ain't no time for moping when we're working and we're coping

[isawallflower]

[ Here we are, another meeting! Noon comes fast (sorry to the stake-out folks!) and Riley's got everything...well, there's not much to set up besides food and drink (no Mountain Dew this time) but she has a clipboard and a cheery attitude, nevertheless. Hosting Mode is on. ]

Welcome, everyone~! I know we've all been looking around into...everything. So! I thought it would be important to share anything we've found with the group, so we can all put our heads together, to try and. Solve this whole thing!

[ #NailedIt ]

Let's try and keep this civil and relaxed, okay?

Comments

[37773972]

[You Have The Man's Attention]

How'd you figure that?

[musacal]

On Sunday there was a cupcake and a birthday card on my vanity! I know it doesn’t prove anything but I also don’t know why else I would get one unless it actually was my birthday?

If that’s the case then Sunday was July 12th!

[37773972]

[beat]

Happy birthday.

[Another beat]

Now we just need to figure out the year.

[musacal]

Teehee, thank you.

Unfortunately I have no idea on how to figure out that one yet.

[isawallflower]

Your birthday...? [ Like. That sucks, to have your birthday here. But, Riley keeps a smile on. ] You should've told us.

[musacal]

Ah... well, we got a little preoccupied with the horse so it just slipped my mind.

[isawallflower]

[ what is so great about horses. ]

Well. I'll make you something. Some cookies?

[musacal]

Oh, you don't have to do anything like that. Don't worry about it.

[isawallflower]

I know I don't have to, but I want to! I can't really get you anything here, unless you want a trombone.

[bloodycape]

Oh-- happy birthday!

[But. Summer... huh.]

That's later than I thought it would be.

[musacal]

Thank you!

And right? I was also surprised.

[etincelledefierte]

...you should have told me! Bon anniversaire, Nana!

[musacal]

I’m sorry Clau-chan, it slipped my mind. But thank you!

That means yours is not too far away too, right?

[etincelledefierte]

No, you don't need to apologize. I should have kept track a bit better.

[She nods.]

That's right. Mine is August 1st.

aims this knife right at you jen

[musacal]

Teehee, I'll have to prepare something extra special then. Just because we're stuck here doesn't mean we can't do something nice!

[likemypicture]

Happy Birthday!

We should celebrate properly.

[musacal]

O-Oh, we don’t have to do that! But I appreciate the sentiment—

[ But then Steven also starts talking about celebrating and...... ]

[holyspit]

Oh my gosh, happy birthday! You should've told us, we could have done something!

[musacal]

[ ...it’s now as yet another person chimes in “happy birthday!”, “you should have told us” and “we should celebrate” that Nana suddenly starts the feel the sudden weight of all these words at once.

Starts to dawn on her that... people really care. About her. People besides Claudine and the rest of their friends back home.

She’s a little wide eyed and taken aback as it fully sinks in.

I’ve always been alone, you know.

I’ve never been important to anyone. ]

I... I’m sorry, it just slipped my mind... after the barn...