[ Alberto makes a point to get gifts for all the Madrigals (even the rats — especially the rats); even without Bruno here anymore, they're still the closest he's ever had to a family. Of course they all get gifts. One day when he's come over to Casita with Luisa's standing invitation to visit the rats in Bruno's tower on his own, he does sneak some gifts over for everyone. He's learned a lot about Christmas, in part with Isabela's guidance on some traditions, and he's trying his best to observe what he's heard about. Presents are supposed to be surprises opened on Christmas morning, that much he's got — so he doesn't make any fanfare about dropping off the gifts. They're all wrapped poorly but with clear effort. Likewise, the Christmas cards attached are, well— much the same... But it's very much the thought that counts. And the effort — he put a lot of effort into all his gifts, being that it's his first Christmas ever. He wants to do this right.
And he feels pretty confident he did. Because he recently discovered Shrinky Dinks. It's a shrinky, dinky Christmas for all Alberto's friends. Inside Dolores' parcel, she'll find a collection of handmadeearrings, shrink film drawings glued onto bases made of hardened hot glue. Unpolished, sure, but it serves its purpose — and the artistic intent counts for a lot. He even tried to render a crude semblance of La Casa Madrigal for the one pair! He doesn't know Dolores as well as the others in her family yet, but he's already quite fond of her, and her wise words in their time spent together have had more resonance than she knows; and so, like the rest of her family, her kindness is rewarded with Alberto's... thoughtful... artwork... ]
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Date: 2022-12-28 10:36 pm (UTC)And he feels pretty confident he did. Because he recently discovered Shrinky Dinks. It's a shrinky, dinky Christmas for all Alberto's friends. Inside Dolores' parcel, she'll find a collection of handmade earrings, shrink film drawings glued onto bases made of hardened hot glue. Unpolished, sure, but it serves its purpose — and the artistic intent counts for a lot. He even tried to render a crude semblance of La Casa Madrigal for the one pair! He doesn't know Dolores as well as the others in her family yet, but he's already quite fond of her, and her wise words in their time spent together have had more resonance than she knows; and so, like the rest of her family, her kindness is rewarded with Alberto's... thoughtful... artwork... ]