[Rukia hadn't picked out a gift for Jade, even though she'd wanted to. He'd been a huge help in dealing with the Reaper, and they worked together as well. If nothing else, he was due at least an obligation present. But she didn't really know what he liked, other than finding her cheesecake adequate, and it might have seemed like a boast if she gave him one of those as a gift.]
[They're too difficult to wrap anyway.]
[So when she spots him at the party, she's relieved, and makes her way toward him. He looks oddly...peaceful. Not just relaxed, but possessing an inner sort of calm. Was it the village itself? Or maybe he'd taken the Santa job as well and been treated to the same kinds of warm, nostalgic feelings that seemed to come with it?]
[Rukia hesitates for a moment, not sure if she should bother him. But...he's here. People don't come to parties expecting not to be bothered.]
Major.
[A formal title, but an informal smile as she approaches, an envelope loosely held in her fingers as she crosses her arms.]
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[They're too difficult to wrap anyway.]
[So when she spots him at the party, she's relieved, and makes her way toward him. He looks oddly...peaceful. Not just relaxed, but possessing an inner sort of calm. Was it the village itself? Or maybe he'd taken the Santa job as well and been treated to the same kinds of warm, nostalgic feelings that seemed to come with it?]
[Rukia hesitates for a moment, not sure if she should bother him. But...he's here. People don't come to parties expecting not to be bothered.]
Major.
[A formal title, but an informal smile as she approaches, an envelope loosely held in her fingers as she crosses her arms.]
Am I interrupting anything?