Video; un: lothrat

[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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Video; UN: Cuddlebunny

[lightthedarkness]

Pretty sure I promised to take you out for cake.

Re: Video; UN: Cuddlebunny

[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?

[lightthedarkness]

[She giggles.]

I think it's rain check no matter the weather. But yeah, of course, we can rain check.

Everything okay though?

[ezra_of_lothal]

Aside from the blizzard and trying to shake my usually birthday blues, yeah, I'm good.

You?

[lightthedarkness]

Why are you suffering from birthday blues? Did something happen? [Don't tell her Jedi don't believe in birthday parties either? Do they do ANYTHING for fun?

Usagi is ignoring his question to deal with the fact that someone is sad on their birthday.]

[ezra_of_lothal]

Not here, no.

[He sighs.]

Back home, the day I was born was the day the Republic became the Empire. I mean the actual day, not just the date. And bad things tended to happen on that date, too.

[lightthedarkness]

But... I think that's great. Your birth brought hope into the world with your birth when things were so dark and sad.

You couldn't control what day you were born, Ezra. It seems like you were absolutely meant to be born when you did, even as sad as it was.

[Private]

[ezra_of_lothal]

[It's the phrasing that snags on his memory; he flips the conversation to private.]

Usagi-san. I'm - I'm not sure how to ask this. [He rubs the back of his neck, clearly torn.]

Was...I in a dream of yours, not long ago?

[Private] 1/?

[lightthedarkness]

[ULP!]

[Private] 2/?

[lightthedarkness]

[How does she want to play this?]

[Private] 3/?

[lightthedarkness]

[She could joke and insist that she wouldn't dream about him like that cause she doesn't see him that way but she's flattered he'd ask.]

4/?

[lightthedarkness]

[No, don't be weird, Usagi.]

[Private] 5/?

[lightthedarkness]

[Besides, this was Trench, if it happened once, it was likely to happen again.]

[Private] 6/?

[lightthedarkness]

[This place was like that.]

[Private] 7/9

[lightthedarkness]

[Buuuuuuuuuuut.]

[Private] 8/9

[lightthedarkness]

[Just in case.]

Um, maybe? What was in the dream, Ezra-san?

[Private] 9/9

[lightthedarkness]

[Nailed it!]

[ezra_of_lothal]

[He quietly watches her face flit through expressions, and more than half expects to be brushed off. He'd understand, or well, be ok with it.

But then she asks. Alright, might as well press on.]

There was this woman. She said her name was Serenity, and I don't know anyone in any waking world who goes by that, but she felt kinda familiar. And she said that I knew her, but not how.

We were on...Luna, I think? Everything there was destroyed, and she was alone. She told me about a war, and said she was the last of her people.

All I knew to do was be...present. With her. [He should know by now, but it feels like he has to keep relearning it - sometimes when someone has lost that much, that's all you can do.]?

1/3

[lightthedarkness]

[Oh.]

2/3

[lightthedarkness]

[God damnit.]

3/3

[lightthedarkness]

[She sighs.]

Yeah, that was my dream.

[She was pretty sure she couldn't just play it off as some weird kooky dream either.]

[ezra_of_lothal]

[Solemnly-]

Thank you for telling me that, Usagi.

We don't have to talk about it, if you don't want to.

[lightthedarkness]

There's not a lot to talk about...

Although... actually there is something.

I am royalty, but I keep it secret. Partially because it doesn't matter here... but mostly... there are some people from back home. Very dangerous people. If they ever show up here, they will try and hunt me down. The less people who know about Usagi Tsukino being Neo-Queen Serenity the better.

So... I have to ask that you pretend not to know who I am if someone demands my head. It will be safer for you.

[ezra_of_lothal]

[Is there really not much to talk about? Because he has so many questions.

But he can take the hint. He just nods.]

There are lots of things I have to pretend not to know, about people here. I'll add it to the list.

[lightthedarkness]

... I'm sorry I'm making the list longer. Forgive me? [She smiles, but it's a sad one.]