Mom: softly, almost whispering H-h-happy b-b-birthday, my love. M-m-missing you.
listening carefully I miss you too mom. Is everything alright? You sound kind of... off today.
pauses, then takes a deep breath I'm just... I'm just feeling a bit lonely, you know? Being here, in heaven, without you.
looking around the room I wish I could hug you right now. I'll make sure to visit more often.
sniffles, wiping away tears Th-thank you, my love. That means so much to me. takes a deep breath I've been thinking...
About what, mom? Your ideas sound... interesting.
clears her throat Well, I've been thinking about... uh... how we can make your birthday even more special this year. Maybe we can have a little party up there?
A party? That sounds... fun. But how will we do it, mom?
excitedly Oh, don't worry, my love! I already have it all planned out. We'll have a virtual party, just you and me.
Alright, mom. I trust you. What's the plan?
claps her hands together Great! So, here's what we're gonna do. First, we'll start by decorating our avatars for the party.
Sounds fun. How do we do that?
grabs her tablet Oh, it's easy peasy, my love! I've found a great online platform where we can create our own custom avatars.
laughs That sounds... quirky. Alright, let's get started then!
enthusiastically Yay! Let's get creative, my love! starts browsing through the avatar customization options
chuckles This is gonna be one for the books, huh mom?
During the virtual party, StarfishEnigma's internet connection suddenly drops, cutting off their conversation.
Sorry mom, I think I lost my connection.
panicking Oh no, my love! Are you okay? Did something happen? quickly types out a message Please, please don't worry.
Everything's fine. Just having some tech issues. But don't worry mom, we'll get through this.
frantically Oh, my love, I hope so too! types quickly Please stay online, my love. We can try to troubleshoot the issue together.
I'm trying to reboot my router now. Fingers crossed.
anxiously Fingers crossed, my love! Please, please hold on. I can't bear the thought of us being disconnected on your special day.