All I Need For Warmth PV: Jam Chong Closed

─────Elodie's lips twitched with amusement, keeping her eyelids closed. "Is this something illegal?" She said teasingly, her eyes flicking open, first fixing on Jam's serious face before gazing down at the gift. Her eyes widened almost comically, her mouth dropping open.

"Oh my goodness, what?!!? It's incredible!" The girl squeaked, turning the doll over in her hands and staring down at it. "Is there a bomb hidden in this or something?" She teased, before staring down at it. "Is this me? Hey, we match!" Elodie exclaimed, studying it with a huge smile.

"Wait, did you MAKE this? That's actually incredible!" She continued on her rant on the incredible craftmanship of the gift, eyes sparkling, lips fixed in a huge smile. By the time she was finished, she was breathless, her cheeks flushed pink with happiness.

"Ahah... Sorry about that. It's just... Like, so incredible. Seriously, you're SO talented. You could, like, get rich doing this." She breathed, still admiring the little doll.

"Forget tuna and a mirror, you're so incredible, there's no way Minnow won't fall in love with you immediately."

Her chest was filled with joy, and she almost teared up as she looked down at the gift. It made her heart swell, almost overflowing with her happiness. She'd never received a single gift from someone outside of her immediate family, her cheeks almost aching with how hard she was smiling. This was something she'd treasure for the rest of her life, something she'd look back on with fond memories no matter what, remembering forever that this was the first token of friendship she'd ever receive.

─────Elodie looked up from the CD to thank her friend for the gift, taking in her shivering state and pausing. "Thank you. Now, let's go inside before you freeze to death!"

She pushed herself to her feet, stretching and turning to reach out a hand, offering to help Jam up. "You can borrow my coat if you get too cold. I've got a pretty good resistance to it at this point, and I can't let my awesomest friend get hypothermia!" Elodie said with a lopsided grin, her eyes gleaming with playfulness and the lingering joy from to day.

It occurred to her in that moment that she should start thinking about the gifts she herself was going to give her friends, although she admittedly had very little. She considered this for a bit, going over their conversation in her mind.

Maybe... maybe a cat. Jam had said she wanted a ginger cat, right? Elodie was sure she could find one somewhere. She thought back to Lola, the ginger cat who lived next door, who'd been pregnant for a while. Her kits were around 12 weeks old, right? Right around the age where they could be separated from their mother without future behavioral issues.

She'd have to owl her mum, and figure out how the kitten was going to get to Hogwarts, and study up on the proper steps that needed to be taken.

Yes, she'd have her work cut out for her. But Elodie was sure this was the best way to go to ensure her friend got the best gift she could give.