Cloud's thought bubble had certainly been helpful in some ways. While he might normally be the sort to want to keep them to himself, it at least made something like a birthday a little more easy to communicate over. He didn't really know how to ask for quiet, party-less birthdays and he knew that a certain best friend would be all too happy to make it anything but.

Coming back to the best smelling meal he could ask for was definitely high on his list and coupled with the sound of his stomach growling, there's certainly some delightful imagery of him with a very full belly because that is exactly where he wants to be. Food is the best present a guy can ask for. Yep.

He goes to set his messenger bag down on the floor before peeking into the kitchen. "Tifa...?"