On the coffee table, in their living room, Yosuke will find two boxes elegantly wrapped in red. The first contains a box of chocolate, only the finest money could buy in Hive City. The second box, however, contains a note and a neatly folded, completeĀ ensemble that is very clearlyĀ notĀ for him to wear. The note reads:
Happy Valentineās Day and welcome home!Ā
Your gifts are positively beautiful and I was unsure how to repay you. I am aware that Japanās tradition includes girls presenting the boys they love with chocolate ā but I could not help but want to do something more!
I am upstairs taking a bath and it appears Iām in need of something to wear! If it isnāt too much trouble, would you mind bringing this to me? It is flu season and I believe you are in need of a check up!
Never mind the fact her chocolates look a thousand times more exquisite than the ones heād gotten for her, the ensembleĀ contained within the second gift was enough to render him paralyzed, the box slipping through his grip on to the table with a small thud. The letter, naturally, was next to be examined, but when it finally registered that Sonia had indeed timed this gift right when heād see it and sheād be bathing, he very much loses his sense of realityā even tries pinching himself several times in a mix of delusion and sheer embarrassment.
"Whā when did she...!?" His face is a hundred shades of red; did she discover the magazines under his bed??? Was she really serious about doing this?? Would he survive the amount of blood loss????Ā
With all the remaining energy he can muster he grabs the outfit with unneeded delicacy, before slowly, but surely, ascending the stairs, mentally convincing himself it would be fine, that he can definitely do this, until the sound of water grew so close as to perk his imagination, and when he finally pictures her in it, saying that very last line written in her letter heā
ā passes out cold, from some mix of overworked exaustion and lack of breathing, a little before the bathroom.