"Yeah! What do you think she'd like most?" asks Eliza enthusiastically.
[Along with the usual Christmas cupcakes (vanilla flavored with vanilla frosting of course), Luce gets an assortment of 3 bird cookies that have various if small-scaled magical effects. The bluejay make him lighter for better flight, the robin makes him warmer outside, and the cardinal make his hands glow when he needs light. The note reads]
Dear Luce,
I may not be Santa Claus but I hope you have fun with these gifts. Each cookie will last six hours at most so don't use them up in one go! Have fun and happy holidays!
- PG
Dear Luce,
I may not be Santa Claus but I hope you have fun with these gifts. Each cookie will last six hours at most so don't use them up in one go! Have fun and happy holidays!
- PG
Eliza nods. "Yeah! But we should probably try and figure out what she likes most." She taps her chin, looking thoughtful. "Maybe we could post something on the bulletin board asking everyone about stuff they like, so she doesn't know we're making it for her specifically!"
[the drawing now gets a spot on the Phone Tap Bakery walls along with all the pictures of friends and loved ones.]
Thank you so much for the drawing! And don’t worry about the cookies being eaten, I can always make more, but thank you for the care!
Thank you so much for the drawing! And don’t worry about the cookies being eaten, I can always make more, but thank you for the care!
"Well...then maybe we should wait a bit til it's closer to Christmas," suggests Eliza. "Because then it makes sense to give everyone gifts."
Eliza nods understandingly. "What kind of holidays do you have then?"
Eliza blinks. There are a few Legendary Pokemon said to have multiple forms, but she doesn't know that much about them. Still, Luce's enthusiasm is infectious. "Oh! How do you celebrate, then?"
Eliza nods, taking in this new information. Although "a big party" seems like something that a lot of holidays do. "Are they good presents?" she asks, a little jokingly. She thinks they probably would be, if Luce is so excited about this.
Eliza smiles at that. "Really? That's really nice of your parents! Was it a big surprise to see they got you that backpack?"
Eliza chuckles a little. "That's the best way to do a surprise. Although there aren't any stores here, so I guess we can't really use that to figure out what people here want."
Eliza nods some more. "Yeah...maybe we just need to watch people more. If we can't think of anything, we can just draw pictures of themselves or something."
Eliza chuckles. "Or flowers! I know how to make flowers out of origami, definitely."
"It's folding paper into pretty patterns..." Eliza looks thoughtful. "Do you have any construction paper? Or just thicker paper in general."
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