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i turned 1297 today
it's gonna take a lot of cake to fit that many candles

[ encrypted to tony stark; ] have you ever heard of energon?

[ all replies will be text unless noted otherwise, and the poster ID is just "robin"! ]

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voice because typing is hard

[inafadingcrown]

You are young still, by the standards of my people.

[slingshots]

you're not 5 million too, are you?

[inafadingcrown]

Nothing quite so extreme. [Because...~8,000 isn't extreme at all. Okay, Gladdy.]

[slingshots]

whew
how old, then?

[inafadingcrown]

[There's a pause. A rather long pause. She's doing math, if you are wondering.]

Somewhere over eight thousand, I should think. I lost exact count long ago.

[slingshots]

well don't get too cocky, i'm working on catching up

[inafadingcrown]

Oh, certainly. [Starting to like you, stranger. You amuse her.] I will look forward to it.

[slingshots]

maybe we can do year 9000 w/ a double party
18000 candles should do it

[inafadingcrown]

If I am still here after such a length of time, I may not feel inclined to celebrate.

[slingshots]

don't see why not
we could be living in space by then

[inafadingcrown]

Do you have nothing to which you wish to return? A home? A family?

[slingshots]

the only thing i miss would say something like...

Stop wishing, do something useful.


(bold so you imagine it in a real deep voice)

[inafadingcrown]

[She's smiling a little bit at that and it just might come through in her voice.]

Fair enough.

[slingshots]

what about you?

[inafadingcrown]

I have am entire realm awaiting my return- a realm in need of defense- a husband, grandchildren. There is much I have yet to do.

[slingshots]

so
what're you going to do here?

[inafadingcrown]

What I must- bide my time, observe, protect those around me as best I am able.

[slingshots]

sounds like it's gonna be a slow however-long

[inafadingcrown]

Fortunately, I am a patient woman.

[slingshots]

figure you'd have to be, with a year count like that