3rd Star [Video] - Blocked from Ami Mizuno

[lightthedarkness]

Helloooo everyoneeee~! [Are you ready for all the energy in the world? No? Too bad. Usagi is awake and happy and excited as she sing-songs a greeting.]

My name is Usagi Tsukino! And I totally need some help! You see, one of my bestest best friends, Ami Mizuno, well her birthday is this month! The 10th for any of you who are friends with her too!

Aaanyway! So, I wanna get her like, the PERFECT gift cause I mean, this is her birthday we're talking about! And we're away from all of our friends from home and so I wanna do something special to help make her smile. But the thing is... Ami-chan is brilliant, like, just absolutely 1000% awesomely smart! And super-duper sweet and polite. She's such an amazing girl. And while I could get her a book cause she loves them, I don't want to cause well, what if she already read it, and I can get her a book anytime, ya know? She reads books the way everyone breathes! No no, see this gift has to be special!

And see, the thing is... um... I don't know what a super-duper brilliant girl would want.. well I mean I do know what she likes and would want, but again perfect gift here, people, that's what we're going for here. She likes computers and reading, swimming, and water. I've already got dinner planned [For those who know Usagi, fret not, she is not cooking.] I've got our day planned where we're gonna go to the aquarium. But I need that cherry on top, ya know?

So, for all you geniuses out there, what would be the perfect gift in your opinion?

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[witchwithoutacause]

I dunno, last time I bought a gift for my nerd I spent like a month figuring out what tools she needed replaced.

[ Usagi better not cook a thing. ]

I'm not that kinda genius, because my next thought is 'something wet'.

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[lightthedarkness]

She's not a nerd. [She's totally a nerd.] But she doesn't really BUILD things, ya know? So tools wouldn't... do her much good.

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[hot_handed]

A bomb.

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[lightthedarkness]

No. Bad Suki-kun. No bombs.

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[gaveitaway]

Hm. Perhaps something to do with computers, then? I'm afraid my own knowledge of technology, particularly here, is severely limited, though. But I do have one back home I do my bookkeeping on. What does she do with computers, generally? Does she work on them, put them together? Does she... Oh, what do you call it... Program?

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[lightthedarkness]

Research mostly, on the computers, I mean. [And hacking but Usagi is not... gonna mention that.] But not putting them together... though I bet she could if she wanted to. I don't have a clue what programs she uses, though.

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[sheisthewind]

Are birthdays really that important?

[There's nothing judgemental in her tone. Only curiousity.]

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[lightthedarkness]

Well sure! It's celebrating the day you came into the world. That's always a call for celebration.

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[chainlinks]

I'm glad one of your friends is here now, Usagi.

[Ren pauses, stroking his chin to think about the possibilities.]

Do you know if she likes coffee?

[Then adds;]

Maybe a hardcover book on some of this world's history or deities might interest her. It's a gift that's both practical and useful.

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[lightthedarkness]

Thank you, I'm really glad too... Ami is one of the sweetest people there is, I hope you get a chance to meet her.

Coffee? Um, well, I don't think she hates it but she prefers tea more than anything else.

I... really... I guess a book IS a good idea, but it just seems so obvious ya know? Oh you like to read? Here's a book! And another book and another and another for every birthday and Christmas.

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[treefrogs]

[Rabbit. Meet frog girl. She taps her chin lightly.]

How about a swimsuit or something similar to it? Maybe an inflatable tube?

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[lightthedarkness]

Oh! Maybe a swimsuit! I do know her size! She doesn't have that many clothes here cause she only just got here... and shopping isn't really her hobby as it is mine.

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[teaserving]

socks
never have enough socks

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[lightthedarkness]

Socks can be super fun, maybe something with cute on them! That's a great idea!

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[sleepinglotus]

I'm sure she'll love anything you get her. But if you're going for a more specific suggestion, books are usually a good choice. Especially if there's something she hasn't read yet and has been wanting to.

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[lightthedarkness]

Well, yes, she will and even if she didn't, she'd be able to fake being happy cause she's amazingly polite. But I mean, I know she'd love to read a book, any book... every book! But she wants to read everything and anything.

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[liveandforgive]

[ He looks pensive for a few seconds, before piping up. ]

You know what her favourite animal is?

[ Swimming, Water, Aquarium... Boy’s brain’s a-turning. ]

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[lightthedarkness]

Well, she loves my cat Luna, and fish. She... tried to have a pet one once, not her fault about what happened to it. Ami kinda loves every animal, but she adores cats.

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[itsknighttime]

get her a notebook
smart chicks love notebooks

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[lightthedarkness]

Oh! I should! I really should! On top of whatever else I get her. She doesn't have anything here.

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[dreamnailedit]

[As usual, it's difficult for the Knight to answer things on the network, and the more so as they have very little idea what to get. They don't know Ami, and they aren't very familiar with getting presents.

But if she really is that smart... smart people like to solve puzzles, and learn things, don't they? So, maybe they could start with that.

The Knight scuttles down to a gaming shop and looks around for a bit. They find the puzzle section, pick one up, and take a short video of themselves holding it, pointing at the word "puzzle" on the box. They send that one, and quickly scuttle over to find one of those brain-teaser games. Grabbing it, they look on the back of the box and find the word "learn" in the description. They make another video, pointing out that word specifically.

Hopefully Usagi can use that somewhat roundabout way of getting their point across to puzzle out that the Knight thinks they should find her something puzzling she can learn from.]

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[lightthedarkness]

Knight! You wanna help? Awww you are just like, the BEST, you know that? It's why I love you so much.

Hmm, and do you think I should get her a puzzle? Maybe! She'd probably love it!

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[timefordinner]

Hi, Usagi! My name is Sena Itadaki.

I have some friends back home who've built their own computers. Maybe you could get your friend a book on how to do that? Building her own supercomputer might be a fun challenge that she'd enjoy.

Hopefully I'll get the chance to see meet her myself, but if I don't, tell her I said happy birthday!

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[lightthedarkness]

Nice to meet you, Sena-san!

Well, I could definitely ask, she's never been the building type, but maybe she'd want to get into it here.

But thank you! I will definitely pass the message along.

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[torsion]

I think if she's that smart and polite, you should just straight-out ask her. Treat her to a meal the same day or a different one that you might think that she'd like -- brunch, maybe? -- and tell her the rest of the day is about her. She's going to get a gift and you'll make it about her. For me, I'll admit I'm a bit sappy. I'd rather just be with the people I care about.

Otherwise, if you know her size, a new bathing suit might be nice. I'm not that hip with fashion these days, but there are a lot of really flattering and cute designs.

Though for future reference, if anyone is curious, I'm fond of Fallkniven knives. ;)

Well hi you

[lightthedarkness]

Oh! Like I said, I already have the day planned! We're gonna visit the aquarium then I'm gonna take her to this nice but quiet sushi place! I'm gonna take care of the whole day. I'm not sure about throwing her a party but maybe that too. If I knew who else knew her, I'd invite them.

The day IS about her, the whole thing.