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?

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. ]

[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.

[faceguy]

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

[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.

voice

[pursuitofcappiness]

Happy Birthday. Is there anything you wanted?

[ephemerios]

Does staying here and not going back home count?

[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.

[ephemerios]

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

[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.

[pursuitofcappiness]

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

[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?

[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]

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

[ephemerios]

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

[ephemerios]

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

[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.

[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.

[pursuitofcappiness]

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

[faceguy]

Fun’s the most important thing!