Birthday/Neuvillette

• Sender: Neuvillette
• Time/Date: 2023-12-18 (During Version 4.2)

According to our previous public pronouncements, it is my birthday today.

Furina's birthday is a public holiday, and it remains so to this day.

On the centenary of when I took up my post, someone proposed that my birthday should also be designated as a commemorative holiday. In actuality, I do not know the exact date of my birthday.

As the spring and fall weather in Fontaine is less than satisfactory, and I am not particularly fond of summer, I finally settled on this date.

In years past, on this day I would usually extricate myself from duties at the Court and go to Merusea Village, visiting the Melusines who lived there.

This time, I would like to invite you to come along with me. I have heard you are often traveling around Fontaine lately, and are well acquainted with many Melusines. If you were present, they would surely be overjoyed.

It was merely a sudden notion I had, I suppose I may be intruding. I prepared a gift by way of thanks. Should you be available, I look forward to meeting you.

• Sender: Neuvillette
• Time/Date: 2024-12-18 (During Version 5.2)

It's been quite some time since we last exchanged words. I hope you are well.

Now, as I sit to write, winter has arrived. People have begun wearing warmer clothes, switching to thicker blankets, and stoking their hearths. Most importantly, it's the season when everyone reaches for warm beverages.

Coffee and tea have become staples on many tables. Yet, if you ask for my preference, I'd recommend the hot water served at the Hotel Debord.

Speaking of tea, despite sharing eighty percent of the batch I purchased earlier with Wriothesley, the remainder has still lasted me a full year and counting. I thought he'd manage to deplete his share at least, but he told me, "Humans must exercise strategic restraint when drinking tea, or else they risk kidney stones."

He does have a point. If such risks were truly pressing, Sigewinne would likely impose strict measures. You should drink plenty of warm water as well — it's a cure for nearly everything.

Back to the topic, my chosen birthday is approaching once again. I've prepared a comforting broth and sincerely hope you'll grace the occasion with your presence.

• Sender: Neuvillette
• Time/Date: 2025-12-18 (During Version "Luna III")

Another year gone in a flash, and I hope you've been well. Now that the weather is getting chilly, it's time to layer up and break out the winter blankets.

In Snezhnaya, snow will come in winter as scheduled, while here in Fontaine, it's been overcast for days, but it hasn't rained yet.

I had briefly hoped that a light winter drizzle might fall on my birthday, but as of this morning, none has appeared. I cannot help but wonder whether my younger self would have taken any pleasure in the promised rain.

In any case, it matters little, as no rain will fall today. It is my birthday, and I should allow myself a measure of cheer.

You may therefore attend the appointment without concern; there is no need to bring an umbrella.