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[ Yata quickly retrieves the gifts (from under his blanket or something; only the best hiding place) and comes back with a hairpin and little white bunny in his hands, holding them up for her to see before he says, ]

Alright, you can look now!

[redsea]

[ Kougyoku's eyes sparkle as she carefully takes the gifts from Yata. It's almost as if they were sacred. Another Christmas gift from a friend...! ]

Pretty... Thank you, Yata!

[ And because they were friends, she hugs him to show her gratitude, if only for a second. She then pulls away and turns around soon after.

It was a peaceful Christmas eve so she wasn't wearing her usual golden hairpin, leaving room for the one she just received. Wanting to wear the hairpin right away, she puts it in her hair while holding her bunny doll and turns around to show Yata. It looks decent even if she didn't use a mirror. ]

How does it look?

[battering]

[ Aaaahh, a hug. He'll let it slide without too much fuss on his part given that it's a holiday (and because they're friends!!!).

She had been honest with him, so it was only fair he do the same. Gulp. ]

Y-you look really pretty... [ Just a friend-compliment, just a friend-compliment, just a friend-compliment. Breathe, dude. ]

[redsea]

[ Kougyoku chuckles, but whether it's because she was complimented or he stuttered is up for debate. It's probably both. ]

The bunny is really cute, too. [ She'll be sleeping with it every night from now on. She's eight, not eighteen. ]

Hey, they called that necklace a dog tag... Does that mean you're a dog now?

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[ Someone give Kougyoku an award for loosening up awkward moments. ]

No?! That's just what they're called, it doesn't mean I'm a dog all'uva sudden! Especially not a chihuahua...

[redsea]

Then you're still a cat?

[battering]

... you really think I'm your cat?

[redsea]

Because you act like one.

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I've never in my life meowed!

[redsea]

They're kind of needy but you always know what they want. [ is what Yuri told her. ]

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That doesn't sound like me. [ yes it does. ] But if I'm your cat, you have to be my rabbit. [ a pet having a pet? ]

[redsea]

Huh? You can do that!? [ a thug with a pet rabbit... ]

[battering]

Yeah, why not? I can do anything! [ #bunnygang. ]

[redsea]

But—but I don't act like a rabbit! [ not that she's opposed to it, she's just saying ]

1/2

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You do! You're always hidin' behind stuff and being quiet, just like a rabbit! I bet if you started hopping around instead of walking, everyone that doesn't know you that well would be like "Damn, look at that rabbit out in the snow! She's so cute I'm gonna make stew out of her!"

[battering]

... I don't want you to get eaten, so don't try it, okay?

[redsea]

I'm not! [ going to try it, she means. ]

... I'm fine with it. [ With what!? Don't go along with it just because you think he's nice, Kougyoku. ]

[battering]

With being a rabbit? [ just. double checking. ]

[redsea]

[ nodding, not looking at him ]

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[ ... frick, she was cute :( ]

Heh, alright! That's a good Christmas present too.

[redsea]

[ Oh, Christmas present... now she doesn't know what to say. just. keeps hiding. behind the bunny doll he gave her. SHE'S SO EMBARRASSED. ]

[battering]

[ well... at least she wasn't running away or hiding behind furniture again. ]

Did you get stuff for everyone else too?

[redsea]

[ Because he told her to stop hiding in weird places! ]

Yes, but... I couldn't think of anything to give to Mikoto.

[battering]

[ he hums for a moment, thinking. normally he would've told her not to worry, but it was for mikoto!!! maybe she still really wanted to give him something. ]

What about cooking for him? He really likes to try new things! [ you know, as if the yeti wasn't any indication. ]

[redsea]

[ Her face lights up, then she deflates when she realizes— ]

But I don't know how to cook! [ Because she's a princess. ]