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[oculusriffs]

TG: this is going to be fucking stupid isnt it


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2/14; mid-afternoon

[gotyourbach]

Dave-kun!

[Next time Dave is in town, doing something very cool I'm sure, Kaede steps right out in front of him, both hands clasped behind her back with a mischievous grin.]

You know what today is, right? I got you something!!

[oculusriffs]

[if you could call trading one (1) berry for Vista Virs' kinda gross flatbread version of one (1) piece of toast, then yes! Dave is absolutely doing something very cool.]

[he's also either innately good at time or counting days or something, probably. because when Kaede catches his attention, he glances over his shoulder, eyes not quite obscured by the shades for once. and he kinda smiles. it's a half smirk, half-quarter smile sorta deal.]

Yeah? What is it?

[gotyourbach]

[Wow....... such a cool dude.

That smirk makes her feel like he already knows, but she's going to tell him anyway.]

Valentines Day! I don't know how they do it in America, but in Japan, girls give their friends chocolates today. So... here!

[She holds out both hands, revealing a small cloth bag full of spicy chocolates.]

I wanted to give these to you.

[oculusriffs]

[he's SO COOL you just. have no idea.]

[except for the part where he actually isn't, and in fact, almost seems a smidge surprised at the gesture, even if he might have guessed what it was. look, Dave's a weird kid, and he tends to straddle the line between acting like he doesn't care and completely owning his weirdness, so...]

[so maybe the surprise is over the fact that this isn't one of those "you get a Valentine because we're in the same class" deals like most of them were back home. it's more like a "you get a Valentine because we're friends" deal.]

[he's learned, over time, to better respect that kind of sincerity, even though he's not all that great at expressing it himself. he reaches out to take the bag, peeking inside.]

Thanks. [the smirk's become something much more like a smile now, albeit a small one.]

You said it was just girls? When do I get to give you something back?

[gotyourbach]

Mmhm, it's just girls.

[She laughs and reaches back into her backpack, shaking her head as she rummages for something else in it.]

Oh, White Day? It's March 14th... oh! [She freezes, hand still jammed in her bag, flushing red with a sort-of embarrassment.] I'm not expecting you to get me anything, though! I'm just happy I was able to find something to give you at all.

[She pulls her hand back out of her backpack to reveal a second bag.] Can you give these to Sakamoto-kun for me? I have a whole bunch of people I have to track down, and I'm worried I won't be able to find him in time...

[oculusriffs]

[TOO LATE, SHE SAID IT, NO TAKESY BACKSIES.]

[Dave reaches over to take the second bag, though. if it weren't for the shades, which are thankfully a lot more practical out in the middle of the desert than they were in a giant Christmas tree, the amusement on his features might be a whole lot more apparent.]

Yeah, don't worry, I got you. Dude moves at about the pace of a greyhound on nitro.

[is ... is he talking about the bus or the puppy.]

I can usually figure out where he is, though.