She will work through whatever slightly uncomfortable feelings are currently manifesting in her chest in regards to not knowing something so simple about him — a birthday in this calendar system of his original. It's just going to take a minute, during which time she sort of peppers in some throw away commentary.
"Well, they've been here longer than us, they're probably used to it."
Then a touch more confidently: "But sure. Let's get something to eat, then let's go get drunk."
One more beat of silence, and right around the time Pal's squared away all his lab supplies and is ready to go, Clarke adds: "My birthday's October 30th, by the way." Because it feels fair that he know, and she's trusting him to understand why it hadn't been brought up at the time. Sequestered in Cabin 105, nursing burn wounds, living in fear of possessed passengers and mourning the loss of friends right before consigning herself to the Halloween party? Yeah, not the headspace in which you want birthday congratulations.
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"Well, they've been here longer than us, they're probably used to it."
Then a touch more confidently: "But sure. Let's get something to eat, then let's go get drunk."
One more beat of silence, and right around the time Pal's squared away all his lab supplies and is ready to go, Clarke adds: "My birthday's October 30th, by the way." Because it feels fair that he know, and she's trusting him to understand why it hadn't been brought up at the time. Sequestered in Cabin 105, nursing burn wounds, living in fear of possessed passengers and mourning the loss of friends right before consigning herself to the Halloween party? Yeah, not the headspace in which you want birthday congratulations.