[voice]

[harkonnenorbust]

Happy Christmas, everyone!

Master god rid of the all the mistletoe in our apartment! I can move around again! Captain, you can come back now! Y.. you are going to come back, right...?

Other people got a little plant for Christmas, right?

((OOC: Seras's only gift is to her secret santa. A little later in the day she will place a red scarf

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[Voice]

[mintroyalcowboy]

I'll be 'eading down in a minute, mon chere.

Find zhat present you needed?

Re: [Voice]

[harkonnenorbust]

N... not yet. I was going to go look for something soon. I... I wanted to say Happy Christmas to you first, though, Captain.

[Voice]

[mintroyalcowboy]

[There's the sound of him moving. He's closing shop in the room he huddled in for the past few days in order to head "home".]

I zhink I 'ave somezing you can give. You'll see when I get zhere.

...And Joyeux Noël à vous aussi, Mignonette.

((Excuse him, habits die hard, and most of his Christmas wishes are going to come out in French orz.))

[Voice]

[harkonnenorbust]

Something... for my secret santa?

Y-you too, Captain.

[Voice/Action]

[mintroyalcowboy]

Oui, you'll see. Right about now--

[That's certainly true, considering the walk down the hall isn't that far, and he's making his way in through their door already. First person he looks for? Seras, duh.]

Still in need of a gift, non? [He's grinning as he unwraps the scarf around his own neck and holds it out.]

Will zhis do?

[harkonnenorbust]

[The moment Pip walked into the room, a bright smile crossed her face. To say she hadn't missed him would have been a lie.]

C-captain! I... I can't take this for someone else. It's yours.

[mintroyalcowboy]

[He shakes his head and laughs.]

Zhere won't be much else you can find out zhere.

I want to 'elp, and zhat is all I 'ave.

[harkonnenorbust]

[She shakes her own head in response.]

I really can't do that, Captain. You'll get cold without it.

[Because a man that can use a braid as a scarf totally needs one. Even so, it was his. She imagined it had sentimental value or he wouldn't wear it so often.]

[mintroyalcowboy]

[A sigh. He'll tie to your arm and go bounding off if he has too.]

Mignonette, take it. I will mean more for you to give it someone who wants it, zhan for me to keep it non?

I wouldn't offer, if I didn't want to give it to you.

[harkonnenorbust]

[Her hand reaches out warily, fingers running across the red fabric. She starts to take it but pauses to look up at Pip once more.]

A... are you sure?

[mintroyalcowboy]

Oui, I'm sure.

[And there's a wiiiide grin. Really Seras, he won't miss it much.]

[harkonnenorbust]

[She looks down as she takes it, hiding her eyes behind her thick, blond fringe.]

I... Th-thank you, Captain.

[mintroyalcowboy]

[That was not the response he was looking for Seras. And it has him a bit confused as to why you seem a bit down.]

Somezing wrong, Mignonette?

[harkonnenorbust]

T-thank you... It means a lot to me. [She still doesn't look up immediately.]

I.. I should get this to my secret santa before it's too late...

[With speed she closes the gap between them to reach up and give him a quick kiss on the cheek. A kiss, it's what he wanted, right? The second her lips touch his skin, she pulls away and makes to run off.]

[mintroyalcowboy]

[Oh how things work in your favor when you have the moment of surprise, Seras. He was almost stunned enough to let you just run off.]

...Where are you running off to?

[ Pity that the surprise did last long enough to let you run off completely.]

[harkonnenorbust]

[She made it all the way to the door before he spoke again. Turning around she smiled up at him.]

I have a present to go give someone.