[He doesn't know where he is, really.]

[whattaprick]

[ Lambert huffs, slightly. You really can't give him any better directions than that? But chewing Sora out for it is pretty pointless, so he'll simply say: ]

I'll ask around. With hair like that, you'd be pretty hard for the fae to miss.

[ And with that, he's off the radio, hunting out Sora's location on foot. It takes longer than he'd like -- to be expected, with such vague directions -- but he does get there eventually, squinting as he steps into the garden. ]

[destiny_key]

[Sora chuckles a bit over the radio, but doesn't say anything else.

With the way Lambert was complaining, Sora's almost surprised that he found him at all. But he still greets him with a smile, and a gesture towards an open chair.]

You found it.

[whattaprick]

Did you think I couldn't?

[ As far as gardens in the Summerlands go, this is a pretty ... boring one, actually. Nothing special catches Lambert's eye as he looks around, but he'll take the seat he's offered anyway, sprawling lazily into it. He digs into a pouch tied onto his belt, producing something wrapped in soft canvas and twine that he waggles it at Sora. ]

Here, catch.

[ He tosses it towards Sora lazily. ]

[destiny_key]

Well, you sounded pretty lost on the radio.

[Sora grins just a little, but fumbles a bit as Lambert tosses him the package. He holds it up and examines it.]

What's this?

[whattaprick]

Not my fault your directions are crap.

[ Lambert answers, without any rancor. ]

Open it and find out.

[destiny_key]

Um, okay?

[Sora stares for just a second, before looking down and pulling the twine to open it up.]

[whattaprick]

[ Inside the cloth are three glass vials, filled with a bright red fluid (thankfully, it doesn't appear to be blood) and sealed with wax. ]

It's made out of red phoenix fruit. [ Is what Lambert offers, helpfully, though that explanation probably won't do much for Sora if he doesn't know what phoenix fruit even is. ]

You ever need energy in a pinch, drink one of those.

[destiny_key]

[Sora examines the little vials for a moment while Lambert explains them, before his eyes light up in understanding.]

Oh! They're like potions. Thank you!

[Hey, you can never have enough potions.]

[whattaprick]

Yeah, like a potion. [ This kid gets it. At least he seems happy enough to get it, half-assed as a present as it is... Lambert glances around, brows raised. ]

So is it just the two of you? Not exactly the liveliest place, is it?

[destiny_key]

[It takes Sora's brain half a second to switch gears, and he looks around the garden, a little sad.]

Yeah. Not much of a birthday party, I guess.

[whattaprick]

[ Lambert shrugs. ]

It's not like I would know what a birthday party looks like. Figure it can be whatever you want. That's the point, isn't it?

[destiny_key]

Hehe, I guess so.

[He didn't even celebrate his fifteenth birthday, and his fourteenth had been much like this; just hanging out with people, and also his mom had made a cake. He was a little old for a pizza party, he supposed.

Maybe he missed it, just a little, though.]

This is pretty good, then.