That was a fine question. What did he want for his birthday? He had ignored a couple of birthdays since becoming a Pilot, but the ones he did celebrate in the past were a source of mental trauma for him.
"Why don't you pick whatever you think I will like? I don't really do birthdays."
Nico raised her hands with the index fingers crossed in a gesture that children use to ward off evil and unwanted things. "Oh no, you are the Commander, and we have thousands of staff members and soldiers under your command right now.
A Commander's birthday is a big thing, and most Companies make it a statutory holiday, with almost all duties canceled for the day. You can't just ignore it. The crew would get offended."
She had a point, the Commander's birthday was a big deal even in most Mecha Regiments, and since the Reaver Companies were basically nations to themselves, the leader's birthday was one of their biggest holidays.
