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Anders ([personal profile] not_every_mage) wrote2015-06-11 11:25 am
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Room 322, Thursday Lunchtime

Anders had never openly celebrated his birthday at the Circle. That would have been frivolous, and Maker knew apprentice mages weren't encouraged to be frivolous, or to do anything that separated one from his peers for a reason as arbitrary as the date of his birth.

But he'd always recognized it, all the same, if only to himself. (And occasionally with his friend Karl, who tended to indulge Anders' need to feel special.)

Last year, he'd been too confused by the new calendar to figure out which day lined up with 11 Justinian, and had passed from 15 to 16 without much notice. This year, he'd pieced it together, and was celebrating at his desk by eating a cupcake topped with a truly absurd amount of chocolate frosting as he paged through a guidebook to Delaware beaches. He was excited about the upcoming weekend away with Nathan.

[OOC: Cracked door, open post.]

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-06-12 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know the science of it but it seems like it'd be a real thing," Nathan said, nodding. "That much sugar all at one time has to do something to your body."

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-06-12 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Will they really?" He'd never heard that before (which wasn't strange) but it just sounded so out there.

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-06-12 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"I wonder if it would be permanent," Nathan said thoughtfully. "Not that I want to do that but it's funny to think about. I'd probably end up more brown than anything considering my skin tone already."

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-06-12 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"I like carrots but not that much," he said, shaking his head. "I'd rather avoid making carrots the only food in my already cruddy diet."

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-06-12 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's not what I mean," he said, shaking his head. "I mean I eat a lot of junk food because I can and it's there. That's a cruddy diet."

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-06-12 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly, Nathan hadn't looked too much but now that he did, he frowned.

"It's emptier than it was," he noted, glancing back at Anders.

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-06-12 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sorry," Nathan said, frowning. "Did her letter sound okay? She wasn't in danger, was she?"

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-06-13 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
"I hope she's okay," Nathan said, rubbing the back of his neck. "Good that she got to go home and see her family again but I do hope she's okay there."

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-06-13 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
"You have your cat," Nathan reminded him lightly. "I bet he'd take issue with not being counted."

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-06-13 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"And I think I'll be all on my own come September," Nathan said thoughtfully. "I think my roommate's only here for the rest of the summer and then it'll just be me."

Not that he'd use his room that much but all that space was going to feel weird.

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-06-13 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Nathan shook his head. "I'll probably just leave it like it is. It's not like I'm there that often anyway. I'd rather be outside. It'll just be strange. Not used to that much space when I'm inside."

Considering he'd spent a huge chunk of his time in a cage.

[identity profile] halfbad.livejournal.com 2015-06-13 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"Uh." Nathan blinked, surprised. "I -- I mean, I don't know. You've surprised me, Anders. I hadn't really thought of that."

Hadn't even considered the possibility. He scratched the back of his neck.

"It's a good idea," he said sincerely after some thought. "Can I think about it? I don't want you to think that means I'll say no. Or that it's anything to do with you, please. I'm just surprised, that's all. I'd just like to consider it, make sure I won't wreck things. That's all."

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