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[ He had just been playing with the cats, so he just needed to disentangle.

So after that he's on his way and around 15 minutes later he is indeed knocking on her door. ]

[sing_for_me]

[ The knock was her cue. ]

Come in! I’m upstairs!

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Alright!

[ He'll just go inside and head up, then. ]

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[ When he makes it upstairs, he’ll find Alex behind the dining table with a cupcake in front of her. There’s a sparkler candle that’s just been lit stuck into it, letting out a variety of colors like sprinkles. ]

Belated happy birthday!

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[ This was unexpected. At first he's very confused. And he's confused for a while longer after that. ]

Uh... Um... Thanks...?

[sing_for_me]

[ Confused was..maybe not a good reaction, right? ]

I-it’s not for the stuff you gave me or anything! I know you didn’t really want anything, but I thought this might be..okay..

[ Was it not? ]

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It is, it is, yeah, it's just, birthdays are... complicated..

[ And something he generally ignored in the past. ]

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Yeah..I get that. I shouldn’t have pushed it..I just thought maybe you could celebrate it differently ..here.

[ But that wasn’t her call, was it? ]

Sorry, I made you come all the way out here..

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Well, I mean, I'm happy... I think, I don't know, exactly, I just... It's nice though, really.

It's just, I'm dead, and I'm still unsure if it counts even though some's said that it's fine, but um... Also I've never really... celebrated birthdays at all so I don't know how it's supposed to happen...be done.

[ She ought to be feeling that swirl of complicated emotions. ]

[sing_for_me]

[ Yeah, she does feel it. ]

After a while, I forgot how too. What was there to be happy about and with who? But you’re..not alone here.

Even if you’re not alive, you’re still around. And I think you existing is something to celebrate..I know I’m grateful, and I think others feel the same way too. But I guess that sounds more selfish than it should.

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It's okay to be selfish.

[ He sighs. ]

Thanks, Alex, really. Sorry about my reaction.

[sing_for_me]

Right back at you.

[ She does smile though. ]

You don’t have to say sorry for anything. If you want, we don’t have to call it a birthday cupcake. Just a.. regular, cinnamon cupcake.

[ She’ll even take the sparkler out, though she doesn’t blow it out just yet. ]

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[D2 smiles a bit awkwardly. ]

Yeah, sure, okay.

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Do you want to blow out the sparkler?

[ She holds it out to him. It seemed really childish now that she thought about it. She might’ve gotten a little too excited setting up. ]

You can make a wish too if you want.

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I'm no good at wishes, but, okay.

[ He can blow it out, at least. But no, he won't make a wish. Wishes didn't come true anyway. ]

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[ She holds the sparkler out for him, but she does glance towards one of the chairs where a small bag sat. She debated whether it was a good idea considering how things went so far. It didn’t seem like she was very good at guessing what he liked. ]

So..um..

[ She starts to shift in place. ]

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[ He notices her glances when he blows out the sparkler, and spots the bag. ]

Um....?

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Okay, I promise it's nothing big I just...

[ She scuttles over to the table to place it on the table, reaching in to pull out a lei. See? No bombs here. ]

They said these can be used for birthdays but..they said it also showed gratitude.

[ Maybe that would make it less uncomfortable for him? ]

You also don't have to take it!

[ And back in the bag it goes. ]