[ wolfwood's used to making tough choices. what mouths get fed, when to be honest and when to lie, who lives and who dies. so he doesn't think that the hardest decision he's had to face since coming to aldrip will be... picking out a secret santa present.
it's fucking miserable. he hopes whoever thought this up has a bounty on their head. vash, in some misguided attempt to get wolfwood to be more social, has added his name to the secret santa pool. and he's not gonna stiff somebody their present-- but he's also pretty sure that getting a name picked from a hat and having to find a present they actually want is some new form of torture.
vash promised him it's easy! don't worry, and after that, wolfwood can't manage to swallow his pride and ask him for help. he doesn't know yukina much, has barely put a face to the name. so the logical answer is obviously... to follow her around and do recon. she's probably seen him a few times by now, but it's not until christmas day that wolfwood actually approaches her. ]
Hey. Uh...
[ the poorly-wrapped box in his jacket pocket suddenly feels like it weighs a hundred pounds. ]
[Christmas was still a strange concept. For all her time living with humans, it was still an abstract thing. The idea of a person delivering presents to children in a single night seemed so odd and yet, it still provided something hopeful to everyone. It was something she loved despite not understanding it. Not only that, but it was also about spending time with those you loved as you gave people presents. That she understands as she also wants to spread joy to those whom she cared about.
So, when she sees a certain person following her? She had to wonder it if was something related to the holiday. After all, the only one who would be doing this is her brother. However, she wasn't going to think about it for long. Not when he approached her with a present that made him nervous.]
Is everything okay...?
[As thankful as she was for the present, it was more important to see if he was fine.]
[ in all fairness, wolfwood isn't very familiar with christmas, either. not for lack of the practice of it-- where he's originally from, there's a little too much bible-thumping-- but there wasn't exactly extra to go around in the orphanage he grew up in. he doesn't think it would have felt the same, even if they did have the means to celebrate. aldrip has been coated in snow for the better part of the month, and the whole 'red suit and cap' deal makes a lot more sense here than in the deserts of no man's land. ]
Hah? Uh-- yeah.
[ yukina sets him off-kilter. well-- not her as much as the type of person she is. honest. good-intentioned? nice. wolfwood's the sort that rubs people the wrong way, mostly by design, but he feels kinda slimy picking a fight with yukina. like some playground bully. ]
'S just uh-- [ he offers up the wrapped box, ] that chick's Secret Santa. Don't go expectin' much.
[ and then wolfwood stands there awkwardly, waiting for yukina to unwrap her present-- an inro with a long braided cord. ]
[As she did so, she couldn't help but stare as that was something she hadn't seen in a while. People in her village would occasionally go out with extra bags should they want to carry something. However, it was considered an unusual sight as there was no need for such things. To see an inro in front of her made her raise an eyebrow or two. She would see it from time to time in Japan but it wasn't common either.
Which was why she couldn't help but smile bright at him.]
This is perfect! I love it, thank you so much Mr...?
[She said before tilting her head to the side. She could have sworn she had seen him from somewhere but she couldn't put her finger on it.]
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thenicerone) wrote2024-07-01 11:39 am
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it's fucking miserable. he hopes whoever thought this up has a bounty on their head. vash, in some misguided attempt to get wolfwood to be more social, has added his name to the secret santa pool. and he's not gonna stiff somebody their present-- but he's also pretty sure that getting a name picked from a hat and having to find a present they actually want is some new form of torture.
vash promised him it's easy! don't worry, and after that, wolfwood can't manage to swallow his pride and ask him for help. he doesn't know yukina much, has barely put a face to the name. so the logical answer is obviously... to follow her around and do recon. she's probably seen him a few times by now, but it's not until christmas day that wolfwood actually approaches her. ]
Hey. Uh...
[ the poorly-wrapped box in his jacket pocket suddenly feels like it weighs a hundred pounds. ]
Hi, I am late with starbucks
So, when she sees a certain person following her? She had to wonder it if was something related to the holiday. After all, the only one who would be doing this is her brother. However, she wasn't going to think about it for long. Not when he approached her with a present that made him nervous.]
Is everything okay...?
[As thankful as she was for the present, it was more important to see if he was fine.]
💜💜💜☕️
Hah? Uh-- yeah.
[ yukina sets him off-kilter. well-- not her as much as the type of person she is. honest. good-intentioned? nice. wolfwood's the sort that rubs people the wrong way, mostly by design, but he feels kinda slimy picking a fight with yukina. like some playground bully. ]
'S just uh-- [ he offers up the wrapped box, ] that chick's Secret Santa. Don't go expectin' much.
[ and then wolfwood stands there awkwardly, waiting for yukina to unwrap her present-- an inro with a long braided cord. ]
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Which was why she couldn't help but smile bright at him.]
This is perfect! I love it, thank you so much Mr...?
[She said before tilting her head to the side. She could have sworn she had seen him from somewhere but she couldn't put her finger on it.]