❆ 1st Present ❆ [public video post] [BACKDATED to September 2]

[saltysanta]

[Have a young man in a monocle and top hat, complete with a sprig of mistletoe decorating the band, (which seems to be nothing but a belt wrapped around it) squinting dubiously into the mirror.]

She said this is some kind of..... magical intelligent telegraph, right.....? You just talk to it?

[It's a little hard to use, even after Fumiko had showed him the basics, but he's working on it--and his uncertainty is quickly covered with an irritated, impatient look.]

Right, then. Anyone who can see this, listen up! I'm looking for a reindeer with a red nose or a tall guy with long silver hair! They--he answers to Rudolph. You can probably get the idiot's attention with candy or cakes, okay? He belongs with me, and he's going to be in big trouble if he's here but hasn't tried to find me yet. You hear me, Rudolph? You'd better have a good explanation, or I'm cutting you off from sweets for a whole week!

.....Now, how do I make it go.....?

[There's a long beat of silence between his message and his realization that he's not sure how to send it. Noël's scowl softens a little in confusion as he starts poking at the mirror with a gloved hand; a few seconds later, the message ends.]

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[saltysanta]

.....

[Not too long ago, he'd been shouting at Dinah about that--about how he'd been forced into this position against his will, how he had never asked for this job, how he'd give it up in a heartbeat if he could..... The pent up anger, with nobody he could realistically blame left alive, had suddenly flared up so bright and hot and painful he'd wanted to scream or cry.

Now, though? The bitterness is like ashes in his mouth, and hands slowly but steadily crushing his chest and throat, and regret that stabs like a knife through the heart. He's not mad right now, just..... resigned.]