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[ She's always been a little less than composed when she addresses the network and she's not sure why. It's usually just initially, like she needs to warm up because she's talking to...well, a lot of people. And this may be seen as the dumbest idea ever, but hey, if she believes it's good, they'll believe it's good, right? ]

Hey there. So. I went away for a little while and now I'm back. Can't say I missed this place, but I'm sure you get it, right?

[ That, at least, she's sure everyone can relate to. Going home and coming back, realizing you're stuck again. Crying a little about it. ]

Anyway. It's nice to see all of you again. Kind of. Through this thing.

[ Get to the point, Patterson. She can almost hear Weller in her head. ]

So I was thinking about how nobody really has a birthday here, not in the traditional sense, I think, right? I'm sure some people have parties anyway, when they think of it, but. I was thinking - what about a birthday party for us? All of us? We kind of deserve it? And it would be retro-themed, so think Pin the Tail on the Donkey, water balloons, embarrassing games of Twister, ice cream cake. Just to name a few. I'm open to suggestions. Who's in?

I'm flexible on what to do about gifts for each other, so really, suggestions are totally welcome. On the subject of parties, what's the best party or birthday - or both - you ever had?

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I gotta say -- I love a good Twizzler, but chocolate is probably a better bet, because everyone likes chocolate. Can't go wrong with that.

Maybe just a really good mix. Everyone has different tastes, of course. What else should this party have? Pie-eating contest? Flag football? Guess it depends on how many people even show up, really.

Yeah, we'll need a good amount of people for team games like football. Maybe horseshoes or cornhole?

Works for me. If a ton of people end up coming, well, we can adapt. Was there ever anything you always wanted to do at a birthday party when you were a kid but never got to?

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I didn't have a lot of birthday parties in general, honestly. [not after she was twelve.]

So a lot of this is new for me.

I know this would be an "all-in" style party and not super personalized, but hopefully if we get it off the ground and people come, it turns out to still be meaningful and fun.

That makes me think presents should be involved somehow. Like a secret Santa thing, maybe, but without the Christmas theme.

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