...No, wait, okay. She's trying to get better at this, so after a slightly-too-long pause, she elaborates,] I never thought someone like me would have the chance to celebrate like this with... friends.
[Athena's sleepover was one thing, but something like this, where it's less crowded and almost entirely made up of people she genuinely cares about (for the most part) is a lot different somehow.]
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...No, wait, okay. She's trying to get better at this, so after a slightly-too-long pause, she elaborates,] I never thought someone like me would have the chance to celebrate like this with... friends.
[Athena's sleepover was one thing, but something like this, where it's less crowded and almost entirely made up of people she genuinely cares about (for the most part) is a lot different somehow.]