[ fifteen seems so long ago, now. jade feels like maybe she wasn't wrong but she certainly feels a little bit surprised. ]

I am seventeen. I just turned seventeen, actually. It was fun! I had never had a birthday around other people before. [ hm. this is a weird distraction, right? jade doesn't know what else to do, though. ] Don't worry. I am pretty confident my grandpason will be here sooner than we expect. And if not, I bet we can figure something ourselves.