They say it's my birthday

[waterproofed]

It's my birthday today. So if I were back home, I would've already been old enough to vote and I'm one year away from legally drinking alcohol. [let's not point out the fact that he's already had some alcohol here. Paradisa goes by different rules]

I wonder if I'd be in college? Would I even get to go to college?

Comments

[the_effect_she_has]

I think you'd go to college. Mr. Castle says smart kids go there.

[waterproofed]

There's a guy with the last name "Castle"?

[the_effect_she_has]

[At that, she laughs.] Yeah, Richard Castle. He's some kind of ... writer, where he's from. He's a nice man.

[waterproofed]

Wow. That's an awesome pen name.

[the_effect_she_has]

I never really thought about it -- of course all the books I read were about how to become a better coal miner so ...

[onlyanapple]

Happy birthday, kid. You know, in Britain, you already are legal to drink. You should take advantage of that.

[waterproofed]

Ahh... That change was in Britain, too!

[onlyanapple]

...Wait so you're seventeen?

[waterproofed]

I will be in two months, my world's time.

[schrodingersghost]

Hey, Happy Birthday! That makes you what, twenty?

[waterproofed]

Yep. Geez, I'm an official adult. Scary.

[schrodingersghost]

Totally.

You know, I didn't realize that you were that much older than me.

[waterproofed]

If it helps, I guess I'm technically still sixteen. It's June back home, so I'll be seventeen in two months.

[freeslider]

Why wouldn't you go to college?

[waterproofed]

I might die first.

[freeslider]

...well, that's kind of morbid.

[waterproofed]

For a while I didn't even know if I'd make it to sixteen. I have, so now the next step is making it to college age.

[kindnessing]

You could always start a college education here.

[waterproofed]

There was talk about starting a school, but I don't know if it ever happened.

[animusangelus]

No idea, but don't go getting drunk. That's just stupid.

[waterproofed]

It's not that great, anyway. I just lay around.

[delincuente]

Dude, twenty sounds so old for some reason. I guess 'cause we both still look sixteen.

[waterproofed]

It looks old, too. I mean, just look at it! 20. That's two decades.

[delincuente]

I know, right? It's like a decade away from middle-aged!

[waterproofed]

I shudder to think of it.