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[kingshizuchan]

[So, how many of you were used to Shizuo's hobo-chic look? Because that's gone, and now his look is pretty much back to how it originally was. Roots touched up, hair trimmed back to a more acceptable length, and being a bit bundled up makes him look practically presentable.

Currently though, he's more thoughtful than usual while walking out of his place.]

Anyone see... Ah, what was it again...? Minato? Minako, Makoto... Something like that. I haven't seen him around lately.

[You'd think if he was concerned, he'd remember Mikado's name a little better, but... Well, it's Shizuo. Other things are on his mind, too.]

Ah... I was also wondering. Do any of you count birthdays here?

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[kingshizuchan]

[He was starting to get the hang of his family name, but then Kida said to start calling him Mikado. So all the effort went out the window. So it's all Kida's fault.]

You celebrate it and everything?

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[nukeoleptic]

Mmhmm! I was lucky, though- the dates here and at home nearly lined up for me. They were pretty close, at least.

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[kingshizuchan]

Yeah? Sounds handy.

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[nukeoleptic]

So.. are you going to celebrate?

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[kingshizuchan]

Ah...

[He hadn't gotten far enough to think about celebrations.]

I kinda forgot about it last year, so I'm not sure. I didn't really do anything big to celebrate back home.

[He'd visit his parents, try to call his brother and just get something like a sundae with Tom and stop by Russia Sushi. Sometimes there was cake.]

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[nukeoleptic]

[ Huhhh. ]

Well.. you could always spice it up a little here. What's there to lose, right?

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[kingshizuchan]

I guess that's true. It's a little last minute, though.

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[nukeoleptic]

Wait.. when's your birthday?

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[kingshizuchan]

...

[Wait for it.]

Tomorrow, actually.

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[nukeoleptic]

And you're just thinking about it now?

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[kingshizuchan]

Yeah... Guess I just lost track of time.

[That whole 2-week sleep coma messes with your internal clock.]

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[nukeoleptic]

Well, then you should probably-

[ Wait. ]

-- hold on, what's your name? I don't know that I've met you before.

[ Oops this was super impolite, wasn't it. ]

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[kingshizuchan]

We have?

[If that's polite, the fact that Shizuo hasn't noticed is even ruder. Rude boy Heiwajima all up in here.]

It's Shizuo.

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[nukeoleptic]

Jade!

[ It's possible that Kida has mentioned him before. If so, she doesn't remember at this precise moment. ]

How old will you be?

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[kingshizuchan]

Right.

[He'll... Try to remember her name. That's the best he could do.]

Ah... If I count the years here? It'd be 26.

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[nukeoleptic]

That's a hell of a lot of candles on such short notice.

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[kingshizuchan]

[Bhu- wait.]

Well, I don't want candles.

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[nukeoleptic]

What good is a birthday cake without candles?

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[kingshizuchan]

But then you end up getting wax on the frosting...

[Plus you don't just collect over two dozen candles for a single cake.]

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[nukeoleptic]

How about one candle? To symbolize?

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[kingshizuchan]

It's not really needed.