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[Soon after their last conversation, Juniper will hear a soft knock at her door. When she goes to open it, no one will be there.

There will, however, be a small boquent of wildflowers, along with a note:

For your sweetness
- Ezio]

[In the middle of the night, a festively wrapped package (ice pink paper, glittery blue snowflake pattern, silver ribbon) appears outside of Juniper's door.

Inside: a kanzashi, a flower-shaped Japanese hair ornament.

No note or card accompanies this gift.]

[Late on the night of the 23rd, a small package will be left, suspiciously, on her window sill.

Once opened, she'll discover that it's a box of bath bombs, along with a small card, complete with a wintery scene on one side, and Ezio's neat script on the other:]

Save one for me.

- Ezio

-one electric blanket
-two knockoff lets-not-break-anyone's-fourth-walls dvds for a movie night (unless there are other preferences, Technically Not "Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast" -- Imoen thought they'd be cute and romantic but is clearly disappointed in all this have to turn human business where 👏 Is 👏 Her 👏 Romancing 👏 Nonhuman 👏 Movies!)
-three flower-themed decorative hairpins
-four bulk packages of pudding cups
-FIVE FAUX-GOLD HORN RINGS (this one legitimately purchased just don't ask where she got the money)
-six sets of nail polish
-seven shades of eye shadow
-eight shades of lipstick
-nine boxes of incense
-ten floral arrangements that she forgot to take the name tags of the person who ordered them off of
-eleven ridiculously extravagant and difficult to clean up bath bombs and a promise she'll clean them up for her (she will conveniently forget)
-twelve shiny bird toys to watch Poppy play with

Edited 2018-12-28 23:23 (UTC)

[Today, Imoen has asked for help dressing up for a party. Do her hair nice, some makeup. She has acquired a dress just for this occasion, along with a purse that she hides her push dagger in. Early evening, Syeira collects Imoen.

Later, a text comes -- from Phillip's phone.]

made a new friend

[It's a high-angle selfie, aiming to try fitting a bit of cleavage in, willing to let some of her head fall out of the frame to do it, if that's what it takes. She gives the phone's camera a wink as she takes the picture.]

It has been a while, bella. I wanted to make sure you were alright.

[pretty much out of nowhere, Juniper gets a text from Phillip that seems to be... missing some context.]

science is off to a good start

but i think we need to keep running experiments

[Attached is a picture, but one of the form Juniper has yet to see in person. It's... quite the two of it, though, as Phillip is clearly perched on her knees on the bed, even in the camera only shows her upper half. An arm is draped across her beautifully shaped breasts, half concealing them and half pressing them together, as she gives the camera a teasing look.]

saw this & thought of you
it's been a shitty fucking month & I know you're probably pissed but
if we could coexist in the same room for a while I'd feel maybe ten or eleven thousand times better
I'm not gonna say I miss you but
you know

[ like so many others before her, venus joins the crowd of misfires with a bang. what's surprising isn't the raunchiness of the picture, though - it's actually fairly tame as far as nudes go! sure, her breasts are definitely out for the camera, but her bottom half's been covered by simple black lingerie and her legs are tangled between white sheets.

no, what sets this apart is the artistry of the picture. the natural lighting coming off venus's skin and the light filtering in from an unseen window combine to make her look even more radiant than she does normally. she is perfect set in its framing, like the subject of a painting rather than a sext. and if juniper looks a bit closer... yes, there's no doubt. whoever took the picture took the time to do post-production work on it (with what limited tools they had.) yes, this is an artisanal nude, top to bottom.

and to top it all off, it comes with the short text: ]

i miss you

[ looks like you've intercepted something a bit personal! ]

Edited (THIS IS WHAT I GET FOR HALF-ASLEEP TAGGING) 2019-01-21 17:27 (UTC)

[Not that it's overly unusual for Juniper to receive text of a sexual nature from Ezio. But this one seems different. Like it was meant to be part of an entirely different conversation.]

But I would miss all of those pretty noises you make for me. I wonder how long it would take before you begged me to use my mouth instead

[The picture is innocent enough. It's a very extreme closeup of some circuitry, with exposed wires trailing out away from the focus and off screen. It's a strange thing to take a picture of, to be sure, but it doesn't have any inherently awkward meaning. That comes with the text that accompanies it.]

What's not age-appropriate here?

Darling Juniper,

I believe you mentioned you love to paint, yes? As do I.

I want to paint with you. Tell me when you are free?

[Clearly, this is supposed to be a normal phone call, with no video, but it's become painfully clear, that Syeira is h o p e l e s s with the device. So unfortunately, Juniper is treated to a somewhat dark view with a peek of light that reveals that this is pressed up to Syeira's face. It's also a weird angle, because she's got it sandwiched between her ear and shoulder, while she works on something made of fabric.]

-going to have to work every night until- Juniper? Are you there?

Hey Juniper, I could use your advice on something.

Let's say I happen to know a very pretty, very smart lady who's even worse at taking time off than I am. What would you suggest to help her relax a little for a change?

Left At Her Door

delivery; late 12/24

gift;

For the Twelve Days of Event Recovery My Wizard Stole For Me:

Backdated Jan. 8

text;

hacking misfire

misfire plot; text & pic meant for Natasha

text; un: aphrodite

text; misfire; un; auditore