#ty soph for the assembly depot idea i have fully embraced micah in his retail worker era

[micahweissberg]

OCTOBER 25, 2024, 7.30AM THE WEAVER INN.

micah wakes up to his phone ringing in his hand. he'd only fallen asleep three hours prior while facetiming his best friend ravi. when micah answers the call, all micah sees filling the screen is a white birthday cake with the words 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZEEMO' in pink icing, the letters resembling more like random squiggly lines than actual words. ravi hadn't slept yet as he's still a little jet-lagged from his recent trip from thailand (yes, only a few weeks after his trip to blue harbor!), and instead spent the three hours that micah was asleep baking a cake with his girlfriend, rita. from behind a shaky camera, ravi and rita's voices can be heard saying, "make a wish, z!" to which micah only responds in a very tony leung with the tape recorder in happy together way. after having a good sob session, he gets ready for work (he's been working at the assembly depot for a week now!), gives heart reacts to the few birthday messages he receives, listens to some voicemails, and steps out of room 109 at the weaver inn to face the day for the thirtieth year in a row. a new record.