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[congratulating]

[ This has been an emotionally draining few weeks for Rin. He notes how tired she just even though she refused to outright display any weakness in front of him. Kirei is fully aware that her title of sixth head of Tohsaka family has forced her to keep contact with him -- and by extension, Jeanne Alter.

As her legal guardian, he is aware he should do something to lower her unease and stress.
Yes, he could buy her some small trinket with the small amount of silver he has acquired. It would help to ease the tension between them a marginal some but still --

Or, he could buy something he knows she is obligated to take that purposely puts stress on her. Yes, he knows what he is going to do, but likes pretend there was another option. ]

Pardon me, everyone. I am attempting to buy a gift for one of my housemates, as it were.

I have only ever bought her gifts for birthdays and holidays and so I have no idea what to get for a 'just because.' Normally, I would think a new cellphone would be a kind gift but... well, I doubt I will find that here. In any case, what would be best?

[ Unless someone knows something he does not. ]

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[rememberher]

I guess that depends on how well you know this person, and what sorts of things they like. Do they have any hobbies, or anything that they seem to enjoy?

Is this for a special occasion? That might change what kind of gift you might give as well.

[congratulating]

I have known her for well over a decade. I would say that what she enjoys isn't anything that I could gift her.

And it isn't for any special occasion. It is a "just because" gift. A gift in order to show that I acknowledge what she has been going through.

[rememberher]

Then what about something that she could use while enjoying those things? Maybe something like that would work.

[ She pauses for a moment. ]

...There are people who do that kind of thing? "Just because"?

[ She sounds genuinely surprised. ]

[congratulating]

I'll humor that idea.

[ But how can he gift misfortune? ]

There are those that do such a thing. It's due to the connection that you have with another person. Have you not ever had a friend that simply gave you something because they thought of you when they saw it?

[rememberher]

Depending on what kind of person she is, it might be nice if it could be something the two of you can share.

[ He can probably find a way. It shouldn't be too hard for him.

Lux pauses for a moment before giving him a muted smile. ]

People don't often do that sort of thing where I'm from.

[ And that would require her to have friends back home, which... haha, let's not go there. ]

[congratulating]

I feel she would rather be wanting to share it by herself.

[ And him on some other country. ]

A cultural difference, then?