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[wing_attack]

[The video clicks on, and there is... well. There's a Rufflet and an Ursaring in colorful party hats.]

[In an inn room. He finally sprung for one tonight, yeah. Tobias turns the camera around and grins, though it's a little bit of a crooked grin. His last birthday... didn't go so well. Or was that the birthday before? The last birthday he paid attention to the date on, at least. Anyway.]

What kind of stuff do you guys do for your birthday where you're from? I never really did much for mine, so I decided to get a room for the night. It's kind of nice here, though it's sort of expensive...

[... He's probably going to go back to sleeping outside tomorrow night. Oh well.]

... Maybe we'll go out to eat or somethi -

[Aaand the Ursaring tackles him, and Tobias is left flailing under a pile of brown fur.]

Rachel! You're too big now! Get off!

[The Ursaring just laughs and Tobias crawls out from under her, turning the video off as her party hat falls and bonks him on the head.]

Comments

[lieutenantantichrist]

What kinda girl likes bears? They're supposed to be into cute things, not wild animals that rip cars open and eat people's dogs.

[Even after all this time spending a lot of nights outdoors, Blake is not really the woodsy type.]

[wing_attack]

[... Tobias frowns a bit.]

That's kind of overgeneralizing, isn't it? They don't have to be into one thing or another. But she's amazing. At least to me, she is. She likes gymnastics and shopping and if you call her girly she's liable to kick your ass.

[lieutenantantichrist]

Ahh, I get it. [Blake nods to himself.] Your girlfriend.

[wing_attack]

[He looks slightly panicked at that word.]

But I didn't say - I mean -

[Rachel the Ursaring just laughs and pats his head. He calms down slightly, though he still looks grumpy.]

I mean... I guess. We don't really call ourselves a couple, but we kind of are.

[lieutenantantichrist]

[Blake chuckles, sounding not that unlike the bear.] Don't worry, I'm not gonna tell your ma.

Anyway, happy birthday, kid. Go out and do something stupid.

[wing_attack]

I don't think you can.

[... Pft. He does grin a little bit.]

Thanks. I'll try.