[ aoba's not really good at gift giving, and he always has trouble coming up with ideas-- he thinks he did okay this year though, all things considered! he gets koujaku a new obi. there's also a locket in there, but for some reason it's empty. there's also a time delayed voice message left on koujaku's phone.

aoba sounds flustered. ]

Hey, Koujaku. [ an awkward pause. ] Merry Christmas. Things have been complicated lately, haven't they? A lot of stuff happened, and I was pretty worried for a while about everything. But... because you were with me-- [ another beat, like aoba's fumbling for his words. ] It made it a lot easier, knowing that. So thank you. [ quietly: ] I love you.

I'll see you tomorrow.