I really should have uploaded this sooner…oh well.
If you have an idea for a oneshot where one character (from Tech Support, canon or OC) gives another character a gift, submit it via review or PM and I'll write it.
Heads up, "Kura-kun" will appear in Attenuation, which I will start posting in January. The name he uses to communicate with Arlua is Nakura23.
Disclaimer: I only own my OCs. This chapter was my idea, but on chapters where I used a submitted idea, I'll give credit to the person who suggested it.
Arlua frowned at the package sitting on the coffee table in her apartment. It had been delivered to her ten minutes before, and she had yet to open it simply because she couldn't figure out who it was from. There was no return address, and she didn't recognize the handwriting. She did know it wasn't from Tania, Malcolm, Supai, Shizuo, Shinra, Celty, or Kadota, and they were the only ones she could think of who would send her a gift. Except maybe her new boss, but she didn't think he seemed like the kind to send a package instead of delivering a gift himself.
I wouldn't think it was a gift if it didn't say "Merry Christmas" in the return address space, she thought with a sigh, deciding to just open it.
Inside the box was a flash drive and a note. The flash drive was black, with silver lettering that read simply 'Arlua Teki. 1TB.' Her eyes widened.
Someone had it customized with my name…and it's a full terabyte? Flash drives that big are really expensive! She picked it up and turned it over in her hand several times, unable to take her eyes off of it. Finally, she closed her fist, hiding the device from view and turning her attention to the note.
It said simply ' _23'.
"Twenty-three…" Arlua frowned and uncurled her fingers to eye the flash drive again. "Six blanks, then twenty-three…who would- oh!" The technician grinned. "So you are an interesting challenge after all, Kura-kun."
She carried the flash drive over to her computer and plugged it in. When she accessed the drive, a dialogue box came up prompting her for a password. Thinking of the note, she typed 'Nakura' and hit enter. A window appeared with the files listed. There was one folder marked 'Fun New Things' and a text document labeled 'Congratulations, Tek-chan'. She opened the text document first.
'Tek-chan, I knew you would get it! I hope I didn't make the password too easy for you! Now, careful when opening the folder.~ It's full of viruses and intriguing programs for you to play with!
Merry Christmas!
-Nakura23'
The technician grinned.
Kura-kun, you continue to surprise me, she thought happily.