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[monkeyblue]

From: Fushimi
Date: October 25th

[Still late at night, but this time his post is signed? He has no shame about spamming the BBS with stuff like this, and anyway it's important.]

Can shinki celebrate their birthdays if they remember them?

Comments

[sweetdeath]

I don't see why not.

Even if you don't remember, you could pick a day to be your birthday!

[monkeyblue]

I remember.

But I'm also dead.

[sweetdeath]

Well yeah, me too. Just because you're not getting older doesn't mean you can't celebrate.

[monkeyblue]

Why celebrate a life that's ended?

[sweetdeath]

We're dead, not gone.

Plus, who doesn't want an excuse for cake?

[monkeyblue]

It's too sweet.

[sweetdeath]

Okay, now you're just wrong.

Presents then! Everybody likes presents. Even people who're wrong about cake.

[monkeyblue]

Are you always this dumb or is it just because it's Wednesday?

[sweetdeath]

So what's your side of the argument? "I can't be happy anymore because I'm dead"?

[monkeyblue]

You're making assumptions.

[sweetdeath]

You're not answering.

Being dead's not a reason to not celebrate a birthday, not when you're still around. So why don't you want to?

[monkeyblue]

Didn't say that. I'm asking what's the point.

[sweetdeath]

Doing something special for a day. Enjoying yourself.

I guess the cake is optional.

[monkeyblue]

I guess

[sweetdeath]

Being dead's no reason not to enjoy yourself, either, right?

Since we're still around.

[monkeyblue]

I guess

[sweetdeath]

Are you okay?

[...because it's kind of weird, that he's just retreated to "I guess" -- no punctuation even! He was definitely using punctuation before.]

[monkeyblue]

Does it matter?

[sweetdeath]

Uh, yeah? Obviously.

[monkeyblue]

You don't know me.

[sweetdeath]

I'd still feel bad if I upset you.

[monkeyblue]

It's fine.

[sweetdeath]

Well...

Okay, I guess.