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[ezra_of_lothal]

[Ezra has a Sword of Agency laid across his lap when he flips on the camera to his Omni. The very observant might note he's in one of the safehouses Ruby clued him into. He looks thoughtful.]

I've had enough time travel and other weirdness going on in my life for the last year that I wasn't sure how far off my count of subjective days might be. But I woke up to this sword, which gives off some pretty interesting vibes. So either my Blessed Day is a really random day, or it's my birthday.

I'm going with it being my birthday. Nineteen.

I've always pretty much hated my birthday, as long as I remember. Some of it's personal, but even the personal stuff is tied to the fact that the day I was born, the galaxy where I'm from changed, and not, in my estimation - and a whole lot of other people's - for the better.

There's no, like, cosmic or destined implications to the fact I was born that day, by the way. Not as far as I know. Just cause and effect, maybe. Stress can lead to early births, right? I'm just a kid from a backwater planet in a big galaxy. My parents weren't anyone important.

But sometimes my birthday felt like a curse.

None of that baggage came from here. I'd like to try to put some of it down, you know? [He peers towards a window.]

It's looking bad out there, but if you want to brave it, I've got a big pot of mushroom stew on, and I think I'm gonna see if I can get this thing to project a movie. Not exactly a dazzling party, but it's more than I usually celebrate. Some company would be great. Or just talk to me on here.

Any suggestions for a must watch?

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[demonicbeauty]

[Ariadne has been having a rough time of it lately, but that's not Ezra's fault and she's not going to take it out on him or let it show.

Her feed comes on and she gives him a bright smile.]

I don't know a lot about movies, but I know that I've enjoyed the few I've seen. I would be happy to watch one with you sometime.

Also, "happy birthday." As they say. But I'm still older and wiser than you.

[She giggles that last bit, unable to take herself seriously.]

[ezra_of_lothal]

[Deadpan-]

Uh huh. Of course you are.

[Then he breaks into a bright grin.] Thanks, Ariadne. Movie night with you sounds great.

audio; un: doublehedgedsword

[laminae]

Geez, all you guys with a special day this month are lucky. That sword is so sick.

[He's jealous and he isn't even going to try and hide it.]

Birthdays suck a lot. But the nice thing about 'em is that since you get so many you got tons of chances to make the next one a good one.

If you want a movie recommendation then Frankenstein is great. It's super sad, though.

[ezra_of_lothal]

It's really different from my usual sword. But really pretty.

[He's curious why this guy agrees that birthdays suck. But he's not sure if he should ask, especially on the network.]

Better ones is the hope, yeah.

Frankenstein. That rings a 'fake memories of Earth' bell. There's a few versions of that, I think?

[sallyface]

desperate houseflies and night of the living bread are must watches

if you like horror

sorry those are most of my recs

[ He was going to say "happy birthday" but that seems weird after that whole explanation that he kind of identifies with honestly ]

[ezra_of_lothal]

Actual scary horror or funny horror?

video; UN: TripleJ

[kyley_b]

I can show you how to project stuff with it.

You like sweets?

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[ezra_of_lothal]

Thanks, Kyle. [Kyle gets the full real smile.]

And yeah, I do.

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[lightthedarkness]

Pretty sure I promised to take you out for cake.

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[ezra_of_lothal]

Yes! And I definitely want to take you up on it.

But maybe snow check? Or is rain check even when there's snow?

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[the_obedient_servant]

Mew Mew Kissie Cutie 2. The first movie is just a prequel, it can be skipped.

[ezra_of_lothal]

[Is he being trolled? He can't tell. Whatever, he's rolling with it.]

Well, I do really like cats.

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[truehumili_tea]

There does not have to be a prophecy to make it a special day. Nor do your parents have to be well known to be important. It is clear that they were important to you, and I believe they would have wanted to celebrate you and all of your achievements on such a day.

