[ there will be an extravagant invitation waiting in front of rover's door. decorated in what appears to be artificial flowers, and beyond that is a wax-sealed envelope that awaits. the colors are striking with black, reds, and golds. when opened, it will reveal the following contents: ]
Lady Rover,
You once mentioned that you had no true birthday of your own. You had also wished me a happy birthday regardless of what you were lacking— words I had never expected anyone to sincerely say to me. If you still feel that way, maybe you can consider attending my gala. Rather than my birthday, you could even consider it celebrating yours. I think the elusive Lady Rover who all the citizens of your homeland rely on could afford to be rewarded in this way.
I also have something else for you. Is that incentive enough to grace us with your presence? Back at home, there a certain lady who would often feign illnesses, but you seem too impossibly healthy for that. If you are to decline, I do expect a compelling enough excuse.
Your presence has been summoned to the first annual royal gala, which will take place at the Ruby Room on the 10th day of September, the year 2078. Please come dressed appropriately, and do not forget a mask. While not required, depending on your dancing abilities, it is highly suggested. You will practice with me, won't you?
An exchange? I did not feel particularly lacking in anything, but I see it was simply because I haven't heard those words before today. Is it okay to have some expectations?
( After speaking to Itadori, this message comes quickly after. )
Rover-san, I know this is abrupt and fairly demanding but I need you to respond to me as quickly as possible. I'll give you the hour, so if you're busy with your royal please take five minutes out to tell me you're around.
I would presume the topic wasn't so difficult to discuss that you had decided to make yourself scarce? I do have to wonder how you could rile up my curiosity, only to disappear entirely.
I suppose this is where I have to overturn the entire village just to catch sight of just your hair. As a note, this is not a threat, but a promise.
... You really do not know how to take advice, it seems.
It appears like I will have to do more than just turn this village upside down. Perhaps, it would be more apt to tear off all their limbs one by one, minus their tongues. [ but, this wasn't the place to go into details on his rampage. ] Wherever you are, rest assured. I have every intention to keep my promise.
I am, yes. The support I have received is overwhelming. I was not expecting it.
[ She was expecting people to attack and curse her for what she did to Taryon while brainwashed... T-That's truly surprising. ]
If I am not the caretaker of the dead in this world, you need not be a caretaker either. Just you being you. I believe that is what most people would want. I know this what I want.
[ Following the Christmas party, Rover will find a small package by her door along with a vase of synthetic flowers from Ereshkigal’s shop, their colours dependent on the answer she’d given him in the previous month. The package contains a tin of holiday cookies, as well as a note:
Happy Holidays, Miss Rover!
It’s been a rough few months, but even flowers have (technically) managed to withstand the test of time despite being known for their supposed fragility. Even the strongest of us have our weak moments, but that’s where camaraderie comes in: to lend strength, to support one another when the weight of it all feels too much.
Here’s to the hope of smoother days ahead. And if not, at least the reassurance that we’re never truly alone, even in our darkest hours.
[ bold of you to offer camaraderie when she knows very little about you, señor, but anyway,
a chonky mechanical bird returns the favour with a little gift card to a local grocery store. donki-adjacent. ever practical, rover's message reads: heard you went through a few rough patches financially. let's manifest some gold for the next year. ]
( The curse delivering Rover's gift eyes her curiously, but scuttles off the minute she bends to take the bag. Inside is a gift box of teas, some fine sugary sweets, and a grow your own bonsai kit. No note, because he's a bad gift giver but that's fine. )
[ impressive. she has no idea who sent these things, and therefore, cannot thank the gift-giver.
so, she improvises: in the library, only the bonsai kit has been repackaged into the bag, but is put in the lost and found area; making it look like perhaps, the rest of the gift was looted, so that the owner will definitely come back for it. a note there says, if this is yours, please let rover at room 14 know! some items seem to be missing.
the items, of course, aren't missing. she does have the teas, suspicious of the fact that she only knows a few people to actually give her such nice things, but since she can't verify, this is the idea, or trap, that she came up with. ]
A few days after Christmas and here is Geto outside her door instead, giftbag dangling from one finger. There's something a little looser in his posture where he's leaning against the wall opposite, one foot crossed over the other. Tucked in his elbow is a bottle of something, because maybe that will be better, who knows? ) Rover-san. Did you not like your present? You could have just said.
[ while he could deliver it in person, callisto decides not to.
instead, he simply leaves a gift for her to return to. the gift will have a letter, which is equally as decorated as the box that contains a present for her. the letter will read: ]
Rover,
This may be the first of which I have ever titled a letter so simply and without pretense. Regardless, I heard this was a season that was highly celebrated amongst those of this world. One walk outside of the base and it is easy to see the impact its made on the citizens. While I do think it's strange to be placing stock into a world I have yet to fully grasp, I do think there are several reasons to genuinely celebrate.
