Email I am sending to Reuben now. I'll let you guys double-check it before I send:
Hi Reuben,
I have a rough draft of the birthday message here. If I imagine Dante saying it, the rough length of the message is about 20-25 seconds long. I just want to confirm you would be okay with essentially giving the message as Dante, or at least close to as Dante. If this is not possible, I can come back with an altered message.
"Hey there little Sharky! Some deadweights told me it's your special day. Why don'tcha get some cake for the occasion? Or maybe some bath pizza? I wanted to swing around and let you know that I think you've got what it takes to be a 3rd-rate demon hunter. Hell, maybe even a 2nd rater if you try hard enough. You don't want to be deadweight too, do you?
Have a crazy special birthday Gura. Let's get this party started! HOOCHA"
(for reference, hoocha is something Gura says on occasion,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryF4kC4qc3I I think she would be delighted to hear you say it.)
Please let me know if this message is OK or if anything needs to be changed. I can have the final draft sent along with the money from anytime starting tomorrow.