[ He stops, still trying to wrap his head around the fact that they'd know something like that. That they'd still remember it after they hadn't been at the Academy together for over five years now. He's mostly just shocked that they'd ever known what it was in the first place.
It's not that he'd kept it secret - Dimitri and Felix and Ingrid usually got him something for his birthday each year. And the Professor had treated him to an afternoon tea with his favorite treats. But outside those people? He's not sure anyone had ever bothered.
The fact that both Claude and Hilda seemed to know precisely when it was - and seemed more surprised at his surprise over it - was a strange thing to wrap his head around.
But he just shakes his head, pushing his surprise away before they read too deeply into it. Or more deeply, because he recognizes that expression on Claude's face all too well. ]
No, I didn't have any plans. [ He hadn't even intended to bring it up. He adds, with a roll of his eyes at Hilda and briefly sticking out his tongue as he tries to lighten the moment, teasing her. ] And I haven't been banned from the spa. In fact, they like me a lot there, believe it or not. It would be fun, if we all went together.
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[ He stops, still trying to wrap his head around the fact that they'd know something like that. That they'd still remember it after they hadn't been at the Academy together for over five years now. He's mostly just shocked that they'd ever known what it was in the first place.
It's not that he'd kept it secret - Dimitri and Felix and Ingrid usually got him something for his birthday each year. And the Professor had treated him to an afternoon tea with his favorite treats. But outside those people? He's not sure anyone had ever bothered.
The fact that both Claude and Hilda seemed to know precisely when it was - and seemed more surprised at his surprise over it - was a strange thing to wrap his head around.
But he just shakes his head, pushing his surprise away before they read too deeply into it. Or more deeply, because he recognizes that expression on Claude's face all too well. ]
No, I didn't have any plans. [ He hadn't even intended to bring it up. He adds, with a roll of his eyes at Hilda and briefly sticking out his tongue as he tries to lighten the moment, teasing her. ] And I haven't been banned from the spa. In fact, they like me a lot there, believe it or not. It would be fun, if we all went together.