I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd, you're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud

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Characters: All staff and students at Garden.
Location: Balamb Town, Feb. 5th all day
Rating: PG to PG-13
Open/Closed/Finished: Open, ongoing
Summary: Bulla's BBS post invited everyone to her birthday party on Feb.5th. It is now party time



It was unfortunate that her birthday party clashed with the festival, but it seemed like there was a pretty good turnout so far. There were cadets from her classes, cadets and staff she had seen around in the hallways, and a few people she had never met before. Bulla had taken care to make sure there were things to do. On one end of the place she'd made reservations at, there was karaoke. In another corner, drinks and food could be purchased. In a third, people were playing games, and the fourth area was a sectioned off area for quieter conversation.

As for Bulla herself, she was going around and mingling with everyone. It was important to be a gracious hostess, after all, so she was making the effort to ensure that everyone had a good time, and if that wasn't possible, that their experience wasn't a miserable one.

Comments

[rebellingheart]

I think so? I'm not really sure.

[It's because it's super sekret! That's why no one else can see just yet.]

Great, come on then! [Always one for manhandling her friends, Rinoa grabs Bulla's hand and promptly starts leading her away from the party.]

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I guess I'll just wait and see what happens. There's no point in picking someone else to run them until I know for sure that I have passed the exam and can't participate in clubs for whatever reason.

[Once they're away from everyone else, Bulla can't contain her curiosity.]

So, what's up?

[rebellingheart]

I think maybe you just need to have someone around to run things when you're away on a mission. I'm really not sure.

[Once they're away from everyone else, Rinoa can't wait to give over the present.]

Here! I haven't even looked at them yet, I thought we should open them together. [She pulls a similar box from her own pocket.]

You go first though, okay?

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Hmm. Maybe I should ask one of the instructors.

[It finally clicks that Rinoa may be referring to something Forest Owls related, and Bulla opens the box to reveal a silver bracelet.]

Oooh! It's got a little owl on it!

[rebellingheart]

I'm pretty sure one of them would know.

[Rinoa looks so very proud of that bracelet too, despite not having had any part in it's creation.]

I know we've already talked about them, so it's probably not much of a present. I couldn't wait to show you though.

[Opening her own box, she pulls out a nearly identical id bracelet the only difference being that her's naturally said Rinoa and not Bulla on it.]

They came out even better than we imagined they would. Don't you think?

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They turned out really cute! And yet not so cute that boys would be embarrassed to wear them. They look great, Rinoa. Thank you.

[It takes Bulla a minute of fiddling with the clasp to get hers on, but she manages it through trial and error.]

[rebellingheart]

I think you're right, I don't think most guys would mind wearing one. [Unless your name is Seifer, but she'll worry about that particular blockhead later.]

Well you did help me come up with the idea. [Rinoa points out, amused.]

[Then she's putting her own bracelet on and after that she just smiles.] Now it actually feels official doesn't it?

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It does! Does that mean we should have a Forest Owls fistbump just to mark the occasion?