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[installing]

[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.]

Comments

[weakahoshi]

I guess it would happen whether you like it or not...

[AKA: She's never thought about it.]

voice;

[ex_tessen852]

It's a bit scary, but I guess it isn't something we can really stop, is it?

[Voice, Private]

[savedtheworld]

[Aang almost automatically puts a filter up when he finishes hearing the message. Because maybe he already knows his answer and doesn't want Ikki to hear. And some of his other friends in different ways. There's still a thoughtful and hesitant pause before he answers. Thinking about his friends, how long they've been here and any differences he's noticed. How he's just months away from having spent a year here, discounting his brief trip home.]



...Yes.

It is.

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[bionically]

[Thoughtfully and neutral:] Think I find it more annoying than anything else - even if we aren't really losing time here. At least, that's my understanding of the situation.

[i_speak_softly]

I've always been worried about getting older...

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[oftheyin]

[Ran Fan has usually been spending time alone off somewhere. Only recently had she been paying attention to the network again and interacting with people.

While out, she heard Winry's voice over the journal and decided to answer.]

Is everything alright, Winry?

[action]

[pendantry]

[When there's a quiet spell at the smithy, Raven works out cornering Winry without actually backing her into some kind of corner.]

Hey. [It's general, almost friendly. She likes Winry and respects the intense things she can create.]

[godbent]

[There is a surprise waiting for Winry at home when she... gets home. Haruhi may or may not have consulted Elicia or Ed about this, but honestly she just waltzed past Den, broke into Winry's room, and got to work setting up the show in the kitchen. And then a second show a bit off in the other room. Four automail arms are in the kitchen, and there's also a small cake there.

The arms are all crawling around the counter of their own accord, but when Winry gets home -- Haruhi miscalculated the time. She's still trying to get them to do more than crawl, holding her arm out and speaking incantations with a frown]

[automailed]

[Between Winry not seeming particularly thrilled about having a birthday and Haruhi taking over the cake/dinner arrangements, Ed's at a bit of a loss for what to do, himself. Some kind of- boy-and-girl-friend romantic-y... thing? (Because he's so good at that.) Or should he just ignore it? (Because that won't get him into trouble.) Or help Haruhi in making a big deal out of it? (Because the two of them collaborating would go so well.)

He's still mulling it over when she does her entry, so he let that distract him instead.]

...I don't like it. I can't imagine growing up and raising a family in a place where we have so little control over our own lives.

[Even if it's starting to become a reality the longer they stay here.]

voice (from her room shoosh)

[asobouyo]

I'm not scared! I like growing up, 'cus I'm learning new things!

[Maybe she missed the point of the question--though really, she likes Luceti. Even with the bad things... but maybe that's just her getting so used to the way everything is here.]

[Action]

[markofthewise]

[Okay, so Sokka was hoping to do a bigger surprise when Winry came to the smithy today. But well. Raven wasn't exactly someone you could get in a party hat. Neither was Hiccup really, but he was on the mend still. So it was mostly just Sokka. But even so, when she came in, Sokka was ready.]

Happy birthday!

[He pulled out a party horn to give it a blow. It didn't make a sound, but it did uncoil at least.]

[menial]

In fairness, it's scary to think about everywhere.

[stilldontgotit]

It's... strange to think about, if nothing else. Three, almost four years is a long time for a teen. And there are people who've been here for five years now, maybe even longer...

That's a long time to spend in another world.

[Video]

[ilyana]

I like to think that with each passing year we grow more impressive. More knowledge, more experience, and through all of life's struggles, joys, and hurdles, we become more complete people. So I like to think of each passing year as a year I've had a chance to grow wiser and be the person I want to be.

[Voice]

[of_sablier]

Mm, I wouldn't say scary, just a bit strange. After all, when we go back home, it's going to be like we haven't aged at all.

[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

Actually, um... I haven't thought about it much at all.

voice;

[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.