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[themidnightson]

[Millitimed to Saturday, Jun 20th, cause Edward's mun dared to have a life instead.]

When Edward came to return to the book he borrowed from the bar, instead of swapping it out for another, as was their normal pattern by this time, she had materialized a cupcake. Not just any cupcake, either. A stuffed micro-mink replica of a cupcake with pink shining sprinkles and a white candle on top of it with a triple colored flame.

"What is this?"

A note appeared besides it, Happy birthday!

"It's still early March."

It's June 20th in Milliways.

"Oh."

He can't really fault that.

He can't fault the stitching either.

Esme, Alice and Rose would all love it.

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[badinlatin]

"I suppose that answers that."

What would you get a xī xuè guĭ for his birthday?

Mal at least seems somewhat affable this morning, having walked in from the lakeside.

[themidnightson]

Edward looked up, reluctant and relieved in the same second to take his eyes off the little sparkly monstrosity. His eyes narrowed slightly, but it was more mocking than serious.

"You were wondering what to get one of us for a birthday?"

[badinlatin]

"No, but I'm sure it would've come up at some point, now that Alice and Inara get on."

[themidnightson]

Edward winced. "You didn't leave them alone with a closet, did you?"

[badinlatin]

"I tried not to. Your ba and I ran for the hills when they came to the ship. Inara's shuttle is one enormous closet. I'm lucky to get out o' there unscathed."

[themidnightson]

"At least she is still letting you dress yourself."

[badinlatin]

"What, you can't take Alice?"

[themidnightson]

"That's not really the problem." Edward's look turned bemused, and fond. "Just wait until she really wants something from you and you'll understand."



And it catches up with him a beat late -- what Alice wants right now -- but it doesn't show in his expression.

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

Bonzo blinks at the cupcake which he notices on Edward's table.

"What's that?"

Yeah, it's been a few years since he celebrated a birthday.

[themidnightson]

"It's supposed to be a cupcake," Edward says, not tensing at the well known voice.

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I got that. But the candle?"

Like I said, a while since he actually celebrated a birthday.

[themidnightson]

"It's a tradition for birthdays."

A very human one.




He is settling for being vaguely grateful it isn't a number when he reaches out to poke the triple-flame colored part of the stuffed thing.

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

Blink. "Joys of Battle School. We got a new set of uniforms on our birthdays." Pause. "And I didn't get much of anything in the years after that...except maybe once or twice when I was home." He tries thinking back the years that was.

"I don't think I want to know how old you are." Bonzo smirks as he says this. Of course, I also don't want to make you mention it in public, but I'm not going to say that.

[themidnightson]

One corner of Edward's lips tugged, but there wasn't a smile. Just something faintly respective and amused. Surprisingly enough.

"When is yours?"

[mandercommander.livejournal.com]

Bonzo sits back and thinks for a moment.

June...23? 25? Uh...July?

"You know, I can't quite recall. Bar, could I see my IF file?"

An IF file pops up, which Bonzo quickly scans.

"June 25."

By the way, if Edward glances at the file, he'll see a whole raft of things in there.

[themidnightson]

"You've five days before she might do something to you then," Edward warned easily, with a wave toward a seat if he wanted one. Even as Edward wasn't sitting yet himself.

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

"That's pretty."

:D! Edward. Someone's missed you.

[themidnightson]

Edward looked at Jenny before glancing back to the shiny-sparkly thing. "That is one word for it."

Not really the one he would have chosen. Yet he can't exactly disagree either. "Hello, Jenny."

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Since he's not admitting the reason for the pretty shiny-sparkly thing, Jenny'll just have to venture a guess.

"Is it your birthday?"

[themidnightson]

"It appears to be here," Edward afforded, placing his hand on the side of the bar from the cupcake, inches beside it not touching.

[bitunlikely.livejournal.com]

Jenny nodded, frowning slightly. She really wasn't good at this birthday thing, was she? She never seemed to have a proper gift at the time.

"I'm sorry," she answered. "I didn't know. I'll bring you a gift next time? It's what people do, right?"

[genarti]

[You get to pick! River or Trowa? Or somebody else?

...I mean, or a raincheck, but.]

[themidnightson]

[Yes! Um. River, maybe! I am also thinking it may be time for another Illyana fourteen or mixed_muses thread]

[genarti]

[So I got this notification, made a mental note to tag when I got a chance, and then COMPLETELY FORGOT. Go me! Um. I will tag in just a bit, as soon as work allows, but if enough time has passed that you want to ignore it, that's fine with me. :)

And ahahahahahahaha. I would be up for that! For either! Also: ahahahahaha again. *ruffles her hair*]

[river_meimei]

"The edibility," River informs him, "is dubious."

She may or may not realize that this is of no concern to a Cullen. (She probably does. But she's a brat.)