Gifts

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Oct. 4 

// Context, my birthday is Oct. 5th, and I barely celebrate it anymore. So this is really self-indulgent. //
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Queen Nasrin Satrinava greets you warmly. 

What a marvelous giant woman, you ponder. 

"We have been told that you will be away tomorrow to be with your family, which is why we want you to receive these today." She says as she escorts you to a table filled with trinkets. 

Her husband quietly follows. 

"This way, we celebrate the past now, you enjoy the present soon, and they shall patiently await your return in the future."

You take a look at the items on the table, each is labeled with only an initial. But it is obvious which gift is from whom. 

> a framed picture of Count Lucio from 'L'
> jewelries and a note from 'N'
> scrolls of love letters from 'J'
> a well-carved wooden sealion figure from 'M'
> a sweet bouquet of flowers from 'P'
> and an adorable hand-stitched purple snake plush from 'A' 

You feel your heart swell with joy, your eyes twinkle in almost-tears, and you thought to yourself.. 

.. I am loved.

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