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souji narukami

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[ souji sits back down and just smiles, shaking his head ]

Christmas isn't about receiving gifts, Mako. It's about giving.

[ souji knows a lot about giving but not much about receiving, though ]

[browbeater]

[he pauses, letting the words settle and then wondering aloud,]

Should... I open this now?

[this was the first time he’d really received a gift outside of the ones Bolin gave him, honestly... he didn’t know the etiquette here.]

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Sure.

[ he nods as he takes a sip of his coffee. unfortunately, souji didn't have the time to properly wrap the gift since mako came with little notice but there's tissue paper covering the top of the bag, hiding whatever's inside. when taken out, mako will see a red scarf, folded neatly, sitting on top of a brand new coffee maker. on the box of the coffee maker is a sticky note that reads "PROPERTY OF MAKO LOU. HANDS OFF, BOLIN ٩(ఠ益ఠ)۶" ]

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[he’s pretty touched, honestly. He hadn’t even thought about the coffee maker after he and Bolin had made up, and yet here Souji was, trying to make sure his brother couldn’t pull that stunt again? Even after everything. He grins just a bit at the thought. The scarf, however, reminded him a little of the one he wore in his memories. His father’s memento...]

You know, this is the first gift I’ve gotten from someone other than Bo. And it’s one telling him he can’t touch it.

[he loves it]

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[ souji lets out a small laugh ]

Does that mean you like it?

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Yeah. Definitely.

[look, honestly, it's nice to relax around friends. And his guard definitely falls for Souji, especially after that.]

Thanks for feeding our brotherly rivalry, or at least saving me from when he goes on the rampage again.

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If he even dares to lay a finger on it, call me immediately. I will make sure to straighten him out for you with a little Souji and Persona intimidation magic.

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[he laughs.]

I'll let him know. He's still going to try, though, just so you know. It's... just the way our relationship is.

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[ souji laughs alongside him. yeah, from what he has learned of bolin from mako, their sibling relationship really does seem like it ]

Do you two often play pranks on each other?

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[he smiles a bit.]

We used to. Bolin still tries more often than not.

[it's a little wistful.]

After mom and dad died... It stopped. But once we got out of the foster system, that's when it started to get better.

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[ ah, "after mom and dad died"... souji knows that can't be an easy topic for mako to talk about, especially know how mako is, but for him to bring it up so casually around souji, it's... kind of nice. to see that they share that kind of trust between them ]

I can't imagine that foster care was very kind.