001 // a very bear-y christmas

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Xiaolang Li shared a photo. 12/15 near Birch Hills

A general question: has anyone ever received something from Retrospec that was intended for somebody else? Or something you were certain WASN'T yours, even if the ticket said otherwise? Because I do have memories of a bear, but it definitely was not THIS one.

((pretend this bear is 100% handmade and doesn't have the Stieff logo or the name on it's foot, okay--))

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...I'm sorry, have you met Sakura? :P Can you honestly imagine that she WOULDN'T give a gift to someone, no matter who they were?


It's okay. I wouldn't expect you to have known, since I haven't told very many people about it. Other people have it worse though, and I'm fine ♥

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You're making the assumption that the Sunny in our memories is the same as the one we know now. No doubt the one we know would probably send Retrospec of all people a gift if she could, but...

[Does he tell Fai? He should probably know, in case he remembers something equally as damning, but how does you tell someone's father that you've bullied their kid in another life?]

... I have my doubts about us being as close as you claim we were, that's all. I may have just been doing my duty. Nothing in my memory points to us being on any better terms than that.

And it's not okay. Just because others have it worse than you doesn't excuse the fact that they

[No, he's letting his emotions get the better of him. He needs to calm down, just a little.]

... how long ago did this happen?

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I know the Sakura in my memories was someone worth protecting. Someone the other me would have done just about anything for. So I can't imagine she was much different than the one we know in this life. But I'm guessing we'll all know more the more memories we receive.

[And yes, Fai feels kind of like a jerk for Xiaolang's reaction. No one should have to fuss over him like this--especially not a child.]

October. Just before Halloween.