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[numbertwohero]

Question for the network. How do you celebrate birthdays here? Do you mark it based on the days back home, or the date here? I guess I'm trying to figure out how I should count.

Also, if anyone has any good names for cats, I guess I'm open to suggestions. She's a girl, if that helps.

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Comments

[dereban]

It's definitely nice. I was planning on getting a pet cat myself and naming her after one of my friends. I think if she showed up, she'd appreciate it. So you can probably think of it like that.

Did you celebrate your birthday a week after you showed up here?

[numbertwohero]

I'll think about that. Rei might be a nice name for a cat.

I didn't, but I don't really do much even back home. My sister makes my favorite foods, and we do something small with the two of us and my brother, but that's it, really. I'm not really a...party person?

[dereban]

That's definitely not a bad name for a cat for sure.

That's fair, though. Celebrating or not, as long as you have fun I honestly don't think it matters?

[numbertwohero]

One of my classmates is talking about organizing something and given who it is I'm a little nervous, honestly

Have you celebrated yours here yet?

[dereban]

If they're doing that, maybe you should talk to them? It's your birthday, you're supposed to enjoy it.

I have.

[numbertwohero]

He means well. And he's probably right. I do kind of keep to myself more than I guess I should

What did you do for yours?

[dereban]

Keeping to yourself isn't always necessarily a bad thing.

[ spoken as someone who's done that ]

I just had a small party. Nothing too big.

[numbertwohero]

Kind of is in a place where not having contact with other people can literally kill you. I'm definitely not going to suddenly be the life of the party, but I guess I should try more

Did you plan it yourself and invite people over?

[dereban]

That's true, but that doesn't mean you should force yourself to do things you don't.

And yeah. Better to plan these things yourself.