[ cute dumb children ]

[hasaringonit]

[ Someone--not naming any names because it could've been staff or rich boys or maybe even a very tiny lady--has stuffed a giant and super classy tree strung with fairy lights and little bits of tinsel right smack in the middle of some big giant room in Casa de Kureshima.

Another someone--this one absolutely a very tiny lady--is trotting around its base carefully arranging perfectly wrapped gifts beneath it. A little bell in her hair jingles every time she moves, and overall she seems to be getting into the holiday spirit extremely well.

If anyone should need her, that's where they might find her. ]

Comments

[hasaringonit]

The both of you.

[grapesofyan]

Why?

[hasaringonit]

It has been a long time, has it not? Since either of you were temporarily relieved of your burdens.

[grapesofyan]

It feels wrong to take too long of a break.

[hasaringonit]

Wajima-ojisan once told me it was a way in which a person could refresh their soul.

[grapesofyan]

Did anyone in your family take a break like that?

[hasaringonit]

[ This is the headtilt that says "you remember I was artificially created, right?" ]

Wajima-ojisan took one week. Haruto ... well, Haruto works hard in a different way.

[ Slacker McSlackass with no job ]

[grapesofyan]

*He's aware. He considers Haruto etc your family*

Because he fights.

[hasaringonit]

Mm. But he is able to rest between such cases. He has downtime.

[grapesofyan]

He's lucky.

[hasaringonit]

I hope Kureshima-san and Kureshima-oniisan have such an opportunity, as well.

[grapesofyan]

It'll take time. *And not letting the self-loathing and guilt eat them*

[hasaringonit]

Mm. It would become necessary to set affairs in order, first.

[grapesofyan]

I'm not sure if there's a respite for the kind of work we do.

[hasaringonit]

A suitable temporary replacement would need to be used.

[grapesofyan]

Right. But if we're both out...

[hasaringonit]

Together would be ideal, but if it can only be one at a time ...

[grapesofyan]

That might work.

[hasaringonit]

A decision for another day, perhaps.

[grapesofyan]

Thank you for considering it for us.

[hasaringonit]

You are important family, as well.

[grapesofyan]

*Takes her hand*

You're family to us too.

[hasaringonit]

[ Did this room just get about a thousand times brighter? Yes, yes it did, and it's from this loli smile ]

[grapesofyan]

*Awww, cute. He smiles back*

[hasaringonit]

That is more than enough for me.