[in the mess hall]

[heirofthedog]

[What's this? The girl who can be seen every day eating with gusto, rain, sleet or snow, sitting in front of a large cake, and not touching it? You might be seeing a pig fluttering in the background somewhere.

Is there something wrong with it? Well. There's also a note in her hands to go with it, which she's currently frowning at.]

[Belated

Comments

[outofthenet]

You too, Kuchiha--?

[looks more closely] . . . oh.

[heirofthedog]

Worse.

[shoves at you a note.

Congratulations on turning another seven years older! Complmentary cake and treats.

November 15th9th.]

[outofthenet]

. . . well, um. At least they remembered your birthday! Whoever it's from . . .

[heirofthedog]

Yeah...[sighs. still not happy.]

Guess it's almost been a year, huh?

[outofthenet]

Almost?

[heirofthedog]

I got here in late November, last year.

[outofthenet]

Oh, wow . . . It's really been that long, huh.

[heirofthedog]

Pretty weird...I thought we would have all left by now.

[outofthenet]

Well, some people have been here for more than two years. Maybe that'll be us too.

[heirofthedog]

Y'think? I mean, I guess we'd all survive, but...

[starting to cut the cake]

[outofthenet]

I guess there's no way to tell for sure, but I dunno. Something just gives me the feeling I won't be leaving anytime soon.

What about you?

[heirofthedog]

...hadn't thought about it, but I guess I'll be stuck here for a while. Maybe.

[shakes her head as she finishes cutting up the cake]

[outofthenet]

K-Kuchiha . . .

[heirofthedog]

Who knows, right? Hard to say.

Here. [offering you some of the cake.]

[outofthenet]

Yeah. And it hasn't been so bad here, right?

[takes it and looks at] . . . you sure you don't want to eat it all?

[heirofthedog]

[slight blush, but then a nod.] Yeah. And no, I don't. Take it.