"Thank you! Katara helped us with our ribbons - oh, have you met Soren? This is Soren, he's my best friend and my partner! He's a swellow, which is a type of pokemon, and he was born in Luceti, you know? Soren, this is Chouji, he's Shikamaru's friend - you remember Shikamaru, he's Masaomi Sifu's friend." There's not a break for breath in any of that, as Ikki cheerfully gets introductions well out of the way, gesturing between the birthday boy and her faithful guard bird. Which is entirely better than a guard dog, of course.

"And I did! It's your birthday, after all." She will just hand over the package - which, when opened, will reveal a rather clumsily made and lopsided mug, painted in bright colors. The design features a lot of flowers and hearts. Basically, a handmade art project from one of her various art club meetings. It was't intended as a gift for Chouji originally, since the announcement had come just that day, but...

Well, he drank stuff, right? Since he ate a lot of stuff?? Therefore, he could probably use it!