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Hello city!
I am not entirely sure what my feelings on Spring are. Regardless, I shan't complain about nicer weather nor about the chance to eat outside. Perhaps I will stop needing an umbrella when Summer finally arrives.

On that note, I regret to inform you that since Kanaya has decided my birthday is now July 12th, I will be expecting another set of birthday presents in three months. My condolences to my friends. If you are stuck on what to get me, I suggest checking my Amazon wishlist. :)

On a completely different note, I am looking for recommendations for books containing historical context into medieval torture. I would appreciate any input.

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firstly why does kanaya get to say when your birthday is

secondly on that book thing
wtf?

Apparently she is very wise and knows everything, Julian.

Is there something wrong?

medieval
torture

Would you like to volunteer for a practical demonstration?

you know sometimes i wonder about you
birthdays and torture arent two things you might automatically put together if youre a normal person
whats on your wishlist, thumbscrews and maybe an iron maiden if youre lucky?

Do you think someone would buy me an iron maiden if I asked?

it depends who you ask
what with all the freaks we have here someone probably has one you could borrow

you better specify 'new'

"Used" might be far more interesting.

gross it'd probably have pieces hanging off it

Ah yes, that means it would be authentic!

wow its actually kind of hard to gross you out, who knew
seriously whats with the torture books?

I am writing a thing.

are you torturing a wizard rose?

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Dont Listen To Her I Didnt Decide Anything
Math Did

did she not know when her own birthday was
that seems pretty basic i thought she was supposed to be smart

Shes Infathomably Smart But Just As Stubborn
Our Relative Timelines Have Changed In Relation To The One Here
Shes Having Trouble Accepting That Fact

wait ok so
how did you work it out, did you take her real birthday and add on the months that she's been here or something?

Not So Much
It Was More The Time Prior To Her Birthday When She Last Experienced It
Before Her Most Recent Arrival Here

[ That sounds like it involves way too much math. And investment. Way too much investment. ]

next youll be giving her a new zodiac sign

actually itd be hilarious of you had to change your own sign kanaya

maybe youll end up an aquarius or something

Taurus Actually
But I Dont Put Much Stock In Your Use Of The Signs Either
Except For The Small Elation I Felt When I Realized That My 8th Wriggling Day Will In Fact Fall Within The Appropriate Timeframe
Though From What I Understand The Alignment At Birth Is More Significant Than Any Desynchronization Would Have A Notable Effect On

i wasnt actually serious wow i dont believe in that shit
which you must think too if thats not how you use them
why do you wear it then?

Why Do You Bear The Surname Keller

cause it was my ass of a fathers name, and i kept it to make it look better

what does that have to do with it, your surname isnt taurus

Which Is Why I Was Talking More About Virgo Than Taurus
Taurus Has No Personal Significance To Me Outside Its Association With Others
This Is About The Significance Of The Sign In Alternian Culture
Kanaya Was The Name Given To Me By My Lusus
But I Chose The Sign ♍
And With It Came The Surname Maryam
There Is A Mythos Surrounding Our Signs That They Are Inherited From Figures In Our History
Our Ancestors
The Choices We Make In Selecting From The Alphabet Each Caste Is Offered Is Said To Be Driven By The Predetermination Of Paradox Space
Wherein The Sign We Bear Will Have Been The One Similarly Carried By Our Direct Genetic Predecessor
Highbloods Tend To Give It More Credence Than The Rest Of Us
I Never Really Thought Much About My Own Ancestor
Not Until I Actually Met Her Of Course

[ That’s a really long explanation that he can’t say he fully understands even having heard it all. Mostly because it’s alien, which is to be expected. Also because Kanaya feels the need to make every word at least three syllables longer than there’s any need for it to be. ]

ok wait wait

you pick these signs yourself and you just assume that they must have something to do with these ancestors and you dont think that seems kinda sketchy?

aradia told me about ancestors before, she said something about meeting her grandma from another universe or something

even if you can prove they’re even related to you which i dont even know how you can, how is that proof they wouldve picked the same sign you did?