Song 21 :==Audio==

[hylian_courage]

I don't get any of this "Mar" stuff, but I do know Jak.

Jak, happy birthday.

[Edit, sometime after:]

Hey Ki, I heard there's something going on at the temple later. Are you helping with it? If you need someone to do the heavy lifting, I wouldn't mind.

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[shadesofeco]

Uh, thanks.

[hylian_courage]

You're welcome. Why didn't you mention your birthday was coming up? I'd probably have something to give you if I'd known.

[shadesofeco]

I didn't know.

I always thought my birthday was another day. It's ... a long story.

[hylian_courage]

I understand that. You don't have to tell me if you don't want, it's fine. Just enjoy your birthday. [...But damned if Link wasn't curious.]

[shadesofeco]

[Jak hears that eager tone.]

I grew up away from my family. They gave me a new name, a new birthday. I only found out who I really was about a year ago.

[hylian_courage]

[Wow... that sure feels familiar. Link thinks for a moment.]

So "Mar" is supposed to be your actual name? But you still go by Jak. Shouldn't we celebrate Jak's birthday instead?

[shadesofeco]

Mar's what my father called me.

Haven was always at war, the festival really made people happy. It's kind of symbolic.