[phone] Growing up Mayfield

[ghostlygames]

Hey, guess what?

[Her pause is too brief for anyone to actually hazard a guess.]

My birthday is coming up. October second.

........

It'll be the third birthday I've had in Mayfield.....

[She's.... not sure how she feels about that.]

Does anybody have any good party ideas?

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[ceasetoexist]

Y'know. It's close to Halloween.

We could have a costume party.

[ghostlygames]

Yeah! That's a great idea~!

And we can decorate with Halloween decorations! And have a spooky cake!

[ceasetoexist]

Of course it is. It's one of mine.

[But it helps that it makes you happy. And it's odd to think he's known you for so long.]

Spooky cakes. Sorry. One of them has to be for me.

[ghostlygames]

[She giggles.]

Right! My cake is gonna be strawberry. What kind do you want?

[She's getting pretty excited about this now.]

And we have to get real neat costumes too~

[ceasetoexist]

[Okay. He has to a laugh a bit at that. His usual kind of cackling, mean laughter, but it's meant well.]

I think I'll have a chocolate one. And a vanilla one. Hey. Strawberry one too while we're at it.

I already know what I'm going as. I've got the costume set up too.




You've really grown up here.

[And that's...oddly hard for him to see and recognize, after having known you for two and a half years.]

[ghostlygames]

What are you going as?

[But his next comment takes her by surprise.]

You... really think so? For real?

[He can't see it, but she's blushing. His opinion means a lot to her.]

[ceasetoexist]

Sorry. You're going to have to try harder if you think you can get info like that out of me.





.....Yeah. For real. You've done really good.

[Two and a half years later and he still doesn't entirely understand why he cares about you. But after that long he knows he does. And he knows that you've grown up. Not changed, not necessarily, but you're so clearly older.

It stirs something in him. And Pokey doesn't know how to phrase that feeling. He just knows it feels good.]

...Picky's birthday should be coming up soon too.