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flowerofmtsilver) wrote2012-04-20 11:49 pm
flowerofmtsilver) wrote2012-04-20 11:49 pm
But you say that’s exactly how this grace thing works
Who: Celebi and Vinnie
What: an exchange of gifts
Where: Celebi's dorm
When: Evening of April 22nd
Warnings: Fainting and crying?
Remembering to knock on doors was not one of Vinnie's strengths.
This door was different.
This one, he stood outside for a good minute, turning the luminous sphere in the palm of his hand. The bauble wasn't even all that spectacular, really - it was really his first experiment in growing a stone, and there were plenty of them out there in larger sizes. Certainly didn't go for a lot of money outside a very specific market. But the sentiment he poured into this gesture was beyond that of any other present he gave this day.
Birthday gifts were only for family - gratitude to the people around him that he would honour beyond reason.
He cupped the stone in his hands and slowly closed his fingers around it, letting its glow seep through the space between each digit. This, he reminded himself as he stared down into its gentle light, would be the very first present he gave to the one he considered his mother. Sure, it was really just a childhood delusion, but... there was no one else he could possibly place in that role. Celebi was mother to all forests, just as he was born of one. She sung him lullabies and smelled of home.
All right. No more stalling. The Venusaur palmed the sphere in his fist and knocked on her door. Then immediately turned the knob and opened it.No, that's still not how it works...
What: an exchange of gifts
Where: Celebi's dorm
When: Evening of April 22nd
Warnings: Fainting and crying?
Remembering to knock on doors was not one of Vinnie's strengths.
This door was different.
This one, he stood outside for a good minute, turning the luminous sphere in the palm of his hand. The bauble wasn't even all that spectacular, really - it was really his first experiment in growing a stone, and there were plenty of them out there in larger sizes. Certainly didn't go for a lot of money outside a very specific market. But the sentiment he poured into this gesture was beyond that of any other present he gave this day.
Birthday gifts were only for family - gratitude to the people around him that he would honour beyond reason.
He cupped the stone in his hands and slowly closed his fingers around it, letting its glow seep through the space between each digit. This, he reminded himself as he stared down into its gentle light, would be the very first present he gave to the one he considered his mother. Sure, it was really just a childhood delusion, but... there was no one else he could possibly place in that role. Celebi was mother to all forests, just as he was born of one. She sung him lullabies and smelled of home.
All right. No more stalling. The Venusaur palmed the sphere in his fist and knocked on her door. Then immediately turned the knob and opened it.
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She was twirling around and giggling, apparently attempting to use it as some sort of seeing eye device as Vinnie continued to speak. Don't worry though, she was still listening.
In fact she had to stop her twirling for a moment to properly register what he said. There were several elements of this answer that needed her attention. Things like birthdays and growing rocks. Things like... family...
Celebi looked down at the stone in her palms, turning it over this way and that. Family. He, the Vinnie of the here and now, thought her to be family. Her expression softened as she cradled the stone in her palms once more. Family. She smiled, pulling it close to her and marveling down at it for a moment before she simply held it close.
It was about then that the rest of her caught up with the rest of the thought.
"You grew it...!" What a strange and amusing mess this was landing them all it. And then to continue this trend of turning and exclaiming things, she followed it up with, "It's your birthday!!"