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[For a moment, Dave looks truly, achingly touched, and the way he presses the smile between his lips to keep it from escaping doesn't mask how genuine the expression is. He stands and takes the cake from her, head ducked to keep that weird sincerity on the down-low until he can get it handled.]

Yeah, birthday cake is still the custom du jour in Daveworld. You're sharing this with me, right?

[Wart looks shyly intrigued as well. Cake! And a candle! Is it safe for humans to put fire on their food?]