[ One morning, as your character steps out of their home, they are greeted by an owl messenger, bearing a letter. The letter tells them that they have been selected to participate in a gift exchange, and they are to deliver a gift to Black Cat by the end of the month. The letter says nothing more, and once the letter is read, the owl will fly away. ]
Hello Samatoki Aohitsugi. This is Meryl Stryfe. I’m working on putting together a survey for both new and old arrivals, and I was hoping you might be able to give me a few answers! It’s mostly to figure out where everyone’s interests lie, and to see if we have any commonalities between each other! I’ve included a form down below to fill out. Just respond to this message and I’ll get to work on tabulating the results.
Thank you!
[As promised, there is indeed a form that can be filled out! Looks pretty straightforward! It's definitely for what Meryl describes, and not for anything else!]
[Well, with no luck on the previous attempt (her fault for thinking of it so late), and with time running out, Meryl takes her snooping to the next level. She scrolls back through the old SLEEPR log until - bingo.
He has a problem that she can't quite solve, but she hopes she's got an elegant solution in mind. One trip to Built by Otto and a handful of shards later, a gift is presented to one Samatoki Aohitsugi. It's a carefully carved Microphone. It's non-functional, given the fact that it's wood as opposed to anything metal and electrical. Still, she'd been very careful in picking out the wood used, so that the handfeel and weight is at least mildly mildly similar to that of a traditional microphone.
A note is included as well, from one stranger to another.]
Samatoki Aohitsugi,
Apologies if this gift is too presumptuous. Some digging showed that you were lacking your mic and struggling with your ability to perform. While it won't quite perform as intended, it will hopefully give you at least a little more confidence to continue. I hope to hear your vocal prowess in the future!
( He's floored by it, honestly; it hadn't been on top of his priority list to get back to performing, but it's been closer in terms of his pure desires. It feels weird to not be able to perform with Jyuto and Riou, but what's the likelihood they'll appear here anyway?
He sends back a message over the network. )
Hey, thank you for this. I've been itching to get back onstage and now it feels a little more doable.
[On the 24th Samatoki will find a small bag of chocolates along with a holiday card that reads,]
Merry Christmas! - Arrakis Faylare
[The chocolates are stamped with a music note. They are mildly spicy with a hint of cinnamon. As a fellow musician, Samatoki gets Arrakis's favorite flavor, which is also comforting to him.]
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Date: 2023-12-17 12:02 pm (UTC)12/21
Date: 2023-12-22 01:14 am (UTC)Thank you!
[As promised, there is indeed a form that can be filled out! Looks pretty straightforward! It's definitely for what Meryl describes, and not for anything else!]
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Date: 2023-12-24 10:57 pm (UTC)He has a problem that she can't quite solve, but she hopes she's got an elegant solution in mind. One trip to Built by Otto and a handful of shards later, a gift is presented to one Samatoki Aohitsugi. It's a carefully carved Microphone. It's non-functional, given the fact that it's wood as opposed to anything metal and electrical. Still, she'd been very careful in picking out the wood used, so that the handfeel and weight is at least mildly mildly similar to that of a traditional microphone.
A note is included as well, from one stranger to another.]
Samatoki Aohitsugi,
Apologies if this gift is too presumptuous. Some digging showed that you were lacking your mic and struggling with your ability to perform. While it won't quite perform as intended, it will hopefully give you at least a little more confidence to continue. I hope to hear your vocal prowess in the future!
-Meryl Stryfe
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Date: 2023-12-31 03:31 am (UTC)He sends back a message over the network. )
Hey, thank you for this. I've been itching to get back onstage and now it feels a little more doable.
For real. Means a lot.
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Date: 2023-12-31 03:33 am (UTC)I'm happy to help. If you ever need someone to spread the word about one of your shows — when you get to that point — I'll be glad to lend a hand!
Christmas Gift
Date: 2023-12-23 06:58 am (UTC)Merry Christmas!
- Arrakis Faylare
[The chocolates are stamped with a music note. They are mildly spicy with a hint of cinnamon. As a fellow musician, Samatoki gets Arrakis's favorite flavor, which is also comforting to him.]