"What!? You never told us that your birthday was on Christmas!"
The strongman watched the chef scurry around the kitchen, the African follow directions from said chef, and the ballerina pull out ingredients from the refrigerator, with a perplexed expression. They were all preparing for a special Christmas dinner, and his birthday had slipped into the conversation by accident.
"It was never brought up."
Dark eyes flashed in his direction. "It's your birthday 005…" Firm hands pulled out multiple ingredients from the refrigerator, setting them on the nearby counter.
"But it's…"
Chang cut him off. "Ah ah ah, no buts 005. It's your special day, and we can't overlook it. And since your birthday is on the same day as Christmas, this celebration is going to be twice as great!"
Before G-Jr. could do anything to stop the portly Chinese man- not that he could, seeing how determined Chang, Pyunma, and Françoise were- the third cyborg gently directed him out of the kitchen.
Chang's voice rang out from the kitchen. "Don't worry about helping us, but try getting some of the others here so they can help us out! Like 002 for example, he rarely helps me out in here!"
"Don't worry about it 005… we're your friends. A friend's birthday is just as important to us as it is to the birthday boy himself. So happy early birthday." Françoise offered a soft smile, looking up at him, and then ran back into the kitchen.
A time ago, somewhere past his childhood, his birthday didn't seem all that important to himself or others. His friends thought differently.
And he smiled to himself.
Owari
December 25, our fave strongman's birthday! I can't forget about him!