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[poweryetunknown]

Here's a question.

Do birthdays count if you're dead?

[It's an important question, okay.]

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[terminalemulation]

...Hmm...

Personally, I think they count as long as you're willing to celebrate them.

[poweryetunknown]

... Yeah, probably.

[What should he get himself? Hmm...]

I wonder if I can get the day off from work.

[eyewillprotect]

[Well that's an awkward question.]

I don't see why it wouldn't. Sometimes people celebrate birthdays regardless of whether that person is still with us.

[And an awkwardly worded response because she's trying so very hard not to be rude by mistake.]

[poweryetunknown]

[Totally not awkward at all.]

Huh. I might have to do something for my birthday next week, then.

[eyewillprotect]

It's next week? What day?

[poweryetunknown]

Next Friday.

[eyewillprotect]

So that would be... The 22nd?

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[acapriciousthing]

If you want them to.

[Because she says so and she gets to do that.]

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[poweryetunknown]

I guess they would. I mean, you're still another year older. It doesn't matter if your body catches up with it or not.

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[acapriciousthing]

It's more about what you've experienced anyway.

[poweryetunknown]

Yeah, probably.

... Hopefully I can get the day off of work. It'd suck to work on my birthday.

[acapriciousthing]

I wouldn't know. But if you ask around you can probably find someone who can switch shifts with you or something.

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[emperor_penguin]

Good question, kid. Lemme know if you figure that one out.

[Someone's in the same boat.]

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[poweryetunknown]

[... He opens his mouth to comment on the fact that this guy is a blue penguin, but a) he's probably heard it before and b) he's seen weirder.]

['It's still weird, though.']

I think they probably do. I don't see why they couldn't.

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[emperor_penguin]

[Yup, he's heard it plenty of times, but DeDeDe's never made an apology for what or who he is.]

Good to know. Mine's comin' up here soon too.

[poweryetunknown]

Yeah? How soon?

[emperor_penguin]

Mm... 'bout three months. So not all that soon, I s'ppose. Didn't celebrate it last year. Maybe I should do somethin' big this time.

[Just a passing thought.]

...So, what're you gonna do with your second shot at livin'?

/sneaks in a tag

[spaztastic]

[Neku... that question. Shiki is just making this face at the feed.]

[poweryetunknown]

[He just stares back at her.]

What?

[spaztastic]

Don't tell me that people know...

[poweryetunknown]

It doesn't really matter if we keep it secret here or not. There's demons walking around, you think a few dead kids is gonna be such a big deal?

[islandshore]

Well, you're talking over the network, so I kind of doubt you're dead here.

[A beat.]

Unless you're some kind of zombie, anyway.

[poweryetunknown]

Even where I was dead, it was a lot like life in some ways, so.

[He shrugs, even if Riku can't see it.]

I guess I'm kind of like a zombie, minus the brain cravings.

[islandshore]

What, so you still had rotting flesh?

[Riku doubts it, but still.]

[poweryetunknown]

Thankfully, no. That would have been a problem while running around Shibuya.