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Who: Roxas and Leo's CR + their guests
What: Surprise Birthday Party!
When: July 3rd 2016 (OOC: April 8th-10th 2017), Lunchtime through dusk
Where: Baldr's Temple and nearby
Note: Please post your own top levels as well :D

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About Baldr's Temple Baldr's home is a beachfront condo situated along a shoreline. Here and there, you can find accents that are more Norse and also more Japanese. The building has several large windows, which will be open to let in light and fresh air. The main landing contains the spacious kitchen, breakfast den, dining room, and large living space. The back patio contains a koi pond plus a shrine to Baldr. There are hammocks and cozy couches near the house for entertaining and relaxing. [Pic #1] \| [Pic #2] \| [Pic #3]
Presents & Birthday Boys Want to just drop something off and run? That's cool. There's one table to the left as you come in Baldr's temple that's labeled LEO and one to the right labeled ROXAS. LEO table prompt and ROXAS table prompt But what's a birthday party without the guests of honor, even if they weren't aware of it beforehand? That's what surprise parties are all about!LEO top level and ROXAS top level		Hosts & Notables Sora > Roxas's partner & it's his temple > Prompt Here (TBA) Forrest > Leo's son & Party Planner > Prompt Here Kairi > Roxas's Shinki & Party Planner > Prompt Here Niles and Saïx > Leo's Shinki Senri and Raichi > Roxas's Shinki
Outside: Artemis Temple side While not directly connected to the Artemis Temple, Baldr's temple is a stone's throw away from Artemis's Temple, which is a more forested area. Thus, the side of Baldr's temple closest to Artemis's is littered with baldr’s brow, lilly of the valley, wild chamomile and other flowers as well. Feel free to lurk this way if you need a quiet moment away from the energy of the party. This is also where you can find a couple "adult" games set up on tables: two decks of playing cards chess checkers go backgammon Mancala aka Bao		Outside: Beachside On the opposite side of Artemis' temple, a long stretch of beach and a small patch of inland "ocean" can be found. ~~It's the Far Shore, don't ask.~~ From the dock, you can take a small sailboat big enough for 3 adults out a good ways before a cloudy sort of "fog" starts to route you back towards shore. There are also several games & activities set up on the beach! Beach Bowling Frisbees Volleyball Tug of War - if you can get a team! Squirt Guns and Nerf Water Guns for "tag" Bocce Ball Fishing
Food There is a buffet-style spread in the kitchen for making your own tacos, with an impressive number of veggies & non-meat options available: tomatoes, onions, peppers, lettuce, spinach, carrots, cheese, and sour cream. Someone apparently likes tomatoes, so there's tomato salsa with an assortment of chips, little baked cups with heirloom tomatoes in them, and chilled soup shots. Don't worry, there's regular pop/soda and water too. On another countertop of the kitchen, there is also a fruit spread with a very tropical variety, like pineapple, watermelon, and strawberries. Fruit dip is included. For the carnivores, there is also an outdoor grill setup to do shish-kabobs and fish. Someone probably has alcohol, but the (underaged) hosts didn't bring it. ~~It was Niles, who are we kidding.~~		Movietime In the living room, a couple of movies are available that they picked up: an animated kid's flick about talking, dancing animals a live-action comedy about the biggest Santa's helper a live-action sports action-comedy Enjoy the comfy giant pillows and a few extra bean bag chairs so that as many people as possible can crowd in.
Leo's Cake Designed with a fondness for horses in mind, there are also edible pretzel "wands" dipped in chocolate! Both cakes are in the dining room with plates and plastic utensils.		Roxas's Cake The whole cake has variegated frosting to look like a sunset, prominently featuring two bucks in a forested setting. Adjacent to the cake are two flavors of ice cream - mint chocolate chip, vanilla, and a special blend resembling sea salt - plus bowls and several topping options: cherries, sprinkles, chocolate hardshell, and whipped cream in particular.

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Aside from the big name plate on it, you can tell this is Roxas's table because there's a small trifold up on it with some pictures of him, a cartoon of someone doing parkour aka running & jumping fast, and two cartoon dogs roughly the same color as his two ghost dogs!

[In a plain paper bag with little twine handles, a book on vegetarian Italian recipes has been left. It's. Uh. In Italian. Which might be a problem. Thankfully, the gift giver has left a small index of food items translated into Japanese.]

[Is there a note saying who this is from? Nope!]

[Did Chikusa try to leave immediately after leaving this? Yep!]

