An Inquiring Mind Wants To Know [text; failed privacy filter from Minako]

[redpeacoat]

[Through luck, Shinjiro had managed to find out it was a certain someone's birthday. Birthdays have never really been important to him. He's been poor all of his life, living off of what the government and eventually part-time jobs provided him. He and his best friend would get cake when they were younger, but that was about it. The one time he tried to change that...well, he'd approached it the wrong way through thievery (and was promptly punished for doing so by his best friend).

Things are a little different here in Vatheon. He can help make her day special without digging into his pocket. But since money isn't an issue, choosing the right gift is.

Now he must reach out. Text was a good way not to get too social with a person, so he thought.]

what's a good birthday gift for a girl?

Comments

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[gigglesnortpriestess]

I think it depends. What kinds of things does she like?

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[There's a little delay in his reply. What did she like to do? He'd...only spent about a month with her consciously.]

dunno

[After he sends the response, he realizes that's not good enough.]

she likes movies and food

[Yukiko can't see or hear him sigh. This is making him feel terrible. He doesn't know her well at all.]

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[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Jewelry. Girls always love things like that

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[redpeacoat]

jewelry? we're not getting married

[Er, wait. Did she mean inexpensive stuff that girls bought at the mall? That didn't seem good enough...but the actual precious stones-kind seemed too much...]

[stayb100ponyboy]

D --> Why does it matter that your friend is a girl

[redpeacoat]

it doesn't matter

but i'm pretty sure she likes that kind of stuff

[He has an afterthought.]

damn it idk

[ohshellno]

bling yo
or a knife for stabbin bitches

[redpeacoat]

a new weapon huh?

that might be a good idea.

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[420]

PiE.
EvErYbOdY LoVeS PiE.
ShIt mAyBe aLl lIkE OnE Of tHoSe mOtHeRfUcKiN LaMpS WhAt mY BrO GoT At mE, lIkE ThE OnEs wItH ThE FuCkIn bLoBs aLl dOiNg tHeIr mOtHeRfUcKiN ThAnG Up iNsIdE At tHa, I SwEaR A BrOtHeR CaN GaNdEr oN ThAt sTuFf fOr hOuRs.
ThAt sHiT'S TiGhT.

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[It takes a bit of time for Shinjiro to decipher the alternating caps before a response can be mustered.]

pie for dessert maybe. not so sure she wants a lava lamp

[And that means pretty sure or that he definitely knows.]

think your shift key's busted

[dontyoujustwish]

What's a good birthday gift for a boy? Sports? Beef? A knuckle sandwich?

[redpeacoat]

that shit's not helping

i want to do something nice for her.

[Gender roles aren't an issue with him. Mitsuru taught him that a girl could hand his ass to him...after encasing him in a block of ice.

Socializing...that was something he wasn't keen on. And now even text conversations are becoming a headache.]

why did i even bother asking here

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[diehardreaper]

Get her something cute. Or probably some flowers. Flowers never go out of style. Never met a lass that didn't like flowers.

[redpeacoat]

maybe

[He wasn't too thrilled to get flowers while he was in the hospital, but maybe she would like them? He'd see florist trucks delivering them to various office buildings back home in Iwatodai, and at times catch a glimpse of the lucky recipient's joyed face.]

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[tsundyne]

[Gee, it's not too difficult to figure out who this is about . . .]

we girls arent all alike, y'know senpai. if you need help with someone specific, just ask! ♥

[redpeacoat]

[At first, nerves creep upon him in fear that because Yukari has responded, the cat will be out of the bag. But then again...]

it's arisato

you've spent a lot of time with her right?

[They seemed pretty close when he was around. It was always Minako, Yukari, and Junpei walking to school in the morning, and sometimes together after classes.]

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[missiles]

Something every girl needs.

A gun. Tank preferable.

[redpeacoat]

naginata is more her thing

she could probably take out a shark with a hockey stick too

[Yes, this is serious conversation...]

Voice

[ourfirststeps]

Well, that depends! What does she like?

Because there are a lot of things you can get for a girl!

[redpeacoat]

[Oh man. Someone's using the voice mode. He clears his throat, then responds a few moments afterwards.]

She likes a lot of things, I guess. She knows how to cook...

[Maybe she liked reading too? He saw he with books often. But those might have been for class. Several more similar throats cross his mind, and he sighs. He doesn't know her as well as he thought.]

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[xxii_thefool]

[Given the timing, Minako has a suspicion that maybe she wasn't supposed to see this. The thought keeps her from offering any input for a while... it only seems polite.

On the other hand, she reminds herself, not everything is about her. Had she actually ever told him when her birthday is? Thinking about it, she can't actually remember. Maybe it's some other girl.

Suddenly Minako is very curious. It's only a matter of time before she can no longer resist.]

The best gifts are the ones that have a meaning to them, aren't they?

although really it's hard to go wrong with food. ;)

[redpeacoat]

[OH CRAP. OH CRAP OH CRAP OH CRAP-- He had a feeling that filter didn't work. The little SFC was more complicated than the cell phone he used back home. Her birthday was one of the few things he made an effort to remember when they talked about Akihiko's in September. Minako's was up there in importance with Aki's and Miki's.

After dropping the communicator to the floor, he picks it back up and mulls over a response. Food was all he could give Aki as a gift usually a pancake breakfast because they couldn't afford anything fancy.]

what kind of meaning?

i can cook for them any food doesn't seem good enough for this

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[runawayrival]

I got my friend May flowers and a stuffed animal for her birthday if that helps! She liked them a lot.

[redpeacoat]

[Thinking back to September, he remembered Minako coming home with a couple dolls from the crane game at the arcade inside Paulownia Mall.]

lots of people have said flowers

i guess she might like stuffed animals

[text]

[onebecametwo]

idk shoes sparkly crap and painkillers?

[redpeacoat]

nobody in their right mind wants that

[...Do they? Well, maybe shoes.]