003- Happy (late) Birthday (video)

[renegadedriving]

[The camera is aimed up at Shepard from about waist height, implying that Monodramon is pointing it at her. She's examining the contents of the fridge when her digimon starts singing. Incredibly poorly.]

Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to--

[Shepard turns abruptly and glares at the camera.]

Cadet, turn that off! My birthday was yesterday!

[Monodramon grunts and takes a step back when his partner tries to take the device from him.]

But Commander, you're turning 36! The internet said humans--

I said turn it off!!

[AND OFF THE CAMERA GOES.]

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[possessedchroma]

Happy birthday! I hope you have a good one!

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[renegadedriving]

[She looks tired and a little bit grumpy but...]

Thanks. Looks like there's plenty of celebration to be found.

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[scratchitti]

Inching up on the hump, Commander? [WOW ROOD NEKU]

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[renegadedriving]

[Shepard snorts.]

Careful, kid.

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[gluecklichundtreu]

::Oh dear, it seems this poor lady has the same problem of an outspoken Digimon that Liechtenstein has.::

Ah, Mr Digimon? ::For once she thinks it's a shame Hyokomon is asleep; he might be able to tell her what kind of Digimon that is...:: It's considered rude in human culture to reveal a lady's age.

Also Miss Commander, I hope your birthday was a nice one.

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[renegadedriving]

[Monodramon is in the background, looking sheepish.]

Oh...

[Shepard sighs.]

Thanks. It was... eventful. What's your name?

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[dekochan]

[ What? You mean you didn't want happy birthday sung to you? Too bad. Iori's doing it anyway.

Her voice is soft, but she still has the vocal training to back up a simple birthday song. ]

(ooc: for reference, her singing voice sounds like this!)

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[renegadedriving]

[Oh. Whoever is singing her a birthday song? Way better than her digimon's.]

. . . It's hard to be offended when the singer can actually sing.

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[headup_stickontheice]

[He's poking his head up through covers; the D-Terminal is back in his hands now, yep. He has a half-eaten sandwich in one hand.]

Happy, uh. Happy Birthday, Miss Shepard.

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[renegadedriving]

[Well, at least he's eating something.]

Thanks, Cam.

[She smiles a little at the blankets.]

Catching up on sleep?

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[wall_flower]

[Okay, she can't help it. She has to sing for you, Shepard.]

Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday, Commander Shepard.
Happy birthday to you.

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[renegadedriving]

[WHY CAN SO MANY OF THESE PEOPLE ACTUALLY SING]

Another idol?

[She smiles.]

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[gallowshumor]

My, my... another year closer to the largest ceremony of a lifetime, and you don't even look close to ready for it. Are you certain you've counted correctly?

[ Victorian England life expectancy being what it is... yeah, Undertaker is normally putting people in coffins by their 30s or 40s, if they even make it that far. ]

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[renegadedriving]

[HER FACE RIGHT NOW.]

Please tell me you're talking about marriage or retirement and not a funeral?

[makoinfused]

36, huh? [ GRINNING, ] Lookin' good!

[renegadedriving]

[She snorts.]

You young enough that I should include the word 'whippersnapper' in my response?

[not here]

[skycutter]

[Oh, birthday, huh? He's feeling pretty bad about being angry at her, so he's doing something.

At the end of the day, there's going to be a tub of ice cream from Frigimon's place at the doorstep. Vanilla because that's a safe thing. There's also a note, slightly damp due to the moisture, with neat writing in green ink: Comm. Shepard, Alliance Navy.

That should be okay, right?

... Right?]

[renegadedriving]

[Somebody bought her ice cream? Shepard brings it inside to share with her roommates and their assorted digimon.]

[Shame they didn't leave a name, though. She'd like to thank them.]

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[visionaryblend]

Heh, well there are worse things then turning thirty-eight.

Happy Birthday, lady.

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[renegadedriving]

I've taken enough bullets to know the truth in that.

Name's Shepard.

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[strengthinkindness]

Oh, it was your birthday?

Happy birthday! I wish there was something I could do for you.

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[renegadedriving]

Don't worry about it, the digimon have done more than enough celebrating.

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[risette_truestory]

Miss. Shepard! It is your birthday?

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[renegadedriving]

Well, it was yesterday. Started riiiight around the time the fireworks did.

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[foreveraclone]

[more to the digimon than to shep.] If there's one thing you need to know about women kid, is that they don't like having their ages announced like that. Celebrating their birthday is one thing, but don't announce the age.

[he looks up for a minute and then back down at the screen.] Happy Birthday, by the way.

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[renegadedriving]

[Monodramon is standing behind a (clearly displeased) Shepard on the video.]

But it's a sign of experi--

Cadet. Just. Stop.

[She turns her attention back to Conner.]

Thanks. I'll be honest, I'm more upset about people trying to celebrate it in the middle of... whatever this is than the fact that I'm turning 36.

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[betrayalcutsdeep]

Now, I don't think a day is too late to celebrate.

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[renegadedriving]

But is celebrating at all appropriate right now?

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[chemistryinmotion]

[Wally is currently attempting to hold his D-Terminal while also carrying like ten cupcakes from the vendors at the parade. He seems to be managing well enough, though Elecmon still offers to help.]

Need some help with that, Wally? I can help!

Uh, no, I'm good thanks.

[Elecmon looks a little disappointed but doesn't offer his help again. So when Wally does show up on the video feed, he's kind of drowning in cupcakes. He's actually in the middle of eating one, as it turns out.]

Yo, Commander! Happy Birthday! Want a cupcake in honor of the occasion? I've got like ten. They're surprisingly delicious, too, like, dang. So good.

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[renegadedriving]

[She probably shouldn't be encouraging him, but Shepard can't help but snort a laugh. Teenaged boys, goddamn. They eat like biotics.]

Where'd you get those?