T-Rex: Let's not treat birthdays as the start of a new year for ourselves. That's BORING. Instead, let's treat them as our nth attempt to beat the roguelike game we call...
T-Rex: ..."Life"??
T-Rex: Every birthday is a celebration of DAY ZERO, where everything gets reset, and we see how much better we can do with THESE 365 days than we did the last time around.
Dromiceiomimus: So, what, we restart and have to make friends with everyone all over again?
T-Rex: No, for as in most modern Roguelikes, there are unlockables that persist between play sessions.
Utahraptor: So we keep the friends we already have, and that gives us an advantage in this run.
T-Rex: EXACTLY. And they do!
T-Rex: But can we unlock MORE friends this year? Better equipment? Heck. I don't know, but I WANNA FIND OUT.
Utahraptor: Huh. It kinda works! Life DOES have permadeath.
T-Rex: And it's a good thing too, because otherwise chumps would be camping on the spawn points!!
T-Rex: ...Wait a second, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT MIDWIVES DO!! AND THEY STEAL ALL OUR LOOT TOO!
Off panel: Loot?
T-Rex: YOU KNOW
T-Rex: "AFTERBIRTH"
