30. remaining gifts

[ifbymyhands]

*Kano's room has a lot less space than usual. It's been taken over by a pile of gifts from the Three Lights' adoring fanbase during the virus. There are cascades of flowers, both in bouquets and by themselves. Tons of plushies. Fan letters with photos. A beach ball. Various pairs of panties that she really hopes are clean. Whatever you throw at a boy band while they're on stage or try to have sent to their dressing room, she's got them.*

Hey, guys.

*Kano rubs the back of her head.*

So... I can't keep all this stuff. I don't have enough room for it -- hey, you know I told you those weren't for playing with!

*A small dog, one of Kano's strays, hops onto the bed with somebody's bra on its head.*

...yeah. Uh, guys? Anybody want any of this?

Comments

[starofchaos]

Why not sell whatever you cannot give away? I'm certain that some people out there would buy it.

[ifbymyhands]

I guess it's better than letting the animals play with them, but I still feel kinda weird about it.

[starofchaos]

Why is that?

I know someone who might benefit from some of the flowers, if I may take some off your hands.

[ifbymyhands]

I don't want to spend the rest of my life telling birds not to try eating somebody's thong.

Sure, you can have some. I have a ton here anyway.

[starofchaos]

My. They must be rather underfed to attempt such a thing.

Thank you. I do appreciate it.

[ifbymyhands]

They just like new things.

No problem! Come over whenever you want. My sister's out making a house call anyway, so I don't have to worry about her freaking out over nothing again.

[madeitsquare]

I'll take it.

[ifbymyhands]

Sure, if you want some. I don't really know what you'd do with a bunch of love letters and free stuff, but I don't need them.

[madeitsquare]

Are you kidding me? Haven't you ever heard of recycling?

[ifbymyhands]

What's that got to do with anything?

[madeitsquare]

The love letters, lass! I can use them.

[ifbymyhands]

--how?

[madeitsquare]

Let me see one of those letters.

[ifbymyhands]

Uh, sure...

*Faxed shut up doctor's offices still have fax machines even today, and she's in 2002 over: fangirl letters from 10-14-year-old girls declaring their love for Kano and intent to date/marry/stalk/write RPF about "him".*

[madeitsquare]

Well, you didn't have to send them. I wanted to have a look at the paper.

[ifbymyhands]

Be specific next time.

[denies]

.. I'm not sure if I want to know how you got some of those. Or why you think other people would want them.

[ she's mostly refering to the.. panties.. ]

[ifbymyhands]

Girls threw them at us on stage.

[denies]

Sometimes I'm just generally weirded out by people, honestly.

[ifbymyhands]

Well, we were dressed as guys at the time.

[denies]

It doesn't matter if you're guys or girls to begin with, isn't it generally idiotic to throw stuff like that at people randomly?

[ifbymyhands]

Fangirls.

[denies]

A whole group of people without any shred of common sense. Just what the universe needed.

[ifbymyhands]

Pretty much.

[denies]

Were there that many of them to produce a pile that big?