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[swornto]

So~ How hard is to live alone here?

It seems like I'm just a bother at my current place... and really, no helping that! I have sort of been a thorn in their sides for a while now, huh? I'm just causing headaches left and right. Maybe some independence will sort me out and teach me to be less of a hinderance or something?

[And as a vileblood living with a bunch of darkbloods this month, Oz can't shake his paranoid when at home. He's mixed it up with his own identity issues and made a right mess of himself, actually.]

And completely unrelated~ What exactly makes a day your birthday? What if you aren't born like a human? Or didn't even have access to a calendar? Is there a protocol for those situations?

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[imaglyphwitch]

Let's just say I have experience being the thorn in a lot of people's sides.

[And that she doesn't really have to worry about that anymore, which is a good thing].

Oh. In that case, why not just pick a time that seems decent for you? Like, when the weather best suits you or something?

[swornto]

I can't imagine that being true, but if you say so~.

[Hm. An interesting idea;]

Perhaps Alice would have a date in mind, then. I'm not sure if she'd be thrilled by my traditionally assigned birthdate anyway.

[imaglyphwitch]

I was different back then. I meant well, but I could be high spirited.

[And that had led to events that had made it possible for her to learn magic, but that was another story].

Is there something wrong with the traditional one?

[swornto]

Hmm... Well. The Luz that I know now is someone I can't imagine being a thorn in anyone's side. Even if you are high-spirited.

[And he's self aware enough to wonder if those who care about him feel the same. Hm.]

The day I was celebrating before is apparently very complicated. I don't know if it even counts as my birthday, or if it's even a day that anyone should celebrate. I suppose it's a strange worry, isn't it?

[imaglyphwitch]

I'm glad you said that! I've definitely gotten better since then, I hope! But I still think you're in the same situation. Give it a month and see what happens.

[Luz knows the score with how things go at this point].

I mean. I think it depends on how you look at it. Some people don't even care about their own birthdays. It might not mean all that much that they've gotten older, because they're more about life experiences and how those age you?

[swornto]

... Alright. I'll trust you.

Though, I do still wonder if I should stay out of their way during that time.

[Even if his birthday is coming up.]

That's an interesting way to look at it. I am quite old apparently. What about you? Do you celebrate your birthday, Ms Luz?

[imaglyphwitch]

a horrible decision really Thanks!

It might be a good idea, especially if it's a blood thing.

Are you? You don't look that old to me.

Oh, me? Sure! Though I think I skipped it last year. I think that was when we were at the hotel where I got bit by the vampire later on. So I'm...fifteen now, I think?

[swornto]

[he welcomes bad decisions.]

Skipped it~? You're not going to skip it twice, are you?

[Oz smiles, leaning into the topic of Luz to distract from his concerns about himself. It makes his skin crawl to think that his new blood can make him fight with his beloved friends.]

Fifteen? Where I'm from, your fifteenth birthday is very important. We hold hu~uge coming of age ceremonies and invite all~ kinds of important people to celebrate. You're not really fifteen until you have that party~

[Hm, as for his age;] And would you beliiieeve I'm a hundred years young~?

[imaglyphwitch]

Nope! No matter what bad things happen this time, I want to actually celebrate my birthday!

[She needed her spots of happy, darn it, and this place was starting to get pretty stingy with them now].

Fifteen? Usually it's sixteen where I'm from, but who am I to argue? I love parties!

[Luz blinks]. No way! You look much younger than that! Are you a wizard?

[swornto]

Then I'll look forward to getting you a birthday gift~ When is it due by?

[A wizard? He laughs a bit at that.]

What am I, indeed? Well! It's not like I remember all of that time. I spent a lot of it 'sleeping,' you could say. I guess I'm closer to 15.

[imaglyphwitch]

Oh, if you really want to, that'd be nice! It's February 14th!

Really? So you were in stasis or...?

[swornto]

Oh my, that's coming up! I'd better get ready~

[Oz's chipper attitude is becoming more and more faked as he tries to force himself to stay honest about this.]

Yes, that sounds right. Stasis... And then, on one December 25th, I woke up!

[imaglyphwitch]

If you want!

[This is definitely starting to feel funky, because this exactly the kind of thing she would do when she was trying to sound like she was sure of something she wasn't].

It "sounds" right? Was it something else?