Letter and a Package?!

[damn_juicebox]

[This letter is sent along with a small package on Tuesday evening. What's inside? A Santa hat and a couple of bells, a sprig of pine, and a bundle of mistletoe.]

Season's Greetings!

I am writing to you from the Santa Village. Yuki and I boarded an ocean ship this morning so we could get a look at the village for ourselves. Work has only just begun, so I regret that there isn't much here at the moment, but there is certainly a great deal of promise. I'm certain your Moogle companions have already told you of what they hope the place becomes and how we can help. I would encourage you to do so. Even if there is much work to be completed, the village has an aura of peace and good will. I would like to ask those in charge if we might use it, and expand upon it, as a place of refuge should we be able to evacuate those who are currently threatened by the expansion of the Calamity. I do not know if my suggestion will be taken under consideration, but this is my hope.

In the meantime, I believe I will transfer my belongings here for the month and stay at the inn, possibly a house if I am able as I would like access to a kitchen. As I will be assisting with appearances as 'Mrs. Clause,' I believe the role would be greatly strengthened if I were able to bake seasonal cookies and treats. If you have any recipes, please send them to me. I would be exceptionally grateful, and the sooner I can practice, the quicker I can produce satisfactory results.

Please consider doing what you are able for this cause as well. Knowing what's coming, I believe that spreading joy and peace to the denizens of this world will help to strengthen and unite them. I hope to see you here soon, even if only for a couple of days. Whatever you can contribute would be greatly welcomed.

Sincerely,
~Rukia Kuchiki (Temporary Mrs. Clause)

Comments

[damn_juicebox]

Hmmm... All right.

[She can use a break. Besides, she wants to see what this bicycle is and how it is used before she can start nagging at him to be mindful of the ice and snow. She moves the freshly-baked cookies to a rack to cool, then slips her apron off of her head and grabs her coat, allowing Manami to lead the way.]

[fushigichan]

Good~!

[Manami grabs a couple cookies for the road and munches on them as he eagerly leads the way to his bike. Ta-da! Look at it sparkle~]

See? Isn't it great? With this, when I climb the mountains, I can really feel alive, you know? So, do you have them where you're from?

[damn_juicebox]

Ahhhh, so this is what they're called!

[She leans forward, admiring the vehicle. She has indeed seen them before, and marveled at how something so narrow could remain upright for easy transportation. It seems like this kind of contraption would fall over, and frequently at that, but somehow it carries the rider safely and swiftly. Rukia looks at Manami and nods.]

Yes. Not in the Soul Society, but the world of the living has them in abundance. Many students use them as transportation to school.

[Rukia steps forward, a curled finger to her chin as she walks around the bicycle to examine it curiously from every angle. It's obviously well cared for, given how it sparkles and shines.]

[fushigichan]

Ahh~ This is way better than those kinds of bikes! It's lighter, and completely built to go fast! But then, you can only go as fast as your body lets you, too~ Putting everything you have into beating your opponent- I can never get tired of road racing!

So you don't have them where you're from at all? Ahh~ another person who doesn't know how to ride! It's too bad! Really too bad!

[damn_juicebox]

Just because I don't have the knowledge at the moment does not mean I'd be unable to learn.

[How hard can it possibly be? There were so many teenagers who managed it just fine, surely she would catch on quickly. Wrong.]

May I try?

[fushigichan]

[Manami actually hesitates a moment. Last time he lent his bike to someone to learn how to ride, it crashed. He was lucky that time, but there are no spare parts here with which to easily fix any damage.]

Mmm~ I really want you to see how great riding is first-hand too! But out here with the snow and ice is a bad place to learn. If you know somewhere where nothing will get damaged if there's a crash~?

[damn_juicebox]

[Rukia thinks hard about this. A place without ice and snow on this continent is hard to find, especially in the middle of winter.]

Perhaps...one of the casinos in Trano Golsaucia?

[Rukia, no.]

sorry about that ;;

[fushigichan]

Ohhh~! You think they'd let us? The buildings look so big, I bet the hallways are super wide~!

[He's never been in a casino (underage, after all), but it sure sounds like a good idea!]

[Manami, no.]