hanukkah thing for ritsuka

[chutzpahless]

[Frankly, Roman has a hard enough time coming up with Hanukkah gifts for people when there isn't an issue getting supplies from the outside world. He tends to default to things he would like, and... well, let's say Marisbury is a difficult man to shop for.

But he does want to get Ritsuka and Mash something nice. Their last Rayshift took them to the desert, but their wardrobe has a pretty significant gap between 'average temperature' and 'Antarctica', so maybe some nice mittens? There are still tutorials for that online, at least.

Maybe trying to knit mittens in the two colors of the Chaldea uniform was a little ambitious. He's trying to figure out where he went wrong in this pattern when Ritsuka steps into his office.]

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[chutzpahless]

That's true. It'd be nice to hang out without the end of humanity hanging over our heads, too.

[They do have some time to relax, but... it's hard to fully let go of their worries.]

[fujimaru]

Right? We deserve to be able to relax! There's a difference between taking a break during a crisis and just having a good time with friends!

[ She puffs up a little at his agreement. Take that, you workaholic doctor! She's going to socialize you with normal people if it's the last thing she does. ]

[chutzpahless]

[After everything is taken care of and over with! He's still going to be a workaholic now.]

What did you do for fun before all this?

[Since the incineration of humanity has put a damper on a lot of hobbies. To say nothing of vacation spots.]

[fujimaru]

I was on the volleyball team at school! I was pretty good!

[ She brightens as she says it, rocking up on her toes for a moment. ]

Uh, and also karaoke sometimes. I had some friends who liked shopping, and I liked walking around, so I'd usually go with them on the weekends. And get snacks.

[ And then she fixes him with a hopeful, expectant look. ]

Now you!

[chutzpahless]

Oh, um...

[Right, he presumably had a childhood, and friends? And went to school? Normal human things?]

-Well, you already know I follow Magi☆Mari, so... idol stuff, I guess? And TV?

[fujimaru]

Idol stuff... Doctor, you've gotta be careful about things like that...

[ As much as the staff (and Ritsuka) might rag him about his KY tendencies, she doesn't actually want to see him become the Stereotypical Male Idol Fan. That's a fate too terrible to contemplate. ]

I'm gonna introduce you to stuff, got it? Movies. Better pop culture.

[chutzpahless]

[He's not! He's totally reasonable! He doesn't care at all if Magi-Mari were to date someone, he's not a weirdo.]

I'm in your hands. Can I ask for stories with a happy ending?

[fujimaru]

[ [ (X) to doubt. ] ]

...yeah. You know what? I think I could do that. I like happy endings too.

[chutzpahless]

That's probably the least surprising thing I've ever learned about you.