Birthday Planning! [locked to new hires][yes, all of them!]

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Today is my birthday! Happy birthday to meeeeeee!

[Stacia clears her throat.]

After some serious thought and because this place is disgusting, I have elected to turn seventeen again. To that effect, please feel free to greet me in person with whatever seventeen-and-under age you like, especially where Jorg employees can hear so as to sow confusion amongst their ranks.

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[Locked further from Mac, Price, and Bunny]

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In case you didn't see the schedule, the Jorg put Bunny on a stupid off-Rig escort mission. Over Easter. We need to do something nice for him, any thoughts?

Suggestions for petty revenge that can't be traced back to us are also welcome.

[monkey_wrench]

[Petty vengence you say?]

We could make notes saying they're from random kids on the rig, talking about how mean Jorg is for not letting the Easter Bunny be here for them on Easter, put them in mailing tubes with colorful rotten eggs, address them to the higher-ups, and have Kokichi sneak them into the mailing room to be delivered.

Oh! And Happy 16th Birthday!

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[ragefeathers]

What the hell. These guys are such dicks.

Whaaat if we like... I dunno I'm bad at this? Get him a nice brush? Like, fur can be such a pain.

[kingofneworleans]

Hmm. Can't say as I have any particular ideas m'self, but you need anyt'in' hidden 'way for somebody to fin', I'm more dan happy to help.

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[ragefeathers]

I'm coming to give you birthday noogies and I will show you no mercy.

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I will fight you!

[She says it with a playful grin and absolutely no sense of "do not" though, to make it clear that this is a playful rejoinder, not a warning that Kenzie would be overstepping her bounds to do so.]

[walkingballpit]

Happy Birthday, Stacia! I hope that 17 treats you better this time around.

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Thank you, Robbie! I hope it does too.

[pain_train]

Happy birthday, Stacia! I hope you have lots of fun even though it sucks here.

What are your favorite colors?

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I will do my level best!

I'm a big fan of pink, actually! Something somewhere in the range of "Barbie" to "fuchsia". Vivid, "fuck the patriarchy" pinks.

[bringinghopewithme]

Happy birthday indeed. What flavor of fruit filling do you want in your gift?

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Thank you, Bunny!

Would raspberries be too much trouble?

[tr1xx]

Happy birthday! Totally gonna greet you with a different age every time I see you anywhere for maximum confusion.

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That's the spirit! Thank you, Cammie!

[kingofneworleans]

Joyeux anniversaire, petite.

[And it feels so good to be able to do that again. Speaking his mother tongue and having his accent back and the eyes. He's just...not going to make a big deal of it.]

So. Stayin' un'er eighteen, yeah? Can do dat.

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Thank you, Remy!

[Yes, he just speaks French because that's his native language, but she doesn't hear French a lot so it feels special to her!]

That's it exactly. Besides, it's not like I can do any of the cool things here that I'd be legal to do back home, like vote or buy dry ice or spray paint. What's even the point of turning eighteen if I can't enjoy it?

[myagents]

Jorgmund employees are not in a position to voice such complaints if they don't mind ripping people away from their timelines. Happy fourteenth birthday, miss Novik.

[Is it supportive? Passive aggressive? Enticed at the idea of confusing someone? Trying to go with the flow? You never know with Price. He might not know either, but he's glad to see a kid doing kid stuff undisturbed.]

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They really, really can't.

[Stacia had given Price permission to view this post mostly as a test, to see if he'd play along or if he'd make sure the Jorg knew that she was eighteen. It's a relatively small secret, not really worth betraying, but Stacia never stops asking questions.]

Thank you for the good wishes!

[fromfryingpantofire]

Given everything around here, I wouldn't mind turning seventeen again, myself.

Happy birthday, Stacia. Let's hope for better next year or you might be seventeen for a while.

[credit_not_blame]

It's not a bad age to be, all things considered!

[She opens her mouth, but then closes it and swallows the response.]

I am going to take those well-wishes and keep my fingers crossed, because I don't want to jinx us.

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[wherenoonegoes]

Happy 17th birthday, then.

[His brows furrow a bit.]

...although now I'm wondering what would happen if I started telling them I'm 5.

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Thank you, Hiccup!

You probably could. I mean, technically, we could all get away with saying that we're one starting soonish, since they keep telling us that we're fake people.

Leap year baby?

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[beetlebutt]

Feliz quinceañera, person I don't know.

[He holds a hand to his chest as if this is a moment of great feeling.]

This is such a special time in a girl's life. I'm honored to share it with you.

Even though I have no clue who you are.

Or even your name.

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Muchas gracias, new friend! I'm Stacia, and I am the werewolf voted most likely to boss you around!

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[parannoyed]

[Wash is in a weird place right now. After the thing with North. After getting into a pretty bad place and needed to excavate himself again.]

[There are some things he's very unsure of. Connections that are tenuous. Everything to do with back home is...it's on shaky ground, because he's so used to the ground falling out from under him. Even with Carolina and Tucker, it sometimes feels unsteady, despite his emotions telling him he can trust them, even though they're the best at helping him up when he stumbles.]

[But some of the people here on the rig - what is there to gain by hiding anything? In some ways it's simpler, because they can't possibly be involved with any of the complications from back home. Sometimes when the things familiar to you are that mired in distrust and conspiracy, strangers are the ones that seem like people you can trust.]

[With Stacia, he doesn't trust that she'd always tell him the truth - she has a sneaky way about her. She's crafty for her age. What he does trust is that the kid's heart is in the right place. So even though he's emotionally in a weird spot right now, he goes and asks a few favors.]

[The camera therefore opens on a pudding cup with a candle in it. Then the camera turns around to Wash, who's fiddling with a lighter between his fingers. (Which is useful in more ways than this! Charming the nurses has paid off.)]

You can eat chocolate right? We wouldn't have to take you to the vet?

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Are you calling me a dog? On my birthday?

[Stacia laughs before Wash might think she's actually upset.]

Yes, I can have chocolate. And even if I couldn't, werewolves also enjoy a little recreational poison, just like humans. As a treat.

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[freakenstein]

Happy Birthday of indeterminate age!

Do you like cake? I could try and get into the kitchens and whip something up. Got a favorite type or flavor?

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Thank you!

Who DOESN'T like cake? Chocolate is always a solid bet, but as long as it's not the horrible aged sheet cake that they tried to foist on us when we first showed up, I'm sure any flavor would be a delight.