[Locked Against CLF]

[deadgirlslikeme]

It's my birthday today.

I'm turning twenty years old.

I've been here for that long now? Seems very odd having my birthday in the future.

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[pplrunincircles.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday, Mr. Wanderer! :D I hope it's a good one! Are you going to do anything fun? Like have some cake and ice cream? YUMMY.

You haven't died, again, have you? Well. At least you don't stay dead!

[deadgirlsliekme.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Miss Jules. I hope so too. I wasn't planning on doing anything particularly special -- though finding some cake and ice cream does sound like a good idea.

It -- has happened again, but I've recovered quickly. Almost getting used to it.

[pplrunincircles.livejournal.com]

I could bring you some! Cake and ice cream! I'm an angel. We have that kind of power. The power of cake and ice cream. ;)

I'm glad it's not such a shock anymore at least! That's something!

[deadgirlsliekme.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's very nice of you, but I'm sure we have some here. Ice cream, at any rate -- perhaps not cake. Thank you very much for the offer, though.

Yes, true. I'm still hoping I can find a way to properly control it.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

It's your birth

Happy birthday then, Victor. I know, it is a little odd to be turning a year older outside your normal timeframe. (My birthday was last October.)

[deadgirlsliekme.livejournal.com]

Er, yes. Something wrong?

Thank you. It is rather strange, but I can hardly stop myself from aging.

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, it's just -- you happen to share your birthday with my best friend. From -- before the Rift.

[deadgirlsliekme.livejournal.com]

Oh.

. . . I'm sorry?

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

Nothing to be sorry about, Victor, I was just surprised.

Can I do something for Never mind, I can't leave the Conrad. Stupid thing to suggest anyway.

[deadgirlsliekme.livejournal.com]

You want to celebrate

Why can't you leave the Conrad? And -- really, it's nice of you to offer -- whatever it was you were going to offer.

[Locked to Victor]

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

I --

I'm not entirely -- human. Part of my life story involves me being converted into part machine. I -- emit steam at random intervals.

Just to hang out talk to each other and maybe get some cake. I'm sorry, I think I'm projecting a little of how much I miss Marty onto you. Not that I don't like you for you, it's just -- same birthday. I --

Re: [Locked to Doc]

[deadgirlsliekme.livejournal.com]

. . . Oh. I -- I'm so sorry.

That's quite all right. I understand, and you have been quite kind to me over the journals. I would like to meet you in person someday -- perhaps I could visit the Conrad? I know how to use a bus now. Enough. We could stay there -- is there anything interesting there?

Re: [Locked to Victor]

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

It's fine. I live with it, that's all I can do. And before the CLF came around, nobody even seemed to notice, so. . . .

If you really wanted to. I wouldn't mind meeting you in person either. I live in the basement, and there's enough things to see down there, I suppose. The commons has a TV and plenty of bookshelves, and there's a training room and a music room, and probably other rooms we could explore.

Re: [Locked to Victor]

[deadgirlsliekme.livejournal.com]

I see. I really hate those people.

. . .You have a music room?

Re: [Locked to Victor]

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

We all do.

Yes -- got everything you could need in it. It's even got a piano.

Re: [Locked to Victor]

[deadgirlsliekme.livejournal.com]

You have a piano??

I'll be on the next bus over.

Re: [Locked to Victor]

[clockwork-doc.livejournal.com]

. . .I'm assuming you play?

All right -- I'll meet you in the lobby, you'll need my help getting down the elevator. Anything I'll recognize you by? I'm an older guy, frizzy white hair -- and if you see anyone who steams, it's most likely me.

Re: [Locked to Doc]

[deadgirlsliekme.livejournal.com]

Yes, except that I haven't in six months and it's been driving me absolutely MAD

I'm rather tall, thin, and pale, if it helps. And my clothing will probably be rather -- unique. I'll see you shortly.