voice

[ephemerios]

[ Chrissy is here to deliver a short message to everyone.

the message is: birthday cupcakes. 🧁🧁 ]

Just letting everyone know I set out a little table in front of the hotel in Temba and there's a bunch of strawberry flavored cupcakes with cream cheese icing on them. Sorry if they taste a little 'not what you're used to'; I was working with what I had. It's not every day you have your first post-death birthday — technically it was during that storm, but, better late than never.

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Voice

[crystalmaster]

Hey, Happy Birthday! I'll come out and get one. Is there anything else you're thinking you'd like to do today?

[ephemerios]

Thanks! Eat more than one, even. As for the question, not really anything in mind, just trying to enjoy what I can here.

[crystalmaster]

Great!

Yeah, that's pretty much all you can do. I could try to fix up a little party later, if you'd like.

[ephemerios]

if you get the party planning itch, I won't stop you, but I don't want to make anyone do more work than they have to here.

[crystalmaster]

Planning parties is fun for me, not work.

[He smiles.]

It'll make it feel more like home.

[ephemerios]

Well, then. Combine it with a mid-summer 'just because' party?

[crystalmaster]

Sure thing. That sounds like something we could all use.

[ephemerios]

it does! sounds like a solid plan, you're awesome.

[crystalmaster]

Why, thank you.

[Radley smiles.]

I'll let you know when everything's ready.

Voice

[faceguy]

Hey, happy birthday!

We ought to be having a party! [Not just cupcakes left out on a table like they’re coworkers in an office.]

[ephemerios]

Thanks! This place is a party, I think.


[ Is it sometimes a party that more resembles an out of hand one? yes. ]

[faceguy]

Yeah, but this could be an actual party. Oh! I can test out the karaoke machine I replicated.

[ephemerios]

Okay, karaoke is pretty sweet, point made. Am I bad at it? yes. Is that the fun? Also yes.

[faceguy]

It’s not about if you’re hitting the notes, it’s all about style!

[This is why he never got any good at playing guitar.]

[ephemerios]

I can't promise style, but I can promise fun if that still also counts

[faceguy]

Fun’s the most important thing!

[audio]

[target_audience]

Dude, sweet, I love birthdays. You've already got the cake, I'll bring the beers (not what you're used to), what else do you even need? You've got to show me how you guys party around here, because I might be looking at a post-death birthday of my own, and I didn't even know that was a thing, I'm so underprepared.

[ephemerios]

Sounds pretty solid to me. And, yeah I didn't know it was a thing that was gonna happen until I stayed here past mine, so, s...uprise? I'm winging it here too.

[target_audience]

So it's like your birthday, but you died, but you didn't. So is it a funeral, or is it the biggest, like, 'fuck you' birthday ever?

[ephemerios]

I like how the last one sounds best so we can call it that one

voice

[pursuitofcappiness]

Happy Birthday. Is there anything you wanted?

[ephemerios]

Does staying here and not going back home count?

[pursuitofcappiness]

Well, yes, but I was more thinking... is there anything I can get you?

[ephemerios]

Honestly, I didn't get that far in thinking about it. Which is probably kind of weird for someone still technically a teenager - which is the last time I can say that again - but I think the thought of material things seemed so trivial after to the last year.

[pursuitofcappiness]

Well, if you figure it out, let me know.