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[impheired]

I wasn't expecting you to forget, no, but... [He fumbles the present a little in his hands, thinking about how he wants to put this. He didn't expect her to forget, but he also wasn't expecting a present. Though, just leaving it at that kind of makes it sound like he has a negative opinion of her.] ...thanks.

[Again. He's not sure what else to say, so why not??? Say the same thing twice???]

I dunno about a snack, but I could go for some tea. If you're done here, we can go to a cafe or something.

[And then he can open his present there, once they're sitting down. Because that's a little less awkward than just standing in the middle of an arcade. So, for now, he slips the little box into his pocket.]

[braidtrain]

[She can't help the small giggle that escapes her, a hand moving up to cover her beak as if that'd help hide it. She's not laughing at you, promise! ...well okay, maybe a little bit. You don't gotta be flustered Hiko.]

A cafe sounds good!

[Ready to start hopping along towards said cafe when you are! There are a few nearby and she likes them all pretty equally, so just head off in a different direction and they can go and get settled in and have some tea and probably a copious amount of sweets on Mabel's side...]

[impheired]

[Ugh, this is still weird for him, okay? He's mostly gotten used to having friends, by now, but getting something like BIRTHDAY GIFTS from friends is still weird and new.]

[But, alright, off to a cafe they go! Fuyuhiko knows exactly which one he wants to go to, too. It's one he usually goes to alone and during dead hours so he can eat sweets in peace, without being seen. he doesn't plan on getting any with Mabel around, but he figures she'll probably want something. Plus, the tea is pretty good.]

[So, once they have their goodies and are tucked away in a booth, Fuyuhiko asks:]

So...am I supposed to wait till I get home to open it?

[The present.]

[braidtrain]

[You can eat sweets around her, Hiko. It's not like she'll judge you!! But they are out in public and who knows what all those other people might think, so better safe than sorry. Just let Mabel eat all the sweets. She'll eat enough for both of you, probably.]

You can if you want! But you gotta get Mahiru to take pictures of you while you open it so I can see!

[You may as well open it now......]

[impheired]

[Ugh, no. She'll judge him. She'll say it's cute or something...]

...I'll just open it now then.

[He's not asking Mahiru to take pictures of something like that. That defeats the purpose of doing it at home, where he can't be seen!]

[But alright. He sets his tea cup down for a minute, shifting on the bench to pull the package back out of his pocket. Alright...what have we got in here, then?]

[braidtrain]

[Not at all! She probably wouldn't even comment on it. But onto the box-

Similar to Hiko's gift, there's a card blocking any hope of seeing what the actual gift is. It's a simple white envelope and an even simpler black card on the inside. There's some elegant gold leafing on the front, but it's clearly not meant to be a birthday card or anything. Likely just a generic, blank card. Surprisingly there's no glitter.

On the inside, the right half of the card is a handful of lovingly drawn doodles. Some of him, some of his classmates, a couple attempts at a shiba...and of course plenty of hearts, as per usual. While there isn't any glitter, there are stickers aplenty. The left has a message carefully penned in purple ink, hearts dotting all the i's. It was clearly supposed to start with "Hiko", but since she originally wrote it that was hastily scribbled out and replaced with "Big bro". Probably done after opening her gift from him earlier.

Hiko Big bro!! -

Even if this is really late, I had to get you a gift! I mean I guess I didn't have to, since that makes it sound like that's the only reason I got one for you, but I wanted to! Cuz it's a really important day, you know? I think Ryslig would be a lot different if you weren't here, and even though it's not really that great that you are, since I'm sure everyone wishes everyone were back home instead, I'm still really really glad that you're around. I don't think I'd have nearly as much fun, or feel nearly as go comf safe.

Happy birthday!!!! Love Mabel!

(P.S. you're super hard to shop for you should like write up a list of stuff you like for people some time!!
P.P.S. sorry this is so short and lame, it's hard to put into words how I feel, so I'll just have to hug you a whole bunch when I give this to you. Better be ready!! (Or enjoy it if I already hugged you by now.)

Once he's ready to move on to the gift itself, he'll find a little tissue paper covering it, separating it from the card. Pulling that back reveals two different things. A gold tie pin and a gold lapel pin. Nothing super fancy but the look on her face clearly says she's hoping it'll be good enough.

Because again. He is really hard to shop for...]