This could only happen to me

[jou_kido]

I...I totally forgot about my own birthday. I mean, it's one thing to forget your best friend's birthday or even your mother's birthday, but your own? I mean, my work is stressful but it's not so bad that I forget things like that. I mean geez, next I'll be forgetting Yamato-kun and Mimi-kun's birthdays, and after that I'll probably forget my

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[paper_angelxo]

Ohmygosh I'm sorry Jou-sempai!! Being so far away and in a different time zone and all, I forgot it was your birthday too!

Happy belated birthday, sempai!

And good luck with your paper. :)

[jou_kido]

Thanks and thanks again. I can't blame you guys being busy in Mexico. It's just...seriously, my own birthday? How on earth does that happen?

[bangledbracelet]

Happy birthday, Jou-san!

. . . I do not think you must worry quite that much yet.

[jou_kido]

You're right. What I should really worry about is my residency after next year!

[bangledbracelet]

Why must you worry about this . . . ?

[yagamixtaichi]

(grins lightly) Mina, it's Jou. If he's not worried about his residency, he'll be worried about the next emergency that pops into his head!

Seriously Jou, don't go crazy about that yet. Help out where you can with the others, and try to enjoy whatever it was that Gomamon got you for your birthday.

Now, where are those leftover tacos Rosa said I could get...?

[chosenchildmimi]

That's what happens when you're old! You start forgetting things!

...and why do you ask? I'm peachy, I guess.

[jou_kido]

I am not old! I'm just busy! And getting...older. A little. Yeah.

Well, I ask because I haven't heard from you much lately, and, well, I Jou's fingers hover over the keyboard for ten minutes as his body goes into a catatonic state misstalkingtoyou.

Jou smashes out the last few words, hitting submit without bothering to proofread before closing the browser and remembering an errand he had to run.