When Remy returns home they arrive to a package wrapped in crisp, brown paper to protect it from the elements. It's tied with brown twine and perched at the perfect angle to be visible from a short distance away.
Inside the package lies a rectangular box, wrapped in three layers of high-quality gift-wrapping paper. The first goldenrod, the second violet and the third a dusty red. Each layer shimmers faintly like mica.
Inside the box is a pair of matching dusky red shoes, mirroring the color scheme of Remy's beloved Ariados. The ankle of the boots even feature two small, glass beads that look like the creature's eyes.
Inside, a simple note in shimmering, red ink: "To my dear friend: a pair of flashy-but-sensible boots. Inspired by your beloved companion. With love, Nix."
They almost miss it, but only because the old Heracross minding the house comes to meet them outside. She's old, with a crooked arm and plenty of old dents in her horn, and she headbutts Remy with affection as the reporter steps up the path.
The box does get spotted, though, and they grab it on the way by as they're shuffled into the house by the insistent old beetle.
The rest of their team are let free, including the newest addition of a Wooper that toddles around to bump into everything new, and Remy's plucking the paper off from around the box. The beautiful paper marks this as a gift from Nix even before the note is unboxed.
The boots are gorgeous -- absolutely, utterly gorgeous. Remy gasps when they manage the box open, beaming at Ariados as they pull them free.
They look like you!
Ariados chitters, waving her feelers as she comes over to inspect them, and Remy looks to the note and smiles to themself. Nix really was a thoughtful person, weren't they?
