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IC CONTACT
CARNIVAL RADIO IS AN ISTONE NOW
i'm going to say i'll make this prettier but you all know i never will
i'm going to say i'll make this prettier but you all know i never will
[In the mailbox is a simple bag of gingerbread men, with a simple ribbon of colorful fabric tying it all together. There's nothing special about the cookies or the bag, or the ribbon. It's just... gingerbread.]
[Don't like gingerbread? Well that's just too bad. There's no return address on these suckers.]
[Don't like gingerbread? Well that's just too bad. There's no return address on these suckers.]
Connie delivers a wrapped new copy of The Pelican Brief.
It comes with a handwritten note from Connie:
Happy Holidays! I love books, and I hope you do too!
If you don't like this particular one, maybe you'll find one more to your liking in at the Book Swap!
Included is a crude drawing of the cabin layout with a star pointing to where the book swap is located.
It comes with a handwritten note from Connie:
Happy Holidays! I love books, and I hope you do too!
If you don't like this particular one, maybe you'll find one more to your liking in at the Book Swap!
Included is a crude drawing of the cabin layout with a star pointing to where the book swap is located.
Edited 2017-12-20 14:24 (UTC)
[Left in Yukio's mailbox is a painted card. The card smells of pine needles, snow and a fireplace, and features Papyrus, waving enthusiastically ahead. Somehow there's boneprint snowflakes faintly falling against the pale background. Along the header and footer, the card reads:]
HAPPY GYFTMAS
(ON THE MOON)
FROM PAPYRUS!!!
[Inside, a personal message continues:]
HELLO YUKIO,
I HEAR THAT YOU'RE RIN'S BROTHER! WOW!
DO YOU BOTH USE SWORDS AND FIRE AND ALL?
HOPEFULLY NOT MUCH, AS SWORDS AREN'T THE BEST HEALING ITEMS IN THE WORLD...
AND YOU'RE BUSY IN BEING A MEDIC.
BUT THAT'S JUST HOW LIFE IN THE CARNIVAL GOES SOMETIMES.
MEET YOU SOON, AND SEE YOU AROUND!
BUT HOPEFULLY NOT WHEN YOU'RE TENDING TO ME. OR MY BROTHER.
HAPPY GYFTMAS
(ON THE MOON)
FROM PAPYRUS!!!
[Inside, a personal message continues:]
HELLO YUKIO,
I HEAR THAT YOU'RE RIN'S BROTHER! WOW!
DO YOU BOTH USE SWORDS AND FIRE AND ALL?
HOPEFULLY NOT MUCH, AS SWORDS AREN'T THE BEST HEALING ITEMS IN THE WORLD...
AND YOU'RE BUSY IN BEING A MEDIC.
BUT THAT'S JUST HOW LIFE IN THE CARNIVAL GOES SOMETIMES.
MEET YOU SOON, AND SEE YOU AROUND!
BUT HOPEFULLY NOT WHEN YOU'RE TENDING TO ME. OR MY BROTHER.
[The next day, a letter in Papyrus' mailbox. Undecorated paper, neatly folded and addressed and handwritten. It's polite, but short.]
Greetings, Papyrus-san
Thank you for your letter.
Unlike my brother, I use a gun.
I am trained as a doctor, and hope to be useful in the medical tent.
I hope you and your brother stay healthy this winter.
Sincerely, Okumura.
Greetings, Papyrus-san
Thank you for your letter.
Unlike my brother, I use a gun.
I am trained as a doctor, and hope to be useful in the medical tent.
I hope you and your brother stay healthy this winter.
Sincerely, Okumura.
Edited 2018-01-07 21:31 (UTC)
[Towards the end of the holiday, they will find a fancy looking gift box in his trailer with a note left on top. The handwriting is done in an over the top cursive that he might recognize as the Ringmaster's, written on aged papyrus with the ink seemingly made of shining gold.]
"Yukio-
I hope your stay lasts a bit longer this time!
The Ringmaster❧"
[Her signature is so massive and florid that it fills up the rest of the paper. When they open the box, they'll find a a magic gun. It doesn't shoot bullets, however - instead it shoots small magic bolts that will send most people to sleep if you hit them in the head with it.]
"Yukio-
I hope your stay lasts a bit longer this time!
The Ringmaster❧"
[Her signature is so massive and florid that it fills up the rest of the paper. When they open the box, they'll find a a magic gun. It doesn't shoot bullets, however - instead it shoots small magic bolts that will send most people to sleep if you hit them in the head with it.]
[Later that day, another letter appears in response. It's equally undecorated, because Papyrus is following a strict 1 card per holiday per person policy.]
DEAR YUKIO OKUMURA,
THANK YOU FOR THE WELL WISHES!
I CAN'T DESCRIBE MY RELIEF KNOWING WE HAVE REAL TRAINED DOCTORS AGAIN.
GOING WITHOUT WORRIED PEOPLE, EVEN IF NOBODY SAID SO.
I HOPE YOU AND YOUR BROTHER STAY HEALTHY TOO!!
AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO CALL YOU OKUMURA INSTEAD.
IT'S OKAY! I'M ALREADY USED TO CALLING GONGENZAKA, GONGENZAKA.
WHATEVER YOU PREFER!
- PAPYRUS
DEAR YUKIO OKUMURA,
THANK YOU FOR THE WELL WISHES!
I CAN'T DESCRIBE MY RELIEF KNOWING WE HAVE REAL TRAINED DOCTORS AGAIN.
GOING WITHOUT WORRIED PEOPLE, EVEN IF NOBODY SAID SO.
I HOPE YOU AND YOUR BROTHER STAY HEALTHY TOO!!
AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO CALL YOU OKUMURA INSTEAD.
IT'S OKAY! I'M ALREADY USED TO CALLING GONGENZAKA, GONGENZAKA.
WHATEVER YOU PREFER!
- PAPYRUS
[Yukio probably doesn't need a note to figure out who left this shirt in his box, but there's one at the bottom of the bag the shirt's wrapped in, written on plain sheet of paper.]
Four-eyes-
Saw this and thought of you. When was the last time you wore a shirt without a collar, anyway? Shima said this would fit you, so if it's wrong blame him.
-Shura
[It should fit, if a little on the tight side...]
Four-eyes-
Saw this and thought of you. When was the last time you wore a shirt without a collar, anyway? Shima said this would fit you, so if it's wrong blame him.
-Shura
[It should fit, if a little on the tight side...]
[And now it's time to switch from formal letter format to casual notes format (or, as casual as Yukio ever gets).]
Where I am from, people are usually called by their family names. It is rare for those outside of close friends or family to call you by your given name. I understand that calling people by their given names is common in other places, but I still prefer to be called Okumura.
- Okumura
Where I am from, people are usually called by their family names. It is rare for those outside of close friends or family to call you by your given name. I understand that calling people by their given names is common in other places, but I still prefer to be called Okumura.
- Okumura
[On the one hand, he hates it. Why is Shura like this? Why was Shima involved?
on the other hand, this shirt is honestly kind of hilarious and it's also really soft.
He'll wear it. As pajamas. In his trailer. Where no one can see.
IN RETURN, Shura gets this in pink with gold and pink lettering.]
on the other hand, this shirt is honestly kind of hilarious and it's also really soft.
He'll wear it. As pajamas. In his trailer. Where no one can see.
IN RETURN, Shura gets this in pink with gold and pink lettering.]
[The persistent formality is almost charming.]
THEN, OKUMURA IT IS!
FOR YOU.
I NOTICE YOUR BROTHER NEVER ASKED ME THE SAME THING.
DOES HE GO BY HIS GIVEN NAME TO HELP DIFFERENTIATE, WHEN THERE'S AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE WITH THE SAME NAME?
OR IS THAT JUST A RIN THING?
- PAPYRUS
(THAT IS MY GIVEN NAME, MY LAST NAME IS INACCESSIBLE)
THEN, OKUMURA IT IS!
FOR YOU.
I NOTICE YOUR BROTHER NEVER ASKED ME THE SAME THING.
DOES HE GO BY HIS GIVEN NAME TO HELP DIFFERENTIATE, WHEN THERE'S AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE WITH THE SAME NAME?
OR IS THAT JUST A RIN THING?
- PAPYRUS
(THAT IS MY GIVEN NAME, MY LAST NAME IS INACCESSIBLE)
Oi, Yukio! Steven won a gold medal, did ya hear?
[WELL, YOU HAVE NOW. Moving on-]
I'm hopin' ta throw a surprise party for him in celebration. Could ya spread the news around ta anyone else in the medic team, see who wants ta help?
[WELL, YOU HAVE NOW. Moving on-]
I'm hopin' ta throw a surprise party for him in celebration. Could ya spread the news around ta anyone else in the medic team, see who wants ta help?
Mind if I ask with what? I hope ya haven't gotten roped inta all that nonsense they're tryin' ta make us help with...
[Because Joker says fuck that.]
[Because Joker says fuck that.]
[He almost asks "don't you have a head medic for that" before he.... remembers.... exactly why he's contacting Yukio over Herbert in the first place. Ah ha...]
I see. I thought there was another person or two workin' over there with ya?
I see. I thought there was another person or two workin' over there with ya?
Mhm. He sure is.
[Joker's voice, while perfectly amiable.... is also more than understanding enough to get across that he's gotten an idea of who exactly Herbert West is.]
[He's learned a lot while listening to space olympics news.]
Anyway, after everythin', I'll drop by with some cake and such for ya, if ya like. It's good ta have someone reliable on hand. Besides, I'd like ta, ha, schedule an appointment I guess ya could call it.
[Joker's voice, while perfectly amiable.... is also more than understanding enough to get across that he's gotten an idea of who exactly Herbert West is.]
[He's learned a lot while listening to space olympics news.]
Anyway, after everythin', I'll drop by with some cake and such for ya, if ya like. It's good ta have someone reliable on hand. Besides, I'd like ta, ha, schedule an appointment I guess ya could call it.
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