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[ So today is a certain daughter of Hecate's birthday, and a certain boyfriend of hers has been working on how they should celebrate that. The most obvious thing? A cake, which he has been collaborating with some of the nymphs to make a reality. Sometime after lunch is when the big reveal happens, and they bring it up to Natalie's table with bright grins.

It's... a relatively plain cake, compared to the one she'd had made for Leo's birthday. There are colors swirled in icing, blues and purples with runes dancing over the surface of it in glowing green - what they mean, or how they're glowing, Leo isn't entirely certain, but it looks awesome. His particular contributions was a little fog machine meant to emulate the Mist, the little clouds hugging the layers of the cake but not hiding it entirely. Oh, and the pair of lit torches in lieu of candles, sized down to fit.

And there's another surprise he's put into this, but hopefully that won't be revealed until he's ready. ]

Happy birthday, Nat!

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[ So, fun fact: Natalie nearly forgot today was her birthday. For a split second that morning, she forgot. It was curious to her that the entire night lacked the usual fitful sleep and she actually had some peaceful dreams for once.

The morning passes with little fanfare. Determinedly, she tries to actually take it easy, moving slowly. She makes no announcements because she doesn't expect anyone to throw her a party or anything. So much has happened in the year between then and now and, despite all her hangups and problems, she feels much better as a person.

She's just licking her fingers at her table, shrugging loose hair off her shoulder to keep it away form the BBQ sauce when this confection appears and her eyes widen. ]

What! Leo!

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