You forgot it? Is it just because you've had so many or what? Kind of like when you eat the same thing a lot, it stops being special, right? [It's clearly not a perfect analogy. At all.] ...I've never forgotten it, but my birthday has never been that important either.

[When he mentions the aging, Pilouette goes quiet for a moment. He may have said "never mind" but she can't really ignore that. It takes her a second to process the idea but when it finally hits her...]

Waugh! I...I never even thought about that! Wh-What if I end up being here so long that I get like, a ton older?! And then they send me back and...I can't go back to school if I'm suddenly way older-looking! Aaagh, and what if Daddy doesn't recognize me?!