003 - [Voice/Video; Forward Dated to 12/24]

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[Today has been a pretty lucrative day, for Ochako! After waking up and having breakfast, she actually skipped her morning workout and training on the beach for entirely different. Much like a smaller, much cuter version of ye olde Kris Kringle himself, Ochako is out delivering gifts to her friends and teachers. Carrying a big bundle of goodies is no issue with her quirk, either. Tucking each wrapped gift into as large a travel bag as she could find, Ochako give it a little tap with one hand and it becomes light as a feather.

She out for nearly the entire day, if only because so many of her precious U.A. family are in other Gate cities, and even foot traffic during the final day before Christmas is an absolute nightmare, but Ochako finishes just before tea time (about 3pm) and looks tired...but happy. Time to curl up for the rest of the day with some hot tea, a few of her favorite Christmas hymns and carols, and relax a bit.

In fact, she pulls out her communicator as she gets close to her house in Heropa, shedding some of the thicker garments for those colder states she had to visit on her outing, and flicks on the camera to address the network.]

Hello, everyone!! Merry Christmas! Did you all get what you wanted? Ehehe... Anyway, what are some of your favorite caro--...eh?

[Please excuse her, there's something...at her doorstep. It's a large cloth bag that's, hrm...addressed to her? Ochako blinks, looking around curiously as her hair whips about, then goes to pick up the bag--] Ah! Heavy...okay, here we go--up!

[Another quick activation of her quirk, and she's tugging the bag easily along behind her, fumbling with her keys and her communicator.] Sorry...someone left me something. Um...th-thank you to whoever it was, if you're viewing this! That was very kind of you, though there isn't any name or anything...um. Just a minute, I'll open it now...

[Doot doot, she sets everything down then unzips the large clothe bag, turning the note over with a thoughtful hum and furrowed brows. Thanks? Who in the world--] Oh, these are cu--

[The rest of that sentence is cut short by the tearing of gift paper and a very audible gasp. There's silence a good long, long moment after before sudden movement, a box popping open, a squeak of surprise and a barely muffled sob.]

O-Oh my gosh...oh my GOSH!!! I-IT'S SO...IT'S... I CAN'T-- [Ochako flicks on the video, to show off a large box with a picture of a gorgeous telescope on the back, which is open at the top.] WH-WHO...WHO GOT ME THIS?! I-I'M SO...I'M--

[Is she crying? Yes. Ochako has wanted a telescope since she was seven - a few years after her Zero Gravity quirk manifested and she learned to really and truly love space and astronomy. Of course she never got one, because they're expensive, and she's never had that sort of money to spend, but...who in the world? Did she ever even tell anyone about this? She can't remember, Ochako is too fucking emotional right now. She may also be hyperventilating. This is like a dream come true.]

Th-This is...I'm s-so...! I-I...ah...hahaHAHAHA...haaah. [And, like that, she just. Cackles. Having lost her absolute mind before falling over backwards.

K.O.]

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[ From upstairs in her room, where she's lounging on her bed enjoying a much needed break while eating Christmas cookies, drinking tea, and watching cheesy holiday movies on the Mallhark Channel, Momo hears the door open and shut, and someone's muffled voice. This isn't unusual. She knows Ochako has been out all day delivering gifts. (Momo sent all her gifts by courier service, of course.)

But then she hears a loud voice, a cackle, and a crash, and okay, that is a little worrying! So she pauses her movie and rushes downstairs. ]

What is it, what's wrong--?!

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[And the scene to greet Momo will be that out of a comedy sitcom or...something. Because, by some miracle of nature (or simply Ochako woke up in a daze and passed out again soon after), the girl is passed out draped over the large box, arms hugging it tightly with a very happy smile on her face.

She has very obviously been crying, there are still tear streaks on her cheeks, and her eyes are puffy, but there is a clear indication of ELATED JOY on her face as she hugs her gift with her whole ass body.]

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[ ....Oh. No one was hurt. No one is dying. The living room is not on fire. Ochako is... happy? Those are tears of joy?

Momo is relieved but curious. ]

What... ah. What did you get?

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[Ochako is still leaning bodily onto the box, that wistful and dreamy smile on her face, but after a moment or two of just humming stupidly, she sighs and pulls back at last, so Momo can take a look at the box so it's not obstructed by the girl's arms and, uh....all of her.]

A-A telescope!! Someone actually got m-me a telescope! I can't believe it, Momo-chan... [Ah, she's starting to tear up again, but her smile is indescribable.] I've always wanted one, s-since I was really, really little! I don't know who got it, though, there's no name.

Um...i-it wasn't you, was it? [Because Momo probably has the funds to afford it, even here.]

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N-no, that's not... [ Sure, she got Ochako a space-themed birthday present, but it's still sitting wrapped in her room, waiting to be given on the day. ]

There's really no name or card or anything?

[ She steps closer, looking over the box to see if there's something she can see that Ochako might have missed. ]

Text; Locked

[facepalmchampion]

You're crying again.

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OI';M SO HAwPOY

[facepalmchampion]

You're still crying, aren't you? Don't answer that, I already know. Have you tried taking your toy out to distract from crying? You cant look through it efficiently without stopping.

