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[jagermeister]

<sub>[Riddle me this, Vatheon; what's dead and is currently on his twenty-fifth pint of beer?

Grimmjow, that's who. He's vaguely aware of the SFC recording, but his attention is currently focused on something else (other than staring into said beer). After a few seconds of staring at nothing, he slowly turns his gaze to the blinking red light on the face of the communicator. He's not drunk, but he looks much calmer than he normally does which all things considered is a good thing.]</sub>

Hn. The old man got me thinking... What do the living do for birthdays? 'n what if you can't remember how old you're supposed to be? What then? I don't mean it in the sense of not having any sense of time, I mean it--

_{[He looks down at his now-empty glass before he slaps the counter.]} Oi! Barkeep! Gimme another pint!

'Sir, I think you've had enou--'

Shaddup! Just gimme another one!

'Right away, sir.'

Feh... Can't even get drunk. _{[The arrancar pauses for a moment before he reaches to shut the SFC off with a faint scowl.]} Fuck it, this is stupid.

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[flared]

Was it your birthday recently?

[He peers into his SFC, eyebrow raised. Boy. You gotta learn how to chill out, man.]

We should have a party, clearly.

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[jagermeister]

_{[By the time he responds, he's on number 30.]}

Today.

_{[A beat.]}

What's the point of it?

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[flared]

[Not even gonna question the 30 beers.

Axel shrugs.]

To be honest, it's nothing special for me, either. But, you know. Some people like to celebrate getting older and all that, 'specially if they're little kids.

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[jagermeister]

_{[There's plenty of perks of being a spirit. This is one of them!]}

I can't even remember how old I was, Red. S'been... _{[He counts something off on his fingers before another scowl appears.]} Fuck, over three hundred years. S'all I know.

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[flared]

Then you're probably over three hundred years old, then.

[Scoff]

You hardly look it, though.

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[jagermeister]

That's just when I quit keepin' count.

_{[Ordering another pint and flashing a grin.]}

Perks of being a ghost.

_{[Hundreds of angry ghosts, that is! He's just the one that came out on top.]}

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[flared]

Can you walk through walls too?

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[jagermeister]

Nope. The living can't see me in my world.

...Well, most.

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[flared]

Most? Are there special living people who can?

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[dontyoujustwish]

The important part is the presents. How old you are really only determines what kind are appropriate.

[Video] /party~

[jagermeister]

Appropriate? Why?

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[dontyoujustwish]

Apparently you aren't supposed to give things like machetes or vibrators to children and some young adults.

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[jagermeister]

Runts gotta grow up sometime, don't they?

_{[A beat.]}

...What's the second thing?

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[dontyoujustwish]

A vibrator? It's a toy for pleasuring yourself sexually.

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[jagermeister]

...I've said it before and I'll say it 'til I die for good; humans are fuckin' weird.

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[dontyoujustwish]

There's nothing strange about enjoying yourself. Well, except for when they get all embarrassed and secretive about it. That's just silly.

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[jagermeister]

It just sounds weird to me, that's all. I don't get the point of it.

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[paladaddy]

[What, you think Shiro wouldn't show up at a bar to talk to a drunk Grimmjow?

Okay, he may have already been there for other reasons, but still. He'll take a seat in the stool next to Grimmjow.]

So. A birthday, huh?

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[jagermeister]

_{[He's still not sorry for punching Rin.]}

Yup. No idea how old I am, but s'the thought that counts I suppose.

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[paladaddy]

[It's ok Rin got better.]

Age is just a number, it doesn't really matter that much. All long-lived beings eventually lose track of it.

You're right though, it's the thought that counts.

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[jagermeister]

If you can call it long-lived in my case. I haven't been 'alive' in a couple centuries as far as I can remember.

Figured I may as well celebrate somethin' if I'm gonna be stuck here again, yeah?

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[paladaddy]

[He waves off Grimmjow's first statement.]

Details. The dead can be quite lively, you know. Besides, life and death just separate people into what realm they call home.

As for celebrating, booze is definitely a good choice.

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[jagermeister]

Hn. Yeah.

_{[Grimmjow never really was one to make hasty decisions, but he likes Shiro already. He'll just blame it on the booze mellowing him out later, but he'll deal with that bridge when he crosses it.]}

Kinda sucks that I don't get drunk like the living, but the shit calms me down so there's that. _{[He pauses, then shoots Shiro a look and tilts his head.]} You here doin' the same thing? Or just gettin' drunk for the hell of it?

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[paladaddy]

For the hell of it, mostly. Drinking makes people friendly, and I'd rather be on friendly terms with everyone that I can be.

[Plus booze tastes good.]

Plus the atmosphere of a bar is nice. It's...friendly, I suppose?

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[jagermeister]

Good plan, old man. Getting on my bad side isn't the best idea.

S'not too bad. Humans might be weak but they're not too bad with food 'n drinks.