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[Uh-huh. By the time she finds the sunflowers, she's sure that her hunches are getting warmer. The only problem is that the table decorated with them is currently occupied... by a couple, no less. They seem to be enjoying themselves, holding hands and probably commenting on how lovely this singular table is thanks to the flowers!

She's standing a few tables away, watching them and drumming her fingers impatiently against its surface. She could wait for them to finish their meal and leave, but their food hasn't even come out yet. Probably because she's supposed to be cooking it... Well, no matter. Lightning Farron is a woman on a mission, and there's very little that can stop her from achieving the goal. She doesn't see a note on the table, so it must be around there somewhere.

Returning from the kitchen a few minutes later in her chef's coat thing and a pitcher of water, she wanders over to the table. She typically doesn't do this EVER, but she puts on her most friendly smile as she approaches the couple, and to any normal person, it probably looks disgustingly unnatural. Can't blame a girl for trying, right?]

Uh, hi. [This is off to a great start. They both look up at her, not saying anything.] Tough crowd. I'm... the... are you two okay?

[SOMEONE STOP HER. They both nod, confused, but Lightning powers through. There's a dish towel slung over her arm and as she goes to pour the water, she lets it fall to the floor. Whoops? Except now she can take a look around the floor, and she kneels down to pick it up. First, she checks under the man's chair with a hand, and then moves on to the woman's, and both of them are offended at such an inappropriate display!]

Sorry, just... looking for the towel.

[It's right there!? Okay, but the note isn't, so she keeps checking and lo and behold, it's taped underneath the table – eureka!! But as she grabs it, she bangs her head against the bottom of it so hard that it knocks over the glasses of water as she comes back out, and she's splashed by some of it!

Lightning takes her leave for now with the customers complaining behind her, but not before she grabs that vase of sunflowers!!! She'll come back later and offer them a free lunch on the house. RIP her paycheque...

For now, it's yellow note time as she rips open the envelope in the safety of the break room!]

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[ As for what's inside the envelope, it's a birthday message, of course! The last piece of the whole birthday ritual! ]

Happy Birthday, Light!
I'm sorry, I tried not to make a big deal of it. Figured you're not too crazy about them.
Wanna know a secret? Neither am I! I like celebrating others, but it's weird when I gotta do it for myself.
I think you probably feel the same way, so maybe it's best we didn't do this in person.

Lucky for you, you have a very pushy sister! I hope you're not too mad at her, that's just how sisters are.

Thanks for everything, Light. I hope you don't put me through hell at training.

~Jaune Arc
PS: Technically I didn't get you anything! :O

[ Aside from the toy, the candy, the juice and the birthday feels. Nothing at all!!! He totally tricked her into having a birthday thing. ]

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[For as much trouble as all of this was, there's something admirable about its execution. Sure, a breakfast was nice, and she'll get to go on a hunt later (still under the assumption that he has no idea!), but this is without a doubt the most creative birthday surprise she's had, despite being tricked into doing a birthday thing!

She sets the sunflowers down on the table once she's finished reading the note, and folds the piece of paper neatly so that it'll fit in her pocket. It's a real shame he's gone home for the day, but sometimes... sometimes these crystals come in handy.

In that moment, Jaune will feel the equivalent of a shock, but through his crystal (please don't ask me to explain further because I don't know). Actually, it feels more like a tickle than anything else. That's it... that's all he'll get. For now.

His next shift, however, Lightning won't be working! What he will find will be little marshmallow bunnies hidden around the restaurant in all the places he'd normally go in a regular day at the Hearth. Some may even find their way into his coat pockets over the next few days – how did they get in there?

Near the end of the week, closer to their next training session, he'll find a note in there instead of a marshmallow!]

Hey. Got all those birthday notes.

Training's coming up this weekend – hope you're prepared.

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PS: Thank you.