[Ada whaps him so hard up the back of his head that Koji might be taken back to his toddler years as a result. It doesn't matter that she has to actually physically stand herself up in order to do this, stop being a little prick you dumbass!!! ... Veronica says nothing because he deserved it and she knows it.
But Junko shakes her head at her brother and moves her hands to hug him, making sure to keep her gift held carefully. She needed this for a lot of reasons. Not because it was expensive or anything like that, but it was something that she loved that someone she loved gave to her just to make her happy and there's ... Something about that, a feeling hidden in that ideal that she'd missed for weeks, ever since their parents made their new shift clear. The cracked part of her that had resulted from that night and that she had tried to soothe with Ethan was finally repairing, and between her father's gift and Yamato's she might just need the eldest to hold her for a little before she asks for his help putting it on.
Which means Veronica (and as a result Koji) are up next. Her pile, while healthy, is a little bit thinner than everyone else's, which makes sense! She hadn't been around for very long but she loves the stationary set, her cookie cutters, as well as all the clothes she got. Apparently it was the go to! More than anything it just makes her happy to feel included.
But she does end up opening her locket in the same moment that Ada does. The differing reaction might be comical to the adults, the only ones to know the situation between them both and the conditions that Veronica joined their pack under. Ada is shocked at first because, really, lockets aren't her thing, but when she sees Veronica she smiles, and looks at Masaomi.]
Ms. Ada, we match! It's so cute!!! [She fiddles with it excitedly, a kitten given something shiny. Can she open it and put pictures in it?]
... Yes, we do. [Ada lets it rest in her hands while Veronica asks for Koji's help in putting it on, of course she's going to thank Masaomi but for reasons that has to wait for just a little bit.
(And for Koji - well, she got him a new soccer ball to practice with, a jersey for his games (Nariko clearly helped her with that one), accessories that fit whatever a little shit's aesthetic are but there's one gift that's a little different from the others: It's a plain, handheld little photo album that could fit or be put up just about anywhere. That's the one she's watching out for because she wants to tell him something before he looks at the first and only picture it holds.)]
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But Junko shakes her head at her brother and moves her hands to hug him, making sure to keep her gift held carefully. She needed this for a lot of reasons. Not because it was expensive or anything like that, but it was something that she loved that someone she loved gave to her just to make her happy and there's ... Something about that, a feeling hidden in that ideal that she'd missed for weeks, ever since their parents made their new shift clear. The cracked part of her that had resulted from that night and that she had tried to soothe with Ethan was finally repairing, and between her father's gift and Yamato's she might just need the eldest to hold her for a little before she asks for his help putting it on.
Which means Veronica (and as a result Koji) are up next. Her pile, while healthy, is a little bit thinner than everyone else's, which makes sense! She hadn't been around for very long but she loves the stationary set, her cookie cutters, as well as all the clothes she got. Apparently it was the go to! More than anything it just makes her happy to feel included.
But she does end up opening her locket in the same moment that Ada does. The differing reaction might be comical to the adults, the only ones to know the situation between them both and the conditions that Veronica joined their pack under. Ada is shocked at first because, really, lockets aren't her thing, but when she sees Veronica she smiles, and looks at Masaomi.]
Ms. Ada, we match! It's so cute!!! [She fiddles with it excitedly, a kitten given something shiny. Can she open it and put pictures in it?]
... Yes, we do. [Ada lets it rest in her hands while Veronica asks for Koji's help in putting it on, of course she's going to thank Masaomi but for reasons that has to wait for just a little bit.
(And for Koji - well, she got him a new soccer ball to practice with, a jersey for his games (Nariko clearly helped her with that one), accessories that fit whatever a little shit's aesthetic are but there's one gift that's a little different from the others: It's a plain, handheld little photo album that could fit or be put up just about anywhere. That's the one she's watching out for because she wants to tell him something before he looks at the first and only picture it holds.)]