August 29th~

hellowesterndetective:

August 29 

Your birthday suggests that you are charismatic, warm, and ambitious, possessing a keen intellect and an enterprising spirit. Independent and success- oriented, you like to be active and think in grandiose terms. You may, however, have to avoid getting emotionally carried away or going to extremes. With the subinfluence of Virgo, your decanate ruler, you possess a sharp, practical mind and are often a perfectionist. You are likely to pay attention to detail and want to refine your work. Nevertheless, you may need to refrain from continuously mulling over issues, since this can cause anxiety. Fortunately, your thirst for knowledge and a love of learning can keep you mentally occupied and stop you from becoming oversensitive. Sociable and generous, you do well in people-related activities. Mind-broadening travel can be especially positive and bring you many new contacts. Possessing organizational skills and being adventurous, you also have the ability to make money. By applying the needed self- discipline, you can bring out your marvelous potential. As dynamic and charming as you can be, sometimes you may become insecure, withdrawing to isolate yourself. By reconnecting to your intuition and idealistic vision, you soon return to being enthusiastic and creative. From childhood you have been practical, analyzing situations in order to understand and improve them.

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       A plain rectangular box showed up at some unknown time of the day, labeled only with a sharpied “For Saguru Hakuba”. Inside was a hastily written note that described the other contents of the box:

“Today I was out to pick up a copy of one of these mystery-and-puzzle-genre games for myself, so I figured while I as at it, I would purchase the entire collection for you. Seven Ace Attorney (I have included funds to buy the single download-only game), six Layton (plus the movie), and the crossover game. I hope you like them; I’m no gamer but they are certainly enjoyable. Tell me what you think; I would love to hear some of your theories as you progress.”

      The note abruptly stops there without the mention of a name. Even a “happy birthday” seems to have been forgotten in the rush. Really, the only things that seemed to receive any careful attention where the games themselves – all freshly purchased and still in their wrappers; both series in chronological order by release date, but with that special crossover separating the two franchises.

Thankfully, her handwriting has always been just a bit unique and identifiable (it probably helps that her gift from last year was scrawled in a similar manner), so it’s quite obvious who sent it.

"Oh dear… it would seem that my dear Beauty Detective has a bit of an addiction. I’ll be certain to keep you updated on my progress, yes, as soon as I have a chance to play. Thank you very much, Kirigiri-san~!”

“Otanjoubi omedetou, tantei-san.~”

This figurine was left during the night, a rose balanced from its head to its tail.

“It’s a little dragon! …which is stating the obvious, yes, but that’s fantastic! I’ll add it to my growing collection. Who knows? Perhaps I’ll have a dragon army again soon~ Thank you, Kaitou-san.”

And there is a beautiful card with a picture of Sherlock Holmes on it, and inside it reads.

One this very important day, I do hope you have a wonderful Brithday, my dear other self. Congradulations on making it another year, and keep up the good work. Criminals always need to be caught.

Yours truly 

Hakuba Saguru.

“I’m never quite sure what to think when an alternate universe crosses the barrier… but, thank you, other self. You do know precisely what I like. I shall have to send you something in return for what I assume is also your birthday!”

“I wanted to find something that would match the gift I got you last year. And I remembered that I made sure to get the blue instead of the red. Now you have something specifically designed to match the shoes.

"Happy Birthday.”

“Thank you, Koizumi-san… I’m so very grateful to have your friendship.”

A delivery person appears late in the morning to drop of a bouquet of Dogwood flowers and a rather ornate card.

The card itself reads:

Bon Anniversaire ( Happy Birthday )

Nous chérissons les moments que nous avons partagé avec vous. ( We cherish the time we spent with you. )

S + K

—-

“…such a thing.”