As for what those reasons are, it would be no fun if I had told you plainly, correct?
While this is no enchanted amulet, it is the first of several gifts you will receive. I guarantee it. As a emperor is always flawless, an emperor to be also doesn't spread any hint of falsehood.
- Callisto Regulus
[ while this likely curses me to comic sans, when rover opens the box itself, she will find a hair accessory - it looks similar to the ribbon she wears but it's of fine material and has a subtle design woven into it with sparkly thread and a gem the color of his eyes at the center of it. ]
[ the first of several gifts to receive, and the insistence that he will deliver, seems like a threat to rover. she also just ... wouldn't know what to do with too many gifts? she feels like one is enough, but also, how many can callisto truly give?
so she wears the ribbon. her hair is long enough again to do it properly. callisto receives a picture of her wearing it. it suits her.
in return: he gets a brown cow. a sweet brown cow. the cow tumbles comically from her chonky mechanical bird in delivery. it is a very plain toy that can probably fit in the palm of his hand - a stressball of a brown cow that makes a plaintive little 'moo' sound when squished. it seems rather plain! unbefitting of a noble, much less an emperor, much less an emperor-to-be! what is going on ...? ]
I, too, would like to remain steadfast in my gift-giving.
For every gift from you I receive, you will receive a photo of myself utilizing the gift and a corresponding cow. I am here to boost Sir Strawberry's retinue so he can become a Lord.
[ clearly, there is no real limit in sight. except, there probably is in neo tokyo, if just because he's held back by his debts. does he even realize he has them? forever a mystery. regardless, he also shares a photo of the cow on his desk, which appears devoid of anything aside from parchment to write on, and other similar materials.
there will also be another gift at her door.
this time it's a nice pair of gloves. ]
Do you not believe Sir Strawberry may be demoted at this rate? The more cows under his order, the more likely he may be outshined. I can already hear his complaints.
[ is that how it works?
well, who knows how much more mileage this stress ball of a brown cow will actually end up yielding. except, maybe not much at all, if just because callisto's ire could not so easily be done away with. granted, there hasn't been a lot of reason since transylvania for him to express such emotions. ]
Why would he be demoted? I am giving him resources he can't otherwise procure for himself.
[ another pair! she wears them as well. sends to him a very nice view of her hands, looking very demure on a desk.
in exchange, he gets another delivery of two cows. both moo in different tones, one in a more baritone than the other. they have different colours, one black and white, the other, a plain reddish-brown. they are to join their brethren as well. ]
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delivery - invitation.
You once mentioned that you had no true birthday of your own. You had also wished me a happy birthday regardless of what you were lacking— words I had never expected anyone to sincerely say to me. If you still feel that way, maybe you can consider attending my gala. Rather than my birthday, you could even consider it celebrating yours. I think the elusive Lady Rover who all the citizens of your homeland rely on could afford to be rewarded in this way.
I also have something else for you. Is that incentive enough to grace us with your presence? Back at home, there a certain lady who would often feign illnesses, but you seem too impossibly healthy for that. If you are to decline, I do expect a compelling enough excuse.
- Callisto Regulus
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And I have something for you as well. I suppose we can exchange gifts.
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An exchange? I did not feel particularly lacking in anything, but I see it was simply because I haven't heard those words before today. Is it okay to have some expectations?
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I can't give you anything grand. But it's your birthday, so a gift is appropriate.
More than anything else, I hope you find it useful.
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text @ soba 1 / 2
Rover-san, I know this is abrupt and fairly demanding but I need you to respond to me as quickly as possible. I'll give you the hour, so if you're busy with your royal please take five minutes out to tell me you're around.
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Okay. It's you too then. Don't worry, I'll find you, Rover-san.
text, backdated to post-kidnapping
I would presume the topic wasn't so difficult to discuss that you had decided to make yourself scarce? I do have to wonder how you could rile up my curiosity, only to disappear entirely.
I suppose this is where I have to overturn the entire village just to catch sight of just your hair. As a note, this is not a threat, but a promise.
- Callisto Regulus
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... You really do not know how to take advice, it seems.
It appears like I will have to do more than just turn this village upside down. Perhaps, it would be more apt to tear off all their limbs one by one, minus their tongues. [ but, this wasn't the place to go into details on his rampage. ] Wherever you are, rest assured. I have every intention to keep my promise.
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Thank you. It is very beautiful.
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It's a flower known for its fragrance and its vibrant colour, used for dyes.
I haven't been a good caretaker lately. But it's been difficult with everything else.
