The 29th Sundrop

[tangledintower]

Okay, I have a question!


Sooo...When I left home to come here, it was my birthday at home. Which was in the summer. But it was winter here...so I guess it wasn't really my birthday here.

But my birthday is this month, so I'm really confused about what I should be doing. Am I turning 18 because it wasn't my birthday when I got here? Or am I turning 19 because it was my birthday at home when I left?

Pascal and I have been talking about this, and we both got confused...so he suggested asking somebody here, because somebody here MUST know what I should be doing.

Time here is very confusing, isn't it? Because...even though my birthday is this month, back home, when I go back, it'll be my birthday again, but not this specific one...

I think I'm giving myself a headache trying to think about this.

Comments

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Oh hey, that is pretty confusing. It's gonna be my birthday in a couple of weeks, technically, so I guess I should probably figure that out, too.

[He thinks it over. And over. ...Aaaaaand over.]

Blergh. I'm kinda getting a headache, too...

[tangledintower.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to confuse you or give you a headache...

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Huh? Oh! Nah, it's fine. Hopefully someone will know how this works, though.

So, when's your birthday? Mine's the 16th.

[tangledintower.livejournal.com]

Mine's the 21st!

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

That's cool! We're pretty close.

[tangledintower.livejournal.com]

We really are! How old will you be turning, maybe?

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Uh... [His mouth twitches to one side as he thinks.] Twenty-two, I think. Depending on, yeah, how stuff works here and everything.

[tangledintower.livejournal.com]

Oh, okay! Then I guess you should just go with that number. And I guess I'll just go with 19, maybe possibly!

[waitsforever.livejournal.com]

[Rory, speaking as someone who lives in a time machine.] You're best off just celebrating it on the date. You might be slightly older, or younger, but it's not worth the confusion.

[tangledintower.livejournal.com]

That's a very smart way of thinking of it, thank you!

[waitsforever.livejournal.com]

I'd say, go for the party in general, and if it really bothers you, say you're 18 and a half.

[tangledintower.livejournal.com]

That's a really good idea, thank you! I think I will do that!

[ex_tessen852]

That is confusing. But it would be fun to celebrate something.

[tangledintower.livejournal.com]

I think so. You know, this is only my second birthday away from Mother too...or maybe it's my first. The time thing again is confusing me. But either way, since she's not here, I could maybe have a birthday party with actual people! It's only ever been her and me, so maybe it'd be fun to do something with more than 2 people.

[ex_tessen852]

You should. It would be a lot of fun...

Wait, you didn't have a birthday party with people? Didn't your friends come over?

[tangledintower.livejournal.com]

Nope, never. Well, Pascal would be there, but he's always there with me, so I don't know if it counts...

He was my only friend until I left the tower, though, so I guess he does count.

[ex_tessen852]

Then we should really do something here. We should celebrate your birthday somehow. It is an important day.

[tangledintower.livejournal.com]

Well, I've always thought my birthday was sort of special.

[ex_tessen852]

Really? How so?

[designedtoparty]

Celebrate it this month, then celebrate it again on the day you got here. That way you get two birthdays and you won't be lying about either of them.

[tangledintower.livejournal.com]

How do you count age doing that, though?

[designedtoparty]

Does it matter?

[tangledintower.livejournal.com]

I don't know...I guess it matters if you want to know how old you are.

[eyes-ab1aze.livejournal.com]

Ooh, birthdays! How fun! Just celebrate no matter what! Parties are lots of fun.

[tangledintower.livejournal.com]

I've never had a party before.