[No one had to invite Rufus for him to show up for the party. He just knows these things and given he and Aerith are at least on friendly terms, he could at least show up to wish her a happy birthday.
Of course, that presented another problem and that was that it would be rude to show up without a gift. There is no gift etiquette about what one should get a former enemy who had been held hostage for experiments by a parent and then died and then saved the world. At least, that he knew of.
He ends up deciding that he flowers can't go wrong in this case along with a bag of candied fruit tied with a ribbon.
He's not good at this gift-giving thing but it's an attempt and as far as he's concerned, not a bad one.]
I thought I would stop by to wish you a good birthday at the very least.
[Staying may make things a bit awkward since he knows that he's a bit on less than friendly terms with the rest of the group which wasn't unexpected.]
iii because I'm special
Of course, that presented another problem and that was that it would be rude to show up without a gift. There is no gift etiquette about what one should get a former enemy who had been held hostage for experiments by a parent and then died and then saved the world. At least, that he knew of.
He ends up deciding that he flowers can't go wrong in this case along with a bag of candied fruit tied with a ribbon.
He's not good at this gift-giving thing but it's an attempt and as far as he's concerned, not a bad one.]
I thought I would stop by to wish you a good birthday at the very least.
[Staying may make things a bit awkward since he knows that he's a bit on less than friendly terms with the rest of the group which wasn't unexpected.]