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[reticence]

[Faolan is definitely not the sort of person to use the network, not even to respond to it never mind to post to it. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and certainly this is a desperate time indeed.

How do people even usually address posts on this thing? He goes through the last month or so of them before giving up and just flying by the seat of his pants.

You don't even know how many times he rewrote this thing in the first place.]


Let's say, hypothetically speaking, that there was something quite expensive that you had wanted very much, and that someone purchased that something for you when they really didn't have to. Let's say that you could never hope to come up with the money to pay them back in full, but you would like to do something comparable for them for the holidays.

What would you do in such a situation?


[Help him, Retrospec, you're his only hope he desperately needs some advice here.]

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[imaginex]

[Even Sakura realizes how lacking in romance that sounds. This poor man.]

But what about yourself? I know you're doing this for him, but there should be something for you to enjoy, too.

[reticence]

[Yeah, a crime novel doesn't sound very... Yeah...]

That's why I'm hoping to come up with something good. The idea is that I find something he really appreciates, so that his appreciation of course is my reward.

It's easier said than done though of course. It means that I can't just settle on anything that might be 'good enough'.

[imaginex]

[But he's so obviously going to appreciate anything this man does... Never has Sakura been so confused and yet gotten someone on an empathetic level. The struggle]

Mm well, are there any foods that he likes? You could set up an evening together with his favorite book, foods, and drinks, plus your company.

[reticence]

[It's pretty obvious that by definition of how much effort Faolan is putting into this, Laurent is going to like whatever he gives him. Unless, of course, he gets things totally wrong and it's an utter disaster. Which, knowing Faolan, is entirely possible as well...]

Oh, well. There's an option, yeah. I mean, I don't really know his favorite books, but. Perhaps his favorite music? Music in general? Certainly an evening of good food and drink and music wouldn't go amiss.

[His self-esteem is far too meager to even think of mentioning his company as a positive as well so he lets it go, for now.]

[imaginex]

[Faolan she doesn't even know your name but she will break out the pom poms, don't sell yourself shoooooort]

Yes, that sounds lovely to me! Sometimes the best evenings are the ones where you get to relax with all your favorite things.

[reticence]

They can certainly be some of the most memorable occasions.

Let's just hope that this instance will be for the right reasons.

[And not because he's spilled wine down his front or set the house on fire.]

[imaginex]

I'll be hoping for your success! (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ

You'll do fine, okay? Just be confident.