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[bentflame]

We've been getting gifts delivered to the palace all week now-- even more so than usual, because nobody is coming for a celebration themselves. It's mostly artwork or heirlooms; they're never personal, obviously. Yesterday we received an antique vase that looks good in the portrait hall, but other than that, nothing has been all that interesting or of note.

I'll be off-world, and I'll be going out to a spa with someone in the afternoon, but other than that I have nothing planned. It'll seem odd for my birthday to just be like any other day, especially since it's my sixteenth.

Is this what it's like for commoners?

Comments

[digital-queen.livejournal.com]

More or less especially if one doesn't even care about celebrating their birthday.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Is that common?

[digital-queen.livejournal.com]

It's a personal thing with me, but I've heard the older people get, the more they develop a similar outlook to you on such days.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

How would you know what my outlook is?

[digital-queen.livejournal.com]

Maybe because you more or less posted it in a journal entry.

[philoxidizes]

It depends.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

On?

[philoxidizes]

How much you'd like to celebrate.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

There isn't going a typical Fire Nation celebration at home this year, and that sort of thing isn't appropriate for Earth. I have no idea how people do it there.

[ofhopeandglory.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't really know, since I've never made a great deal of mine.

keywords win!

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Aren't you incredibly old?

[ofhopeandglory.livejournal.com]

... You'll find that that doesn't exactly stop some people.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

Well, of course not, but it doesn't make your reaction surprising.

GUESS WHAT TIME IT IS, you're right it's Ryan time!

[iknowucan]

You're birthday's soon?

Sometimes it really is just another day, but your sixteenth birthday is supposed to be special! You should have a party or something!

THEY NEED TO BECOME BFF Y/Y

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

With the situation in my country, it isn't wise for me to make any more public appearances than necessary.

THAT'S WHAT RYAN'S TRYING TO DO 8D

[iknowucan]

Oh...

Well, why don't you have one off your world??? People do that, right? Like with that beach party my sister helped put together! You should definitely have a party or at least a cake. Cake is kind of necessary.

A++ MAN

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

I'm going to a spa with someone.

[oceanicbutterfly]

Most people usually do something special for their birthday, even if it's only having cake.

... Azula is suspicious because she's not getting a one-off insult from Karen this time

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

I did say I was going to a spa with someone.

If Karen knew, she'd intentionally play this up to watch Azula's reaction

[oceanicbutterfly]

Your phrasing made it sound like you didn't think of that as special.

ahaha

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

My phrasing made it sound like that isn't what I'm used to.

[beigerenegade.livejournal.com]

I imagine so - many can't afford to do very much for their birthdays, and keep it to simple pleasures. If they do celebrate them, anyway.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

I see.

[beigerenegade.livejournal.com]

...If you would enjoy something a bit more – well. There are some very enjoyable planets.

[peoplesprincess.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming you're not offering to give me a planet.