[Nikolai pauses to try to think of who else Liem knows. Constantin, of course, is of little help now. After a solid minute all he can come up with is:]
Perhaps you should encourage guests to bring a date.
[Sorry, Liem. But then his dilemma becomes who to bring if not Matt, who is already on the guest list...]
It would have to be a fairly big cake. You could arrange the candles in the shape of the number 122.
He looks shockingly good for his age.
[Is he surprised to learn that his friend is a centenarian and then some? Yes. But is he completely shocked? Not really. He already knew that Liem was half-vampire, and it stands to reason his heritage would grant him supernatural longevity. Powerful Grisha are the same way.]
yes LIEM does not look proper age but i will try and make big cake will practice
[but more importantly...]
bring date? but LIEM will not have date because LIEM does not know celebration is happening and i can not have date because i is married and GONTA is not here and NIKOLAI just ended relationship with ALINA? only half people can bring date is not fair is it?
[it's not intended as a call-out... but also it might kind of accidentally... be...]
[Konoha... stares at this message for a long time trying to decide if it's a joke or not. She can't tell, this is the awful thing about text, why didn't she just call instead of decide to do writing practice........]
is not challenge NIKOLAI NIKOLAI is handsome man who is good at things i am sure could find date
i just was thinking perhaps does not want to go on public date right after woman who he says love to severs bond? but if NIKOLAI wants to show off...
[… just a little, tbh, though that might be also the fault of her understanding of the word “date”.]
well i do not think other man ‘s birth day celebration is best place to be doing so. celebration is about LIEM so i think should just be friends of LIEM no?
if you has already fine. but i do not wish to meet NIKOLAI’s new lover like this
Fine, fine. No dates. I couldn't bear it if you were disappointed in me.
[Now seems like a terrible time to point out that actually she's already met his not-so-new lover, and moreover that he's already coming to the party. So he'll hold onto that bit of honesty for a while longer.]
Liem is the sort of man who prefers a small, intimate gathering to a big shindig anyway.
yes i think so. celebration will already be surprise there is no need for adding more surprise with unknown persons
thanks for for participation.
[and if she doesn’t address the first part, well. she’ll keep her disapproval fo herself, he’s a grown man… maybe it’s totally normal in Ravka to go out publicly that fast.]
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Perhaps you should encourage guests to bring a date.
[Sorry, Liem. But then his dilemma becomes who to bring if not Matt, who is already on the guest list...]
It would have to be a fairly big cake. You could arrange the candles in the shape of the number 122.
He looks shockingly good for his age.
[Is he surprised to learn that his friend is a centenarian and then some? Yes. But is he completely shocked? Not really. He already knew that Liem was half-vampire, and it stands to reason his heritage would grant him supernatural longevity. Powerful Grisha are the same way.]
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LIEM does not look proper age
but i will try and make big cake
will practice
[but more importantly...]
bring date?
but LIEM will not have date because LIEM does not know celebration is happening
and i can not have date because i is married and GONTA is not here
and NIKOLAI just ended relationship with ALINA?
only half people can bring date
is not fair is it?
[it's not intended as a call-out... but also it might kind of accidentally... be...]
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You don't think I could find a date before the party?
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is not challenge NIKOLAI
NIKOLAI is handsome man who is good at
things
i am sure could find date
i just was thinking perhaps does not want to go on public date right after woman who he says love to severs bond?
but if NIKOLAI wants to show off...
[... he's a man, she'll concede public date.]
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I have never been adverse to showing off, my dear Konoha. 😉
[Says the man who refused to confirm the status of his relationship for months...]
Bringing someone to a party is hardly a marriage proposal. Besides, Alina isn't even going to be there.
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well
i do not think other man ‘s birth day celebration is best place
to be doing so.
celebration is about LIEM so
i think should just be friends of LIEM no?
if you has already
fine.
but i do not wish to meet NIKOLAI’s new lover like this
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[Now seems like a terrible time to point out that actually she's already met his not-so-new lover, and moreover that he's already coming to the party. So he'll hold onto that bit of honesty for a while longer.]
Liem is the sort of man who prefers a small, intimate gathering to a big shindig anyway.
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celebration will already be surprise
there is no need for adding more surprise with unknown persons
thanks for for participation.
[and if she doesn’t address the first part, well. she’ll keep her disapproval fo herself, he’s a grown man… maybe it’s totally normal in Ravka to go out publicly that fast.]
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Do you need anything of me other than my attendance?
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LIEM is much fit and young in body
and heart is mostly strong
i guarantee!
yes
please assist lady JESTER and MATT with decorating
while i cook
can you do?
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Yes, I'm sure I can manage.
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though NIKOLAI ‘s skin is smooth
good
i look forward to day
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See, the proof is in my glowing and supple skin.
I'll see you then, Konoha.