Are you recovering well? [ she won't ask her if she's okay, nobody's okay anyway. ]
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The support I have received is overwhelming.
I was not expecting it.
[ She was expecting people to attack and curse her for what she did to Taryon while brainwashed... T-That's truly surprising. ]
If I am not the caretaker of the dead in this world, you need not be a caretaker either.
Just you being you.
I believe that is what most people would want.
I know this what I want.
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... a lesson I'm struggling to learn, I promise you. Old habits die hard.
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Favourite colour?
[ feel free to give him a one-word answer it's fine ]
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🎄🎁 DELIVERY, forward-dated to the 25th.
Happy Holidays, Miss Rover!
It’s been a rough few months, but even flowers have (technically) managed to withstand the test of time despite being known for their supposed fragility. Even the strongest of us have our weak moments, but that’s where camaraderie comes in: to lend strength, to support one another when the weight of it all feels too much.
Here’s to the hope of smoother days ahead. And if not, at least the reassurance that we’re never truly alone, even in our darkest hours.
- Elysium. ]
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a chonky mechanical bird returns the favour with a little gift card to a local grocery store. donki-adjacent. ever practical, rover's message reads: heard you went through a few rough patches financially. let's manifest some gold for the next year. ]
delivery! the 24th
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so, she improvises: in the library, only the bonsai kit has been repackaged into the bag, but is put in the lost and found area; making it look like perhaps, the rest of the gift was looted, so that the owner will definitely come back for it. a note there says, if this is yours, please let rover at room 14 know! some items seem to be missing.
the items, of course, aren't missing. she does have the teas, suspicious of the fact that she only knows a few people to actually give her such nice things, but since she can't verify, this is the idea, or trap, that she came up with. ]
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A few days after Christmas and here is Geto outside her door instead, giftbag dangling from one finger. There's something a little looser in his posture where he's leaning against the wall opposite, one foot crossed over the other. Tucked in his elbow is a bottle of something, because maybe that will be better, who knows? ) Rover-san. Did you not like your present? You could have just said.
( No note, so obviously she couldn't. Whatever. )
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You mean the bonsai kit? Was that from you? It had no cards or tags.
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backdated to 12/24.
instead, he simply leaves a gift for her to return to. the gift will have a letter, which is equally as decorated as the box that contains a present for her. the letter will read: ]
Rover,
This may be the first of which I have ever titled a letter so simply and without pretense. Regardless, I heard this was a season that was highly celebrated amongst those of this world. One walk outside of the base and it is easy to see the impact its made on the citizens. While I do think it's strange to be placing stock into a world I have yet to fully grasp, I do think there are several reasons to genuinely celebrate.
As for what those reasons are, it would be no fun if I had told you plainly, correct?
While this is no enchanted amulet, it is the first of several gifts you will receive. I guarantee it. As a emperor is always flawless, an emperor to be also doesn't spread any hint of falsehood.
- Callisto Regulus
[ while this likely curses me to comic sans, when rover opens the box itself, she will find a hair accessory - it looks similar to the ribbon she wears but it's of fine material and has a subtle design woven into it with sparkly thread and a gem the color of his eyes at the center of it. ]
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so she wears the ribbon. her hair is long enough again to do it properly. callisto receives a picture of her wearing it. it suits her.
in return: he gets a brown cow. a sweet brown cow. the cow tumbles comically from her chonky mechanical bird in delivery. it is a very plain toy that can probably fit in the palm of his hand - a stressball of a brown cow that makes a plaintive little 'moo' sound when squished. it seems rather plain! unbefitting of a noble, much less an emperor, much less an emperor-to-be! what is going on ...? ]
I, too, would like to remain steadfast in my gift-giving.
For every gift from you I receive, you will receive a photo of myself utilizing the gift and a corresponding cow. I am here to boost Sir Strawberry's retinue so he can become a Lord.
[ uh oh. merry chippus maybe. ]
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there will also be another gift at her door.
this time it's a nice pair of gloves. ]
Do you not believe Sir Strawberry may be demoted at this rate? The more cows under his order, the more likely he may be outshined. I can already hear his complaints.
[ is that how it works?
well, who knows how much more mileage this stress ball of a brown cow will actually end up yielding. except, maybe not much at all, if just because callisto's ire could not so easily be done away with. granted, there hasn't been a lot of reason since transylvania for him to express such emotions. ]
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[ another pair! she wears them as well. sends to him a very nice view of her hands, looking very demure on a desk.
in exchange, he gets another delivery of two cows. both moo in different tones, one in a more baritone than the other. they have different colours, one black and white, the other, a plain reddish-brown. they are to join their brethren as well. ]
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