fighting the good fight with eggs and milk! (i_eggstir) wrote in we_coexist,
"Now who's overestimating who?" Oswin grinned. She hadn't counted the days since she'd arrived in The City. She was probably twenty-four. Why the thought hadn't occurred to add those days might have distressed her if she gave her circumstances much deeper thought.
"Happy Birthday, Leto. Do you celebrate those on your homeworld? Where I'm from, when it's your birthday, your loved ones bring you gifts and have a party. There's a cake, they place candles on it to mark each year. You have to make a wish before you blow them all out."