vulcanblazer | 064 [Action] CHRISTMAS TIME... and another time.

[Action, Backdated to December 23rd]

[SImply put, today is Luka's birthday. Adell's been ready for this since she told him when it was. It occurred to him that her birthday was awfully close to Christmas, but he figured getting her a gift now and a gift for then was the right thing to do. A birthday is still a birthday and deserves to be celebrated. So whenever Luka goes out, probably to the library, Adell will be ready for her whenever she gets back...

With a freshly baked cake, with 18 candles... as well as with a large wrapped present. Of course, she won't find those immediately, but Adell intends to lead her to them when she walks in that front door.]

[Action, December 25th]

[It's time for Santa Adell to make his rounds about Luceti. He's more subdued in giving this year than in past, opting to keep the list of people he's getting gifts for shorter. Either way, he'll be delivering them where you live, if he knows that. If not, he simply will leave a short note to them in the journal to come take it.

Terra: Considering she had disappeared and was sent home, Adell went and found her a new sword, this time opting for a solid Netherworld made weapon. It's a rune sabre, and is exceptionally well made and sharp. It also provides a slight boost to INT, which will probably strengthen her magic just a little, though the difference between Netherworld magic and Esper magic might prevent this from working.
Stahn: A cookbook filled with several different Netherworld recipes, including a seriously big section on spicy food. As well, a few Netherworld spices to use in those recipes. Beware, they pack a punch if used improperly.
Noel: Adell can't really top the Laser Blade he got her last year, and he knows it. Still, he figures that first notebook he got her has been put through its paces, so he got her a new one... as well as a set of nice watercolors and heavy paper for it. Maybe she'll enjoy the new hobby.
Luka: Gets a few books, mostly fiction, for recreational reading, and a simple, gold bracelet.
Fatima: A very heavy winter blanket, in deep indigo colors and a new pair of winter boots. Hopefully he got the right size, he had to guess. But also, Fatima gets a laser pointer with a small note on it that says "trying using this to play with Valerie."
Sheena: A very nice tea making set, attached with a note stating that this set is for her use only, not for the tea shop. As well, a new set of hardened fighting gloves. In a pinch, they can't hurt.
Yukari: An assortment of teas, some from the Netherworld.
Daisy: A gun. It appears like a .44 Magnum revolver, but it's actually a Netherworld Peace Maker, an exceptionally well-crafted weapon that fires a very powerful round. The SPARTAN should be able to handle the monstrous recoil on the weapon, because the weapon was built with demons in mind. Attached is a small label that says "Prinny Deterrent."
Rydia: A bottle of perfume with a light, airy sort of fragrance.
Valvatorez: ...He gets a couple of tins of sardines. Basically, to act as an emergency supply one day, should the need ever arise that he is out of those fish he loves so much.

Either way, he can be caught making rounds, or during deliveries. Or after.]

(OoC: Apologies for the previous entry's slowness, but the timing on it really could not have been worse.)

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Well, nothing a heavier coat doesn't solve...

[Adell nods and steps inside, though he pauses, both at Yukari's second comment, and then the sunflower in the pot. That causes him to hesitate for a moment.]

Yuuka's... I'm sorry, Yukari.

[He's not entirely sure how close she was to Yuuka, but she was company from home, he knew that much.]

Well, there's all the pain of slogging through the snow that's left.

[She doesn't mention that Reimu got drafted, because if she'd done that, then she'd also mention that she hasn't seen the shrine maiden since those drafted returned.]

I'm not much for winter, you know that? I think I mentioned it. It's beautiful, but in a melancholy sort of way. Sort of like a field of poison lilies.

I'd rather spring showed up, or that my shikigami was here so I didn't have to deal with the season. Delegating the necessary roles to someone else leaves far more time to just sleep under a heavy blanket.

[There's a bit of a smirk, though not much of one.]

You don't need to apologize for Yuuka. She and I were more acquaintances than anything. It's more upsetting that I've lost yet another piece of Gensokyo to this place, you know?

I didn't, but I sympathize. It's cold, the world doesn't feel as alive and vibrant, and the weather makes it hard to do much of anything. I don't like winter either.

[He walks a little closer, and nods again.]

I figured that was part of it. I didn't know if you two were close, but when you love your home and you lose a part of it, it can really hurt.

[He... kind of has experience with that.]

It's more than just losing a reminder of home. Gensokyo is like my child, so it's like losing a loved one, even if I hated... [A pause. Would she miss Tenshi if she had been in Yuuka's place?]

...even if I wasn't fond of them. Very few actually get to the 'hate' level.

[A more sincere smile, as Yukari calmly pushes away the introspection.] So what brings you here today? Come to profess your undying love for Reimu to the closest thing she has to an angry dad with a shotgun?

N-No! It's not like that at all!

[Okay, that does get him to blush a bit. He doesn't think that way about Reimu at all, but Yukari definitely got the rise out of him she was looking for.]

...I came here to give you your Christmas present.

[Okay, she admits it. Even when he's spazzing out, he always brings a smile to her face. She looks more... confused than anything, when he mentions presents, though.]

..is that today? Nnh, I didn't realize. It's not really much more than an excuse to throw a party, in Gensokyo, but I don't really have the means to do such a thing on the spur of the moment; that was really much more the vampire's domain. [If you could call what Remilia did 'a party'.]

I regret to admit that I'm not exactly prepared to give a present in return, unless you want dust, snow, or... [She glances over.] A sunflower that, should it wither, would cause Yuuka Kazami to find her way back here just to give you the most excruciating disembowelment ever.

Don't worry about it. Honestly, my favorite part of this holiday is just giving people their gifts. Getting them is nice, don't get me wrong, but that's not what's most important to me.

[He holds out the wrapped box to her.]

...Especially not if that present involves any of my organs being removed from or shifted around the inside of my body by a pissed off youkai.

Ah, I should have expected you were that type.

[Hermits and oni came to mind. Either way, Yukari opens up the package, tilting her head and thumbing through the various small cards labelling each tea.]

'Prinnyroot' tea? That's a blend I've not heard of before.

[She gives a soft smile.] Care to stay a while for a cup in gratitude?

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