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[ino]

A birthday just isn't the same without all your friends to share it with, is it?

[ there's a moment's pause, before ... ]

I guess it doesn't matter much when we don't age at all, though.

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[fanstheflame]

[Gale sighs, looking up from the structure he's sketching out for Crowley's cats. shh. it's a surprise]

It matters to me.

[room filter]

[ino]

[ just looks up at him from her spot on the bed. she is sorry for her lame pathetic self, gale ... but ugh, this is like the worst birthday ever, seriously. she sighs and hugs a pillow ]

I'll never look a day older than I do now. Neither will you.

[fanstheflame]

[he gets up and goes to sit next to her, putting his arm around her shoulders. stop hugging pillows, you have him] But if we're together, does that matter?

[ino]

[ a little sigh, and she leans on him ]

You know ... I've never been with anyone this long before.

[gottaknockhard]

You make a good point.

[About it not mattering... But no, he's teasing. Because it's obvious she's expecting a 'happy birthday' and who makes it that easy.]

[ino]

Obviously. I wouldn't have said it otherwise.

[ SORRY SPIKE. she is cranky right now ]

[gottaknockhard]

[Not as planned. So he'll just roll with it and try again.]

So why say it at all?

[ino]

Because it's my birthday, and it's the worst one yet.

[ensorceler]

[ Birthdays shouldn't be that big of a deal, anyway... But they seem to be so here, and she'd done something special for the Once-ler during his because of this. ]

We must celebrate.

[ino]

There's not a whole lot to celebrate lately.

[ensorceler]

That is why we find reasons to celebrate; to be grateful for.

Dictated forever

[whichwayyoulean]

[The Once-ler's accepted these leavings as inevitability, as something that was bound to happen eventually. But Ino's comment makes him address the journal regardless]

Nuh uh. You're not allowed to pull that one. I still owe you for my birthday, remember?

[ino]

You don't owe me anything.

[ hello my name is ino i'm stubborn as fuck ]

[whichwayyoulean]

[She is countered by Once-ler also stubborn as fuck]

Yeah, well even if you think that, I don't. I've got you a present anyway, so come on, come get it.

Action forever

[onlyanapple]

[Yep, guess who's going to just...let himself into your room, guys? Your favourite alcoholic demon roomate, that's who. He wanders over and casually hands a bottle of whiskey to Ino]

If you're going to mope about it, at least do it properly.

hahaha crowley ilu

[ino]

[ she is glad to see crowley, but the stuff he offers her ... she wrinkles her nose ]

No thanks. That stuff tastes awful.

best roomie

[onlyanapple]

Fine, would you prefer something else? I have a well stocked bar.

[ voice ]

[wishmadeinfire]

It is your birthday too, Ino?

_{{ He understands the sadness though, and he wishes he sounded happier, but... happy was a hard feeling right now. ]}

[ino]

"Too"?

[wishmadeinfire]

Well, I suppose not "too" any longer. My day of birth was yesterday.

dictated

[eat_me_beat_me]

Hey you've still got a few friends here, right?

[Don't forget about her, Ino!]

[ino]

Yeah, I do.

[ a pause ]

How are you, Nora?

dictated; also backdated like whoa

[princelyspirit]

...I'm sorry to hear that, but, for what it's worth...

[Takes a deep breath and forces a smile]

Happy birthday, Yamanaka.

kisses ur face

[ino]

Eh?

[ aww, utena. she seems sad, too ... and if ino's good at anything, it's being strong for someone else ]

Just Ino is fine, you know ... but thanks! You'd never guess I was twenty-three, huh?

[princelyspirit]

Wait, twenty-three?! But you look like some of the kids I went to school with!

[Okay, so she looks like one of the high school kids, BUT STILL]