[Morning of the Twenty-Thirst of June] (Text)

[princessascended]

Hey everyone, happy Summer Solstice!

Yeah, I checked, and it turns out this is the longest day of the year here in Lunatia. They, uh, don't seem to celebrate it, though. Kinda strange, back home it was a pretty big deal. There was a big feast, planting seeds and starting gardens... oh, the flower crowns! Everybody got at least one. Some people had trouble wearing all the ones they had.

Also I think stuff with alcohol and... well, that stuff my Dad would have killed me for getting involved with, so nevermind.

Anyway, any of you guys have celebrations like that? And Riku, Sora, we've got to at least get some crowns made before the day's over!

[What Kairi isn't saying is, the Summer Solstice is also her birthday, or at least the day they've celebrated it since she arrived on the islands. But hey, she won't make a big deal out of that, and the only ones who know are her boys.]

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[princessascended]

Like I told her, I didn't want to make this all about me!

... Unless you mean earlier in the month, in which case I... kinda forgot.

[bubbleblaster]

...You forgot?

I guess things have been pretty busy, but we should probably do something. What's your favorite flavor of cake?

[princessascended]

Hey, c'mon, it's not like I know anyone else's birthday here either. I mean except for Riku's and Sora's, obviously.

But, I mean, if you're offering... cheesecake.

[Not exactly standard, but oh she loves the creamy goodness.]

[bubbleblaster]

Of course I'm offering to bake you a cake. You'll have it in a couple of hours.

As for birthdays, mine's December 21st.

[princessascended]

Wait, yours is the winter solstice? Huh. That's kind of neat.

Also, you're wonderful and you're getting a hug.

[bubbleblaster]

Oh... yeah, I guess it is, isn't it?

And I'll be looking forward to it? Though that sounds weird to say since it's your birthday.

[princessascended]

I wasn't really expecting anything. I mean aside from my boys, but I have no idea what they've got planned.

And it probably doesn't involve cake. Though I've been wrong before.

[bubbleblaster]

... You know, I'm also surprised that they didn't mention anything. I mean, Sora seems like the type of person to go out of his way to set up a birthday party and try to make it a surprise.

... Though then again, maybe he'd have trouble keeping it a surprise from you.

[princessascended]

I think they might have forgotten. Which I'd be upset about, but I think things have been different enough since we all got here that they would have both forgotten their own birthdays anyway.

Granted, that'll make planning surprises for them much easier.

[bubbleblaster]

I see. I guess things here aren't exactly normal, so not realizing just when exactly something is could make sense? Or maybe they didn't realize that the rest of us didn't already know?

[princessascended]

Actually, the second idea probably makes more sense. Or they were expecting that I would have told you that, which is kind of funny since I don't think they've told you theirs, have they?

[bubbleblaster]

They haven't mentioned their birthdays to me.

... I wonder if it's something we should all bring up at some point? I mean, considering how many of us here there are.

[princessascended]

Well you already told me yours is the Winter Solstice, so I'll be passing that on.

Sora's is March 28th, so we've got some time before then. Riku's is the big one anyway though. He's gonna be eighteen!

[A real adult. Crazy to think about.]

[bubbleblaster]

We'll have to make sure to do something really special for him then.

When is his birthday?

[princessascended]

You're gonna think I'm joking.

It's March 29th.

[bubbleblaster]

Wait, seriously? That's a pretty weird coincidence. I guess it'd make a little more sense if they were the same age, but Riku is older than Sora, isn't he?

[princessascended]

He'd like to say he's exactly a year older, buuuuuut technically he's a day short!

[bubbleblaster]

That sure sounds like him.

... Do they usually have two separate parties, or do they just usually do a combined one?

[princessascended]

Combined. They're inseparable anyway, so really it just made the most sense.

[bubbleblaster]

Yeah, that really does. It's certainly much easier to just have one big party instead of two of them back to back.

[princessascended]

That's basically what their parents thought. Besides, the whole island was so close that the same people would have been at each party anyway.

It's probably just as well mine's a few months out from theirs, though. A combined party for the three of us would be a nightmare to put together!

[bubbleblaster]

I can only imagine the chaos something like that would cause.

[Even if there wasn't going to be any extra guests due to how the islands were, that would still be an absolute headache to clean up afterwards. ]

[princessascended]

I'm not sure our parents would have ever forgiven us.

[They'd have had to hold it at her Dad's, just for the sheer space, and he's already so busy... having to clean up after a mess like that would have been way more than he could handle, though the others probably would have come by to help.]

But yeah, when March rolls around it'll be Sora's seventeenth and Riku'll finally be totally grown up! Feels kinda weird, honestly.

[bubbleblaster]

Even if it does feel a little weird, it's also a bit exciting too, isn't it?

[ Then again, with everything they've all been through, Sora, Kairi, and Riku might already be more mature than most eighteen-year-olds.

... Well, in some ways, anyway. And maybe not Sora.]

[princessascended]

It is, yeah. Of course, it also kind of reminds me how little of a plan we all have for our future these days...

I mean I guess we're all gonna be Keyblade Masters, but does that mean moving to the Land of Departure? Setting up a base on the Islands? How would we even do that? There's a lot to think about here.