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[valhallicity]

[ the fourth of may, this day, was his birthday. but he was committed to the age of twenty-one forever, so it wouldn't do to make a show of it-- not that he would have done so regardless. now, he was turning twenty-one for the fourth year in a row as far as he was concerned

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[grimreaping]

[ Kid is one of those few people who can lecture on something entirely magnanimous but still manage to sound casual about it. ]

It isn't the amount of time that's important, but what one does with it. If you do things that are good, your days aren't wasted.

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[valhallicity]

"Good" is in the eye of the beholder, don't you think? And sometimes you look back on something you thought was good at the time and find that it really wasn't.

[ but maybe in the end he'd look back on that stuff and change his mind. time was the only thing that was very telling in that way. ]

And shouldn't a normal person think it's lonely to be away from their family and friends on their birthday?

voice;

[grimreaping]

No one's perfect, but good intentions can take you a long way.

[ he sounds like he's smiling; the next line, inviting ]

Yes, they should. Is there a particular reason you're bringing this up now?

voice;

[valhallicity]

I'll put it this way: it's a good thing I'm not a normal person.

[ otherwise he'd be lonely, right? he wasn't, mind you, but if he was it would hardly be more appealing to spend his birthday with so called "family and friends."

ah, Splendor. what a place. ]

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[alegman]

[On the lamp post, working out as if this is the most natural thing in the world.]

No.

[...At least he gets to the point?]

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[valhallicity]

[ this guy looks kind of insane working out on a lamp post of all things, but hey, Izaya knows Shizuo Heiwajima, he's not going to judge. ]

Really? But what about if the people you care about back home can't be with you to celebrate?

[alegman]

[There's the slightest pause before he resumes his push-ups.]

It would make no difference.

[Which is to say, Shin doesn't really celebrate his birthday.]

[valhallicity]

[ huh. ]

You don't mind being alone? Yeah, I don't mind it either. I'm kind of surprised, though, since most people seem to place such importance on spending holidays and things like that with family.

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[rawrplay]

[she'd been playing in the grass nearby previously, but Nepeta couldn't help but overhear the human nearby talking into his seal. tilting her head curiously to one side, she approaches him with a quizzical look on her face.

more strange human words? SHE MUST LEARN ABOUT THEM IMMEDIATELY.]

Birthdays? What do you do on those days?

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[valhallicity]

[ Izaya had observed these "trolls" through the seal and in passing on various occasion but he had yet to really speak with one personally. they didn't strike him as something particularly extraordinary despite not being human otherwise he surely would have. ah, but it's not like he minds or anything- if they're like humans, then it should be pleasant enough speaking with them. ]

You don't know what a birthday is? It's the day you were born, so people throw parties and give gifts, things like that. It's kind of a family occasion, so it's a little sad to be all alone on that day-- or at least that's the general sentiment.

[action]

[rawrplay]

[She listens carefully, trying to consider how his words relate to her own culture. So far, she's noticed that humans and trolls really aren't all that different in some aspects, which pretty much makes talking to them even more fun!

... it sure seems like humans love to throw parties, though.]

So... [she thinks for a moment longer, connecting the two ideas in her head.] Um, it's like your wriggling day! The way you described it is purretty diffurent from what I've always done... but this is great! Now that I'm here, you're not alone.

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[valhallicity]

[ wriggling day. that sounds... unpleasant somehow. ]

Ah, well. I never said it was... [ his birthday. but it is, so. ]

I said it was the "general" sentiment anyway. Being alone on this occasion doesn't bother me-- at least, alone in a personal way. If there are humans around at all, I'm satisfied enough. There's always going to be something to observe.

[neverbeenworse]

Home was worse.

[A huff]

Don't...really like it here. But home was exciting. And worse.

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[valhallicity]

More exciting sounds better if you ask me. What was wrong with home in the first place?

voice;

[neverbeenworse]

...it's too. Complicated.

[He sighs]

Er. I mean. Here is too...but there was more bad stuff at home.

voice;

[valhallicity]

There will be bad things wherever you go. So, more bad things you were caught up in at home, I presume?

[voice]

[floweronmyhead]

Speaking of baking and birthdays, I just helped Kairi make herself a birthday cake a few weeks ago, and...

Huh. I don't know if my birthday's passed while I've been here. Maybe? [She's... actually never thought about it until now.]

[voice]

[valhallicity]

Ah, that's nice. I suppose this place is hospitable to those that spend their time here making friends.

[ maybe she just didn't keep track of the date? it seemed unbelievably careless. ]

When's your birthday? Do the days run together that easily here?

[voice]

[floweronmyhead]

Mmmhm! Whenever that day comes that I get back home, it'd be nice to have memories of Splendor that I like looking back on, and making friends is one way to do that.

[A pause.]

It's not that... I just don't know when mine is in the first place.

[voice]

[valhallicity]

How is it that you don't know something like that?

[ ah, well, it doesn't really matter though. ]

You could always make one up, couldn't you?