She was on the computer, and startled him by asking out of the blue, “So, your birthday is July 21?”

He paused to think a moment before answering, “Eh, give or take some corrections in the Julian and Gregorian bug patches.” He was stopped from returning to the paper when she giggled.

“You are such a nerd,” she said as she kept typing.

He put down the newspaper, and retorted, “Why for?”

“You are comparing major calendar adjustments to software retcon.”

“Heh, should I follow up with a ‘LOL N00BS’ comment?”

She laughed for a good five minutes in response.

( Maybe it's just around here, but fireworks tend to be traditional for Christmas and New Year's Eve. There's just something about mixing alcohol and expolsives. )

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Happy Birthday, jonathan_towne!