Trash Squad Day 7 - PRESENTS

[chinhotta]

Rise and shine, lovers and fighters! Come on down to the auditorium again today!

[ When you get to the auditorium, the chinchillas are on stage, but so is a large machine of some kind? ]

I hear some of you all wanted to move past get-to-know-yous and deepen your relationships a bit more! Well, there's lots of ways to go deep, you know, and sometimes you want to make sure you go slow... but there's one tried and true way to get closer to someone.

Giving them a present!!

[ The machine activates with various lights and noises and it becomes more obvious that it is in fact a gachapon machine, full of hundreds of small capsules. ]

You all get six pulls at the machine! That's six presents for the six people you want to date the most! Or whoever else. But you do need to give the presents away, and you do need to give them all to different people. It's not a present if you keep it for yourself! You won't like what happens to scrooges!

[ As described, you can push the button on the machine to dispense a capsule. You can only push it six times; after that it doesn't work. The capsules themselves are only about the size of your hand, but once they fall out they open and something much larger, or that really shouldn't have been stuck inside a plastic capsule in a machine, might come out... who knows what you'll get!! ]

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[slice_of_life]

[Yuri sits at a table in the cafeteria trying to organize her prizes.

Which are:'

1. Tarot Deck (The art on these is beautiful, but if you look closely, there's a chinchilla in the background of all of them...)

2. Water Flute (A unique type of flute. you pour water into the base and blow into the top, which can create a variety of sounds similar to a chirping bird.)

3. The book "The Ghost That Wants To Die" ('"Taro" jumped off the roof of the kindergarten, saying he no longer wanted to live. But now he was to live as a "ghost." The life of a "ghost" is pretty hard. Even though he wants it to end, it can't end. But "Taro" had an idea. Let's just change the meaning of "live." And to do that, "Taro" made a very strange move...!')

4. Cardboard box (It's just a box)

5. A flower crown with a tin can in it (is this a reference to something?)

6. The book "The Bomb Inside Her #2" ('Worried about the bomb inside her body that will explode if she "falls in love," Yumi Kayakuda continues to keep her distance from Shota, but even she can't keep her heart from longing for the forceful Shota. Whenever she realizes she is falling in love, she asks Shota to "bully" her to keep the flames of passion away from her bomb.')]

W-Well, at least the cardboard box makes it easy to carry these around...

[pecker]

Huh. I wondered if this would be interesting to you, but you already have the second part...

[Niwatori holds out The Bomb Inside Her #1]

Wanna trade?

[slice_of_life]

Oh... Yes! Thank you.

What would you like in exchange?

[pecker]

Ah, I was just thinking I'd take your copy of the book so you could get it later, but... actually, could I see that instrument? It looks kinda interesting.

[slice_of_life]

Oh, this one? Of course... I'm... musically inclined at all, but if you are, please take it.

[she'll hand over the flute]

[pecker]

Yeah! Well... I don't exactly play anything, but it's just that I've never seen one like this before.

[She takes it, but she just wants to look at it for now.]

Huh. It says you're supposed to put water in it.

[justpure]

[He's eying one of the gifts she has.]

Has someone already claimed that tarot deck?

[slice_of_life]

[shakes her head] No... I haven't promised it to anyone. Do you have an interest in tarot reading?

[justpure]

Somewhat. I'm also interested in their anthropological value.

[Oh boy, here we go.]

For instance, did you know that tarot cards were originally created in the 15th century to be used in a card game of the same name? They began to be used for divination two centuries afterwards.

[slice_of_life]

[she nods]

I did know that. I'm not... exactly a divination expert, but I'm familiar with the history and symbolism of them.

...Actually, would you like to make this interesting? I could help guide you... a tiny little tarot card reading, and you can keep the cards?

[tsunderine]

... hey.

[ she does remember that Yuri likes books and Tohsaka here managed to get one herself so she's wondering if she'd want it ]

I don't know if you'd be interested in it, but I was wondering if you'd take this book off my hands.

[ it's titled "Pure Family Companion" -- Tohsaka herself hasn't looked through it yet because she doesn't want to get too attached to any of the gifts she has to give away ]

[slice_of_life]

Oh, thank you!

[she'll give the cover a glance over.] This looks interesting... I'll happily accept the gift.

Can I give you one of mine in exchange...? It's n-not much, but...

[Offers the cardboard box?]

[sunbottles]

[The book was a no-brainer. "Spiritual Detective Nekopi and the Ghost of the Dragon Palace" is thrust out to Yuri from a Sayori that looks unbearably pleased with herself]

Surprise!

[slice_of_life]

Sayori!

[she looks at the offered gift and smiles.]

F-For me? Are you sure...?

[she'll take it]

Thank you so much... this really looks interesting...

[pause]

It's not much, but... can I offer you this in exchange?

[Offers the flower crown with a tin can in it?]

[sunbottles]

Yeah, for sure! I got it and was like "Oh, you know who would like this? Yuri!" [No question in her mind who to give it to tbh. But the gift offering makes her blush a little.]

Oh... really? It's so cute! Um, are you sure?

[Unspoken words are "Are you sure when there are other people you probably like here more?"]

[slice_of_life]

[oh no, that makes her blush]

Of course! I... I want you to have it, if you like it at all.

I mean if it's not your cup of tea, I can find someone else but... you like it don't you?

[fightingoverdose]

Anythin' worth keepin'?

[slice_of_life]

Sara...

[she smiles, ears blushing red]

I... picked up two different books... it's not much, but which do you think would be more interesting...? "The Ghost That Wants to Die," or "The Bomb Inside Her"?

[fightingoverdose]

Uhh... The dead ghost one sounds kinda like a downer. Maybe the bomb one?

[not that that precisely sounds like a fun summer romp, but hey]

What were you thinkin'?

[slice_of_life]

I think the ghost one might be a comedy... a horror comedy?

The bomb one does sound more romantic... and someone gifted me the second volume. If I give the first to you, we know we have the first two copies of the story...?

--Not that it's any good or anything... I haven't had the chance to glance at it yet...

[aria_ardeinae]

[ Reyson sweeps by, after that perpetually escaping rabbit again, and does a swift backtrack when he notices her. ]

You enjoy creating stories, in addition to reading them, I believe?

[slice_of_life]

Oh... yes! I mean, I haven't... made an attempt at an entire novel or anything, but... yes.

[aria_ardeinae]

This is for you, then. [ He hands her a sketchbook. Look, he's not aware of lined paper or typewriters, so. Clearly this is a proper use of it. While he's torn off the inappropriate drawing on the last page, he's also added a few lines of his own on the half-page that's left. ]

1/2

[slice_of_life]

[blinks, looking it over...]

Oh...

[pause, as she reads it]

Oh.

[another pause]

[slice_of_life]

[then she closes it, face emotional.]

I... I understand. I understand... what you're saying.

[she holds it tight]

Thank you... this is a very thoughtful gift... of course I accept it...