( 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.
[ a counter. actually, don't answer that, she already knows. she should've worn her shirt from lilith, the one that says, i'm quietly diagnosing you or something. ] I suppose it worked as intended. Thank you - nothing was missing, actually. I just wanted to know who gave it, so I made it look like I didn't want it to set a trap. If you cared, you wouldn't have come back ... I did suspect it was you, but I wanted to be sure.
I'll retrieve it from the library since it's served its purpose. Would you like to walk with me?
( He watches her out of the corner of his eye, smile curving up at the corner when he notices the sweets. She's a handful, but he's glad for it. That is, until she asks her next question and Geto chokes on air. It's fine, he's fine, this is a reasonable reaction for a man to have. )
N-nothing.
( Something. )
Should I open this? ( The bottle. He shakes it as a distraction. ) Or do you not like to drink and walk?
[ she turns around and stares at him in surprise. ] Nothing, really? That's rather mean, isn't it?
[ doesn't everyone deserve some kind of truce in the holidays? rover frowns at him, worried. she reaches up to - grab the bottle he's shaking, they can talk about that later. ]
( Is he flustered? He seems flustered. It's also entirely possible that there's a tinge of red against the tips of his ears. ) I really don't need you to defend my honour, Rover-san. We're doing better.
( If they mean Geto throwing himself at him. It's fine, they're fine. )
Actually, I don't know if better is the word for it. He told me he was dead. Via cake. Are you going to open that or is this an intervention?
[ just saying. and the fact that he adds, "he told me he was dead. via cake." is proving her right. maybe she does have to talk to him .... things to ponder.
is this an intervention? everything about geto is an intervention, so rover just sighs. ] I'll open it, but you better find me a nice barbecue place to enjoy it with.
( His eyes widen a little dramatically, playing but whether it's the truth or not is anyone's guess. )
Making friends is an expensive business. And then sometimes they get left in the lost and found even though you're sure you're the only person in this place who employs the services of curses. ( He is actually teasing, clucking his tongue as they traverse the halls. ) What good is trying to be a better person when it isn't appreciated? Tch.
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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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( Unrepentant, amused. ) Are you unfamiliar with receiving gifts?
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[ a counter. actually, don't answer that, she already knows. she should've worn her shirt from lilith, the one that says, i'm quietly diagnosing you or something. ] I suppose it worked as intended. Thank you - nothing was missing, actually. I just wanted to know who gave it, so I made it look like I didn't want it to set a trap. If you cared, you wouldn't have come back ... I did suspect it was you, but I wanted to be sure.
I'll retrieve it from the library since it's served its purpose. Would you like to walk with me?
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( But he transfers the bottle to his free hand, pushes off from the wall. )
All right, fine. If only because I thought it would suit you. You like flowers, don't you?
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[ they walk. he can notice she's eating one of the candies in his gift. ]
I do. Even more if you're giving them to me.
It seems this is the year I get a lot of gifts. I hope you've been getting lots as well. [ more importantly - ] What did he give you?
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( He watches her out of the corner of his eye, smile curving up at the corner when he notices the sweets. She's a handful, but he's glad for it. That is, until she asks her next question and Geto chokes on air. It's fine, he's fine, this is a reasonable reaction for a man to have. )
N-nothing.
( Something. )
Should I open this? ( The bottle. He shakes it as a distraction. ) Or do you not like to drink and walk?
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[ doesn't everyone deserve some kind of truce in the holidays? rover frowns at him, worried. she reaches up to - grab the bottle he's shaking, they can talk about that later. ]
Do you want me to talk to him? I can talk to him.
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( Is he flustered? He seems flustered. It's also entirely possible that there's a tinge of red against the tips of his ears. ) I really don't need you to defend my honour, Rover-san. We're doing better.
( If they mean Geto throwing himself at him. It's fine, they're fine. )
Actually, I don't know if better is the word for it. He told me he was dead. Via cake. Are you going to open that or is this an intervention?
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[ just saying. and the fact that he adds, "he told me he was dead. via cake." is proving her right. maybe she does have to talk to him .... things to ponder.
is this an intervention? everything about geto is an intervention, so rover just sighs. ] I'll open it, but you better find me a nice barbecue place to enjoy it with.
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( His eyes widen a little dramatically, playing but whether it's the truth or not is anyone's guess. )
Making friends is an expensive business. And then sometimes they get left in the lost and found even though you're sure you're the only person in this place who employs the services of curses. ( He is actually teasing, clucking his tongue as they traverse the halls. ) What good is trying to be a better person when it isn't appreciated? Tch.