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[Back dated to the 11th.

Four. Four birthdays in Luceti. Honestly none of them have ever been very exciting, but maybe it's better that way. Calling attention to age, especially now that she's 20, is a little of a scary thought. Instead she'll act like it's a normal day for most of it. Taking her dog for a walk in the late morning, spending time in the smithy, and even grocery shopping a bit. Eventually sometime in the afternoon, before dinner, she'll ask the village a question:]

A question for everyone: How do you feel about growing older here? Whether you already have or not. Is it scary to think about?
[Families? Relationships? Are they even a good idea? Despite the fact those are things she wants.]

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Well, I- !

...I can't deny that's the thing I want most as an adult.

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Elicia I would love to listen to you read.

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[Winry immediately grabs the skin of his cheek.]

Don't you even dare.

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Thanks Kyon, but going from teenager to adult in this place is not something to "not worry about," I think.

But really, thanks. For the "happy birthday."

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[markofthewise]

Ow! Ow! Hey, stop that! [He pulls his cheek away and rubs the offended area.]

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Sounds like it'd be terrible.

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More than happy to.

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Yeah... it's just something I've thought about since I was young.

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[She sighs.]

Fine, just as long as you aren't a moron about it.

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That's not the problem. I'm thinking about more personal kinds of things.

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[ilyana]

... Such as what?

[bionically]

[...] I don't make a habit of it.

[Pausing, he adjusts his tone just slightly so it's not quite so business-like as when addressing his superiors and fellow soldiers.]

You won't get to tell me 'I told you so'; I promise.

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Like... what if someone was here long enough that the missed their chance to have a family?

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I didn't pinch that hard.

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Good. I have enough customers like that.

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[ilyana]

I have multiple theories on the matter... One is that time doesn't pass while we're in this world in our own worlds...

Was there someone you were thinking of starting a family with specifically in your world? Or was that not what you meant?

[bionically]

Don't forget to take some time for yourself over the holidays.

[He hasn't a clue if she's the sort of person who tends to fill up her free time with her work or not, but he supposes a small, general reminder couldn't hurt in any case.

It's just beginning to sink in that he may very well be spending Christmas here. In Em's absence, it wasn't all that significant anymore - but it still meant something that he was away from home and not on the most relaxing of vacations.]

[godbent]

It's not scary, it's awe-inspiring! ...Ugh, whatever. I knew your birthday was going to end up low key somehow but I didn't know if you and your boy had plans, so I made cake and a sort of light half-dinner. My present's in the other room.

[menial]

Well, considering our typical lack of family here, it's not like we don't have to act kind of like adults anyway. I think it's more symbolic than anything. But sure.

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[of_sablier]

... not what you thought it would be like?

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[knightofratatosk]

It was four years in August. I came here when I was sixteen, so I guess that makes me twenty now... sort of.

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[tenminutes]

I don't even know if I'm going to grow older. It'd be kind of nice to be able to here though.

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Why wouldn't you grow older?

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Oh wow, really?

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Well I can definitely say it's not a little girl's happy ending of choice.