Ryu's a little stressed, but he's trying not to let it show. Today's supposed to be a good day for him, right? He's bustling around the tent, trying to get everything ready so that he can go fishing, too. He's moving between rearranging things for the fifth time to checking his supplies for the fourth time to nibbling on a sandwich to -
Eventually he manages to sit down and watches as people trickle in. He's nervous. Should he be nervous? He pretty much put all of this together himself... he wants it to be fun for other people, too. He knows parties are supposed to be about the person having the birthday but -
- no. No thoughts about that sort of thing today. Today's supposed to be fun.
II - The Frog's Song
He's wandered around and checked on people, so he's managed to make sure everyone's okay. Settling down to the side of the river he's taken out his own fishing pole and started humming to himself, flicking the line slightly to the rhythm.
"A baby frog is not a frog, not a frog It's a tadpole Tadpole, tadpole Baby frog is called a ta-d-pole!"
... Maybe it makes more sense in whatever language it is he's actually speaking.
III - Under Pressure
N... no. This wasn't what was supposed to happen. He was supposed to make someone else happy. He was supposed to congratulate someone else. Oh great, now he just feels like a jerk. He looks around at everyone and shakes his head rapidly. "No, I - I um. Who got second place? I can - they can get it. Everyone's been so wonderful to me, I don't need a trophy -"
But would that person feel like he's trying to pity them or something? He's not sure. Uh... uh. He's not sure what to do. He kind of wants to cry right now, but he shouldn't cry at his own birthday party unless it's for a happy reason, right? ... Mm. He's not sure what to do.
IV - Endings and Beginnings
After everything gets all sorted out, Ryu starts helping cook the fish. He's very handy with a knife, having been taught how to clean a fish a long time ago by his friends back in his previous world. He helps dispose of the remains out of sight of the party - he'll move the larger pile later, but at least it's out of the range of the group - and starts cooking the fish. He sits in a chair near the fire, turning the fish on a simple wooden campfire fish grill before taking them over to the main table with the other things people have brought.
It's... nice being out here, in the dark with just the fire and good people. Even if some of them just came for the contest and the food, it's still nice to have people around him. He's glad that he celebrated his birthday like this. If he only gets this one chance... he doesn't want to regret how he spends it.
Ryu | Breath of Fire IV
Ryu's a little stressed, but he's trying not to let it show. Today's supposed to be a good day for him, right? He's bustling around the tent, trying to get everything ready so that he can go fishing, too. He's moving between rearranging things for the fifth time to checking his supplies for the fourth time to nibbling on a sandwich to -
Eventually he manages to sit down and watches as people trickle in. He's nervous. Should he be nervous? He pretty much put all of this together himself... he wants it to be fun for other people, too. He knows parties are supposed to be about the person having the birthday but -
- no. No thoughts about that sort of thing today. Today's supposed to be fun.
II - The Frog's Song
He's wandered around and checked on people, so he's managed to make sure everyone's okay. Settling down to the side of the river he's taken out his own fishing pole and started humming to himself, flicking the line slightly to the rhythm.
"A baby frog is not a frog, not a frog
It's a tadpole
Tadpole, tadpole
Baby frog is called a ta-d-pole!"
... Maybe it makes more sense in whatever language it is he's actually speaking.
III - Under Pressure
N... no. This wasn't what was supposed to happen. He was supposed to make someone else happy. He was supposed to congratulate someone else. Oh great, now he just feels like a jerk. He looks around at everyone and shakes his head rapidly. "No, I - I um. Who got second place? I can - they can get it. Everyone's been so wonderful to me, I don't need a trophy -"
But would that person feel like he's trying to pity them or something? He's not sure. Uh... uh. He's not sure what to do. He kind of wants to cry right now, but he shouldn't cry at his own birthday party unless it's for a happy reason, right? ... Mm. He's not sure what to do.
IV - Endings and Beginnings
After everything gets all sorted out, Ryu starts helping cook the fish. He's very handy with a knife, having been taught how to clean a fish a long time ago by his friends back in his previous world. He helps dispose of the remains out of sight of the party - he'll move the larger pile later, but at least it's out of the range of the group - and starts cooking the fish. He sits in a chair near the fire, turning the fish on a simple wooden campfire fish grill before taking them over to the main table with the other things people have brought.
It's... nice being out here, in the dark with just the fire and good people. Even if some of them just came for the contest and the food, it's still nice to have people around him. He's glad that he celebrated his birthday like this. If he only gets this one chance... he doesn't want to regret how he spends it.