It's Henry's twenty-eighth birthday. It's also his first anniversary of being an honored professor of the university, and that's much more important.
The years had been good to the both of them, Henry even re-build his relationship with Jean again. Some of the others as well, from high school. He even has some friends here, although they will never know of the size of his brain and his feet.
And even though Rebecca is into the field a lot, she's always back for his birthday. At least ..until now. It's already the beginning of the evening, and she isn't here.
It doesn't matter right now. He trusts her, it's time for a speech.