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akatsuki

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CHARACTER NAME

Cagalli Yula Athha

CIVILIAN NAME

Kali Nara

TEAM

Everlight

HOUSING NUMBER

006

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Comments

totally does

[lionize]

[Reflexively, Cagalli tugs his hand back, not one to be led without more information, even if it is Athrun. She stays put, eyes narrowing a little.]

Did you leave something behind? That's not like you.

[egraegis]

[He halts when she does, and when he looks back at her, there's a dusting of embarrassed red on his cheeks.]

It was intentional. I left it behind so you wouldn't see it.

[BABE C'MON]

[lionize]

[Oh... Ohhhh! Her face pauses in realization, slight bewilderment frozen on to her features.]

W-well, we better get going, huh?

[He should probably tug her along now, because she's looking a little embarrassed herself.]

[egraegis]

[He makes a faint, amused noise, and does in fact give her another tug to get them moving again. Always gotta be in charge... (He loves it, though.)

It's a quick walk to the workshop from here, and once they arrive he beelines for the pile of scout robots he's been trying to build for the sake of rift travel. There's one small, simple box tucked away (half-hidden) under the pile, and he finally lets go to un-bury it and offer it out to her.]

Here. I'm... not very good at presents. Or presenting them. [She knows this, after this long.] But I hope you like it.

[lionize]

You're good at presents, Athrun. Kira, Lacus, and I would wholeheartedly debate that with you.

[Anyway, she takes the box, looking at it curiously. Her gaze lifts to meet his momentarily before she opens it to reveal a small robotic hamster. Cagalli's eyes widen a little.]

Really? You made this one for me?

[egraegis]

[Well!! He will accept the compliment if she says so. But he really only builds robots for people, so he's screwed if someone comes along that doesn't like them.

Thankfully her response isn't that.]

Of course. Is it alright? If you don't like it, I can make a different kind.

[lionize]

More than all right! I love it, Athrun, thank you.

[The box is placed on the work desk and the hamster removed. Cagalli holds it in her hands, peering at it with wonder and curiosity.]

Does it have a name?

[egraegis]

[He looks immediately pleased (and somewhat relieved, because while he'd expected Cagalli to be polite about it, he's glad to see her happy).]

I thought you might like to name it yourself.

[lionize]

Hammy. [She doesn't miss a beat, and she sounds damn convincing.] He'll match Birdy.

[These stupid twins.]

[egraegis]

[These stupid twins... he loves them regardless.]

That'll do. [At least she's decisive.] If you run into any programming troubles, let me know and I'll fix it. But it should be similar to Birdy in affection, at least. And energy.

[He'll go ahead and turn it on for her.]