She’s not Gilgamesh with an unlimited gate that shoots out candy but !! she’s someone that’s all for hand making wagashi sweets , maybe there’s a tiny arrangement of cheesecake too , mostly candy though and candied strawberries as well. she’s not skipping any corners while running through the hallway looking for one brown haired mon rabbit. Out of air it takes a moment to gather herself but even then she’s offering out the decent sized box towards her. ❛ TA – DA !! Happy Valentine’s Day !! ❜
❝ . . . yes, valentine's commonly involves chocolate, but ——— uegh, no. ❞ a sigh, and a shake of her head. ❝ that's no good .. ahem, ahem. ritsuka, do you want some chocolates for valentine's day ? well, sorry to say, but i ———— huh ? no way, what the hell is that ! that one's just . . . way, way, way worse — ! [ another sigh ] uuu . . . listen, i'll be blunt. i don't have any chocolates for you, ritsu —— ❞
" TA - DA !! happy valentine's day !! "
a shrill, undignified squeak. there's a hasty swish of chocolate tresses, hakuno turning away from the wall to face the source of the voice, mouth gaping slightly. nimble hands fumble with the item in her hand in the process, and she ends up hiding it from the other, holding it behind her back. ( damn it. she has no pockets, aside from the one by her breast . . . she internally curses the entire fashion industry for a brief moment ) ❝ .. ritsuka. you shocked me. ❞ a not - so obvious thing, given how stoic she still appeared to be, but that was the simple truth. hakuno gets over the initial shock fairly quickly, though porcelain cheeks soon begin to color a faint pink. partly because of that .. terribly embarrassing sound she just made, and because . . . gebuuehgh .. ( now what was that sound ?! ) talk about a hell of a timing ! had she been looking through things from an outsider's perspective, she would've found it comedic, really. to be part of it though ? terrible, absolutely terrible. hakuno finds herself pouting as a result, gaze drifting away to the wall.
. . . a very shortlived act.
something smells sweet .. hakuno kishinami is quite the simple - minded person, you see. a very simple - minded person with a very sweet tooth. one blink, two blink. intrigued is her expression, nose subtly twitching in attempt to make sense of that enticing scent; much like to that of a bunny ( a moon rabbit indeed .. ) —— her attention is quickly directed back to the box held out to her. the answer lies there, so it'd seem. and it was only now that she finally got a good look at it.
❝ ——— !! ❞ there's no visible change to the " muscles " of her face, but the joy and elation is made abundantly clear through the bright twinkle in hazel hues. uwaaah .. she's never seen so much sweets before ! many of which she's never even tried before ! hakuno is silent for a good few seconds, staring down into the box. like a child staring at a toy in a store, separated from them with a thick layer of glass. that isn't the case for her though, there's nothing separating her from it. right ? right ? it's right there, it's right there. and it's something .. foreign — ❝ . . . for me ? ❞ — but not at all unwelcomed.
a nod in response from the master. a beat. hands reach out to accept the gift.
❝ ah, ❞ whoops. she'd forgotten about her own gift, until she'd unintentionally held it out to the other like this. ❝ i .. was meaning to give you something too ! it's not chocolate or anything sweet, but ——— here. ❞ a box as well, but of a smaller size. truthfully, she'd wanted to make some sweets for ritsuka, but what with the chaldean master making treats for just about every breathing individual in chaldea . . . and the many who had the same thoughts as her, wanting to give something to the redhead as well . . . seldom did she find the chance to use the kitchen. surprisingly, she did manage to make several decent treats here and there, but were those good enough to gift to ritsuka ? when it came to this kind of thing, hakuno seemed to hold herself to an incredibly high standards. ( but of course ! you'd only want the very best for someone you held so dear, wouldn't you ? )
in the end, what she prepared for ritsuka was .. quite the variety of items as well. and like the other, items which were of a particular category. a storage box, brushes, tweezers, nail dotting tools, nail decorations ——— all essentials for the chaldean master's little hobby ! a brief laughter is shared between the two, as they made the exchange for each other's present. the healthy flush on her cheeks isn't one born from embarrassment now, lips curving upwards ever - so - slightly. ❝ happy valentine's day to you too, ritsuka, and .. thank you. ❞
