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WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, CCC-REDHORSE. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 134.64.202.69 *** CCC-REDHORSE has joined 134.64.202.69 <CCC-REDHORSE> This is Reira Akaba! <CCC-REDHORSE>I'll try to answer you but sometimes I'm busy or sleeping, so I don't think about the message right away.

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12/25

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[On Christmas morning Reira will find these items under the tree from Steve: a small, detailed and painted replica of a very familiar monster and a new winter coat.]

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[Well, Reira will later be spotted by Steve, trying to get this new coat on. Stupid wings, and tendrils, and...

Everything!!

His back is Too Crowded.]

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[Maybe he should have mentioned to Reira that he had planned to get the jacket altered after the gifts where all opened. When he could get the boy's measurements without being too obvious.]

Ah, Reira. I don't think it's going to fit without being altered first.

[He pulls the jacket off of one of his arms.]

Why don't you put something else on for now, and we can go get it fixed.

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[The problem is that Reira doesn't really think of alterations being a struggle to get before a gift is given. What he sees is-] ...You mean you got it without putting the right holes in..?

[How could u, sir...]

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[Don't look at him like thaaaat.]

Reira, it's not like I could just put holes anywhere. I'd need your specific measurements and I didn't want to ruin the surprise.

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How come you couldn't take a picture or make a note then...

[Because that's like giving someone an IOU Reira!]

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Because a picture wouldn't give exact measurements. At best the tailor would have to make a good guess. And then wouldn't you have been upset if it still didn't fit right?

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You could give me a picture then! So that I know it's coming, and then it's not bad to get me measured!

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[Sigh.]

Reira, you need to be present for the tailor to get your measurements.

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Well it doesn't have to be a picture of the one I'm getting...

It'd be like taking a picture of something in a store window! And then you give it to someone, and they know that's what you're getting them measured for.

[...Ok so that could actually work.

He's good at this when he wants a loophole, really.]

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[It would except for the fact that it doesn't apply to the situation at hand.]

Maybe I can try that next time. But either way, we have to go to the tailor. Go put your shoes.

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[Well now he's really pouting.

YOU'VE KNOWN HIM HOW LONG, HE HAS HOOVES STEVE!!!

HOOVES!!]

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[FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HE'S PARENTING FIVE CHILDREN

HE CAN'T KEEP TRACK OF EVERYONE'S APPENDAGES ALL THE TIME.]