I still think a lot about Kirika's 2018 birthday Memoria and how it destroyed me
It ends happy but the fact it wasn't for even a second...
(Especially now that Happy Birthday no Uta is a thing)

The others try to surprise her so they pretend they're doing other stuff
She becomes convinced that it's because it's not her real birthday and starts saying stuff like "I'm stupid for getting my hopes up" and I just...
:( Who allowed this

Then the others appear and sing Happy Birthday AFTER she starts crying, like...how dare this happen

But then she has a present on her head in the art