“Merry christmas Hakuba-senpai~”

Camie smiles and pushes a round metallic object into the detectives hands. It is a pocket watch; warm to the touch, almost like it is beating. Ticking can be heard from the inside, but as hard as he might try the teen finds himself unable to open it.

Camie then gives him another smile, one that would suggest a hidden detail about the curious clock.

“This is hand crafted and very special, you should keep it in a safe place. Don’t worry, when the time comes you will know what is so special about it senpai~”

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“Oh… oh. Good god. It’s… it’s beautiful. I’ve never seen anything quite like it before. Thank you, Camie-chan… thank you so very, very much. Rather curious how it doesn’t open, though… I wonder what its purpose is…”