[Location: Esphor-4, Science Pillar University, Mobius Family Mansion]
[12:00 AM, January 1, 2831, CE]
"Happy birthday, Mobius and Alaya" the crowd said to the two girls sitting beside each other as they both blew out the candle at the top of the cake.
The cake is a multi-layered, round chocolate cake. The exterior is covered in a smooth, glossy chocolate ganache frosting that has been expertly applied for a flawless finish.
On the top of the cake, there's a graceful inscription in elegant white fondant letters that reads: "Happy Birthday, Mobius and ●●●●●". The letters are arranged in a gentle curve that follows the shape of the cake.
Under the inscription, there are two edible images: one of a little girl with vibrant green hair and piercing green slit eyes, representing Mobius. She's captured in a playful pose, possibly holding a bouquet of vividly white flowers. Beside her, there's another edible image of a different little girl with hair as white as snow and eyes as bright as sunshine, embodying ●●●●●. She wears a warm smile, and in her hand, she holds a delicate golden star.
Evelyn, a cool and devoted father, poured his heart and soul into crafting a birthday cake for his beloved daughters, Mobius and Alaya. As for how he created it, this is how.
Starting with a vision of celebrating their unique personalities, he gathered the finest ingredients: premium cocoa, fresh eggs, creamy butter, and high-quality chocolate.
With meticulous care, he mixed and baked the chocolate sponge layers, aiming for each bite to radiate warmth and love.
For the frosting, Evelyn prepared a velvety chocolate ganache by melting the finest dark chocolate and blending it with warm cream. This created a smooth, glossy coating that embraced the cake.
Rolling out white fondant, he cut out elegant letters that spelled 'Happy Birthday, Mobius and ●●●●●'. Placing each letter with precision, they curved gracefully along the cake's top.
Next, he focused on crafting edible images of his daughters. Using food-safe colors, he brought to life Mobius' green hair and slit eyes and Alaya's white hair and vibrant yellow eyes with a steady hand.
To add personal touches, Evelyn fashioned fondant stars and hearts in shades of green and yellow. These small, whimsical details adorned the sides, reflecting the girls' individual styles.
A final, enchanting touch came in the form of edible gold glitter. Evelyn dusted it gently over the cake, imparting a touch of magic that shimmered in the light. And that's how it was created.
Stepping back to admire his daughter's happiness, a tear ran down his eyes, yet his hands still clicked at the camera, creating countless photos for every press of the button.
"I know that you're happy, but at least try to hide that you are crying on this occasion. Your image as a cool father will break if you don't stop" Roland said to Evelyn, whose hand was still clicking at the button. As Evelyn heard what Roland said, he stopped crying and wiped his tears.
"It's just my daughters getting older, you know, even faster than I thought. 31,536,000 seconds is too fast, even for me. I want it to last longer, but time is an asshole" Evelyn said as he wanted to stay with his daughters longer than it should.
"Now, now it's not like they are going to leave you now. There's still a lot of time" Roland said as he patted Evelyn's back, while Evelyn looked at him weirdly.
"You do understand that our kind is already an adult when we reach ten years old, right?" Evelyn said as he looked at Roland, who seemed surprised by what he just heard.
"Wait, what? I thought everyone becomes an adult when they turn 50 years old" Roland said in surprise, as this seemed to be the first time he heard about this.
"Right now, I'm baffled that you became a researcher and a scientist despite not knowing this" Evelyn said as he looked at Roland, who seemed to be hurt by what he just said.
"Hey, I worked hard for my position, okay" Roland said while looking at Evelyn with a bit of embarrassment because of the information he did not know, making him say such an embarrassing thing for a researcher and scientist alike.
"I suggest you read 'Human Evolution Throughout The Years For Dummy' book it contains very detailed information about every strand of evolution of humanity throughout the years our kind evolved" Evelyn said as he transferred the data to Roland's hologram.
"Thank you" Roland said as he looked at the data that Evelyn just sent to him.
"Father over here, come with me" the white-haired girl said as she pulled Evelyn to come with her to the table. There, Mobius sat in the chair, waving at Evelyn and the white-haired girl as if calling them.
"Over here, Father, ●●●●●" Mobius said as she munched at the slice cake, making the white-haired girl shout at her.
"Hey, I'm supposed to be the first one to eat it" the white-haired girl said as she ran at Mobius while pulling Evelyn with her, forcing Evelyn to hasten his walk to not fall behind.
"Heh, first come, first served ●●●●●, that's why I ate first before you could even have one" Mobius said with a smug as she took another bite of the cake.
When ●●●●● arrived, she saw a plate of cake for her. It even had the edible image of her, and she looked at Mobius, who took another on her own cake, while Evelyn looked at his daughters, who acted mischievously yet kind at the same time.
"Thank you" the white-haired girl said in a little voice, making Mobius smile mischievously.
"What was that? I couldn't hear anything from what you just said. Can you please repeat it?" Mobius said it, making sure the other people heard it.
"Thank you" the white-haired girl said again, but with a much smaller voice, making Mobius lean with a smile when looking. She's a kind angel, but for the white-haired girl, this person in front of her is a devil.
"Sorry, I can't hear that. Can you say that again?" Mobius said, her smile getting wider.
"Thank you!!" the white-haired girl said, letting everyone hear it as Mobius laughs, and everyone who is already watching this unfold also laughs with Mobius as one by one they laugh, making the white-haired girl embarrassed, so she just ate the cake, munching as fast as she could to let out her embarrassment of what just happened, making her face look like a squirrel with its mouth filled with food.
Seeing this Mobius take out her hologram in secret and take pictures of the white-haired girl munching at the cakes, Evelyn also did the same.
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" the white-haired girl asked as she noticed Mobius and Evelyn looking at her.
"Nothing, just thinking about what I would do after the party" Mobius said. Hearing this, the white-haired girl did not persist in asking Mobius as she went back to eating her cake.
"Oh, that's right, father, here's your cake" Mobius said as she took out a cake and gave it to Evelyn, surprising Evelyn.
"Thank you" Evelyn said with a soft smile, as this was the first time someone had given him a cake.
"Everyone, gather up. It's time for the party portrait" Roland said as he readies multiple holograms to take a picture of this occasion. Everyone in the party looked at the hologram as Roland came with them.
"Say cheese" Roland said to everyone as he smiled.
"Cheese" said everyone in the room as Mobius poses with a V sign in her finger as the white-haired girl does the same thing as Mobius does, while Evelyn was smiling softly in the middle between Mobius and the white-haired girl.