Yeah, but... birthdays are about celebrating people, and I don't want you to feel like nobody appreciates you somehow.

[He's being presumptuous, but still! It's true, and he'll stand by that. This might also be Noah projecting some of his family trauma onto Natsume, but like, treat others how you want to be treated and all that.]

...I can teach you that, yeah. We should go to the courtyard, though. C'mon.

[He starts walking, though he'll pause and wait for Natsume to fall into step behind him if necessary.]

It's been a bit since we studied together. You were doing really well when we last met up, though.