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I've been over here a bit, recently.

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"Hi. I live in Orre. AMA. Shitposts only."

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"Yeah, I listen to city pop. What about it?"

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"For such a quiet settlement, it's actually unreal how heated Agate Village gets when it comes to tournaments. I guess the passion for battling doesn't dull with age, huh? It'd be pretty awesome if I were better at battling..."

"... Like Wes."

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Reading both shoujo and shounen manga, because you can't stop her.

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"Shoutout to air conditioning units. I wouldn't be where I am without you."

"Literally. I would have moved."

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↑ Is super busy, but can be bribed with garlic bread.

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"I love my grandpa to bits."

"But why did he have to go and lose to someone called Skrub?"

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"Has anyone seen any Shadow Pokémon recently?"

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A mysterious shadow passes by the corner of Rui‘s field of vision for just a moment and vanishes just as quickly. Where that shadow stood, something was left behind- a box containing what seems to be an exact copy of Super Sailor Kepler's outfit tailor-made just for her! It even comes with a wig and matching accessories.

"Hmm... What in the?"

Where her eyes playing tricks on her? For a second, it looked like there was a shadow Pokémon or something of that nature had just skirted outside of her field of vision, causing her to do a double-take. But of course, nothing was there anymore. Well- Almost nothing...

A box? For her? There was no one else around, so this had to be the case. Bringing it into her room, she swiftly opened it, neat as she could. When Rui looked upon the contents she could hardly believe it. It was one of her favorite characters' cosplay uniform.

"Holy... crap... It's so detailed. This must have taken so long to tailor this way."

But... Hold on how did anyone know this? She only shared this fact about herself with precious few. Momentary wonderment faded again as she saw the wig and all the accessories. Including those from very niche OVAs that only saw limited release. Whoever gifted this must be a serious otaku, like her. But how does one thank someone when they never even saw their face? Maybe she'd get the chance to in the future.

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A package wrapped in silvery snowflake-patterned paper and tied with a blue ribbon is left for Rui with a card that simply reads, "From your Secret Santa. You have big dreams and a bigger heart and I can't help but want to support you in your future endeavors. May you have a wonderful holiday and a fantastic new year!" Inside the package is a certificate denoting a generous donation to her pokémon rehabilitation business, as well as a fabric bag containing supplies and materials that could be used for either cosplay or to put together a coordinator outfit.

Naturally, she goes for the card that was left with the box. It simply feels like the polite thing to do. It was a sincere and uplifting message that put an equally sincere smile on Rui's face.

"Aww... Well- I hope you have a lovely holiday, too! Wherever you are, right now."

She knew that the gifter wouldn't hear her, but it felt right to say... something. A lovely note. A lovely wrapped gift. This was, all-in-all, extremely charming, and she hadn't even opened the gift yet. Diligently, she takes great care not to tear the gift wrap as she unravels everything. She sets the lid aside to grab for the contents of the box.

The certificate was a source of confusion, at first, but when she realized exactly what it was she was holding, she startled, eyes widening in disbelief. This was a staggering amount of money! She looked around to ensure the certificate's authenticity. Surely enough it all checked-out. This would pretty much cover all of her expenses for upgrades and quality-of-life improvements for her Pokémon for the whole of next year!

But... Seriously?! There was more? Fabrics... Someone knew about her little dress-up habit? Rui felt her cheeks flush red in embarrassment at the thought, but she was undeniably beaming with delight as ideas ran rampant through her mind. Oh she was going to have fun with this. She clutched the bag close to her in a sweet, if a little dramatic hug. She couldn't ask for more than this.

"Hehe... Thank you very much, 'Santa.' I'm very... very happy!"

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// I'm still around,

I'm moving continents on the 4th. Lots to be done. A lot more than I thought, so we're playing catch-up.

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Tumblr finally letting users default to the Following tab?

Santa Maria, we have been absolved!

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"I know people like to give flak to stantlers. But during the holiday season, especially, I will absolutely not be having any of it."

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"Hey! Someone thinks you're pretty cool! That someone may or may not be me."

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CW

Yesterday was a rough day for me, but it's all done. It was a touching funeral ceremony.

I'll stay abroad for another week and some change, just to help out with remaining family and all that.

Regularly scheduled activity should hopefully be back early December.

Thank you for bearing with me. Big ups to you.

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Does your muse have a preferred Pokemon Center?

Not particularly. Rui thinks it's a fantastic service that they provide for no charge, and that it should be appreciated no matter which location it's at. There's a few too many places in Orre that entirely lack functioning and staffed Pokémon Centers for her to be picky about it all. So she's just happy to support whichever turns out to be around.