timelymaid | seventh bubble; text.

whens your birthday?
im curious
and how do you normally celebrate it at your home?

where im originally from we dont use years or months or any of these things as a time term
a sweep isnt even equivalent to a year
and you have one wriggling day a sweep
although theres not much you do on them compared to human parties which i think are more fun
i cant even begin to figure out how you would equate a wriggling day to a yearly thing anyway
so i just did what jake suggested and picked something else for fun

speaking of!
ive got a list now and since i need to get it to several people this seems appropriate
sans terezi nepeta equius gamzee the birthday calendar is as follows:
february 14 eridan ampora february 22 sollux captor march 25 aradia megido
april 13 john egbert and jane crocker august 31 kanaya maryam
september 21 or 22 karkat vantas because whichever is the equinox!
and then december 1 is jake english and jade harley
december 3 is strider day
and december 4 is lalonde day

so that crosses off everyone i know from home but i do not have the days of everyone i know here
thus this very important question!
if you dont have one we can pick one because this is exciting!

[ as always, if you respond in something else, Aradia will match you. ]

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'Don't have one, sorry.

'Though d'you mind if I take note of my kids' birthdays? Didn't know some of the new ones.

Well, we'll have to pick one! Did you want me to tell you the pokemon star signs? You can always pick a month based on which pokemon you like best out of the twelve!

I don't mind, that's what the list is there for. All the trolls had to pick something, and I figured this was the best way to broadcast the list to anyone who wanted the days!

That's a bri~lliant idea.

What did you choose, Aradia?

March 25th! Although Whimsicott is the April pokemon, the human Aries sign says March 25th is allowed, so. Whimsicott's horns look like mine, and those of my lusus.

Anyway! The list is, from January to December: Sawsbuck, Simipour, Alomomola, Whimsicott, Bouffalant, Klink, Crustle, Braviary, Gothorita, Lampent, Scolipede, and Fraxure!

Your horns? [Y'know, I don't think any of the trolls have told him about the horns. Though he's not judging; he's genuinely interested.]

I've only ever heard of a Whimsicott. Which one d'you think might suit me?

All trolls have horns! We're also normally gray, and the whites of our eyes are yellow. Those are the biggest superficial differences I can think to mention. Anyway, the horns differ from troll to troll, so it was...sort of surprising to see mine on a pokemon.

[ Give her a second to consider. ] August, with Braviary! That's the only bird pokemon in that list, and birds do like to sing.

[He considers mention the buttons for a moment, to make the connection that they were both different in the past life and try and strengthen a bond... but he's mildly sure that freaked out Kanaya and it always leads to bad things, so he stops himself.]

Sounds beautiful, to me. Are your horns anything like a ram's? [It's one of the few animals with horns that comes to mind. Bulls are the other.]

And I su~re do love to sing. Braviary it is!

[ Aradia probably would have been fine with it, since human biology is already weird. ]

Yes! They are apparently just like that, from what I've learned. And I've never really sung much; maybe to myself when I was exploring, but I never really learned professionally or anything.

Okay, now pick a number between one and thirty-one!

D'you wanna learn?

If I chose one, think that'll make me number one Other Father? [Chuckle.]

[ ...She looks seriously surprised. ] Really? I wouldn't mind learning, actually.

[ and the joke gets a small chuckle. ] Why not? I think it is what you like it to be! So August 1st! That's your birthday, now.

What better use of our music room than teaching you to sing?

August 1st! Let's just hope I don't forget. [He's joking... but he'll easily remember his kid's better than his own. The fact Aradia gave it to him might help, though.] Thanks, kiddo. I'd have to keep using Father's day if you hadn't come along.

Where is that, though?

What day is Father's day? [ human holidays, how many of you are there D8 ]

On the outskirt's of Goldenrod and Route 34.

Apparently it's on the third Sunday of June.

Oh! We should be in that area next month. For the Breeder's convention.

What's it for, though? For fathers to be fathers?

I'll be over at the convention myself. You should come on by when you're in the city.

A father's a father for everyday. Seems like Father's day is a time for telling your fathers you love'em.

I'll drop by, then! I'll text you when we're closer.

Oh, like a lusus appreciation day?

Yep! Though I~ take it as another day for a lusus to spend with their children.

So you normally just hang out with John or them on Father's Day, here?

Mm-hmm. Though I'd like to do that e~very day. Care to join me for a non-father's day?

I'd love to! When I'm in Goldenrod?

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