[ Lacus has never actually spent the night in another cabana and with so many seagulls dead, the crowdedness takes a minute to get used to. Maybe it's a good thing she doesn't take up too much space, sticking politely and unobtrusively close to Nona. ]
Thank you all for having me! Let's enjoy ourselves tonight even as we pray for tomorrow.
[Oh this is slightly awkward. But the Dodos are all uses to laying all over one another by now, so hopefully the chill vibe can help the weird tension he feels when he looks in her direction.]
Mn. I hope this is a place you can feel safe, Lacus.
[ 'Safe' feels like a loaded word on a several levels. It makes Lacus remember what it feels like to be Beel, to fail to protect somebody, to choose one over another. It makes her remember what it feels like to be herself and watch Beelzebub's teeth dig into a precious friend.
It's been two weeks now. A lot has happened. The way Lacus felt last week isn't comparable to this week, even. It really is high time they talk.
And the smile she gives is faint but genuine. ]
It is. I've given you a different impression, haven't I? I'm sorry. I needed time - and I thought you might have needed it as well.
[ 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!
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. ]
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Thank you all for having me! Let's enjoy ourselves tonight even as we pray for tomorrow.
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Mn. I hope this is a place you can feel safe, Lacus.
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It's been two weeks now. A lot has happened. The way Lacus felt last week isn't comparable to this week, even. It really is high time they talk.
And the smile she gives is faint but genuine. ]
It is. I've given you a different impression, haven't I? I'm sorry. I needed time - and I thought you might have needed it as well.
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You came! Oh, I'm happy because I love you!
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I love you as well, Nona! Of course I would come!
[ That hug is returned warmly. Nona can get so much hugging today. ]
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[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.
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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!
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Everyone being here makes me happy.
What were your birthday parties like? Did they have party hats?
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[ 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. ]
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[ He gives Lacus a little smile, too. He doesn't mind her being here. Better than her being alone. ]
I hope it's comfortable enough for you here.
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[ 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.