fandomhighdorms | Fifth Floor Common Room, Tuesday Afternoon

Ringo hadn't really paid much attention to the date, which was why she'd been surprised when she got back from her morning ride to find a delivery waiting for her. It was a pretty big box, too, but didn't feel like AT parts. There wasn't a return address on it, either.

With a thoughtful frown, she set the box down on the table in the common room and opened it up. Then her eyes shot wide. A cake! A really, absolutely beautiful cake. It took a couple of seconds for her to figure out why anyone would send her a cake, but as soon as she did, she was on the phone.

"You got me a cake!" she accused her sister when Rika picked up. "A really expensive cake."

"You couldn't be here with us, so we got you the same cake we got." Ringo could practically see Rika's smile in her voice. "So at least we could all share that much."

Ringo grinned. "You know I can't eat all of this by myself, right?" she asked.

"Guess you'll just have to find someone to share with. I mean, it'd be lame to spend your birthday all by yourself, so if we can't be there, make sure someone else helps you eat that cake."

"Yes, ma'am," Ringo answered, laughing.

"Happy birthday, Ringo."

"Happy birthday, Rika. And tell Mikan and Ume 'happy birthday' from me, too."

"They know, but I will."

So Ringo was smiling as she rummaged around for a plate and a fork and a glass of milk. She'd totally forgotten it was her birthday, but this was a pretty awesome way to be reminded.

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"The electrocution robot was not my idea!"

Well, the part about getting electrocuted by it wasn't. Going after it...yeah, okay, that was definitely on her.

"Oh, it wasn't?" Ringo had not heard about any electrocution robot, but, well, she could guess. "So remind me again, whose idea was it?"

Sometimes it was hard not to laugh, even when the topic was kind of serious.

"...Whoever put it in there in the first place?" Kathy tried.

"Like, put it in your room, where you couldn't help but get electrocuted by it?" Because you totally got electrocuted by it, didn't you, Kathy? Didn't you?

"Okay, so it might have been in a cave..."

Right after the cave full of animated, murderous skeletons.

"Oh, right. A nice, safe cave which was probably totally a super-good thing to be exploring." Ringo was nodding along in understanding, Kathy. She was sure you could imagine that.

"There were adventurers that needed rescuing!"

Just keep digging that hole, Kathy.

"Well, it's a good thing you were there then." Funny, it didn't sound quite like Ringo meant that.

Kathy was going to ignore that tone entirely. "Wasn't it? They might never have gotten out if we hadn't been!"

"And then you would have had to go the entire week without getting electrocuted, which would have been a real shame, too."

"Hey, I'm the last person who's going to argue about getting electrocuted!" Kathy protested. "It was terrible! Never again if I can help it!"

"Like you totally couldn't help it this time," Ringo nodded in agreement.

Well, "agreement", at least.

"No one was expecting a robot that shoots lightning bolts from a pre-Industrial society," Kathy said primly.

Because magic was soooo hard to have pictured.

"No, no," Ringo said, trying not to giggle, "I totally get it. Who could possibly predict any magic on that particular island?"

"I see the Sass Fairy visited you for your birthday," Kathy sniffed, since, you know, Ringo had a point and everything. "Have you thought about saving some of that for the rest of the year?"

"You know," Ringo smirked, "I somehow feel confident that I'll manage to top up a couple of times throughout the year."

Grin.

"After all, I learn from the best, and you still have months before graduation."

"I'm going to remind you that you said that," Kathy told her, smugly. "Next time you're trying to remind me how much better you are at everything than I am."

"What? The student can't surpass the master? I totally saw that in a movie once."

"And when that day comes, you'll know, apprentice," Kathy told her. "Just remember what happens to students who aren't properly prepared."

"Hmm. If I remember correctly, they don't get electrocuted." Yeah, maybe she was over-playing it.

Except was it really possible to "overplay" getting electrocuted?

"Yeah, if it comes down between lightninged or choked, neither's that great of an option," Kathy retorted. "And both of those happen over the course of the movies!"

Oh, yeah? Well. Pbbbbbt.

That show you who was ready, Kathy!

"And there's my point, made for me," Kathy said brightly. "Thanks, Ringo!"

"Or did I?"

Yes, Ringo. Yes you did make Kathy's point for her.

"Yeah, pretty much," Kathy said, laughing. "Like 100%."

She checked her watch. "I've gotta run, it's almost time for my show to start at the planetarium, but I wanted to make sure I called you to say Happy Birthday. Even though I will cruelly be spending the day cakeless."

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