[VIDEO]

[demonicbeauty]

[The feed is shaking and not completely centered. Odds are, it's Airy. And, in fact, after a moment, she manages to almost frame her face.

She's in her Human form today. And looks a bit sheepish.]

I don't know how, but it completely slipped my mind. Yesterday was the anniversary of my birth. I think.

[If her math is correct, which it almost certainly is.]

I feel terrible. Were there any local rituals I was meant to observe? Did the gods expect some kind of sacrifice or fast? If so, I'll do that right away!

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[Video]

[theprezident]

Uh-- Last I checked, the gods didn't have any strong opinions on sacrifice, and I haven't seen any Asgardians doing it for their birthdays. So I wouldn't worry about that.

[ A pause. ]

Happy birthday!

[demonicbeauty]

Sacrifice can be...strange around here.

[She sighs, before shaking her head and smiling slightly.]

Thank you, I suppose.

[ Video ]

[dataset]

Happy birthday, Ariadne.

[ A pause. ]

I am not aware of any local traditions in Asgard, but I do know of birthday customs that humans had where I come from.

[demonicbeauty]

What were they like?

[She starts to prop her chin in her hands, before realizing that it turns the camera away, so she quickly readjusts.]

I love hearing about rituals.

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[madcuriosity]

You could celebrate your unbirthday then, or a belated birthday?

My birthday is in 3 days, do you think we age here?

[demonicbeauty]

[That's...something she hadn't considered.]

I...don't see why we wouldn't age. We do everything else like normal. We eat and breathe and...get sick.

[madcuriosity]

But also do things that aren't normal, like have powers we mayn't have before, or those who had them no longer do. So something must have happened to our bodies.

[demonicbeauty]

That's true.

I don't know. How do you tell if you're aging?

[A pause.]

I mean, I know how to tell. But it's a slow process.

[madcuriosity]

Mnn, well, I've been told growing among children is quite quick! Whenever I visit relatives I always hear "why Alice, how much you've grown" and I could have seen them only the week before! So perhaps we can wait a week or so to see if I've done so?

[demonicbeauty]

That's one way to test it, I guess.

[Another pause.]

You could measure yourself against a window or something, Miss Alice.

I assume that's your name?

[dataset]

The tradition seems to depend on how close you were to the individual. If you were family, you might host a party on their behalf with balloons, cake, and gifts. If you were friends, you may get them a gift that you think they might appreciate.

[demonicbeauty]

[She laughs.]

Well, I like the cake part.

[dataset]

[ He puts a hand to his chin and considers for a second. ]

You'd prefer cake over gifts?

[demonicbeauty]

Oh, gifts are very nice, of course. But cake is...well, a communal experience. Everyone gets to partake.

[A pause.]

Unless you mean those small cakes that they serve with tea.

[dataset]

The size of the cake may vary.

[ He looks off. He should do something for her birthday. Right? That's what he's supposed to do? ]

I could...make you a cake for your birthday. Belated, of course.

[demonicbeauty]

[She blinks in surprise.]

I didn't know you could bake, Connor.

[dataset]

I've never tried baking. However, I am able to follow instructions and measure adequately. Both are key to baking.

[demonicbeauty]

I'm flattered that you would try something you've never done before for me.

[It's actually incredibly sweet.]

But that's not necessary.

[dataset]

All right.

[ He gives a courteous nod. ]

[demonicbeauty]

You're really a good friend, Connor.

[And she flashes a big, old smile at him.]

[madcuriosity]

Oh ah, yes miss! What might your name be? I don't think we've been properly introduced!

[dataset]

[ He looks genuinely surprised by that. Like that was the last thing he expected to hear. ]

...Oh. Thank you, Ariadne.

[demonicbeauty]

Thank you.

[demonicbeauty]

Oh, my name's Ariadne. But most people call me "Airy."

[She giggles. Thus proving the nickname entirely too appropriate.]

[madcuriosity]

A pleasure to meet you, Miss Airy! [She giggled too, as the energy was quite infectious.] It's a lovely name! I feel like I've heard it somewhere. My name is Alice Liddell, everyone calls me Alice. I think it's because Alice is quite a short name already that if you were to make it shorter, it would be a boy's name like Al, or something quite chilling like Ice.