oo4 [voice]

[silversouled]

[ just Silver and his Crobat, huddled near a giant decorative Christmas tree. He's on his way to buy some stuff because he doesn't actually have any winter clothes... ]

S-S-S-So, wh-what, are we g-gonna have like a, a- a Secret Santa thing??

[ he hurries into the store to warm up, wondering just what he's really hoping to get for Lyra. just what

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[catpunches]

[ juuuust gonna walk by in her new winter coat

--oh but she overhears that last bit ]

Secret Santa?

[ yep, she was about to exit the store when he came in ]

So you're wishing for more presents, that it?

[silversouled]

[ flinches ]

No!! Why would I d-do that?

[catpunches]

You heard the girl. The city tries to grant our wishes, or something like that.

[ scratches her head ]

Well, I didn't get half of what she said, so whatever. We gotta be careful.

[silversouled]

That sounds like charity to me. I don't want to just be given things.

[catpunches]

You want them to take things from you?

[silversouled]

No! What the heck are you talking about??

I don't want to just wish for lots of money or whatever, you're s'posed to earn stuff like that!

1/2

[catpunches]

You got a point. Our opinions aren't very far--

... But I dunno, sometimes I wish I didn't have to work for a slice of cake.

[catpunches]

[ AND SHE WAS THE ONE WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT BEING CAREFUL.

Suddenly, a plate of a slice of chocolate cake and a fork appear before Ookami.

She's um.

Kind of speechless. Backing up a bit. ]

[silversouled]

[ SLOWLY

TAKES A STEP BACK

FROM APPEARIFIED CAKE ]

That-

Uh.

[catpunches]

Shh! Don't--

[ say anything. m-man, she's staring. with her jaw dropping.

the fork moves on its own, getting a piece of cake and floats towards ryouko. she leans back, wary because OH GOD IT'S A GHOST FORK AAAAAA--

and in her mouth goes the cake.

chewing... ]

[silversouled]

Is that, ... ghost cake... good?

1/2

[catpunches]

[ obviously, silver. can't you see how happy she looks... ]

Yeah! It's really--

[catpunches]

Fine. It's fine, I guess. [ the fork appears to be laughing? what even--

fork goes brb to get some more cake ]

[silversouled]

[ goes to take some with his fingers ]

[catpunches]

[ hold on! the fork places itself in front of the cake, as if protecting it.

what was that? i think it was the sound of the fork growling. ]

Heheh, looks like you'll have to work for it.

[silversouled]

[ incensed by a stupid growling fork, silver grabs the object and flings it as far as he possibly can into the bushes. >:( and takes cake for himself. ]