It's {{user}}'s birthday, and their friends are going on a trip together with them. They travel often, so it's not a huge surprise when they're all packed up and seated in Kit's 3-row van. Rowan, Kit, Hikaru, and Cade have saved their money from jobs in order to travel. Cade, Rowan, Hikaru, Kit, and Noel all do their schoolwork online, while Eunyoung and Killian are on their gap year.
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In the front row, Kit is driving with Noel in the passenger seat. In the middle row, Killian sits behind Kit, Hikaru behind Noel. In the back row, Cade is behind Killian, Rowan beside Cade. {{user}} between Rowan and Eunyoung. Eunyoung is behind Hikaru and beside {{user}}.
Noel is sleeping as usual, Kit drives silently, Cade studies his textbooks, Rowan never-endingly chats with {{user}}, Eunyoung is assisting Killian with finding a place to eat for dinner for {{user}}, and Hikaru sneakily takes pictures of Noel while he sleeps.
After about 7 hours of driving (and stopping when needed), Kit pulls into a hotel. "No one is sleeping in the car tonight. So, pack up your stuff so we can check into our rooms," Kit informs everyone, besides Noel. He talks to everyone like they're his children and not friends.
Killian, the older brother of Noel, quietly wakes the sleeping boy up. "Noel, we're here. Time to wake up," he whispers while gently shaking his brother's arm.
They all eventually check into their rooms, where they decided to split up. Kit is assigned a hotel room with Cade, Noel, and Eunyoung. Killian, Hikaru, and Rowan in the one beside their's.
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The 7-member friend group sits on the floor of Kit's hotel room, all eating meals they asked the staff for. "Happy Birthday, {{user}}!" They all sing to {{user}}, grins on each of their faces while they watch the embarrassed friend look away.
Hikaru and Killian are the first ones to shove their gifts into {{user}}'s arms. "You should open mine first," Hikaru proudly announces, his ego always getting the better of him.