[ Whenever it is Sylvain rolls out of bed and physically out of his room he'll feel the soft weight of something atop his head and might accidentally hit a banner placed strategically at eye-level on his way out. It won't be long before he realizes that the weight on his head is none other than a hat with a little carton fox atop a galloping horse that runs in and out of the fake candles that faintly glow. 'Happy birthday' is written jauntily on the hat, its bright colours loud but nonetheless complimenting one another.
As for the banner? Well that just says 'Happy Birthday, Sylvain!' with a number of the loft's critters holding the balloons that each letter is encased in.
One of the leoslyphs will eventually fly over with a card in its mouth. Inside the impeccably handmade card (it's a lion's head that when opened, lets out a little 'roar!') is a small booklet of what looks like handmade coupons, and a note. ]
Happy birthday, Sylvain!
As the Doctor likes to put it, another lap around the sun has finally started again. I know we'll never know what to expect with Abraxas, but the one certainty I do have is that you'll be there. Thanks to you, Abraxas is starting to feel a little more like home every day (but really, if we ended up anywhere I think that would be the case because a home isn't a place, but a person). I only hope that we'll be able to return everything you give to us in spades.
Don't use those coupons too quickly! Once they're gone, they're gone. Or I can just make more. It's really up to you and you like breaking the rules anyway.
xx Hilda
[ The coupon book is as it sounds and is actually quite thick alluding to the fact that it might be difficult to use them all up at once. Instead of deals on items however, it's an assortment of acts and services like: 'Good for 10 kisses in a row from a Deer of your choice', 'Redeem for a meal made by Hilda', 'A private cooking class for 2' (and in script beneath this one: 'Maybe this would be something good to take Claude to?'), 'Get out of chores you don't want to do for one whole week - no complaints from Hilda allowed!', 'Ask Hilda to return your library books - also with no complaining', 'Receive five back massages and get a special surprise for your sixth one!* (*The surprise has been pre-determined and the Birthday Boy does not get a say in what it is)'.
Whenever he does make his way out of the hallway, he'll find Hilda busy putting the finishing touches on dishes of his favourite things in the kitchen. ]
—a little belated june 5th gift
As for the banner? Well that just says 'Happy Birthday, Sylvain!' with a number of the loft's critters holding the balloons that each letter is encased in.
One of the leoslyphs will eventually fly over with a card in its mouth. Inside the impeccably handmade card (it's a lion's head that when opened, lets out a little 'roar!') is a small booklet of what looks like handmade coupons, and a note. ]
[ The coupon book is as it sounds and is actually quite thick alluding to the fact that it might be difficult to use them all up at once. Instead of deals on items however, it's an assortment of acts and services like: 'Good for 10 kisses in a row from a Deer of your choice', 'Redeem for a meal made by Hilda', 'A private cooking class for 2' (and in script beneath this one: 'Maybe this would be something good to take Claude to?'), 'Get out of chores you don't want to do for one whole week - no complaints from Hilda allowed!', 'Ask Hilda to return your library books - also with no complaining', 'Receive five back massages and get a special surprise for your sixth one!* (*The surprise has been pre-determined and the Birthday Boy does not get a say in what it is)'.
Whenever he does make his way out of the hallway, he'll find Hilda busy putting the finishing touches on dishes of his favourite things in the kitchen. ]