let's all pretend i got this in before midnight

[uponawire]

Happy Birthday, Boss!

Alles Liebe,
Roxie

[The first gift - well, that's pretty self-explanatory. The second comes in a small leather satchel and, for all intents and purposes, is a sundial compass. It functions perfectly well as one too. It just also functions as what Roxie's family refers to as a Catch-Up Key - as in, it's how you catch back up to Nox once they roll out of a town. It's pretty much a Portkey, but that will only kick in if the top is depressed. It only works for one person and only takes them to one location: Nox, no matter where they've set up their caravans. It's free entry and admission and guaranteed safe-harbor. And not really a thing people outside of her family have access to. (Shut up.)]

Comments

[bambae]

Holy shit, Roxie. This is the most touching gift Chris has ever received, and he lets her wander off to wire practice, because he's kinda speechless and doesn't know what the fuck to say.

[uponawire]

Welcome to the circus, Christopher Park. ♥

[bambae]

This is all Chris has ever wanted

Every time he goes he's gonna leave his mom a not that says gone to join the circus until that joke is beaten to death

[uponawire]

The circus will write him excuse letters.

Dear Mrs. Park,
Please to be excusing your son's not being ar absence this weekend. Very important circus business.
Most Sincere Regards,
Kaspar Barringer

[theniceboy]

oh my god, it's like forging his mom's notes to the school in junior high, only in reverse, now he has notes to give his mom

this is all chris has ever wanted.

[uponawire]

Kaspar would be very insistent. It is important that your mother know we are taking good care of you. You are being taken good care of, yes? Roxanne, he is doing well? He is not displeased?

While Roxie sighs. And nods.

[theniceboy]

Then Kasper can teach Chris German, and chris can just slowly assimilate into a circus and the compound, because both of these are his true calling in life.

[uponawire]

Chris' resume is going to be amazing.

Other Skills: Expert at integrating into insular communities.

[theniceboy]

other skills: pretty baller at learning other languages to make friends apparently?