week five curfew ft. knuckles the echidna and drama

[townmusician]

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[idologue]

It's wonderful to see such a lively cabana!

[ And she means that. Seagull had never been the same level of solidarity as a group, even when it was still fully populated. ]

I'm quite happy that you allowed me into your middle.

[idologue]

[ Lacus puts on her party hat with a giggle. It's been a while since she's been at a party with this kind of outfit code.

And Nona gets another hug, this is her fate tonight. Love love love!! If Lacus looks a little sad as soon as Nona isn't looking her way, that's pure imagination. ]

🎵 Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Nona, Happy Birthday to you 🎵

[ Everyone else is free to join in on this song but it's happening even if it's a solo. ]

[stilllovesyou]

You're very pretty! My taste is very good!

[She leans into the hug, listening to the beating of her heart, a reminder that Lacus is alive.]

I've never been to a birthday party so I'm not sure what makes one a birthday party but I'm glad it has you in it.

[stilllovesyou]

[Nona only looks the slightest bit disappointed.]

I guess so. Well! I suppose you'll have to wait until December.

[Whenever that is.]

[gluttoning]

Mn. [He plucks the bag of candy up as he pushes the dresser closed.]

Sorry. I didn't want to grab for your hand.

[A glance at him, at that change of expression.]

...

To answer your question... I can't stop it. I can avoid it, sometimes. It's why I always eat. But the hungrier I get, the harder it gets. If I get angry, it just makes me hungrier.

[He pops open the candy bag.]

I like food more than tables, though.

[idologue]

Sounds like it!

You can play video games with others too, but you're still stuck staring at the screen first and foremost. That's a downside, in my opinion.

[idologue]

[ Lacus is just gonna run her hand over Nona's head for as long as they stay like this. ]

Birthday parties can be all different - they're meant to make the person who's birthday it is happy, so they can be altered to their tastes. But with party hats, the cupcakes Haruka made and your friends here, you've already got a pretty classic one going!

[stilllovesyou]

I am happy. [And it's true. Despite everything, that's never changed.]

Everyone being here makes me happy.

What were your birthday parties like? Did they have party hats?

[stilllovesyou]

Oh, it's a song!

[Nona claps in pure delight, jumping up and down like an excited puppy. She tries to sing along a little, but she... doesn't know the lyrics.]

[stilllovesyou]

Noodle might, but I'd tell Noodle to be nice, and most of the time Noodle would listen to me.

[idologue]

A few of them did, when I was little! My father would invite all my friends over and set up a buffet in the garden for us. We'd then play games until sunset...

[ Which was not all that different from Lacus' usual hangouts with her friends. Look, she likes the garden. ]

At one of my more recent birthday parties, Kira and the children we take care of baked a cake together. Kira's mother offered to help, but they wanted to surprise me with something they'd made all on their own. It was a little misshapen, but absolutely delicious!

[ And then her last birthday was just kinda during wartime again and doesn't really count. That's how it is in life. ]

i can't believe nona is fucking dead

[plunges]

Ah...you liked them, then? That's good.

[ He sounds a little relieved. Silly Xiao. ]

What is a half-birthday? I've never heard of that before.