"You're right. It's totally different when you find out that your dad is gay and his marriage was a sham," he said, trying not to laugh. "Look, things were weird after the war. They are weird in a way. They are all so pumped to have something to fight, even the people from before their time. I don't think you can judge them by normal standard."
Scorpius shook his head. "Happy birthday." He put his arms around Al's neck and kissed his cheek. "If it makes you feel better, you get to have the same birthday in a few months. We're disregarding the different in time spent there and here so we don't have to change people's birthday."
He sighed. "Me too. The new telly, becoming an actor." He chuckled. "It wasn't him. Some radio person from like the 90s. Who even remembers the 90s? I would have been so much better, but boo hoo to them. I still need to find something that doesn't ruin my nails and I'm not going into MLE."