"I do try." Let it not be said that Michael always shies away from flattery.

"It's never too early to plan for a birthday, My Lady." There will come a day when she will want to not be reminded of birthdays, but there was no reason why she couldn't make the most of it and enjoy while she was young and invincible.

"Although, wouldn't you like the planning to be done for you?" What kind of birthday involved doing your own planning? Clearly something went wrong somewhere.