[A small box, unwrapped and slightly sandy, sits on the table. Inside, it's full of seashells. There is also an envelope. It contains a short letter, and a popsicle stick, blank.]

Hey Roxas! I'm still keeping the one you gave me. Can't seem to draw another winner, but I'll keep trying, and when I get one, it's yours.

-Axel

[ Someone has left, wrapped in paper that may be lined in actual gold sheeting, a hand-crafted bow from one of the oldest and most well-renowned yumi masters, as well as a quiver of arrows.

They have also left a small sandalwood box of various loose-leaf teas and a carafe of mineral water.

This is totally the most anonymous present ever and no one will ever suspect a thing. ]

[There is a small basket with some ribbon to make it look nice but not go overboard. Inside the basket is a few stuffed animals that look a bit more realistic than cutesy.

If anything looks 'cute', it would be these two in the middle.]

Sora's gifts comes out periodically throughout the day. It starts with first thing in the morning when Roxas finds a dream eater waiting for him in the fridge. One that will be bonded to Roxas in the same ways that Wanwan is bonded to Sora. Link attacks and all.

Then there will be two new hoodies (1 2)wrapped up on the gift table. On top of the stack is a deer tsum tsum that looks hand made.

There is another wrapped gift of a pair of new leather archery gloves.

Last but not least is a box that contains a collection of jellyfish shaped lanterns that can be hung from the ceiling. There intention is to match the glowing stars that are already all over the ceilings in Artemis' temple.

This box has a card attached,

Roxas!

Happy Birthday! You deserve every single second of happiness today and everyday! It might only be the third birthday you've ever had but here's to many more!

I'm happy every single day with how things have turned out for you and us. I'm so proud of you and the things you've done. Here are some glowing guardians to help keep the darkness away.

Love you,
Sora

[Forrest's gift is actually for both Roxas and Sora. He's pretty sure he won't mind. They're matching kigurumi style pajamas modeled after their respective Dream Eaters - Frootz Cat for Roxas and Meow Wow for Sora. There's also a card.]

Roxas,

Happy birthday. I hope you and Sora can enjoy these together. You make a wonderful couple, and complement each other as perfectly as I hope these pajamas will. And if there's ever anything you need, or if you'd simply like to visit, my temple is always open to you both.

Best wishes,
Forrest

[In a small box , there's a makeshift miniature Keyblade keychain inside, attached to it is a charm that depicts the Felis constellation.

On the box itself is a note: "Happy Birthday, Roxas. - Izumo.]

[Izuku's present is square and in green and white wrapping paper, a big red bow is stuck to the top.

It's a book on the history of Artemis, detailing her family and origins.]

[ Roxas receives a hand-carved keepsake chest that's big enough to put at the foot of his bed and fits in with the Cabin decor of Artemis Temple. But inside is a single velvet bag with four charms in it:

The apple has Senri's face on the photo inset, and a bear claw pawprint etched on the back.
The stylized square has Raichi's face on the photo side, and a bat etched on the back.
The circle has Kairi's face in the photo, and a close approximation of her gloves etched on the back.
The heart has Sora's face in it (not that he knew she was doing this), and a starburst of light etched on the back.

It's a joint gift from Roxas's three shinki. ]

'Roxas,

Thank you for taking care of us - as our god and more importantly as our friend. You mean a lot to all of us and we tried really hard to think of a gift that the three of us could give you together. Senri made the box and Raichi and I helped as much as we could. We hope you like it.

- Kairi'

[ It's clear her handwriting ends there, but below it is: ]

RAICHI

[ and an X that has a scribble beneath it in Kairi's handwriting again: Senri ]

Edited 2017-04-14 02:11 (UTC)

For some reason, picking out this gift was even harder than choosing Leo's. Yurick feels oddly uncomfortable the whole time he's buying, carrying, and setting the Birthday Pusheen plush on the gift table. He can't explain why, just that he has a weird heavy feeling in his chest.

He ended up buying a regular Pusheen for himself to hug, because Satan and his new kitten can't handle the kind of fierce hugging he uses on the plushie.

The note attached to the ribbon around the Birthday Pusheen's neck says:

Roxas,

Please always make Sora happy. He deserves that and so much more.

He doesn't leave his name on this gift.

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PRESENTS FOR ROXAS

From: Chikusa

From: Axel

From ♔ Anonymous

From: Aymeric

From: Sora

From: Forrest

From: Izumo

From: Deku

From: Kairi + Raichi + Senri

From: Yurick