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The decanter was carefully packaged in a wooden box, labeled Blanton's Gold. The note attached was surprising pleasant, considering who the sender was.

From there, he thought about the particular hunter that seemed to be rather musically inclined. The first time he saw the guy, he had been singing happily and all. He didn't know him very well, but he figured that this would be a fun little thing for him. Maybe. It was a bag of brightly colored kazoos. If he lost one, he had more! Had Deryk been awake for the most recent world cup, he might have gotten a vuvuzela instead. But alas (or perhaps, thankfully) this was not the case. Actually yes, this was a very good thing he wasn't quite around in the waking world for that.

Just to be safe, he tossed in a tambourine too.

Slipped under Jerry's door was a thin, white package, containing a book of piano scores for showtunes. Reine had no idea if there was actually even a piano in Deus Ex Machina, but like Robert, he could deal- she didn't have the money to buy him a piano. For good measure, though, she'd chosen a book that came with an accompaniment CD so you could at least sing along.

Jerry got a very small package with an equally small note: Good things come in small packages? Hope you like the stuff I put on it! (also I hope it works)
Package contains: 1 Silver ipod shuffle with a whole ton of show-tunes loaded on it
There was also a baggie of cookies beside the package

And finally...Jerry. He had been both the easiest and the most difficult. Should she get him eight things? Or one thing? Maybe an in between? She'd figured something out eventually. It had taken creativity but she managed; her music man needed an instrument. The first idea had been the trusty piano, but that would be far too difficult. A horn? No, that'd get annoying. A flute? No. Violin? By process of elimination a guitar had won out. He better appreciate it, the damn thing was heavy. But that hadn't been all she'd gotten for him. She'd also decided a guitar just wasn't enough. Her Jerry deserved the best even if he didn't realize how disappointed he should be in her.

Like Harrison, Jerry received a mushroom-shaped lamp. Except Jerry's was red instead of green; he may have started off as Peach but he was her Mario, as cheesy as that may be.

He also received several brand new sweatervests and ties that were not ridiculous and stupidly chosen in a drunken stupor.

"To: Jerry
From: Petra

Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas, Four."

Besides Robert, Jerry was one of the few, if not THE only other person to receive any sort of nickname. As there had been for Robert, two presents waited for him on Christmas day (despite the fact that she knew he was Jewish, it seemed more appropriate for him to receive his presents with the others,) one being the one labeled to both him and Robert both. The former was a medium sized box, nothing particularly distinguishing about its size or shape, wrapped in an elegant red and gold paper and topped with a bow. Inside, he would find two things -- a small stack of show-tune CDs, and beneath it, a box containing a walkman. (She'd opted out of an ipod -- CDs seemed more practical, since downloading songs was likely out of the question.)

The other was a rather large box, standing to the knee and only slightly less wide -- a respectable rectangular box. It, subsequently, was wrapped in green and gold paper, a similar elegant design as the first complimenting it, clearly setting them together as a matching pair. This was the one labeled to both Jerry and Robert, (a point she hoped did not cause some dispute,) and inside the pair would find a rather impressive Karaoke machine, complete with a few cds and a screen to show off the lyrics (which would clearly not be utilized by them -- they would naturally know all the words.)

One of Jerry's presents resembled a book, but actually wasn't. Tucked inside was another CD, the kind of sweet-voiced folk that Jordan liked. He'd originally intended to include a portable CD player with the gift, but Petra had mentioned the same intent at some point. The larger box contained a more practical gift.

The attached note was short:
Hope you like it. Happy Hanukkah - a little late.

- Jordan

He didn't know too much about music, so he went with a staple for Jerry. A Hohner's Marine Band 1896 Harmonica (Key of C) wrapped up in a warm pair of socks.

Jerry got some ScarAway. Robert had considered this his best purchase of the trip. Jerry would find the box crudely wrapped and waiting by his door. The note attached said something intelligible. A few words were readable -

"* *** THIS AND THOT ** U. *** robert"