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[raininglights]

[October first... Well she'd managed to survive another year. Where had the time gone? Not that Kukaku had any idea how old she was anyway. It felt bittersweet this year. Her birthday was one of the few days Ganju had always stayed home. They visited Kaien's grave and drank a lot and then in the evening they'd have a big dinner and set off

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[404_knight]

[Robo-Ky rolls up to Kukaku, opens his chest cavity and produces a cake with a single candle on it.]

Cake?

[raininglights]

[Nothing about this scenario makes any sense. Give her a second.]

[404_knight]

I think it's rum cake.

[raininglights]

O-Okay... Sure.

T-Thanks.

[404_knight]

[Robo-Ky sets the cake down on the table and offers a knife]

[raininglights]

[Kukaku takes the knife and cuts a slice of the cake.]

Y-You want a piece?

[404_knight]

No thanks. Robot.

[raininglights]

...Right.

[Picks up a fork.]

So uh... Thanks for the cake?

[404_knight]

No problem. Not like I had any use for it.

[raininglights]

Then why give it to me?

...Do I even know you?

[404_knight]

Maybe? Kind of? Not really.

[raininglights]

I know you're some weird robot guy from the train...

[Tries to remember from her hours of playing the VaLkyrie Express X game.]

Robo somethin... Right?

[404_knight]

Robo-Ky, yes. And you're Kukaku.

[raininglights]

And how would you be knowing that?

[404_knight]

...

[Robo-Ky shrugs]

[raininglights]

Works for me.

[Eats her cake.]