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[eudaimonikos]

INBOX text / audio / video / action Hello, this is Michael. I can't pick up right now, please leave a message. code credit

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morning of the 25th

[ikanteven]

[ Chidi hadn't thought much about the approaching holiday until Michael had left the books on Faerunian ethics for him on his doorstep. This left him scrambling to come up with something appropriate to give in return. He hated giving gifts, in general, because he always had the worst time deciding on anything. But this left him with a direction to go in, at least.

On the morning of the 25th Michael will find a securely packaged gift with a bow on it on his doorstep with a card from Chidi on it. ]

To Michael, the most improved student I ever had. –Chidi

[ The contents of the package were a trilogy of books Chidi had picked up not long after arriving here, which was one of the rare works of fiction he'd ever indulged in. The detective featured in the series was supposedly the paragon of ethical behavior, but because of the complexity of the situations the main character had faced, it resulted in various dilemmas for the reader to consider. Chidi had found it interesting, yet difficult, to read, which meant it was perfect for a reciprocal gift for Michael now. ]

[eudaimonikos]

[Michael is certainly aware that Chidi hates giving gifts. He knows all of the humans' neuroses - and really, most things do freak Chidi out. He could probably tell some stories about times he's tortured Chidi by making him pick gifts for someone or another...but that's neither here nor there.

So it's nice to get anything at all from him. And that note is so sweet?]

Thank you, Chidi. These are very nice! I'm sure I'll like them.

["I'll let you know if I like them" is the kind of precision passive-aggression he'd have used in the Neighborhood, so he's just trying to do the opposite of that.]

[ikanteven]

[ Chidi doesn't know what to say in return, really, but he's been on Facebook before, so he knows the bog standard response to things like that. ]

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