Jay

[It's July 10th. Another year has gone by, and Jay has grown another year older. Another year...meaning he was no longer a kid. Now he was technically an adult, but he still carried the appearance and manner of a kid.]

I'm 20 years old now, but I don't feel any different. Is being an adult supposed to feel different from being a kid?

[He looks at himself in the mirror.] I haven't grown any taller at all, have I? Ugh...I can almost hear that stupid bandit teasing me about my height. It makes my ears hurt...

[Offscreen, his cat can be heard meowing.] Ah...now that's a much more pleasant sound...

[He picks up the cat, pulling it into view, stroking it lovingly.]

[As always, Jay has his journal open, listening for something...interesting to spy on. But he's a bit distracted right now, looking at his calendar, and a particular Oresoren figurine that Moses had carved for him last year. In his distraction, he doesn't even realize that his journal is currently recording.]

July 10th...that was my birthday. But...is it really?

[Chibi-Usa had chosen that date for his birthday, but he hasn't heard from her in so long, he's almost certain that she's gone home by now.]

No...it can't be. I don't even have a birthday. No one else knows about it anyway, and there's no reason to celebrate it. It's just another day. Oh well...

[...But why does he feel like this? Jay reaches over to pick up the Oresoren figurine and hold it tenderly in his lap. Perhaps there's a part of him inside that really does want to celebrate a birthday just like all the other cool kids.]