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[rosebyanyother]

"Morrigan Prince. I'm afraid I'm too busy to answer at the moment, but leave a message and I promise to respond as soon as I'm able."

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gift delivery: 12/20

[compellingstatement]

[On the 20th, Peter will receive a wrapped package at his residence. The only thing on it is a tag for "Morrigan" that's been printed. Inside is a fancy broach. Peter may or may not be aware of the association of magpies with thieves on old Earth, but Jon does and that's enough. There's no note to indicate who the gift is from, of course.]

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[rosebyanyother]

[It takes talking to Sally to put the puzzle together, but Jon will eventually get a (bust up) selfie of Peter wearing the broach, a faint smile on his lips.

...He'll also probably notice the fact that there are a few streaks of gray at Peter's temples that certainly weren't there the last time they spoke. With the picture:]

It's lovely.
Thank you Jon.

[compellingstatement]

[Jon's very confused as to how Peter actually figured that out, but the man does look nice with the broach pinned on. He can't deny that.]

How did you figure it out?
I thought I was being subtle for once.

[rosebyanyother]

I don't think I would have made the connection if my contract partner wasn't from Earth as well. She mentioned that magpies have been historically connected to thieves.
I had my suspicions after that.

It was very clever, though.

[compellingstatement]

Oh. I didn't think about your partner.
Right.
Well, it looks good on you.
I expected most things would.

[rosebyanyother]

You're not wrong.
But I like this. The little gem it's carrying is charming.

[compellingstatement]

[Jon really doesn't know what else to say. This is part of why he tries to keep his gifts anonymous.]

Well, Merry Christmas or solstice or whatever it is they celebrate in winter in the future.

[rosebyanyother]

It depends largely on where in the galaxy you're talking about. I believe some of the solar planets still celebrate the old holidays. I'm sure they do especially on Earth.
Merry Christmas, Jon.

[He's assuming.]