[ In a bag outside Sorey's room will be a handful of cloth bookmarks with nowhere as neat stitching and small simple suns instead of hearts. Attached is a tag that says:
To: Sorey I want to thank you. I know you (and your friends) are warm enough to inspire every life you touch.
Hotaru doesn't sign it because she lost the courage to sign her message to Mikleo and since they are roomed together, it'd be weird to sign one and not the other.... ]
It takes Sorey a little bit to figure out who it could have been; he mentally sorts through who would want to thank him enough to send something like this before reasonably narrowing it down to her (Dirk probably doesn't make cute handmade bookmarks, after all). She didn't sign her name, but he still wants to say thank you, so he tucks the bag into his hands and goes in search of her.]
[ Dirk could 3D print some bookmarks? It could be him. You never know.
Hotaru isn't that hard to find, however, if he goes to the library. She's reading one of the horror books that got added to the library in September. ]
[ Hotaru looks up and smiles. She slides a bookmark that doesn't look terribly different from what she gave him (doing a remarkable job of hiding her secret gift-giving ways) to mark her place and closes the book. ]
Hi, Sorey. I have as many seconds as you need. What is it?
I-it's okay! I wasn't sure if it was okay to find you when you hadn't signed it. But I thought it was really sweet of you, so I wanted to properly say thank you. I've never had someone make me a present before just for helping out, so it--meant a lot.
What? Oh. Um. I'm... You should've... [ She's getting really flustered, but she thinks he deserves so many presents. ]
I mean, my problem is kind of... [ She makes a vague hand gesture to mean big and complicated and terrible and weird. She's repeating herself and repeating him, but she's trying to thread her words into something at least kind of linear. ] But you're such a good person, and you did it without asking too many questions, and... it meant a lot to me, too. I can't do a lot, but I wanted to show you that I'm grateful. And we're... we're friends, right?
[ Her last question is very soft, very tentative, like she's scared to even ask it. ]
[Nodding in affirmation, completely confident in his response.]
We're definitely friends. And friends help each other out, no questions needed. I guess...if we're both grateful, then it's fine to leave it at that, right? Because that's what friends do.
[ Hotaru beams. His confidence flips a switch, and she's now more sure of herself, too. Well, kind of, since she isn't completely going to leave it at that. ]
But, um, I do want to show I appreciate my friends... and I see you reading a lot, so I was hoping it'd suit you.
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Date: 2016-10-01 06:44 am (UTC)I want to thank you. I know you (and your friends) are warm enough to inspire every life you touch.
Hotaru doesn't sign it because she lost the courage to sign her message to Mikleo and since they are roomed together, it'd be weird to sign one and not the other.... ]
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Date: 2016-10-03 01:08 am (UTC)oh no this is too precious for words!!!
It takes Sorey a little bit to figure out who it could have been; he mentally sorts through who would want to thank him enough to send something like this before reasonably narrowing it down to her (Dirk probably doesn't make cute handmade bookmarks, after all). She didn't sign her name, but he still wants to say thank you, so he tucks the bag into his hands and goes in search of her.]
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Date: 2016-10-03 03:45 am (UTC)Hotaru isn't that hard to find, however, if he goes to the library. She's reading one of the horror books that got added to the library in September. ]
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Date: 2016-10-04 03:14 am (UTC)He spends several agonizing minutes debating whether or not to speak to her before deciding to; he's already there, so he's got to just go for it!!]
Hotaru! Do you have a second?
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Date: 2016-10-06 04:59 am (UTC)Hi, Sorey. I have as many seconds as you need. What is it?
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Date: 2016-10-08 05:17 am (UTC)I just wanted to say thank you in person. This was from you, wasn't it?
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Date: 2016-10-09 02:21 am (UTC)She looks down, a little nervous. ]
Yes... it was. I wanted to thank you for all your help, but I got... shy. I'm sorry for not signing it.
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Date: 2016-10-09 05:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-10-09 06:11 am (UTC)I mean, my problem is kind of... [ She makes a vague hand gesture to mean big and complicated and terrible and weird. She's repeating herself and repeating him, but she's trying to thread her words into something at least kind of linear. ] But you're such a good person, and you did it without asking too many questions, and... it meant a lot to me, too. I can't do a lot, but I wanted to show you that I'm grateful. And we're... we're friends, right?
[ Her last question is very soft, very tentative, like she's scared to even ask it. ]
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Date: 2016-10-09 10:33 pm (UTC)We're definitely friends. And friends help each other out, no questions needed. I guess...if we're both grateful, then it's fine to leave it at that, right? Because that's what friends do.
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Date: 2016-10-12 05:39 am (UTC)[ Hotaru beams. His confidence flips a switch, and she's now more sure of herself, too. Well, kind of, since she isn't completely going to leave it at that. ]
But, um, I do want to show I appreciate my friends... and I see you reading a lot, so I was hoping it'd suit you.
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Date: 2016-10-15 03:24 am (UTC)You couldn't have picked a better gift, in that case! I haven't had any bookmarks for a while, so this is perfect. They'll get a lot of use.
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Date: 2016-10-15 03:49 am (UTC)[ She's relieved and happy, and how happy he looks makes her exponentially happier. ]
Can I ask... when is your birthday?
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Date: 2016-10-23 12:14 am (UTC)[insert a fantasy date here because we have no canon birthdays or calendar system; IT'S ROUGHLY SOMETIME IN THE FALL THOUGH]
How about you? When's your birthday?
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Date: 2016-10-31 09:06 pm (UTC)[ But... it's autumn right now. ]
I don't know how your calendar system works, but it sounds like your birthday is soon?
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Date: 2016-11-01 02:58 am (UTC)[he clearly wasn't paying attention to matching up his calendar with the one they're using.]
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Date: 2016-11-01 03:10 am (UTC)What? Happy birthday!? Happy belated birthday? Oh, no, I should've made something more.
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Date: 2016-11-02 03:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-11-04 05:56 am (UTC)Can I.... give you a hug?
[ Her voice is soft, shy. That's still not enough, but it's all she has at that moment. ]
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Date: 2016-11-05 10:29 pm (UTC)Only if I get to hug you back!
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Date: 2016-11-07 03:10 am (UTC)Have a super cute hug, Sorey!! ]
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Date: 2016-11-10 04:24 am (UTC)I don't know how I'm going to pay you back when you keep giving me all of these presents.
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Date: 2016-11-13 02:08 am (UTC)Your happiness is enough.
[ She just wants all her friends to be happy all the time. ]
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Date: 2016-11-14 05:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-11-14 06:17 am (UTC)