Have a Doggy Valentine

[puppy_lancer]

Characters: Lancer and everybody. Strings characters welcome!

Setting: February 12-14, various floors

Format: Up to you

Summary: Lancer is unaffected by the event, but he's still celebrating! Time for him to make Valentines for everyone he knows.

Warnings: Nothing so far

Floor 99

[Lancer is hacking off chunks of crystals with his spear. They give him a headache if he looks at them for too long, but they make great materials for presents. He weighs them in his hand, wondering if they'll be able to stand his methods of working them into charms or other things.]

Floor 76

[He stares at the arrangement of flowers and herbs and wonders which ones are purely medicinal. The large amount of pollen in the air makes his nose itch, and he disturbs the relative peace of the floor with several loud sneezes.]

Floor 62

[He's strolling along the beach, scooping up shells, sea stars, and pebbles washed smooth by the waves. The pockets of his suit have been stuffed full and are weighing down on his legs. His hands are being quickly filled as well. Perhaps he should have brought a bag.]

Floor 51

[He's finally sewing a bag to carry all his supplies in. Every so often, he has to stop and curse as he stings his finger with the needle. Sewing is supposed to be women's work, so he never learned it.]

Floor 15

[With his supplies gathered, Lancer is sitting in the workshop, trying to work the shells, crystals, and other things into gifts to give to the people he knows. He's rather caught up in his work, so it would be easy for someone to sneak up on him.]

Floor 60 (14th only)

[Given the recent influx of people and the fact that so many food gifts were being given, the kitchens were rather busy. This is why Lancer only comes into the kitchen relatively late into the day. Right now, he's scratching his head at some of the recipes, trying to pick out the ingredients he needs from the huge stockpile of food that Kasumi had brought up to this floor.]

Floor 58

[Lancer has quite a big sack thrown over his shoulder. He's currently stuffing presents into the mail boxes of everyone whose names he knows.]

Room 01-01

[Catarina was one of those who didn't have a mailbox, so Lancer just knocks on her door and places his (awkward shaped) chocolates by her door along with a note.]

Happy Valentine's Day. Got you chocolate. We need to talk, though.

Room 01-09

[Saber's chocolate too is left by her door alongside a note.]

Happy Valentine's Day. I hope these taste good.

Room 02-17

[Ayaka's gift is a bag of cookies (again misshapen because Lancer couldn't use a mold properly) and a crystal charm carved with runes that spelled out a blessing of good fortune. Again, he's written a note.]

Happy Valentine's Day. Sorry Saber couldn't get his ass over here. Ah well. Guess I'm giving you presents on his behalf too.

Comments

[puppy_lancer]

[Lancer gently takes her hand. His posture is a little stiffer than it usually would be. He quickly blows on it once or twice.]

Be careful from now on, okay?

[tohko_amano]

[While the blowing was nice and helped her hand feel a bit better, Tohko noticed how..stiff Lancer was acting.]

Don't worry, I will be..but are you feeling alright?

[puppy_lancer]

[He gives a quick nod.]

I'm fine.

[tohko_amano]

[At that, Tohko smiled and, since she was too short to pat Lancer on the head, settled for a shoulder pat instead.]

Good. I'm glad to hear that. However, if you ever want to talk to me, feel free, alright?

[puppy_lancer]

...I can?

[He looks confused for a second, and then smiles.]

Thank you.

[tohko_amano]

Of course! If there's something bugging you, if you've read a good book..if you just need someone to talk to, I'll be here.

[Tohko returned the smile.]

And you're welcome. I'm always happy to help out.

[puppy_lancer]

You're a good kid.

[He once again returns to his work.]

[tohko_amano]

I suppose so..it just seems like the normal thing to do.

[Tohko went back to hammering and managed to finish another box..before starting up another one.]

[puppy_lancer]

[He takes a second to stare at her, and then bursts out laughing.]

Exactly. It's the normal thing to do, though maybe not so much for this day and age!

[tohko_amano]

[Tohko paused with her hammering, and while she was smiling, she was also rather..puzzled.]

How so?

[puppy_lancer]

People don't forgive as easily.

[tohko_amano]

I guess some people don't..and it is hard to do sometimes..but, depending upon the situation, you can do it sometimes. There are times when the other person isn't to be blamed.

[puppy_lancer]

Well, we're both alive now, so nothing to blame each other for.

[tohko_amano]

Yup! Plus, what happened wasn't my fault and nor was it your fault.

[puppy_lancer]

Just some nasty circumstances.

[Of course, he still blames himself a little anyway.]

[tohko_amano]

[If Tohko had known what he and Tetra had done, she would have said that Ganon's punishment had been too unfair..even though they probably should have gotten a small punishment for it.

At that, Tohko sighed and nodded.]

That's true..but hopefully we can avoid those circumstances in the future.