Hey, I wanted to drop off this. [he holds up a bag, it seems christmas-y. And aside from the paper sticking out of the top to obscure the present, utterly normal?
[That's... pretty legit, dumb as it is. Ragna could insist on staying mad, but Souji seems genuinely apologetic, so he might as well let it go. If the kid wanted him dead, his weird summon things could probably arrange that, so he's fairly certain the whole incident was an accident, annoying as it was.]
If that hit me, no amount of healing would help. [He waves his hand dismissively.] Nah, I'm fine.
[Just startled, but he's not telling him that. Instead, he glances around, trying to figure out why Souji has been throwing lightnings around. It doesn't seem like he's been attacked by anything, considering they're the ones here and— barring their antics— the area is filled with peaceful silence.]
So... what the eff are you even doing here? Aside from killing whoever passes by.
[ souji takes the gift and he’s... really touched. christmas isn’t something that he really celebrates, given his family circumstances. he gives gifts to others but he never really expects things in return so this is... nice ]
Here, come in. I’ll get you a cup of tea or coffee, unless you prefer a cup of milk and cookies.
[ well... that's true. souji doesn't know if his magic is strong enough to heal someone from being burnt to a crisp from a bolt of lightning so he should be glad that he missed... is it good luck that it missed ragna or is it bad luck that it nearly even happened? this is a naegi-like dilemma of luck... ]
This is where I train with my Personas. I try to come out every other day to practice. It's normally deserted.
[ you say that like mako in a santa claus outfit is anything but pure joy. ann better have a photo on her phone to show souji later ]
No? And I pictured you being the type of kid to hide candy everywhere so you can eat it whenever you want.
[ but he'll let mako in and lead him to the kitchen. they can sit at the dining table (and souji can sneak off for a little bit to grab mako's present) ]
I would never have gotten away with it. Bolin would have ratted me out to mom. [he... feels strangely okay talking about his parents with Souji, even though he’s usually rather circumspect about them.
But it honestly wasn’t that strange at all. Outside of Bolin and Ann, Souji was the only one Mako had went out of his way to buy a present, which said a lot given how tight finances were for the moment.]
[ souji doesn't know the exact details about mako's parents, just that they have passed away and that it's most likely a sore spot to talk about, so for mako to talk about them casually like this... it's touching in its own way. they've gotten rather close these past few months and mako is one of the few people that souji can openly talk about his parents as well. it's evidence of their close bond and how comfortable they have gotten with one another ]
Ah, let me guess, you have at least three bottles of Sriracha at home, just in case.
[he sets the gift bag on the counter once they get to the kitchen. Admittedly he was kind of excited for Souji to open it? He thought he’d found something that really captured... him. At least according to everything Mako knew, and he thought they were pretty close?]
What about you, since we’re confessing tastes now?
[ mako will have to tell souji to open the gift! because souji isn't sure if it's rude to open it right now or not. also because he wants to get mako's gift as well but he's brewing up a hot cup of coffee right as he talks ]
Me? Oh, you know, just the usuals: cat food, cow brains, fresh grass, things like that.
[ ... the sad thing is that he actually ate all of these thing in recolle and not just in his memories ]
[ souji finally returns back to the table with two hot cups of coffee. does he know how to make the coffee suited to mako's tastes? probably. they're bffs, they should know this, right? but anyway, he sits down and hands mako his cup as he looks at the bag ]
You know you didn't have to get me a gift, right? Even if I'm pretty amazing.
[ he places his own cup of coffee on the table and then reaches for the gift bag. he gently opens it, reaching in to pull out the gifts and... oh my god... they're cat related but not just that, it's just so touching that mako has gone out and gotten these for him. to actually take the time and know what he would like (it's a no-brainer but still), it's sweet and there's a genuine smile on his face. no jokes, no nonsense, just a sincere smile and he looks up at mako, holding the keychain and tamaneko in his hands ]
he rests his chin in his palm as Souji looks through the gifts. He’s pretty glad Souji likes them, he was a little worried that maybe he was being too obvious.
But he didn’t really have a choice but to get him a gift. Not least because he’s never had a friend as close as him before.]
[ souji takes a few more seconds, just looking down at his gifts with such fondness. he then places them on the table and stands up from his seat ]
Hold on just a second.
[ he leaves the kitchen area and disappears upstairs for a few minutes. by the time he does return, he comes back with a rather big gift bag and he sets it in front of mako ]
Here.
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