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[necrodentia]

[ Here comes another post from Rainer in the wee hours of the morning! Question is, did she wake up early? Or has she not gone to bed yet? ]

Guess what! It's my birthday today! Don't ask me how old I am (a lady never tells).

Anyway, it got me to thinking... What sort of birthday rituals or traditions are there where you come from? Birthdays back home were always pretty normal, I feel. My dad would bake a cake and the skeletons would perform a little dance for me that they choreographed just for the occasion. Then when I was in school I'd throw a party at the tavern on campus and invite all my friends. You know, normal stuff.

But maybe it's not normal where you come from! And if that's the case, then I want to hear what is! Consider it your present to me. ;)

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[necrodentia]

It's not exactly the most common or well-regarded form of magic on Nua, either, so it's okay. I don't mind answering questions.

Well, it's hard for a corpse to give consent pre-resurrection, unless they somehow give it before they die. But that just feels weird, you know? Sitting and watching someone die, waiting to raise them until after their last breath...

What my dad tries to do (and what I hope to do, following in his footsteps) is to guide wayward souls who've passed on to the Astral plane. That's what happens to the majority of corpses my dad raises. The ones that stick around as part of his skeleton army do so consensually, though. Then when they decide they've had enough fighting, my dad helps them move on.

[puddlesoverdios]

Well, you do have a point there. My father is a doctor, and before I wed Jonathan, I was a nurse. (Technically speaking, a young wife is needed to run the estate, rather than run hither and yon with medical supplies.)

It is kind of your father to help lead them on. I would hold some patients hands when they were there. I feel it's important that one not die alone.

[necrodentia]

I have a lot of respect for healers. You're right, in that we both serve similar purposes, just at different points in someone's timeline.

Have you thought about going into nursing here? I know that most of the nurses are Joys, but surely they would let an interplanar person join up if they had the right experience!

[puddlesoverdios]

I have, but then thought better of it. Pokemon breeding is quite a bit less stressful, but offers similar experience. (And the baby pokemon are simply darling!)

So, as it stands, I am quite content in my role.

[necrodentia]

Oh, you're a breeder! One my close friends here was a breeder, before she was planeshifted back home.

[puddlesoverdios]

It's very rewarding. You're a trainer, then?

If you ever need to look into a breedable pokemon, please let me know. I have quite a collection now.