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[bite_the_hand]

[So this whole Telepathic Network thing was pretty cool, especially since it gave him ways to coordinate with the others in titan form. Or to get one of his friends' attention when they weren't in normal hearing range of each other. Like right now, for instance. Really this probably should have been private but considering Eren's only been around for a few days at this point he has no idea that's even a thing. Then again even if he did he probably still wouldn't have used it. He kind of forgot that everyone could hear this. Sorry, Armin.]

Armin, why didn't you tell me it's your birthday!?

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[thornsofmalkav]

It's his BIRTHDAY?

Oh fuck, can somebody make the electric range again? And somebody else make me a box mix and icing. We need cake for this.

You're his friend, right, dude? What kind of cake does he like?

[callyourname]

[Mikasa hears that inside her head. Ah, right. He is --- new to the telepathy shit too.]

And there you go telling everyone about it.

[Enjoy hearing her voice inside your head, Eren. She could have just said it instead of that since she's sitting very near him but well...]

[canbebrave]

His nameday?!

[awitchdidit]

Wait, now that I think about it, how do we establish the exact date here? I can accept "Halloween" from the environment, but...

[bite_the_hand]

[But all of this telepathic bullshit was taking a while to really get the hang of and having to stop and watch her very obviously not say anything while she's very clearly saying something is jarring enough to make him actually stop and think about it for a moment.]

...Everyone heard that, didn't they?

[Said with actual words this time. And that would be his "I have made a mistake" face. At least he thought about what he's done for a change?]

[bite_the_hand]

[Well hello there strange lady who are you and why are you getting so excited about his friend's birthday?]

Yeah, but I haven't heard it called that before.

[bite_the_hand]

Don't know, I just got here. ...What's a Halloween?

[awitchdidit]

Ahaha...it's the holiday where humans pay homage to witches, ghosts, and evil spirits, of course! It's generally meant to appease us for the next year.

It started off as a prelude to an honoring of saints and dearly departed loved ones, but it's kind of taken on a life of its own.

[canbebrave]

[...Yup. That attitude confirms it for her. He hasn't changed at all.

At least Armin will be thrilled.] I didn't know, either...

[callyourname]

[She switches to actual words too, still not so used to the telepathy thing either and because well, same room etc.]

Yeah...

[Nooooooooo, not the "I have made a mistake" face!! Mikasa actually -- smiles at him. Wow, sorry for not being able to stay super serious all the time everything considered.]

But it's not like everyone knowing about it is a bad thing. You just might hear a lot of people... soon. [have fun with that, Eren.]

[neverfeltthatway]

Oh.

[...Armin really wishes he hadn't done that. On the other hand, the move is so quintessentially Eren that he can't help but smile.]

I didn't really think it was important.

[neverfeltthatway]

I guess it is.

I'm not sure if it really matters, it's not like my age matches up with it anymore.

[canbebrave]

It matters. We should celebrate that we've been given another year with you.

[neverfeltthatway]

[That brings a small smile.]

I suppose so. A year with everyone, and a year with you... it's not something to take for granted.

[canbebrave]

We will have to do something nice. ...Mikasa, and Eren too, since they're here now. And anyone else you'd like.

[neverfeltthatway]

Something nice? Like what?

[canbebrave]

Whatever you would like. Lady Thorne mentioned cake earlier. I just thought you might like to be surrounded by friends.

[neverfeltthatway]

...Yeah, okay. That sounds nice.

[thornsofmalkav]

We are definitely making him a cake, though, uh, I might need to see if someone can make me a box mix since I've never done lemon cake from scratch before.

[thornsofmalkav]

I've been going on the one on my phone--which weirdly shifted from November to July when I got here--and just, you know, going with it.

[bite_the_hand]

[Mikasa has already pointed out to him that he done fucked up and broadcasted that to everyone. Later on when they can talk more privately with their actual voices like normal people he'll apologize for this. For now though a strong sense of annoyance comes through the connection at that comment.]

Don't be an idiot, of course it's important!

[neverfeltthatway]

Well, it's not like it even matches up with my age anymore...

[bite_the_hand]

Yeah. You a friend of his?

His favorite is lemon. At least it was when we were kids. We haven't had sweets like that since... the food shortage started.

[He almost said "since Wall Maria" fell but he'd just been reminded everyone in Liminal Space can hear this. It... wasn't something he wanted to talk about so publicly just yet. Not when he was still figuring out just how much of his thoughts and feelings people could pick up through this thing.

[And of course Armin had almost certainly had access to things like sweets and meat during his time as a Traveler, but it hadn't quite sunk in for Eren yet how much better a situation they could make of things here so he doesn't even think about that. Yet.]

[thornsofmalkav]

Yeah. I'm... sort of his not-sister. Like, we were siblings on a jaunt together and the feelings kinda stuck.

[awitchdidit]

...doesn't cellular phone time run off of...

[Mental throat-clearing.]

Ahaha, well, it must be the Trumps' magic. If they say it's a certain date, who am I to argue?