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[bloodandblunder]

"H... hello? Um, this is me-- ah, Noire! I'm Noire, and I'm very sorry for missing you somehow... I promise I'm not avoiding you, unless you're scary or you're Mo-- trying to curse me. U-um, so when I can figure out how to-- ( beeps ensue, followed by a shriek of fright ) O-oh, no! What did I push, how do I-- make it-- oh gods, did I break it?! W-why can't we just talk in person?!"

[ BEEP. ]

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[bloodandblunder]

[ She'll answer, and if she's still a little... frazzled, from earlier activities, well. ]

... Morgan? Is something the-- no, you're smiling...

[intendance]

Of course I'm smiling!

[And she's going to just fling her arms around Noire and half-hug, half-tackle her.]

Happy birthdayyyyyy!

You don't have Morgan in your room, right? I don't want to interrupt.

[bloodandblunder]

N-no, he left-- [ and then she blinks, even as she instinctively rocks back to try and keep them both steady. ] You remembered too?!

[ Noire, you're bad at this. ]

[intendance]

Noire, you're so bad at this!

[ahahaha...

But she just beams, nodding, and then presents Noire with her presents--which are wrapped in a makeshift bag of some questionable material.]

Of course I did! You're my best friend!

[Inside she will find a can of pear halves (which she has been saving and found forever ago) and, miracle of all miracles, a small container of milk. It was like heaven smiled on her. Or maybe she got lucky for once.]

[bloodandblunder]

[ ... Oh no, her heart. Once she gets through the questionable material, Noire's eyes widen. ]

This couldn't have been easy to find... Morgan, you're amazing!

[ MILK... ]

[intendance]

[Well... Morgan's about as frank as can be, so quite honestly--]

Actually, I think I finally just got lucky. I've never found anything like that before in all of these months and months and months and then there it was!

[hee hee hee.]

But I figured that you're the sort of person who can do a lot with milk, so there you go! Happy birthday!

[bloodandblunder]

I can definitely try baking something...

[ and there she goes, already pondering something delicious. ]

[intendance]

[That's...yeah that's a very noire thing.]

Just decide pretty quickly, since I don't know how long it was sitting out there, and it'd be a shame if it went bad.

[mmhmmm.]

So Noire, how does it feel to be a year older in a place like this?

[bloodandblunder]

Sort of strange... [ and she's actually pondering the feeling. ] I don't feel as though I've really been here that long.

[intendance]

Really? Huh!

[Morgan considers that thoughtfully, before shaking her head.]

For me, it feels like we've been here for aaaaages--but at the same time, I suppose the time has gone sort of fast, right?

[bloodandblunder]

Well, a lot has happened... but before you know it, it's another day. Something like that?

[intendance]

That's right!

[She pauses, and then nods slowly.]

In fact, I remember more about Haven than I do about back home! Isn't that amazing?

[No....]

[bloodandblunder]

... We really need to give you a lot of memories when we return.

[intendance]

When I get all of my memories back, I suppose it'll all be back in proper proportion, ha ha!

[She still thinks she will...somehow...]

But that's not important today! What's important today is that it's your birthday! Should I sing? Did Morgan sing?

[bloodandblunder]

He-- [ initiated a lot of kisses, actually, so she's just going to cough a bit. ] Um, no, he didn't, but you don't have to--

[intendance]

He...?

[She just blinks at Noire blankly, so innocent.

... ???]

So if he didn't sing to you, what did he do for your birthday?

[bloodandblunder]

O-oh! Um, I can show you, actually... if you'd like?

[ AT LEAST PART OF IT... ]

[intendance]

[yeah don't show her all of it, he might get jealous]

Ohhh! Yes, please do! Show me, show me!

[bloodandblunder]

Hold on-- [ She's got to duck in and find it, now carefully placed atop her stand, and then she'll return and present it to Morgan-- her little jar vase with the paper roses. ]

He made this himself, actually...

[intendance]

[She blinks at it--and then her expression melts into a quieter smile, because wow, that's...that's precious.]

Wow, those are so pretty!

[Awww...]

He's adorable, isn't he? I suppose he's a good match for you after all.

[bloodandblunder]

You weren't still worried about that, were you? B-because he really is wonderful and caring and--

[ she's so smitten it hurts. ]

[intendance]

[Oh my god Noire]

No, I wasn't still worried about it, but if I was, your reaction would make it preeeeetty obvious that it wouldn't matter either way, ha ha! Wow, you two sure are in love, aren't you?

[bloodandblunder]

I... I do really like him a lot, but I'm not sure if-- I've never been in love before...

[ she's had crushes and she's loved people, but... she's not sure how to explain it. ]

[intendance]

Well, there's no rush anyway.

[DON'T WORRY NOIRE.]

You'll figure it out for yourself, I'm sure of it!

[bloodandblunder]

I'd like to... whatever it is, I really want to cherish it.