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[Welcome to a feed of the diner, where Souji is standing behind two pyramids carefully constructed from cheeseburgers (there's also a plateful of Christmas cookies, but they're shoved off to the side because Mansion made those, not Souji). He's looking at them in bemusement, as though he's only just now realized just how many he's actually made.

He's wearing a pale pink apron that probably actually belongs to Tohru. In the background, he's already dragged out the Colonel and decked him out with a Santa Hat and string of lights.

After a few seconds, he shrugs and looks at the camera, noticing it's on. Well, that decides it.]

I'd like to propose a trade. [As though this was his plan the whole time.] A cheeseburger for a Christmas gift idea.

[OOC Note: Souji will be about 5 due to cookies from 12/13-12/15. I'm including a top level catch all thread for anyone who wants to interact with him during those dates. This will probably be the only time he'll ever be shorter than most of the other residents of the Mansion.]

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[So cute. Minato gently petted Souji's hair, and had Jack Frost sink back into his soul.]

We can rest here for a little bit before we go out to play.

[He'd have to get Souji a scarf and a hat and gloves (or mittens) before they went outside. He picked Souji up though along with his fox plushie and had him sit on the bed.]

Did you want to help me with something first?

[Souji nodded, still hugging the fox. It would be right, to help out, since he'd been given a gift.]

How?

You can tell me which song you like better.

[Minato knelt down next to his violin case and opened it up.]

It's okay to like both of them too.

[Souji leaned forward to see better, squishing the plush against his stomach.]

What's that?

A violin. I can show you.

[Minato lifted the instrument out of the case and showed it to Souji along with the bow. Then he plucked each string individual to let Souji hear each note.]

I'll play you something. Is that okay?

[Souji nodded and scooted closer to the edge of the bed, sitting up straight to listen. His eyes were on Minato and the bow as he set it to the strings, unsure what to expect.]

[Minato made sure the violin was tuned, then he played the first song, which was this song. (It's a Thai bowed string instrument, but close enough! It's the song that counts!) When he was finished, he lowered the bow and looked to Souji for approval or disapproval.]

[Souji listened attentively, and when Minato finished, he reached around the fox plush and clapped for the song.]

[Minato smiled, bowing his head a little. He readied his bow to play the second song. Once he was done, he lowered the violin this time.]

[Souji had the same reaction as before, listening closely and then applauding. Then he sits in silence for a long moment before hugging the plush close and hiding his face behind its head.]

...I can't choose.

Then both is okay.

[Minato smiled, setting the instrument down in the case along with the bow.]

If you liked them, then that makes me happy.

[Souji smiled into the fox's fur, his cheeks tinged red.]

Yay.

[So cute! Minato closed up the case and set it aside. He went over to Souji to smooth out his hair and kiss the top of his head.]

If you're happy, then I am too.

...Can I have ice cream? [He lowered the fox enough to ask that without the question being muffled. It was an important question that needed to be clearly understood.]

Of course. You can have whatever you want.

[Minato picked Souji and his fox up to carry the little boy on his arm.]

What's your favorite flavor?

[Souji leans into Minato to make it easier to balance his weight.]

Coffee.

[Even at five, it's his favorite.]

I like that one. And mint chocolate chip.

[Minato carried Souji over to a tearoom. He set Souji down in a chair at a windowside table, then sat across from him, leaving the chair to Souji's right or Minato's left free.]

Do you want to set your fox here?

[At the empty chair, of course. Then Souji could think of whatever ice cream he wanted to in a second.]

[Souji nodded and settled the fox carefully in the chair beside him. He made sure to arrange all of its feet and its tail so that it would be comfortable and sit up properly.

Then he turned to the table, where the ice cream was already waiting. Souji's eyes widened, but he didn't question it. Maybe Minato put it there when he wasn't looking.]

[Minato had been watching Souji and thought that he was so darling. That last expression of his was just too cute.]

You did it. If you think of another bowl of ice cream for me, it'll appear.

[That was an invitation for Souji to try, if he wanted to.]

[That's even more amazing! Souji looked at an empty spot on the table and frowned in concentration. When the bowl appears, he lights up, in a restrained, Souji-like way.]

Thank you. It's exactly what I wanted.

[Souji was so cute. He thought of two spoons for them, and deposited one in Souji's bowl for him.]

Did you want to share?

[Souji nodded and scooted his bowl closer to Minato's so Minato could reach more easily.]

What's your favorite?

[Minato thought of another bowl of ice cream that they could share. He moved both bowls closer to Souji too, meeting him in the middle.]

Mint chocolate chip. Did you want to try some?

[Souji nodded. To reach everything, he got onto his knees in the chair's seat, and took a spoonful of Minato's mint chocolate chip. His eyes widened a little, and after swallowing, he set his spoon down and picked up his fox, holding it out with it's nose in the bowl, hovering just over the ice cream.]

Does he approve too?

[Minato smiled, and gently stroked Souji's hair starting from the crown of his head to the back of his neck.]

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