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[mischiefsmith]

[Behold, your resident God of trickery and similar! With one hand he's pouring about a gallon of malibu into a gallon of ice cream...and with the other hand he's dicing (or more accurately stabbing) a generous pile of mistletoe with a butter knife...

...why? It's probably best if you didn't ask.]

So, question, birthdays tend to be a thing and so I find myself dying to know how you celebrate, if you have them. Are they individual endeavors is it cultural? Food is often part of the whole birthday package, yes? Although I suppose birthday fasting is not unheard of. [Not that Loki would ever fast if the ice cream is anything to go by.] And just so I do not come off as discriminatory to those who do not have birthdays, or once did but cannot remember--because lives are angst ridden and complicated that way--if you did how would you celebrate.

[He's not asking for any particular reason, obviously, it's just that he finds the minutiae of every day life fascinating.]

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[heckblazer]

[ He's just going to avoid any and all talk about birthdays, but he will screw up his nose at you and your alcohol choices. ]

Malibu's for wankers.

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[mischiefsmith]

[And Loki will point his butter knife, covered in mistletoe viscera, right at you (or the camera) in a very accusatory way.]

Are you throwing shade, John, are you casting aspersions upon my life's choices, are you knocking the spice of life that is [hold on, Loki has no idea what he's putting into his system here, he has to put down his very threatening butter knife in order to read the bottle, with a bit of a squint] strawberries and whipped cream Caribbean rum with coconut liqueur?

[Yeah, he said that out loud and he's not ashamed.]

[heckblazer]

Maybe I am. Whassa' point of alcohol that don't taste like it?

[mischiefsmith]

What's the point of ice cream that tastes like alcohol. Riddle me that! [Okay, Loki concedes to your point which is why he will adjust the camera so it is focused on what is behind him. A monument of empty ice cream tubs and alcohol bottles, mostly wine bottles because Loki is a wino, but there are whiskey bottles and scotch bottles, some vodka, a dash of everclear, and some ginny juice. Let's not get started on the ice cream.] You've got me, I ran out of everything else, and I can attest to the fact that scotch and whiskey do not pair well with very berry ice cream.

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[ghoulking]

Food usually is, yes. But food is part of most celebrations.

As for birthday itself, well, people usually get a cake, sing "Happy Birthday" and give presents to the person in question.

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[mischiefsmith]

Yes, we tend to food a lot where I'm from and we tend to celebrate a lot...celebrate and food...and fight.

That sounds very wholesome? Why do people sing to them, is this some kind of homage?

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[ghoulking]

In a way, yes, but also out of tradition. Someone made a song with a happy tune and simple lyrics, which made it not only easy to remember but also sing.

To be fair, it depends on the country, too. Japanese birthdays are not as big a celebration as they are in the West, for example.

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[mischiefsmith]

I think I will settle for the food over the singing. Some people have a difficult time keeping on key.

Eastern cultures tend to be more interdependent, I can see why celebrating one individual on one specific day would not have as much gravitas.

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[earnedmystripes]

It's your birthday?

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Cake. [He points right at the screen.] You need cake.

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[mischiefsmith]

Something like that?

[Oh? Hey housemate, don't mind the ice cream and booze monument he's building in the kitchen...and all of the dead mistletoe.]

Wait...what? [Give him a second to process this.] They do say cake is traditional, you light it on fire right?

o7!!

[earnedmystripes]

Huh? What d'you mean, something like that? It's either your birthday or it isn't!!

[Kotetsu you're lITERALLY talking to a Norse god here, bro. Dude.]

Anyway you don't light the whole thing on fire, you put candles on it and light those, then you make a wish and blow 'em out!

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[andaway]

Personally I spend it with my family and friends, have a nice party. Both me and my mother enjoy baking so we take turns on baking my birthday cake- sometimes we end up with two. But there is no such thing as too much cake.

Is it your birthday?

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[mischiefsmith]

I'm...not entirely certain how that would work in my case. I have five mothers and they are all very busy...or absent at the moment. I suppose I could take a crack at my own cake, I do need something to go with this ice cream other than liqueur. I could use some substance.

[Loki takes a long moment to think about how he wants to answer that question because it is a tricky question to answer without raising more questions.]

The uncomplicated answer to that question is: yes. Technically.

[But the true explanation would be much more complicated than that.]

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[andaway]

[Clark blinks in surprise. Then, after a few seconds of processing, he smiles.]

My situation is obviously different than yours, but... well, I was adopted. So I have two birthdays: the day I was literally born, and the day I became part of my new family. I know a little bit about complications on your birthday.

If you really do want a cake I could bake one for you. Or teach you how? Give a man a fish...

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[beneathbluerafters]

You're meant to receive cake, preferably with candles in it. If you make your birthday known over the network, you'll likely receive enough cake to feed you for at least two weeks.

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[mischiefsmith]

That does seem like a thing on Midgard. Not that I'm opposed to cake or anything, but I'm not exactly the sort that people make cakes for...granted I have plenty of ice cream.

[beneathbluerafters]

Suit yourself. Ice cream is a worthy substitute, though it goes very well with cake, should you change your mind.

Why the mistletoe? Do you plan on poisoning someone?

[inmyothertights]

Are you plotting something?

[mischiefsmith]

Such catastrophic thinking! I've been a terribly good boy, not an ounce of trouble out of me, you should be very proud.

[inmyothertights]

Yeah, it makes me really suspicious.

By the way, we should, uh.

Probably talk?

[catchacold]

When's your birthday, anyway?

[Do gods have birthdays? How should he know.]

Anyway, not that many people know my birthday. Tends to just pass by these days. Used to be more exciting back when.

[mischiefsmith]

This iteration of me was born on December 17th. I suppose we'll go with that?

[Loki was born so he assumes he must have a birthday.]

Birthdays tend to be more exciting when you're younger, yes? Presents, cake, parties, clowns.

[catchacold]

Happy birthday.

[It's just what's said.]

Don't know about that. Maybe when I was really young. Though when I turned fourteen my best friend shared his joint with me.

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[pummelgranite]

Karaoke.


[ She ever-so-helpfully does not deign to expand on the answer, but does kind of stare at the feed of stabbing the greenery. ]

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[mischiefsmith]

It's been said that I have a very spirited singing voice.