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They’re so bad there

[spacialeyes]

Is that really alright? [He seems to ask this out of habit, because as he is asking he is also stepping inside. He won’t get to her gift until they need some normalcy in their lives. Probably after the belt.] Yes. In my world, we knit scarves for our loved ones in winter. It’s so our love can keep each other warm.

Is it okay?

[dereban]

I wouldn't have said it if it wasn't.

[ Although now she's even more flustered? What kind of sappy tradition is that... she can feel her face burning like crazy and it's just embarrassing.

But now she's going to look at the tools in the utility belt. And they look normal at a glance, but then she makes the biggest mistake of trying to check them out properly from outside the belt.

Ah.

She is now staring at what looked like a hammer (when it was on the utility belt) which is now... very much not a hammer. It does not look even remotely close.

This sure is a vibrator. ]

Is this your way of coming onto me...?

1/2

[spacialeyes]

[And it dawns on Yuuto that he has failed Christmas.]

[spacialeyes]

[He doesn’t believe what he’s seeing at first. After all, that was definitely a hammer five seconds ago! He asked what the best toolset to get a girl for Christmas was and this was the result! He thought he was being so smart..!

Now he’s the one slowly turning scarlet. It’s so bad that he can’t find his voice at first.]

Ah… umm..!! That-! That must be a mistake! The other ones are better??

[dereban]

[ His face screams misunderstanding, but she'll check the others just in case. And lo and behold, as she pulls each of them out, and lo and behold.

They're all just varying sex objects. ]

"Better" in what way, exactly?

[spacialeyes]

[HOW IS IT GETTING WORSE? Yuuto isn’t sure if his face is pale or red. He’s horrified and embarrassed. The metal tip of his belt trembles against the floor as he watches her pull the tools off the belt and reveals sex toys.

Yuuto would teleport away, but his thoughts are too scrambled for formulas.]

I. Uh..! I mean, um… M-merry… Christmas…

[He bows.]

I’ll take my leave???

[dereban]

You're just going to leave even though you're the one who invited me on this Christmas Eve date?

[spacialeyes]

I just gave you sex tools for Christmas, so I think I’m already doing this wrong! I’m so sorry..!

[dereban]

It's fine... I can still use these.

[ Inaba???? ]

Besides, the scarf's probably more important, anyway.

[spacialeyes]

I promise to buy you something better while we’re out..! [Yuuto sighs loudly, disappointed in himself, but he no longer seems primed for running away. His belt it even beginning to wag again, though more subtly and mostly near his ankles.] May I still open the gift that you got me?

[Or is she rightfully revoking his Christmas gift??]

[dereban]

You really don't need to... but yeah, sure, go for it.

[spacialeyes]

[Yuuto would like to insist that he owes her a proper gift. One that is consistent with everything he’s trying to tell her and himself about wanting to keep their relationship a chaste friendship. One that won’t confuse him. But thinking deeply takes a backseat when he unpacks the gift that she got for him. Yuuto slowly removes it from the bag, awed by it almost immediately.]

… It’s so pretty. Like a small world.

[He looks from the snow globe to Inaba.]

And it’s our season?

[dereban]

Yeah. To be honest, I wasn't sure if you'd like it... but I wanted to get you something compact that you'd be able to bring around with you.

[spacialeyes]

[He can’t stop staring at it. Yuuto is already unused to receiving gifts, but it’s even more rare to receive a meaningful one. Looking at it, he can’t help but think about he’s the only Yuuto who can receive this gift. None of the others have a reason to associate with Autumn.

Looking back to Inaba, Yuuto’s grin is big and goody. It’s a good thing that he cannot cry.]

I love it..! Thank you. I’ll take very good care of it, I promise! I’m sure my cactus will love it too!

[dereban]

. . .I'm glad you like it.

[ Let her bury her face behind the scarf a little more. ]

Um, anyway...did you have any plans for today's date?

[spacialeyes]

[The gift seems to have completely repaired his mood, because Yuuto is all smiles again.]

Yes! Are you ready to head out? There’s so much that I’d like to show you..! I hope that you’ll enjoy yourself.

[dereban]

Let me grab my bag real quick and then we can go.

[ Which she is going to do. It's a black singe strap crossbag that she puts on. ]

Okay, lead the way, Yuuto.

[spacialeyes]

Right! [He waits patiently before leading her outside.] I have done some research into this world and some traditions. Though I assumed we would not want many chances to be exposed to mistletoe again.

[Yuuto points ahead,] This way! There is something neat in the city!

[dereban]

[ She'll easily enough follow him outside, trying to wear as much of a smile as she can. ]

Oh, for sure... I mean, if we did see mistletoe or anything, we can just run before it gets us. Hopefully.

[spacialeyes]

I can be pretty fast when I need to be. And I can still teleport short distances. [Not that that helped him before.] Did you really manage to avoid it all month? I kept getting caught.

[dereban]

I think I got lucky. But yeah, I didn't get stuck under any mistletoe.

[spacialeyes]

I didn't realize that mistletoe was such an aggressive plant. Or maybe it's... what is the word that my sister uses?

"Shipper?"

[dereban]

It usually isn't, but these ones have magic.

[ Which is absolutely awful. ] They could be shippers, yeah. Wouldn't surprise me. And explains why I haven't gotten caught.

[spacialeyes]

Explains why I did get caught...

[He sighs.]

But it'll probably be over soon. I hope they had their fun, at least. It must be hard to be a plant.

[dereban]

That just means that the plants really wanted you to get kissed and felt like you deserved it.

[ Ignoring the reverse implications on that one-- ]

And yeah, they'll probably be gone by the end of the month.