rippled | laurence

tsun baby

...That's a crab, not a sea beast.

Boo.

Maybe if it were larger.

Why do you want it to be bigger?

Have you never seen a giant crab before? It would be fun.

I've never seen any crabs, outside of dinner.

None at all?

Well! This is your first live crab then.

Why would I have?

[ deadpan: ] Maybe we should throw a party to celebrate.

[ they know he is being sarcastic, but, ]

Would you care for one?

[ he's a little caught off-guard that they just ask that? did they think he meant it?? ]

...I wasn't being serious.

But would you? It does not have to be for the crab sighting.

[ or it can, because that does sound like a funny reason to have one. ]

Why? We don't have any reason for a party.

Ah, we can make one up.

[ GOOD NEWS. he glances at his phone, thoughtful. ]

My birthday's in a little over a week, I guess.

Really?

[ THEY WERE NOT EXPECTING AN ACTUAL REASON TO CELEBRATE

this is good. ]

Perfect! We shall have festivities for it.

...Just don't go crazy with it, okay?

Fufufu, I won't! There's no point in being too extravagant if it would make you more uncomfortable than happy.

Good. We don't usually do much for birthdays, anyway.