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From the Notes of Lord El Melloi II

Preliminary Gift List for ~~Christmas~~ Winter Gifting Holiday

- Iskandar: I have given him my everything. What else can I give?

- Anna Amarande: what is a gift befitting a knight? I don't think replacing the sword I gave her would be a good move.

- Shouto Todoroki: offer to teach him how to cook a simple dish. Seek guidance from his friends on this-- what kind of meal would he know and like?

- Kaine

- Ortus Nigenad: an astute Bard deserves a worthy gift. I am neither. What would he like?

- My Landlady

- Duty (?) : Is it presumptuous to give him a gift?

- Jun Ushiro (?)

- Ozpin (?): Work contact, fellow professor, and magic user. Not from Earth, but he seems like he'd appreciate the folklore. Perhaps copies of the Illiad and the Odyssey?

- Abigail (?)

Others to prepare a small item for:

- Shouto's Friends.

How many are there? What do teenagers like? What would they accept from a teacher that doesn't even have a classroom?

- Himiko Toga

This girl is not the misunderstood hero I met some months ago, but they are two sides of the same coin. Honestly, she isn't much worse than Reines.

- Ortus' immediate contacts

Lady Harrowhark Nonagesimus

~~Gideon Nav~~ Kiriona Gaia

What would young adults from space that don't recognize microscopes like? Are bones redundant to a necromancer?

Kairi would have the answer. Gray might, too. Pity neither are around.

Further Notes:

- Investigate Winter Holidays in Trench

- Christmas is not a universal holiday on my Earth, why would it be here? Check to see if everyone on the list is all right with a secular gift giving holiday in the winter. See if additional holidays, traditions, rites, or rituals need to be respected.

Edited 2022-11-29 19:47 (UTC)

oh, you don't need to get me anything.

It would probably be fine to give Duty a gift though.

It glitched again didn't it?

Is this Lady Nonagesimus? A gift would be an act of courtesy: Ortus has become a friend, and it seems amiss to give him something but not something for the rest of your household.

I am not sure how gifts and holidays operate in your culture, but I don't wish to misstep or cause any problems.

Also: I have no idea what sort of gift to give Duty.

This is she, yes. It seems to be one of those times with the Omnis , whether or not there's some secret intent to how they are doing it and why--technological error or ghost in the machine?

Not that I expect you have an answer any more than I do. I will admit I have never received a gift of any kind and so I am not sure myself. The Ninth's holidays are all focused on prayer and meditation.

However I can promise you that an unusual weapon, even one that doesn't even work, will satisfy Duty. Who may or may not then attempt to repair it.

Edited 2022-11-30 01:45 (UTC)

Or a symptom of the Tower's illness. If the town is part of his body, why wouldn't the Omnis be part as well?

If you have never received a gift in your life, then perhaps this is more important. There's a certain magic in intentions, after all. I am regularly borrowing someone from your Household, without even properly knowing you. There's clearly an imbalance we have to fix.

Also, thank you for your suggestions with Duty. I've been meaning to try my hand at enchanting another weapon.

Enchanting one. That sounds very intriguing. It will please him, I am sure.

[ it has also interested harrow. sorry. ]

Never Mind has been spending less time visiting his patrons of late, so perhaps it is that. We usually talk once every week or so but it has been some time since he checked in with me. ~~I thought that was because of me but~~

Befriending Ortus is a gift to him alone, though I do endorse giving him a proper one as well. But I am glad he has been able to make friends again.

It seems like many of us here don't come from a wide circle of friends. It's a funny thing that we aren't more isolated-- it's as if the Pthumerians made a special point to take the outsiders and put them together.

It's easy to feel isolated when you're alone. That might be what their goal is. Helping us avoid isolation.

I'm an alchemist by hobby and trade back in my London. One of my first projects when I arrived was to enchant a sword for a friend. Blood magic as it functions here isn't that different from what I know, so another project can't hurt.

... Would you like to see an example? I've heard that you're quite an astute necromancer.

I think the Pthumerians are natural meddlers who are at best trying to make people's second chance lives a teensy bit better, even if it may not always ... work out that way. So it does seem as if that theory would be sound.

And—

Yes, I think I would be interested in that. And yes, I am that as well. I have been able to develop a bone trebuchet that slings more bone, but that is the extent of my weaponry experience.

A trebuchet is still impressive, so don't discount yourself. Many people don't have the patience for the physics.

Lately, I've been practicing on amulets and small tokens. It's an idea I picked up from one of my students-- it's a specialty of her family.

I'll send one over for you to look over. Or, we can meet in person. Whichever you feel is best.

At the moment my person is not very pleasant to be around, moreso than usual — I'm a bit ... on an uneven keel.

But you are certainly welcome to send something by. I'm generally either in the Archive or out by the Salt Lake. The latter is where I'm presently living and the smell isn't too unsettling right now. If your Omen has a sense of smell they shouldn't mind.

(My Omen is a canine and loves it.)

My omen is a cat, and I'm due for a field excursion before winter sets in. Salt Lake must be impressive to see in the cold.

I'll leave you a package. Don't worry about being not fit for company. I'm in that state frequently enough.

I like cats, usually. I like to observe them from a distance. I can make a skeleton cat now, but not one that can move on its own.

Salt Lake is beautiful, if you ask me (which you did not, but as we are conversing, you may appreciate my opinion nonetheless).

And I appreciate it. The ... understanding. It has been an unkind couple of months.

Many people can say that right now. The ocean gives us everything, but she takes until she's satisfied as well.

I do appreciate the opinion, and maybe one day I'll be able to appreciate your cat. I'm not a necromancer, but two of my closest friends have worked closely with the dead. Skeletons being animated for tasks is hardly anything unusual for me-- although I do prefer a cellphone.

Yes, well said. My cavalier— well. The less said the better, I'm sorry.

The skelecat does nothing except sit on a shelf and occasionally swish its tail, and once it swatted at Augustine when he tried to take a book. He told me it was very realistic.

Video calls and notes both make sense to me, but phones are a bit baffling. Only voice? It's unsettling.

It's not much different from a radio. Do you not have radios?

We do, but I always found them unsettling. Disembodied voices.

I suppose that can be unsettling for many people, when you put it like that.

Word from scientists suggests that there's no sound in space. Any sound coming from a source you can't define must be unsettling.

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