[ There's a note placed in Reinette's room a little after midnight on the 29th. It's not signed, but if she remembers the note with her gift from Ten, she may recognize the handwriting. It's a simple note, just a few words: 'Happy Birthday, Reinette. Hope the day is as special as you are.' There may or may not be a small banana cupcake with the note. ]
[ Ten's in the kitchen, eating a banana split and flipping through the journal when he decides he may as well voice his opinions on the dramatic change in the castle. After all, he's already got the thing open. ]
I'm not sure what's more puzzling: the nostalgia or the sudden absence of it. Either way, I'm pretty sure the castle hasn't given up on... whatever it was doing in the first place. It seems a bit too stubborn for that.
[ There's a pause as Ten noms on the yummy banana split. ] On a lighter point... what's your favorite ice-cream dish, Paradisa?