flowerofmtsilver: (flower)
flowerofmtsilver ([personal profile] 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...
punchtheflowers: (side glance)

[personal profile] punchtheflowers 2012-04-21 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
Vinnie was quietly hoping that Celebi had gotten all the twirling out of her system soon - it was starting to make him dizzy. All he could do was to stand and watch, really, with his hands stuffed into his pockets. Still, seeing her so elated by so simple a thing was its own reward. It meant she liked her gift, right?

"I learned 'bout it off some Sinnoh digging forums. And... it's more like the day I picked t'be my birthday," he amended. Vinnie shrugged. "I don't know the exact date. Could be an Earth day present, if y'want."