ᴡᴇ'ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅʙᴜsᴛɪɴɢ

[persequor]

Who're you?

[ The journal opens on the question. Catching sight of something bright red out the corner of her eye, Arya leaves Aemon to his carrot. The large white raven on her shoulder digs its claws into her skin as she walks making her hiss softly in pain. She has to smile, though, at the long-suffering expression of the mule with the biggest and most ridiculous red bow around its neck she has ever seen. It even has blinking lights. ]

Are you someone's present too? This one is mine. Except he didn't have a bow. I think he'd have pecked it off if he did. Here.

[ She offers the mule a carrot as she reaches for the bow. ]

Do you have a name? ...Melvin. Melvin the mule. Doesn't seem like you like your bow very much, Melvin the mule. I wouldn't either. Let's get that off. [ A loud squawk. ] Winter, leave it. It's not for you.


(( ooc: open over journal or at the stables. this is her last post prior to canon-bumping so if anyone wants one last thread, here you go. feel free to use to give her her present too. <3 ))

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Dictated forever

[whichwayyoulean]

[He was only half paying attention to the journal, really. He knew people were getting gifts from home, but he hadn't expected anything. After all, everything he had was GONE.

...But]

Wait. Wait did you say his name was Melvin?

dictated

[findatree]

Melvin? [wait that sounds familiar hmm]

[persequor]

[ Oh, journal followed her. Of course, it did. ]

That's what it says.

/Casually spams you

[huffythedragon]

[Hey Arya, there's a wee dragon standing behind you, with a wrapped gift]

THERE you are.

[whichwayyoulean]

[It's COULDN'T be, could it? The Once-ler takes a moment to consider, before deciding to take a chance, trying to convince himself not to put his hopes on this]

Where are you?

[persequor]

Yes.

[persequor]

The stables.

[persequor]

What do you want?

[whichwayyoulean]

Okay. Okay stay right there.

[He'll be on his way out to them there stables]

[huffythedragon]

[He grins, offering up the gift]

I got you a present. It's supposed to be a tradition.

dictated ]

[quits]

[Pepper smiles at the familiar voice.]

Arya, did you find a new friend?

[persequor]

[ O...kay. Just gonna be out here trying to help poor Melvin feel a little better about his life. ]

[persequor]

…Thank you.

[ She takes it, but she doesn't open it. ]

[persequor]

No. Just some poor animal strung up like a show pony. But I did get a white raven.

[quits]

The raven sounds beautiful. [Though, Pepper has also never heard of that.]

Are you busy? I was hoping I could stop by with a gift for you. [Or four...]

[persequor]

A gift? [ omgosh omgosh omgosh ] I was just visiting Aemon. I got some carrots for him.

[quits]

How about I meet you somewhere? You name the place and time and I'll be there.

[persequor]

The tower mayhaps? I've something to give you too.

[quits]

I'll be waiting, right here, then.

[and so she is. Waiting in the lobby, seated on the oversized couch with four boxes gift wrapped very expertly. One is rather small, with silver paper and a gold bow. The other is rather large with red paper with silver shiny snowflakes patterning the paper. There is one that is medium sized with green paper and far too much red curly ribbon, and the final one is small with gold paper and a silver bow, that one is for Arya to give to her mother from Pepper.]

[whichwayyoulean]

[And shortly, there will be this lanky loser peering around the door of the stables, staring at Melvin]

...Oh man, it is him.

[Melvin is less than enthralled, the second the Once-ler speaks, he whinnies laying his ears back. Oh no not this douchebag again]

[huffythedragon]

[He'll stand there, smiling at her]

You're supposed to open it now.

[persequor]

No.

[persequor]

Uh…

[ What's happening. ]

[persequor]

[ When Arya comes in, she holds a satin-covered something in her hands. She smiles when she sees Pepper. ]

There you are!

[quits]

[Pepper smiles and gestures for Arya to join her.]

Plenty of room for you here. I can get you some cocoa if you like.