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 Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:10 pm
An impatient snort, the sniper stood with his arms crossed outside a Twilight Town shop, tails twitching in irritation. This was absolutely stupid, what the hell were they doing here? They could have been flopped out on the couch watching the big screen tv (why yes, yes he did install one in the gray room, what of it?), or in traverse town playing games, or miniature golf, or watching a movie.
But noooo...here they were, in twilight town SHOPPING! And what were they shopping for? A birthday gift for the superior. What the hell? Neither of them liked Xemnas, he was a jerk, he was a b*****d, and Xigbar sure as hell did NOT want to give him a stupid gift.
And yet, here they were...shopping. Yeah, let's see how many gifts you get when you -don't- threaten people, jerk.
"I say we just give him a box of s**t."
It would have been the perfect gift. He was sure there was a dog around here somewhere they could coerce a contribution from.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:19 pm
Demyx did not want to be out here buying a present. Did Demyx even -have- munny to buy a present? Who knew. What he did know was he wanted to be back at home, on that couch, watching that giant a** TV (best addition to the castle since the couches in his humble opinion).
But no, he was out here buying some STUPID PRESENT and the only thing making him do it was the utter FEAR of what Superior would do if he went to his birthday empty pawed. UGHHH. Somedays he wondered why he ever stayed in the Organization.
"I...don't think he'd like that very much."
Funny as it would have been, Demyx was pretty sure it'd only earn them a good a**-kicking. At the -least-.
"Though I really...dunno what to get him. It's not like I know him very well."
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:29 pm
He kicked at a loose stone with his boot, sending it pinging across the town square. If only it had been Xemnas' head, oh how he hated that man.
A shrug, Demyx was probably right. As much as Xigbar would have loved to just wrap up a box of s**t with a pretty bow, it probably would not have ended well...for either of them Damn it.
"No one knows him, kid. It's better that way."
Seriously. Even Xigbar didn't k now him all that well, and what he did know as far more than he wanted to. If they had never met, well the sniper would have been a -lot- happier (have a mentioned how much Xigbar hated him?).
"Let's just pick something and get this over with."
But what to pick, that was the problem. It wasn't as if they could just pick out a mug that said 'world's best dad' on it or something.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:51 pm
"Y-yeah but..how do we pick something without knowing him? You're not supposed to just grab anything! Presents are supposed to be like...thought out. Right?"
At least he'd want someone to think out -his- present. Nor would he really want a box of s**t. Hrm.
Demyx heaved a sigh and glanced around. How did you get a present for someone who barely talked to you? Whenever they -did- talk the sitarist pretty much feared for his life...but he wasn't about to get Xemnas something scary as a present. It'd only be turned on him in the end anyway.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:06 pm
"I dunno."
Xigbar usually found the less he thought of the superior the better. Sure for someone like Demyx he'd have thought about a gift (box of gourmet cookies anyone?), he'd even thought about it for Xaldin (kitchen knives!), but for Xemnas? ********, it would have served him right if they gave him a box of s**t.
God this was stupid. Clearly the sniper was not going to be much help on the issue.
How many windows had they wandered past? Thus far nothing had stood out as the perfect gift, or even a suitable gift. Well I guess they were bound to pass in front of a clothing store eventually.
"How about a tie?"
One with nice little hearts on it...in tie dye.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:24 pm
Demyx, meanwhile, was torn between thinking of a present and trying to hide from all the gawking eyes directed at him. Ughhh, one thing he had nearly forgotten about...not everyone was used to wings. Not that wings were all that uncommon, but the whole angelic look with them? Nooot so much. With a worried little whine the sitarist put Xigbar between himself and any leftover gawkers and went back to present-scheming.
"Does Superior even wear a tie? I've only seen him in the coat...but I suppose he could wear one under it?"
The sitarist scratched at his chin. Ties were flexible, ties were also quite awesome. He'd wear tons if he could, mostly in silly prints like dinosaurs and cookies. But still!
He was putting his paws and face against the glass now, staring in curiously at the display.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:37 pm
"I have no idea."
No, probably not. It was unlikely Xemnas would ever wear anything but that coat. But hey, it was the thought that counts right? Pffft....as if. Xigbar was putting no more thought into this than he absolutely had to, which meant just enough thought to save his their asses.
The sniper raised a brow, what was he whining about now? Oh. Heh, an advantage Xigbar had learned he had early on, the ability to hide his own wings. Not that he could do anything with those horns, but it wasn't as if it really bothered him that much. He kept his wings hidden mostly so that he would smash them into anything.
"We could get him a box of chocolates."
