6. Panorama

[pas_de_ducks]

[Duck is sitting close to a slightly open window, her expression earnest and oddly thoughtful.]

Um, first of all, I wanted to say--I've been hearing about people acting funny. I mean not like their usual selves. And I can--uh, um, I mean, I know someone who can probably help them get their old selves back. Or at least try to.

[She flashes a

Comments

[voice]

[satisfiedsigner]

Pick a day you like.

[permavideo]

[pas_de_ducks]

That sounds... I dunno. I mean, I've never been great with keeping track of time, so I don't really know what days I like best.

[permavoice]

[satisfiedsigner]

Start with a season you like. Or...if you know about when it was. I can't remember the exact date, but I know what time of year it was in.

Here you could probably just pick the date you first got 'Ported in.

[pinkdoombubble]

I just use the day I arrived, really. It's a birthday as far as being human goes, at least.

[pas_de_ducks]

...you weren't human before you got here?

[pinkdoombubble]

Nope! I'm pretty fully human by now, though.

[pas_de_ducks]

Wow... that's really brave of you to admit that you weren't in the first place!

[pas_de_ducks]

Well... birds don't really keep track of months like humans do. And I can't remember if there was a calendar day when I first became Princess Tutu. So... no, I can't remember.

[pas_de_ducks]

R... really? You're sure?

[Video]

[seyfertsalvage]

[Juston flashes a smile on the camera as he appears to be covered in a bit of grease and grim. A bit of half-finished tech work in the background setting on his bed.]

I guess you'd have to pick a date you like and mark it on your calender each year.

Look, this city's getting very dangerous awful fast Duck and I need to know does this "Superbird" need some backup?

[permavideo]

[pas_de_ducks]

Oh--uh, aheh--I don't... I'm not a super bird, but... thanks, Juston. I'll let you know if I get really scared.

[permavideo]

[seyfertsalvage]

[Juston pauses for a long moment before frowning a little bit as he realizes he told a joke he's the only one got it.]

Ok. What about your friend Princess Tutu? Because I have a friend that might be able watch her back.

[pas_de_ducks]

[Hang on, processing... processing...]

[Hey, joke detected!]

Sounds like you have a really nice friend.

[easyopentabs]

Why is it important?

[pas_de_ducks]

It feels important here. I never made pancakes back home, or auditioned for a school show, or had a teacher who wasn't a cat. And everybody here has a birthday. ...Actually, everybody back home had a birthday too, come to think of it, so...

[easyopentabs]

It's only important if you make it so. I don't have a birthday.

[pas_de_ducks]

You--but--you're human! Everyone who's human has a birthday.