Second Bamf

[digthefuzz]

Who: Kurt and youuuuu
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: The Huntress
When: Shortly after everyone returned to their ships

[Kurt has just woken up from a cryo-sleep, and the German teen looks a bit bummed after having seen the date.]

Awww man, is the date for real? Did I sleep through my birthday and Thanksgiving?! Total bummer...

[He gives a defeated shrug.]

I heard of catching up on your beauty sleep, but this is ridiculous!

Comments

video!!!

[digthefuzz]

Really?!

But you know, that could be a ways away! [He doesn't actually care about waiting, he just wanted to pun.]

video!!!

[grounds]

Yes, really. Why do you sound surprised?

[Octavia is tactfully ignoring that pun.]

video!!!!

[digthefuzz]

I- I don't know. I guess I shouldn't be. I just didn't expect birthday parties in space!

Do you even... do birthdays, Octavia?

[grounds]

Yeah, well, there's something for everyone.

[A shrug. Really, it doesn't bother her.] Other people's? Now, yeah. But Bellamy and Mom did mine back home. A lot of the time I wasn't as into it.

[digthefuzz]

Yeah? Do you remember when it was?

[grounds]

Not really. Times passes really weird when you're stuck in the same room for sixteen years, you know?

[A pause, then a grin.] You probably don't. Which is good.

[digthefuzz]

Y-yeah. Sorry. [He frowns. She didn't seem very down about it, but hearing her perspective and remembering what he does from the calibrations makes him feel guilty.]

I guess we'll just have to pick a day!

[grounds]

[Octavia rolls her eyes.] Stop apologizing already.

Pick a day for my birthday you mean?

[digthefuzz]

Sorry, I just thou- oh wait, I apologized again. Sorry about... [He slaps his forehead.] Dang it!

...Right, a birthday. Wouldn't that be cool?

[grounds]

Kurt! [It really sounds like she's trying not to laugh.]

I guess. The idea still doesn't do much for me, though.

[digthefuzz]

I- I get it. We can scratch the idea. And I'll just give you cake whenever we find any.

[grounds]

[Her smile softens, and she shakes her head.]

I don't mind. If you want, you can choose something. Maybe not a birthday, but... something similar?

[digthefuzz]

Dude! How about this: Octavia Appreciation Day!

[grounds]

[Now she actually does laugh after staring incredulously at the feed for a moment.

And she continues laughing, longer than she probably has since arriving on the Fleet.]

Kurt, please tell me you're joking.

[digthefuzz]

[Wow, that's a good one. He smirks and crosses his arms proudly as he waits out an end to her laughter.]

What if I never tell you?

[grounds]

What-- [She stares at him, almost dumbfounded.] What would that even accomplish?

[digthefuzz]

I don't know. A chance to have fun and appreciate how awesome you are?

[grounds]

[Snort.]

Way to get off track here-- Yours is the birthday we missed. Do you want anything special or am I going to have to surprise you?

[digthefuzz]

Oh, you caught me!

I'm a man of simple needs. Go ahead, try and surprise me if you have to!

[grounds]

What about a comb? You've got a lot to deal with there.

[digthefuzz]

H-hey now, you make it sound like I have a really hairy situation going on here! [He runs a hand through his hair self-consciously... but it probably has been getting shaggier over the course of his stay.]

But I guess it could come in handy!

[grounds]

If you're not up for that, I could always braid your hair for you. You'd look adorable.

[digthefuzz]

What? No way, I bet I'd just look like a weirdo!

[grounds]

I doubt it, but I won't force you.

[digthefuzz]

Welll... I mean I guess I trust you not to make me look like a total goofball...