Everyone liked chocolate, right? And they even sold them in little heart shapes. It was perfect, right? Xemnas was obsessed with 'kingdom hearts' (Xigbar was SERIOUSLY having his doubts about that whole idea), so why not get him a box of heart shaped chocolates? Heh, wonder if they make chocolate dog poo.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:15 pm
Nope, no amount of hiding would cover up the fact he had large blue and black wings. Or that halo constantly hovering above his head. Stuck for life...sometimes it really just -sucked-.
Sigh.
"Chocolates are good. Everyone does love them...though that might mean he doesn't. He's...not exactly like 'everyone', right?"
He bit his lip, glancing to the other. Their Superior was far from normal. What if chocolates were like..the one thing he hated more than anything else in the world? What if they were the anti-christ to their efforts with Kingdom Hearts? What if they could end the world?
Hard to think that chocolates could cause such destruction, but Demyx's mind was currently racing on the possibility.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:49 pm
Chocolate end the world? As if.
"Kid, if we don't just pick something we'll be here all day."
And quite honestly he did NOT want to spend the entire day looking for a gift for the one person he hated more than anything else in existence. Maybe Xemnas liked chocolate, maybe he didn't, but he DID like hearts. Hell, he could decorate his room with the little chocolate hearts for all Xigbar cared.
"We could get him a book of puzzles too."
Sure, it was perfect. Xemnas could sit on his stupid throne (no, the other throne) all day, do puzzles and eat chocolates. What could be better? Then maybe he would leave everyone else alone.
"Unless you have a better idea?"
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:10 pm
Puzzles were thoughtful. Puzzles gave something to keep his mind occupied...hopefully so he wouldn't think up more horrible missions for Demyx to go on.
"Puzzles sound good, let's do that."
Did he have a better idea? No. He didn't have an idea at all, let alone a better idea.
"Let's uh...grab that and get outta here?"
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:24 pm
"Alright."
Here we go, one giant book of super hard crosswords and sudoku puzzles. With any luck it would keep Xemnas occupied until this time next year, and he would leave them alone to enjoy that big screen tv and take trips to traverse town.
Oh and for good measure, one box of not-heart shaped chocolates. He -was- going to get the heart-shaped ones...until he saw some guy buy them for his girl, and OMG NO! HE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT GIVING XEMNAS ANYTHING LIKE THAT! EVER!!!
So time to pay the cashier and get the hell out of here. Or maybe not...
"I guess we should wrap these..."
Damn it, he knew he was forgetting something.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:59 pm
Holy crap that was a big book. GIANT book. It'd take Demyx multiple years to get through said book.
Then again he was -lazy-. He'd actually have to start the book to get through it. Good thing it wasn't for him.
"Why not uh...just throw them in a bag? Easiest way to wrap something."
Also the laziest, and required the least amount of effort to open it back up. Demyx liked this plan quite a bit.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:10 pm
"Yeah I guess, want to pick out one of those gift bag things?"
As far as Xigbar was concerned they could just throw it in a plain brown paper bag or crumple some newspaper around it. But that probably would have gone over as well as the box of s**t. May as well make it look like they put at least -some- thought into it right?
"Guess we should get a card too."
One of those stupidly generic cards that just says 'happy birthday' with the picture of an animal put on the front. Maybe they could find one with a horse or a donkey butt on it, that would have been perfect.
So the book and chocolate were paid for, time to go get a bag and a card. God, this was so much more effort (and munny) than he had ever wanted to spend on Xemnas.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:38 pm
"I can get a bag!...You're on your own for a card Xiggy man."
Which left him totally open to get a horse's a** card if he really wanted. Demyx wasn't going to argue anymore. He got to pick out THE BAG. It was going to be something awesome.
Like that one right there, the one that looked like a rainbow had thrown up on it and then some. Perfect.
"GOT A BAG!"
The sitarist snatched it up, showing it to the other proudly.
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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:50 pm
"Thanks a lot..."
Xigbar snorted after him. Sure, fine, give me the crappy job, figures. Just what he wanted to spend his day on, finding a stupid card for the resident a*****e.
Fine, but he was putting as little effort into it as possible.
Cards, cards, where are the cards. Ah, here they are. Cards for brother, sister, mother, best friend, w--what the ******** hell, WHERE ARE THE PLAIN OLD GENERIC CARDS?!! Oh, here they are. Hey, this card looked good. Outside, a dog butt, inside, a half eaten cake and the words 'happy birthday', guess the dog ate the cake. It wasn't a horse butt, but it would do.
"Found a card, let's go."
And if Xemnas was expecting a cake...well he could jump off a cliff.
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