( Emil slightly picks up on the more sullen tone, but then he’s asked a question. Hmm, let him add a few things up: )

I think 80 altogether. That includes the food, and that was barely anything. The cake cost the most. I can’t believe how reasonable everything is...

( He picks up the cake box in order to show it off in all its magnificence, which reveals the paperwork tucked in the bottom of the paper shopping bag. Oh! A nice reminder. )

Lalli, do you remember when we talked about your birthday that one time? ( The first time he got drunk and stupid, for clarification. )