distressedude | 032 ~ [voice/action]

[The last experiment was a weird one, but thankfully nothing too traumatic happened for it to stick with Ion in the long term -- even if he is kind of upset that he spent a few days as a girl again and, just as last time, apparently no one noticed. He's not that girly, is he? Sigh. His former Manliness instructor would be so disappointed.]

[But he's not going to dwell on that too much, because it's almost May 1st! And that means it's almost his birthday! He missed his chance at getting to celebrate on the actual day in the years past due to various different circumstances, but this year he'd definitely have a birthday party! He's never had one before, after all... but other than that, he's not really sure what else someone might do for their birthday. And he wanted this year to be special! Which is what eventually inspires a short post over the journal:]

If you could do whatever you wanted on your birthday, our current circumstances permitting, what would you do?

I've been thinking about this myself for a few days now, but I don't have much experience with celebrating my own birthday. So I was wondering what other people might do to celebrate the occasion.

[House One - April 27 - May 1st]

[But as the day wears on, Ion starts to find himself feeling a little under the weather. It starts with a cough, quickly escalates into a fever, and by around late afternoon he staggers into the house with his face flushed and looking worse for the wear. He won't really stop to talk, instead making a quick beeline for his room and crawling into bed. He'll probably pass on dinner that night as well.]

[And unfortunately for him, that's where he'll be staying for the next few days, all the way through his birthday on May 1st. He'll be more lucid by then at least, but still mostly confined to his bed. Looks like whatever birthday plans he eventually settled on would have to be put on hold this year as well.]

[ooc: House One folks/visiting CR can choose any day in that gap or just skip ahead to his birthday if you want!]

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I suppose if someone wanted to go out to the hot springs or beach too, I wouldn't mind, but maybe by myself.

[A pause.]

I guess I don't give too much thought to birthdays. But I take it you or someone you know have one coming up?

Yes, actually. My birthday is just a few days away now. But I never gave it much thought prior to arriving in Luceti myself. So I've never had much opportunity to celebrate it either.

Happy early birthday.

I guess it's a little same for me; never gave it much thought, never had much opportunity to celebrate. Then again, I guess after a certain age, birthdays don't have the same meaning.

Thank you! [And Ginia wins the award for telling it to him first!]

And I think I can understand that. Even back on my world, I don't think people would celebrate their birthdays after becoming of age in the same way they might have when they were children.

I think in some ways it's harder to celebrate when you're older. More responsibilities, people you might have celebrated with might not be around or are too busy, each year is a reminder you're getting older.

[And who likes a reminder of their mortality?]

But I guess this place is different. Best to enjoy things while you can. I hope your birthday turns out good.

[How strange for Ion it's almost exactly the opposite -- every year he can celebrate his birthday is just another year he's still alive to see it.]

Thank you. I hope so as well. I would like to have the opportunity to celebrate it at least once here in Luceti, after all. [He's tried twice now and failed, it's kind of sad really.]

[It's easy enough reading between the lines. Probably been in Luceti for awhile but something always happened to delay birthday plans.]

I hope you can celebrate.

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