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[Whenever Mom returns to her room after her assuredly wonderful day, she will find a small, bright blue box sitting on the counter that was certainly most not there when she left. ON top of the box is a plastic container with a Red Velvet cupcake inside. Someone should really talk to John about using his ghosts to break into people's rooms. It's just not cool.]
[Inside the box medium-sized, white leather-bound photo album with simple gold embossing on the cover. Should she flip through it, Mom will find pictures of Rose and Dave taken over the various years and iterations in Johto. There are just as many terrible and embarrassing candids as there are actual nice, normal pictures. John, Jade, and couple of the trolls make appearances in some of the photos as well but it's clear who the real focus here is.]
[A little over halfway through the book, she'll reach a bright divider with a gold record in the middle of it. Past that point? The pages are filled with nothing but pictures of Dave, and most of them are nice shots instead of things that Dave would probably run John through with his sword for including. (Most, but not all.)]
[In the very back inside cover of the book is a note:]
i had a feeling that you were probably lacking in pictures of dave that weren't stupid selfie shots he took in the mirror. if you even had those, for that matter. he won't remember all the stories behind some of these pictures, since some of these are of past daves, but rose can help fill in some of the gaps since she took some of these pictures herself. but in any case, hopefully this will give you plenty to talk about with both of them.
[Mom can forgive his usage of ghosts for today. It's certainly been a wonderful Mother's Day, and a more treasured one since it's the first time she's celebrated it with Dave.
There's a lingering smile on her face as she gets back to her room. She spots the box almost immediately, since it's so bright and a bit out of place. Mom grins as she sees the cupcake, red velvet being her absolute favorite flavor. She sets the cupcake aside and opens the box.
She can tell that it's a photo album. She sits down on her bed and pages through it, giggling or laughing at the more ridiculous shots. When Mom reaches the golden disc, she's much more quiet, only smiling at Dave's embarrassing photos. Having these pictures, these memories, is simply the best and most priceless gift she could have ever received.
Upon reaching the end, she can't help smiling. Mom wipes her eyes, which are a little misty, and gently closes the book, keeping the note inside. She sets it on her bed for the moment.
With the help of Zazzerpan the Gardevoir, Mom is able to find John. She doesn't care what he's doing at the moment, she's giving him a tight hug and a kiss on the cheek.]
[He was on his way to go do some training, so Mom finds him in the lobby, fussing with his Whimsicott and retying his shoelaces because for some reason she just had to undo those right now. She seems to think it's hysterical but really, it's not. He straightens up, laces once again in neat bows just in time for Mom's hug. He jumps, clearly surprised but he relaxes once he sees who it is, smiling and returning the hug.]
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action sort of; evening of 5/12
[Inside the box medium-sized, white leather-bound photo album with simple gold embossing on the cover. Should she flip through it, Mom will find pictures of Rose and Dave taken over the various years and iterations in Johto. There are just as many terrible and embarrassing candids as there are actual nice, normal pictures. John, Jade, and couple of the trolls make appearances in some of the photos as well but it's clear who the real focus here is.]
[A little over halfway through the book, she'll reach a bright divider with a gold record in the middle of it. Past that point? The pages are filled with nothing but pictures of Dave, and most of them are nice shots instead of things that Dave would probably run John through with his sword for including. (Most, but not all.)]
[In the very back inside cover of the book is a note:]
i had a feeling that you were probably lacking in pictures of dave that weren't stupid selfie shots he took in the mirror.
if you even had those, for that matter.
he won't remember all the stories behind some of these pictures, since some of these are of past daves, but rose can help fill in some of the gaps since she took some of these pictures herself.
but in any case, hopefully this will give you plenty to talk about with both of them.
happy mother's day.
action; evening of 5/12
There's a lingering smile on her face as she gets back to her room. She spots the box almost immediately, since it's so bright and a bit out of place. Mom grins as she sees the cupcake, red velvet being her absolute favorite flavor. She sets the cupcake aside and opens the box.
She can tell that it's a photo album. She sits down on her bed and pages through it, giggling or laughing at the more ridiculous shots. When Mom reaches the golden disc, she's much more quiet, only smiling at Dave's embarrassing photos. Having these pictures, these memories, is simply the best and most priceless gift she could have ever received.
Upon reaching the end, she can't help smiling. Mom wipes her eyes, which are a little misty, and gently closes the book, keeping the note inside. She sets it on her bed for the moment.
With the help of Zazzerpan the Gardevoir, Mom is able to find John. She doesn't care what he's doing at the moment, she's giving him a tight hug and a kiss on the cheek.]
Thank you, Johnny.
action; evening of 5/12
You're welcome, Ms. Lalonde.