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[dupable]

Wow... so I guess I'm finally fifteen now! It feels sort of weird to think that, since I don't actually look any different from when I showed up at Paradisa. I mean, I literally am still the same age I was then, which I already knew was a thing, but it doesn't make it blow any less.

I guess I should just be thankful nothing really creepy happened today.

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[fluthlu]

Hm. I suppose it isn't much more than a formality under these circumstances, but for what it's worth - happy birthday, John.

[Successfully hiding her sense of slight perturbation at the thought of John now being older than her.]

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[dupable]

Thanks, Rose. I kind of wish that getting older actually meant something here though, you know?

[ If John was the type to do long suffering sighs, he would right now. Luckily, he is not.

BUT HAHAHA YEAAAAAH oldest kid now!! ]

[ruined_jaw]

Happy birthday, mate.

[A short while later, the ghosts will deliver a copy of "Homicidial Mimes From Beyond The Stars" with a note in Jono's spidery handwriting, reading "I've owed you this a long time. It's one of the funniest, not-scary horror movies I've ever seen."]

:3

[fluthlu]

My sentiments as well. Though I suppose, mental age does count for something.

[Especially considering that aging of any sort is a luxury they may not receive back home. She keeps herself from saying this, however.]

[dupable]

Thanks, man!

[ And you can tell when the ghosts arrived because of the startled sound John makes. It takes him a minute to reply, because the conversation happened awhile back, but it finally clicks into place what this is. ]

Holy shit!! Is this that weird B horror movie thing you were telling me about?

[dupable]

I guess so, but I still think it would be nice if it all counted here.

[ Kept in the dark for going on two years now. This is an accomplishment. ]

[ruined_jaw]

You're welcome, and yeah, it is. Seems like they were trying to make it scary, but it just ends up being funny, because of the terrible special effects and whathaveyou. Of course, that all depends on if you're scared of clowns or not.

Sorry we couldn't do this sooner, but it being your birthday seemed like a good excuse.

[dupable]

[ Hahaha... ha... GODDAMN, GAMZEE. ]

It's okay, it's pretty cool you got it to me now. I will make sure to watch it tonight.

[ruined_jaw]

Just seemed like the right thing to do. I left a lot of things undone when this place kicked me out, so I figured I'd try to make it up to the folks I'd made promises to.

You'll have to let me know what you think of it. I've got a whole bleedin' library of movies like that, that I remember watching in school.

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[midget]

So how old are you physically, then, if not fifteen?

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[rogueofheart]

Happy birthday, John! Does this mean you are going to have a party? Or do humans only have parties every couple of years?

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[dupable]

Still thirteen. I have been here for almost two years now.

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[midget]

I haven't aged a day since my tenth birthday.

You have no right to complain.

[ She would kill to be thirteen okay?! ]

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[dupable]

Thanks, Nepeta! And wow, huh. I didn't really plan anything. Then again, I didn't plan anything last year either, Jade just sort of arranged that one without me knowing. I guess I could if people wanted to, but I didn't really set anything up.

[dupable]

Yeah... I don't think the castle really cares all that much if people had plans before it forces them to leave...

And definitely. We should watch some together sometime!

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[dupable]

[ Awk...ward... ]

How old are you now?

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[midget]

A few centuries.

[ Would it be too much to ask to at least be forever stuck as a teenager instead? ]

[fluthlu]

[She was hoping to keep things positive, it being his birthday and all. So a change of subject is in order.]

... If you would like to stop by my room sometime, I would be more than willing to celebrate with copious amounts of ice cream. I might even be tempted get a few party hats involved if you catch me on a good day. A lack of physical aging should not keep the occasion from being a positive one.

[Good God, John, what have you done to her.]

[bedninja]

Is it terribly common for creepy things to happen on your birthday? Or are you simply glad that nothing within the Castle happened today?

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[dupable]

Oh wow... that really sucks.

[dupable]

[ SOMETHING AWESOME CLEARLY, or maybe nothing at all because Rose is just an awesome friend! Either way it means a lot to John. ]

If you're not busy, I'm definitely free right now.

[dupable]

More like it's Friday the thirteenth that bad things happen on, which doesn't always happen on my birthday. But the two happen to be the same thing this year.

[fluthlu]

I'm not doing anything that couldn't stand to be postponed.

[rogueofheart]

Maybe you could ask Jade to do it again. You'd know to expect it this time, but you could still pretend to be surprised. [pause] No, that's silly.

So I guess humans don't always have to have a party?

[bedninja]

--It is already the thirteenth? Are you certain?

[Don't mind him; there's the sound of some shuffling in the background, stuff being tossed aside, flipping of pages (that aren't in the journal).]

It is April, is it not?