voicemail

[memlost]

[An upbeat male voice comes on:]

Hey, it's Morgan! If you were expecting a girl, you picked the wrong picture. If not, then congratulations! But sorry too, because this means I've missed you. Leave a message!

[Beep.]

(( ooc: feel free to use this for face-to-face interactions as well! just leave a date and voice/action/etc. in the header. ))

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[paycheck]

Oh.

[ hm. alright, then. ]

Well, when you put it like that. I was just going to ask her how many people does she think are in Haven-- her best guess, really. She's actually really good for random information like that!

[memlost]

Ahh. It should be a small hop over two hundred! The number's probably fluctuated since the last time I counted, but that should be a fair estimate. Why did you want to know?

[paycheck]

Oh, huh. That's a lot.

[ especially for a collection of test subjects. ]

Just curiosity! Haven's kind of a weird place, so I want to know as much as I can about it. [ oh! ] Hey, Morgan-kun, how long have you been here anyway? As long as your twin?

[ this is straight up info gathering here and if he can't get it from one twin, then he will another! it all works out. ]

[memlost]

Ha ha, not by a long shot. When I first got here, she was already nine months a resident. Now I'm on my... hmm, seventh month, which means Morgan's going on about a year and four months.

[ He still has nothing on her veteran status... ]

How about you, Sasuke?

[paycheck]

Wow.

[ it's a very surprised "wow"! maybe just a bit awestruck. he knew morgan was here for ages but that's really long. ]

Oh, not too long for me. Three... months? Is that it? You guys use a different dating system than I'm used to so I might be a little off. Still, if I'm stuck here I want to know as much as I can. No time to waste, you know.

[ which is hilarious because sasuke loves wasting time. ]

[memlost]

Different dating system, huh? Does that make tracking your birthday difficult?

[ Birthdays are important, you know!! Gotta shower birthday people in affection and appreciation at first opportunity. ]

[paycheck]

[ and in the most flippant voice, ]

Oh, I don't have one so that doesn't really matter.

[ sorry, morgan, but sasuke's pretty much tarzan and doesn't pay attention to these weird human customs. ]

[memlost]

... But everyone has a birthday! Barring gods, maybe.

[ are you a god, sasuke... ARE YOU ]

[paycheck]

[ probably ]

Well, not me, and I'm plenty human. So, I guess not just gods? You should really have a better limit if you're going to say something like that. "Barring gods and humans who never cared for the concept" maybe.

[memlost]

No, no. There had to be a singular day when you got popped out into the world. Besides, birthdays are great! You get presents... and everyone gets to celebrate that you're alive! It's your own personal holiday.

[paycheck]

Are you saying I get rewards just for being born on that day? As if being alive is some sort of... achievement?

[ because that's what it sounds like you're saying, morgan. see, as far as he knows you get maybe a better meal than usual but otherwise, it's not really a... thing. ]

[memlost]

Yup! More importantly, the rest of us get to express our appreciation for you. Whether it's a brand new sword to keep staying alive with or a freshly made cake, birthday gifts are always nice to give and get. It's win-win!

[paycheck]

That still doesn't solve the problem of me not having one. If anything, it just makes me envious of those who do.

[ he's not really envious. ]

[memlost]

[ True... ]

How about an aliveday instead? Though it lacks a certain punch... Or -- a rebirthday! Had any life-changing turnarounds lately?

[ Sakon had one, so who knows... ]

[paycheck]

[ he actually gives thought to it for a moment before shaking his head. ]

Ah, no. Everything's kind of boring, actually.

[ . . . ]

Wait, Morgan-kun. Do you have life-changing turnarounds in Haven?

[ is that like, a thing that happens here? ]

[memlost]

Now that you mention it, I have! Only one, though. Or two, if you count the turnaround of the turnaround...

But fortunately, I know my actual birthday. It's the fifth of May.

[paycheck]

That isn't very many. You made it seem kind of common! But if only one or two are happening to you, I shouldn't be so surprised none happened for me.

[ he follows it with a shrug and ah. fifth of may, huh? ]

That's not really special sounding. Can't I just pick any day at all? I mean, it doesn't really have to be based off of some life changing event, does it?

[memlost]

[ FIFTH OF MAY!!!!!! don't forget ]

Pick away! Birthdays are lots of people's favorite days, so why not make your favorite day your birthday?

[ morgan logic ]

[paycheck]

[ won't forget on fear of death by morgans

anyway. he just thinks about it for a second before SIGHING DRAMATICALLY AND, ]

I don't even know how the calender works! How am I supposed to pick a day?!

[ he's just barely got this shit on lock! STOP EXPECTING HIM TO KNOW IT, HAVEN. ]

[memlost]

You don't?

[ It takes a second for his little brain to process the implications of this. Sasuke's aimless, dateless life... ]

Do you want to learn? I can teach you!

[paycheck]

[ !!!

see, sasuke's mostly just... taught himself but it kind of didn't occur to him until right now to have someone else teach him. that was probably dumb but w/e self-reliance is great.

anyway, since it's a morgan, sasuke can't help but say -- ]

Oh! Yeah, that'd be great.

[ really, if it was anyone else but a morgan, sasuke would probably laugh in their face. ]

[memlost]

[ Sadly, Morgan takes Sasuke's lack of ridicule for granted. Not that he isn't terribly cheerful and eager nonetheless. ]

Yay! It can be a little confusing, but you'll have it straight in no time. So there are twelve months and 365 days in a year. Every month has 30 or 31 days -- except for February, that one likes to throw a curve ball every four years...

[ And he will go through the entire calendar system now, have your memorization cap on, Sasuke ]

[paycheck]

[ for sasuke, he's just grateful no one's here to see him genuinely ask questions and not be an egotistical ass. he has a reputation to uphold now! ]

Okay, right. But what is a February? You have these names for them and it doesn't really make sense. Why not just use numbers? The first... [ waving a hand around a little ] month, can't it just be One? Or First? Why is it... whatever it's called!

[ you're a really good teacher, morgan. also he totally had that cap on ages ago. ]