Ariel & Ryder
Ryder hadn't needed any such encouragements to head out to celebrate with everyone else. Everyone he knew was going to be there and it was always fun to hang out at the arcade. All the better when there was a good reason to be there. He'd taken the theme of the party in a different direction and had chosen a futuristic outfit. Decades to come were still decades, after all.
He stopped what he was doing when he heard Ariel's voice, turning immediately to flash her a smile and make his way over to her. "Hey! I thought you'd be here somewhere! What game are we playing?"
He was really glad to see her doing so well. After losing her guardian and being so sad, and him going through a very similar sort of thing, it was nice to see she had her usual smile back. He felt bad he hadn't been able to help her more than he had, but it had all worked out in the end.