WHO WANTS PRESENTS?

[knightofratatosk]

Who: Anyone and everyone!
What: Getting unexpected gifts
When: From 6 PM on the 23rd until midnight of the 27th
Where: The central plaza and the fountain
Summary: Hey, that's a rather interesting-looking button at the bottom of that statue. I wonder what happens if I press it?
Rating: No higher than PG-13, I hope.


[Anyone passing through the center of town this evening will have a very hard time missing that large golden Santa statue that has suddenly appeared in the fountain. But... wait, isn't that Bil instead of Santa? Somehow, that isn't exactly a surprise.

But perhaps the most interesting feature of the statue is the large button at its base. Will you press it?]

Comments

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[She gives that arm a gentle squeeze.]

Then this is more incentive...but you don't have to do anything about it now. Not until you're ready. We'll just hold onto them until you are.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[Kain nods. When he's ready. He wants to but he's been putting it off, and had it put off by circumstances.]

[He glances to the button, and then presses it once more to test it. Nothing happens.]

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[Rydia steps forward to press it, likewise just testing. When a small box emerges, she picks it up and opens it...then gasps.]

The Mist Ring!

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[Kain can't help it, there's a tinge of guilt as he looks at it.]

How did they know to give us these things...

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[Rydia stares at the ring for moment, lost in the nostalgia, then slowly slips it on.]

I don't know, but...I'd looked for it in the stores and I could never find it. At least I can see it again.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[Kain nods]

I know what that must mean to you.

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

It was my mother's....

[She stares thoughtfully at it for a moment longer.]

We should tell Cecil about this. Maybe he'll get something from home, too.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[At mention of her mother, Kain looks down and is suddenly very interested in the ground. And he mopes.]

[But he nods about bringing up Cecil.]

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[This time, Rydia notices Kain's moping and drops the small box. She comes to stand by the dragoon, wrapping an arm around him and looking up sympathetically. By now, she has forgiven him for Mist, but knows it will be a long time before he can forgive himself...if ever. Still, he has her support and that has to count for something.]

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[And Kain knows he has her forgiveness not to mention the forgiveness of the Mist Dragon herself. Still... He carries a weighty guilt for it anyway and always will. He is very detached from that time in ways... And he'd only been a soldier doing what he'd been ordered to. That doesn't always mean he can stay guilt free though. He hugs her tightly. The Malnosso must have had some motive in what they'd given them...]

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[Rydia just holds him for a bit, until the cold begins to sink in despite his proximity to her.Then, she gently eases back.]

Let's go home?

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[He angsts for a moment, but then squeezes her briefly and nods. Then he takes her hand with the ring on it and kisses it, in apology and respect. It's something he feels he will forever be making amends for. If the most he can do is be there for Rydia and treat her how she deserves... he'll keep hoping that's enough.]