[ Whether Shinji leaves the house first this morning or Kaito does, they’ll find two letters left neatly on their doorstep, weighed down against chilly breezes by a small container of actual strawberries. Did they know she had those yet? How early was she sneaking around outside their house to make this delivery? Mysteries.
Both letters are addressed in a flowery but very neat script, the same that fills up the notes inside. ]
Good morning, Kaito!
This is a little sudden, but did I ever tell you about the Happy Grateful Party? I’m pretty sure I didn’t. You don’t have to answer, I’ll go ahead and explain it now.
Not too many months before I ended up in Havenwell, there was a certain friend I wanted to cheer up about various things, but the situation was a little delicate--I thought a sort of indirect approach would be the best, you know? So I asked her to help me plan a party as a big “thank you very much!!” to all of the important people in our hearts, who’d kindly looked after us. It ended up getting kinda out of control, but she got to find some happiness on that day, and we both got to show everyone our gratitude. That was the Happy Grateful Party from the first paragraph!
I’ve been thinking about it off and on lately, because that party was held on December 24. There’s no December here, of course, but it is the 24th day of the last month of the year, so that’s pretty close, right?
Anyway, sorry this letter isn’t a party, but I can’t let it go. You were the first person to make me feel like I had something I could really be grateful for here. You’ve looked after me since the very beginning, even when I was a pain. And you know, despite everything, it seems like I can even be happy sometimes, if there’s someone like you beside me.
So, I know it’s not really your style, but please bear with me and imagine some confetti and flowers and a chocolate river surrounding you when I say thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Both letters are addressed in a flowery but very neat script, the same that fills up the notes inside. ]
Good morning, Kaito!
This is a little sudden, but did I ever tell you about the Happy Grateful Party? I’m pretty sure I didn’t. You don’t have to answer, I’ll go ahead and explain it now.
Not too many months before I ended up in Havenwell, there was a certain friend I wanted to cheer up about various things, but the situation was a little delicate--I thought a sort of indirect approach would be the best, you know? So I asked her to help me plan a party as a big “thank you very much!!” to all of the important people in our hearts, who’d kindly looked after us. It ended up getting kinda out of control, but she got to find some happiness on that day, and we both got to show everyone our gratitude. That was the Happy Grateful Party from the first paragraph!
I’ve been thinking about it off and on lately, because that party was held on December 24. There’s no December here, of course, but it is the 24th day of the last month of the year, so that’s pretty close, right?
Anyway, sorry this letter isn’t a party, but I can’t let it go. You were the first person to make me feel like I had something I could really be grateful for here. You’ve looked after me since the very beginning, even when I was a pain. And you know, despite everything, it seems like I can even be happy sometimes, if there’s someone like you beside me.
So, I know it’s not really your style, but please bear with me and imagine some confetti and flowers and a chocolate river surrounding you when I say thank you, thank you, thank you!
--Kyoko