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[Yes, she's still crying, don't judge her, Shigaraki. She's wanted something like this for almost a full ass decade.]

yaeh i put it togetyhwer a lil bit agpo
srry hands r shakoing

[facepalmchampion]

[He'll never understand girls crying over random things. Maybe it's that time of the month, he's heard some horror stories from being around some crass mouthed people. He's also heard to never say it out loud.]

Breathe. In and hold it, then out slowly until you can control being in tears and aren't shaking.

Video.

[hot_handed]

Stop screamin'! You're giving me a headache.

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[Please hold a moment, ya girl is still very much unconscious. That is, until... something clicks in her head and Ochako sits bolt upright very suddenly.]

KATSUKI!!! IT WAS YOU, WASN’T IT?! [It wasn’t Momo, and the only other person she could have told about her desires would be him.]

[hot_handed]

Nope.

[It's a good idea though. He's a little annoyed having not thought of it himself.]

You ask Yaoyorozu?

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[Aaand like that, Ochako deflates, her hype dying and settling back into quiet confusion. Well hell, if it wasn't Katsuki - who she's pretty sure is the one she told about her want for a telescope at...some point or another, then who?]

No, Momo-chan already got me something different...and I doubt she'd leave a gift for me by the doorstep. [She'd just leave it outside her room, or inside the house somewhere.] And this handwriting is definitely not Momo's.

[hot_handed]

I dunno, maybe she's trying to keep you from suspecting her! Does it matter? You got a fucking telescope. If whoever gave it to ya is too scared to say anything, don't worry about it and enjoy it.

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Oh my gosh, who got you that?!

[Because that is a good telescope and Jane is delighted that someone was so thoughtful and kind towards Ochako! This girl deserved the world!]

That is such an awesome gift!

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[It's a few minutes after by now, and Ochako's at least...one her feet again, but good lord, she's still a mess of emotions right now, and her voice crack when she responds, threatening to start weeping again.]

I-I don't know!! I thought I did, but the only person I expected to have done this said they didn't so... [Ochako is squinting at the "letter" that was left, holding it up to the light to see if there's anything she may be missing.] I only e-ever told maybe...one person how much I wanted one of these...

[And Bakugou didn't get it for her. So who else?] Actually, I assumed maybe you, Jane-san, but unless you're really good at lying, it doesn't sound like you did, either.

[bifroster]

[Jane shakes her head, but oh wow, someone really must have listened to Ochako and was determined to do something special for her.]

No, I'm a horrible liar. I should have thought of giving you a telescope, though.

[She will be getting her gift soon, though! So it will hopefully go well with the telescope.]

So, now it's a mystery, I guess?

[floatsaway]

[That, or listened in on an unlocked conversation she had on the network and used their own weird superpower to track her location and Secret Santa this shit without her knowing...

You know, like a villain. >:\]

Haaah, they're so expensive, though!! I'm really very happy, and so, so grateful, but...I just hope whoever got me this didn't spend too much. I-It's always so weird for me to accept gifts like this, since I...I-I can't really pay it back, y'know?

[She has be getting a decent stipend from her ImPort/Hero work, and has a job lined up for modeling at a store she visits a lot (which is owned by fans of hers), but still...she doesn't has the dough to fork out for something anywhere near this.]

B-But um...I hope the, uh what's it called again S-Secret Santa knows how wonderfully generous this is...

[bifroster]

[A VILLAIN?

Jane hopes that it's just someone who would prefer to remain anonymous because they were shy. It would be like this world to give them villain secret admirers.]

Well, I think if you enjoy it, then that is payment back enough. I don't think the person was really worried about the cost or considered you worth it.

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Oh- that's really amazing!

You should try it soon. [ after... recovering from all the excitement ] I heard there was something happening with space? Great... conjunction?

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[It's a few minutes now, after her initial tumble, though Ochako certainly still looks like she's on the verge of passing out again. She probably is, honestly... It feels like she's dreaming. But, a chance to nerd about space? BOY HOWDY!!]

Y-Yeah, I'm going to set it up soon!! Because you're right, the Great Conjunction occurs tonight, of all nights! It's a celestial phenomenon that occurs every twenty years where Saturn and Jupiter align in the sky, but because their orbit brings them so close to Earth this time...when the two planets align it'll create a really bright, shining light in the sky!! People are calling it the 'Christmas Star'.

It's really rare for planets to be so close to Earth like this to be observed so easily, let alone a Great Conjunction! I-I think the last time that ever happened was back in the 1200's! [She is practically spinning, sparkles in her eyes and bouncing around her house from foot to foot.] I can't believe I got a telescope right in time for something so remarkable!!

[anthropophagite]

[ he doesn't know much about space, but he is listening - and learning, it seems. ]

It seems like it came just in time then! I'm very glad.

Maybe you can take pictures, as well. [ kaneki doesn't know about telescopes, neither if it's possible, but it'd be a nice memory to have in pictures form. ]

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Yeah!! I'm a bit concerned that I don't know who sent it...a-and that they know my address...b-b-but I'm sure it's alright!! [CONCEAL, DON'T FEEL.]

I think it can, but I have to figure out how to connect my communicator to it... I'll play around a little bit with it later, I still need to prep get dinner going.

[anthropophagite]

[ no, no, you should absolutely be concerned ochako???????????????!!!! ] Er- you still haven't found who sent it...? [ HE HAS A CONCERN NOW ]