Hisoka Mikage/Nostalgic Gingerbread

Christmas Marshmallow

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Huh? Over there, isn't that...
Hisoka	Munch, munch...
Izumi	(Even though it's this cold, he's eating outside... Ah, right.)
Hisoka	Munch, munch...
Izumi	Hisoka-san, aren't you cold?
Hisoka	... I'm a little cold.
Izumi	I spotted you in the courtyard, so I brought you some marshmallow cocoa.
Hisoka	Thank you. ... It's warm.
	Do you want to sit, too, Director?
Izumi	I'll take you up on that offer.
	You ate the gingerbread that Chikage-san and I made, huh.
Hisoka	They were in the kitchen, so I took one. It's not sweet, but... It has a nostalgic taste.
Izumi	Huh? There were some gingerbreads that were made sweet, but you didn't take one of those?
Hisoka	Yeah. For gingerbread, this one is good.
Izumi	I see. Chikage-san let me use his ginger powder to make these.
Hisoka	Chikage always puts in so much ginger. Even though doing that doesn't make it taste as good...
Izumi	I personally prefer having a lot of spices in it, but——.
Hisoka	...
Izumi	Hisoka-san? Hisoka-sa~n.
Hisoka	Zzz...
Izumi	If you sleep here, you'll catch cold.
Hisoka	Whistle...
Izumi	(Guess I can't do anything about him... I'll let him sleep for a while. If someone passes by, I'll ask them for help...)
August	Hey, you two, let's do a present exchange on Christmas.
April	A present exchange? Why do we...
August	It's Christmas, after all. I kinda wanted to try to do something Christmas-y with you two.
	December, what do you think?
December	... I'll do it. The present exchange.
August	April, what are you going to do? You don't seem like you want to.
April	Alright. I'll do it.
	It's not like I said I didn't want to or anything, anyway.
August	Ta-da! Don't I look like Santa-san?
December	A big bag.
April	What are you using that for?
August	I thought I'd use it for the present exchange. Put your presents in here, you two.
	Whoever wins at rock-paper-scissors can pick whatever present they want out of this bag.
April	It looks like you'll be able to tell whose present is whose just by touching the boxes.
December	I think so, too.
August	Don't sweat the details. Alright then, rock-paper——.
December	Scissors.
August	Ah, it's just December who won. Take whatever you want out of this bag. No looking inside, though.
December	I'll take this one.
August	Ah, it's the present I put in.
April	You knew that and that's why you picked it, right.
December	If I picked April's present, who knows what would be in there.
April	You're such a rude prick.
August	December, try opening it up.
December	Okay.
	Ah——.

Izumi	(... Nobody's coming. Maybe I should wake him up soon.)
Hisoka	Mm...
Izumi	Ah, are you awake?
Hisoka	... Sorry, I fell asleep.
Izumi	Not that much time has passed, so it's okay.
	If you kept sleeping, you would have caught a cold, so I was planning on waking you up soon.
Hisoka	...
Izumi	Hisoka-san?
Hisoka	... I had a dream.
Izumi	A dream?
Hisoka	A dream from when I spent Christmas with August and Chikage. We exchanged presents among the three of us.
	When I was opening the present I'd gotten from August, I woke up.
Izumi	Just a little more... It happens a lot when you just wake up. Do you remember what present you actually got?
Hisoka	If I remember correctly... It was a marshmallow in the shape of a snowman.
Izumi	What a cute present.
Hisoka	When I opened it, I feel like Chikage said, "And what were you planning on doing if I was the one who picked that."
Izumi	Ahaha, that's just like Chikage-san.
Hisoka	... Ah.
Izumi	?! H-Hisoka-san?
Hisoka	Director, your face is getting red. It's cold, so let's go inside.
Izumi	Ah, r-right.
	(He suddenly touched my face, so he surprised me...)
	(A snowman-shaped marshmallow... I can't seem to find one.)
Homare	Oh my, if it's isn't Director-kun. Are you on your way home from shopping?
Izumi	Homare-san, what a coincidence. I was just looking for something.
	Homare-san, are you heading home?
Homare	No, I was just heading out. Director-kun, what are you searching for?
Izumi	Ah, umm... Is it alright if I ask for advice even though you're heading somewhere?
Homare	It's no problem. Important figures always arrive late. I might be able to assist you in some way, so go ahead and tell me about your troubles.
Izumi	The truth is, I'm looking for a marshmallow shaped like a snowman.
	It seems like it's an important memory to Hisoka-san, but I can't really find one...
Homare	Hmm, it's something from Hisoka-kun's memories. If it's such a thing, then if I remember correctly, I believe I've seen one at my favorite tea shop.
Izumi	Huh?! Really?!
Homare	Oh, yes. That shop has quite the selection of tea leaves and tea snacks from all different countries. The snacks match well with the tea, and it's quite delicious.
Izumi	To think that it would be at Homare-san's favorite shop... Thank you so much for telling me!
	I'm home~.
Hisoka	Zzz...
Izumi	Hisoka-san is sleeping on the couch...
	(Perfect timing.)
	*rustle*
Hisoka	... I sense marshmallows.
Izumi	As you'd expect. Here you go, this is for you.
Hisoka	It's a marshmallow shaped like a snowman...
Izumi	After hearing your story, I tried looking for it.
Hisoka	Thank you, Director.
Izumi	You're welcome. Homare-san was the one who told me where they were selling it, though.
Hisoka	Alice... Rather than the value size, it would be better if he got these for me every time.
Izumi	Ahaha. Hey, Hisoka-san——.
CHOICE 1: "Is this the marshmallow you remembered?" [+] Izumi Is this the same as the one August-san gave you? Hisoka Sorry, I can't remember all that well... But I feel like this art on the snowman kind of looks like the one August gave me. I'll make sure to eat it carefully since you gave it to me, Director. Thank you. Izumi You're welcome. I'm glad that you like it.
CHOICE 2: "I wonder what kind of flavor it is?" [+] Izumi I wonder what kind of flavor it is? Hisoka When I ate it back then, it was really good, but I think it'll taste just as good now. Izumi Hisoka-san... Hearing you say that makes me really happy.
Izumi	Maybe I'll make something to drink.
	Ah, I know. Would you like to put it on top of some cocoa?
Hisoka	Mhm, I want to. Director, drink some cocoa with me.
Izumi	I think I'll do just that. I'll go make the preparations.
Hisoka	I'll help out, too.
Izumi	Hehe, thank you.

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