Disclaimer: Waluigi
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It was September 17th; Kitsune's birthday, and the Octopod was stationed in the North Pacific Ocean. All of the Octonauts were preparing to celebrate the occasion with their fox friend, and to do so, they needed to keep her out of the kitchen all day.
In the kitchen, the Vegimals were preparing a batch of kuzumochi, Kitsune's favourite dessert. They chirped together as they mixed sweetened water with kuzuko powder.
Meanwhile, outside, the Octonauts were marvelling a coral reef.
"The polyps are coming in nicely this year," mused Shellington.
"Yes, dear," said Kitsune. "They're like underwater meadows." Little did she know that the Octonauts had specifically brought her there to distract her from her birthday surprise…
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Later that day, the Octonauts brought Kitsune to the kitchen for her birthday dinner. Captain Barnacles led her in with her eyes covered as to not spoil the surprise. When she uncovered her eyes, who should be waiting for her but her own husband and son!
"Mamaweloveyouweloveyouweloveyouweloveyou!" Ichiro ran towards his mother and hugged her legs. Kitsune picked him up and nuzzled his fur.
Everyone sat down to eat. "I've got a part-time job at Freshness Burger," said Akio. "I'm planning to start small and work my way back up the employment chain."
"Akio was really proud of his old job," said Kitsune to the others. "He was devastated to lose it."
They all ate their dinner. After they had finished, Peso presented Kitsune with a box. She opened it to find her present; a beautiful blue sundress with patches adorning the hem. Each patch had a little symbol of something or someone aboard the Octopod.
"It's so thoughtful," said Kitsune. "Thank you so much."
"We all worked together," said Captain Barnacles, "even though some of us are not very good at sewing." Upon hearing that, Shellington quietly hid his bandaged thumbs.
Kitsune was smiling from ear to ear, and wiped a happy tear from her face. "I couldn't have asked for a better birthday."
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Information about kuzumochi taken from Taste Atlas
Information about Freshness Burger taken from Japan Talk