CHRISTMAS GIFTS

[thalassino]

Who: ALL OF VATHEON
Where: CENTER PLAZA
When: CHRISTMAS
Style: Whatever works!
Status: OPEN. GO MINGLE. THREADJACK. TEASE AND EXCHANGE GIFTS. IT'S CHRISTMAS.

[And in the center plaza, there is a magnificent tree. And yes, it is decorated with starfish, amongst other sea-themed decorations (there is a starfish at the very top as well. It is a very

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[reveringly]

[Sakuya's simply sitting to the side, flipping through what appears to be a book-her book-and smiling softly to her.

... It's a sweet gift, she decides.]

[protagonized]

[He is staring, staring, staring, but--]

Oh...Did you get something good?

[reveringly]

Yup! It's my book!

[She holds it out with a fond smile.]

[protagonized]

...Your...book?

[He hesitates, blinking at it. That...certainly strikes a chord.]

[reveringly]

[She nods.]

My book! It's from back home.

[protagonized]

Er...what's in your book?

[reveringly]

[She holds it out for him to take.]

[protagonized]

[Hesitantly, he takes it. He glances to her once more, perhaps for approval, and then--

He slowly opens it up.]

[reveringly]

[It's blank.

-Though if he looks near the beginning, there's a drawing of a heart, and several, several pages after it, another heart.]

[protagonized]

[He puzzles over this for a very long moment, confused beyond belief. And then--]

...I don't understand.

Why--

[reveringly]

It's my story!

[protagonized]

But it's...mostly blank.

[Way to state the obvious there, Alice?.]

[reveringly]

I know! It wouldn't be accurate otherwise.

[protagonized]

...Huh.

Are you going to fill it up, then?

[He offers it back.]

[reveringly]

Well, I can't take back those years, so they'll be empty forever.

[She flips through the pages, before coming to the second heart, which she displays to him.]

But it's not like it's completely empty, you know!

[protagonized]

...why not?

Why can't you?