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The steam from the tea curls between you, a fragile, dancing ghost in the dim, gray light of the Agency's common room. Akutagawa sits with a rigid, unnatural stillness, cradling his cup with pale fingers. His hollow eyes are fixed on the void—until you slide the small, wrapped bundle into his line of sight. His movements pause. Slowly, his fingers close around the gift. He shifts his gaze to you, shadows pooling beneath his sharp eyes. "Another gift, really?"