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012. [location: sanctuary for all] have a holly jolly christmas.

Dec 29, 2009 03:23

Maybe it was odd for Helen to give gifts to the people she had surrounded herself with. Most of them, she had only known for a few months. Most of them, she'd never see again if they were ever to leave Taxon. Even with that knowledge she still prepared gifts for them. She had wrapped them and placed them under the tree that was set up in her office ( Read more... )

helen magnus, { claire bennet, { bruce banner

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[location: sanctuary (for all)] gammapulsed December 30 2009, 04:11:58 UTC

Bruce shuffled in relatively early (thankfully his sleep schedule had normaled up some by now), a cup of hot coffee in one hand and a large, oblong box in the other. He plopped himself down on the couch as he flashed a still-sleepy smile Helen's way.

"Mornin'," he said as he stifled a yawn, setting the box on the cushion next to him. It took a few sips of coffee and some dedicated eye-rubbing before he remembered there was more to be done with the box. "Oh, right, uh."

He grabbed the box up again, almost spilling his coffee all over it. it was wrapped in simple white paper with a gold ribbon. "Merry Christmas, and all that," he mumbled before ducking his head, embarrassed.

[location: sanctuary (for all)] I d'awed like none other. notanemptymotto December 30 2009, 04:59:34 UTC

Helen's eyebrows went up, pleasantly surprised. Somehow she had never expected to be given a gift in return.

"Thank you, Bruce," she took the box very carefully and gently, "Did you sleep well?"

There was nothing wrong with making conversation as she opened her gift.

[location: sanctuary (for all)] hobouncle used BAW. it's super effective! gammapulsed December 30 2009, 05:09:25 UTC

Raising his eyes from his lap (because really, nervously finger fidgeting was so darn captivating, you have no idea), Bruce blinked a few times before that quirky little half-smile made an appearance.

"Oh, yeah, I just," Bruce said from behind his hand to cover another yawn. "Never really been a morning person. Ever." He took another swig of coffee, watching Helen unwrap the box. He was currently wondering if he'd put too much paper on it, too much tape, and damn it, he knew it had been overthinking it when he'd hatched the T-square to make sure all the folding angles were done right.

[location: sanctuary (for all)] @__@ notanemptymotto December 30 2009, 05:16:01 UTC

She laughed. "More like a 'I'd rather not sleep for three days then sleep for a week' person."

Her finger moved under the seam of the wrapping paper and made a quick motion down. The tape came off easily for her to remove the rest of the paper from the gift. She then opened the box, putting the lid to the side as she peaked insider. Her eyes widened at the long Burberry Coat.

Helen stood from leaning against the desk and slipped it on, flicking her hair out so it laid against the coat as opposed to inside it. She smiled as she made a full turn to look at it.

"You have a wonderful taste for coats. It's lovely."

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[location: sfa] thecheerleader December 31 2009, 01:41:12 UTC

Claire felt a little silly giving gifts to most of the Sanctuary residents, but Helen was different. She was the person who had allowed her to live in her home, shared pieces of her life with her, and made Claire feel like she might not be alone in her immortality. Helen had helped her too much for that to go unacknowledged, especially on Christmas.

She knocked on the door of Helens office, with a carefully decorated box that contained a dragonfly wind chime inside of it. Hatching the present had been too easy for Claire's liking, so she had decorated the box herself and then tied a gold ribbon into a bow on top of it, for the sake of looking festive. She'd already come to terms with the idea that Helen must have owned everything she wanted, but it was Christmas. That meant cluttering up the Sanctuary with new things, whether she needed them or not.

[location: sfa] notanemptymotto December 31 2009, 02:14:44 UTC

Helen smiled up at Claire as she folded the coat over her arms. The coat that she had received from Bruce earlier in the day. Her eyes glanced down at the box in Claire's hands. Ah, another gift. It looked like everyone had gotten in the gift giving mood.

"Good morning, Claire."

[location: sfa] thecheerleader December 31 2009, 02:31:47 UTC

"Good morning, Dr. Magnus," Claire greeted, stepping into the room. She still had other gifts to give out, but Helen was one of the first on her list, and watching people open their gifts was better than hearing about it later. "I hope I'm not interrupting." She was going to have to tell her to cut it out if she was; working on Christmas just wasn't allowed.

And even though Helen still scared her a little, she'd actually tell her to stop if she had to. "I was playing with Gabriel or I would have come by after breakfast. Nathan and I put together this train set..." Which really had nothing to do with anything, she'd just enjoyed spending time with him. "I think he really likes it."

[location: sfa] notanemptymotto December 31 2009, 05:43:31 UTC

A gentle nod. "I'm glad. He's had some sort of a proper childhood." She gracefully moved over to the tree and pulled out a present wrapped in ice blues. With a smile she handed it to her. It was a small box, able to fit in the palm of her hand.

"Merry Christmas."

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