Whether it is a special day, a cursed one, or just another day is entirely up to you and how you view it. You'll find that you have the power to shape much about it. So perhaps for this one, if you would like think of it as a fresh start and leave those worries and baggage to live and be who you really are.

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[ezra_of_lothal]

[He listens quietly.]

They loved me and were proud of me. And I'm proud of them. I don't think they would have wanted to me be unhappy and mourning them today, you're right. I don't think my new family would want that either.

I'm finding that letting go isn't always something you do just once and get it over with. [He sighs.] I wish it were easier.

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[shiro2hero]

Hey, happy birthday.

[That's always a good way to start out, right?]

Far as 'must watch', I would get in a lot of trouble if I didn't say 'Star Trek'.

[He really wants to say Star Wars, but he's getting The Look from someone across the room.]

[ezra_of_lothal]

Thanks!

Star Trek. Noted.

In trouble with who?

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[measuringdicks]

Happy birthday. Least you're far away from your galaxy, right?

[A hum.]

Jaws. Can't go wrong with a good old horror movie. Either that or Galaxy Quest, you'll fucking love that one.

[ezra_of_lothal]

There's people and things I miss, but I was kinda separated from all that, anyway, right before I got taken out of the galaxy. So, yeah.

Thank you.

Galaxy Quest sounds like it could be fun.

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[syncopathic]

[Cry, cry, weep wail and sob. Does this asshole seriously expect anyone to care about his boring angst? Dito pretty much glazes over most of what this guy says, but one phrase resonates in his brain loud as a thunderclap: mushroom stew.]

I might be interested. Where can I find you?

[He has no idea what a movie is. Something to do with cattle, perhaps? Whatever. Anything's worth a nice bowl of stew.]

[ezra_of_lothal]

Have you seen the map of safehouse up on the public network, yet? I'm at the one in Crenshaw.

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[droptheious]

Happy birthday. Sorry about all the baggage- if you ever figure out how to put all that kind of stuff down, let me know.

[Ha ha, it's funny because it's impossible.]

Anyway, the first movie I ever saw was Jurassic Park. That's a pretty good one. All about the folly of playing god and...dinosaurs.

[ezra_of_lothal]

Thanks. Letting go is, uh, a process without one easy way to do it, as far as I can tell.

Dinosaurs are pretty cool.

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[unphase]

[the video opens on a young woman wearing a white slip? dress? slip dress? she's holding a black kitten on her lap and at her feet frolic two more, a calico and an Abyssinian. the smile on her face is warm and genuine]

I don't know the circumstances which make your birthday more of a curse back home, but please let me say that I hope yours here is a good one.

As for movies...if you like scary, there's "The Hills Have Eyes." The original, not the Mistress-awful remakes. If you like psychological scary, there's "Black Swan," one of my all time favorites. And "Star Trek" is always fun.

[ezra_of_lothal]

[Earnestly-]

Thank you, appreciated.

That's two votes for Star Trek.

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[hopticulture]

I remember being 19. It's a weird age.

[Haru you're 20.]

It's good you're choosing to celebrate it, though. Birthdays should be special, even if you keep things simple.

[ezra_of_lothal]

Right? Eighteen, there's definitely a lot of people who still see you as a kid. Nineteen, still a teenager, but does kid still apply?

About half my life I didn't really celebrate. Time to turn over a new leaf.

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[faithfulson]

You… were born on Empire Day, weren’t you?

[ Luke almost did not want to reply; it was clearly a touchy subject, and you had to be blind or not from the Galaxy to understand why. He let out a breath after a moment, managing a weak smile. ]

I want to say ‘me too’, but… well, we celebrated it on Empire Day, only because my aunt and uncle didn’t know for sure when I was born, and my birth was a better thing to celebrate that day.

[ezra_of_lothal]

I was.

[Ezra smiles faintly.]

From what Ben told me - if well, it's true for when and where you're from...I think you might have been too, yeah. Maybe a day or two after.

You're uncle is...Owen, right? And your aunt is Beru?