"Right...friends don't do that," he recounted like he had forgotten which in retrospect, it didn't come easy when he attached the rule to himself.

What especially catches him off guard is what Hamuko says next- making his eyes widen. "My party...ah, I almost can't believe it's that time of the year," he blinks like he genuinely did not keep up with the timeline. "I don't remember the last time I celebrated my birthday actually."