◣ ✿ ◥ In a swift movement, Kyouka moved the bag out of the other’s reach and almost continued on without acknowledging his presence. She kept walking, only sparing a glance. “Mine,” she said, declining his offer. They were tasty sweets, ones she had no intention of sharing with him.
It's Kyouka's birthday. Odasaku had little time to plan for it, considering that Dazai found it apt to tell him the very same day, but he's figured something out. In fact, once she comes back from the lunch break, she'll find a small box ( it has a slice of cake, the same that she bought him ) and a very nice stuffed rabbit that he won in a crane. On its ear, a small note is taped to it: "Happy Birthday --Odasaku"
◣ ✿ ◥ Oh–what a pleasant thing to return to! She hadn’t expected anything from him despite her gift for him a few weeks ago, let alone something so well-thought out. After inspecting both items, she set the cake aside for later and sat the rabbit against some books on her desk so that it could supervise the rest of her work, which wouldn’t take very long.
Afterwards, she’d look into getting the rabbit a tiny gun holster and trench coat (that offer from Kouyou was still on the table, so perhaps the woman could help her). She also made a mental note to ask the man what names he liked best.
he wasn't sure what to get her, so he gave her a box of cutely decorated donuts ( with one stolen because he got hungry ).
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“Thank you very much.” These were going to be gone by midnight, nothing more than a pleasant memory (and better that he stole one, considering that she wouldn’t have given him one had he asked).
β He knocks on her window. It's not like he can safely walk into the Agency without someone knowing-- but he's rather good at various cloaking expertise, being Mafia. As the window is opened, he shuffles around awkwardly for a good ten seconds and reveals a small velvet box from his coat, a little worse for wear. Slightly out of breath, Chuuya hands it over to her. He clutches her hand in his, protecting the box in her palm for a moment with his own. "Happy birthday." He mouths, and he's off.
◣ ✿ ◥ She squeezes his hand while it’s in hers, mouthing, “Thank you,” back at him before he leaves. Once he’s gone, she shuts the window and pads back to her bed before sitting down and opening the box–and ah, it’s familiar, a silver necklace with a rabbit pendant, something that appears to be rather expensive. She received something remarkably similar earlier in the day from someone who used to be remarkably close to Chuuya, and she decides that it’s a coincidence; the selection of rabbit-themed jewelry probably isn’t great, so they must’ve just happened to see the same thing.
Either way, she’s going to wear both of them at the same time.
"Actually," the girl starts, a rare moment of hesitance sneaking into her voice. This is just a birthday favour, of course--no need for her to be so nervous. "Before I left... I had rabbit toys." Yes, Kouyou knew that already. "I can't go back and get them, so if you still have them... they'd be a good present."
「Your rabbits? Ah, how precious of you. I do still have them, but…」She has kept them close, in fact, as a reminder of Kyouka – and, even more, as a reminder that there existed somewhere a girl who had managed to find both light and a place in it. One was on a shelf in her own room; the rest were tucked safely away with the most valuable of Kouyou’s belongings. She had found them - along with the few other things Kyouka had before she left - about to be thrown away by a mafia henchman she had come very close to killing.
「Do you not already own them? I’m not sure they would count as a present, but I can of course return them to you. They will be in your hands again by this time tomorrow, I assure you. For now, though, I have no problem granting your other wishes as well. What would you like to do first?」
γ Oh? Is it someone's birthday today? Perhaps a little girl from the Agency's birthday, to be exact? Hm, well in that case, I suppose this present won't go to waste. γ He holds out a box wrapped in red towards her.
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“It’s mine,” she confirmed with a nod, reaching out to take the offered present. “Thank you, Dazai-san.” And without further ado, she went about unwrapping the box to see the present inside it.
γHappy birthday, my dear! If there is anything you desire, I will waste no effort in obtaining it for you. Have a lovely day.γ
◣ ✿ ◥ Had it not been her birthday (and Kouyou), coming into contact with someone from the mafia would have been far more concerning, but considering who and how the woman was, Kyouka figured that her intentions were just that: to make sure she had a pleasant day. “Boiled tofu from Tachibana Restaurant would be nice,” she reported, “and looking for accessories for my rabbits too.” After all, she didn’t mind having Kouyou dote on her for just one day if it meant getting free things.
