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[Another year in Johto a month ago...and now, another birthday. Which is a strange thing to think about. Up until a few years ago, he hadn't even known the date of his own birth, hadn't even thought to wonder what it was. Back in Amestris, a homunculus' birth isn't something that anybody really wants to remember or celebrate, after all. But here? People have found it out, wheedled it out of him...people have remembered it, asked after it, thought that the fact that Envy was born was something important.]

[And for two years now, he's awkwardly accepted the couple of gifts and the well wishes he's gotten, but it had still felt strange to even acknowledge. But now, the third year he's known about the day...it feels a little more natural. He actually remembers what day it is without being reminded, and if any of his patched together little family brings it up, or does something for the occasion?]

[Well, maybe this year he'll react a little less like a cat who's just encountered a vacuum cleaner for the first time.]

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Hey, I've got a question for anyone who feels like answering. When you do things for somebody's birthday, what is it that you're celebrating about them? Is it that they managed to survive an extra year or that they were born in the first place or just because parties are fun or what?

What is it about a birthday that makes it something important?

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Huh.
You know, I've never actually sat down to think about it.
But personally, I believe a birthday is an excuse to celebrate the person in question - so probably the fact that they were born at all.
And it's important because of the person who was born, and their relation to their friends and family. If someone's my friend, I'm happy to celebrate the fact that they exist.

Yeah, that's what I figured.

I've heard a lot of people before just say that it's a 'good job for surviving another year' thing, and sure that's a big deal. but surviving's not that difficult here.

I like the idea of it being glad the person's around better.

Honestly, it IS really easy to survive here - and not just that, but thrive!
I think the "surviving another year" camp is mostly cynical and sarcastic on that front, though, because a lot of people would say that where I'm from.
It was not exactly difficult to grow up in the suburbs.

yeah, everything's easy here. aside from sometimes the world almost ending, but even that's never been TOO hard to deal with.

and considering people don't even stay dead, the whole surviving thing really WOULDN'T mean much.

and damn I even live in the suburbs now, that puts it on a whole new level of easy I guess

I've heard about the not dying thing - I'm not eager to try it out, but at least there's a failsafe if you get into a mess that you just can't pull yourself out of.
I really hope "world ending" things aren't a periodical occurrence.

well uh

I could say that they aren't but that would be a lie

there's usually at least one a year

That is far too periodical for my liking. I'm assuming everyone here has pulled together quite often in order to keep the consequences from the events from being permanent.

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