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Friday afternoon, just after these e-mails, Shinobi meets Angelo in the kitchen to deliver his birthday present. He adds to his Embarassing Pictures of Angelo collection, and gives his friend the tools his needs to begin his own.



True to his word, once the e-mail had gotten sent off, Shinobi had set out from the boiler room. A quick run by his room to pick up Angelo's giftbox later, and he poked his head into the kitchen, casting a quick look around. No snarky Scotts or exhausted Elisabeths in sight, this time. Maybe they were finally talking. With a relieved smile, he moved over and set the cheerfully wrapped, innocent-looking box down on the table before sliding over to the refridgerator. Time to mooch from the leftovers.

Angelo got there a couple of minutes later, pushing the door open and grinning at the sight of Shinobi digging through the fridge. "Hey!"

"Hey," Shinobi replied lightly, looking over his shoulder with a lopsided grin. "Happy belated, mate. I trust fun was had by all?"

Angelo's grin widened. "Yeah, definitely. Been too long since I had a proper night out. Not since... God, not since Boston."

Shinobi nodded in approval, grinning as he closed the fridge. He could get food in a minute. "Present," he said sagely, pointing towards the cheerful box waiting patiently on the table.

Angelo laughed. "Present! Yes!" he answered, making a beeline for the box and starting to remove the paper.

Casually, Shinobi slipped a hand into his pocket to retrieve his small camera, moving just enough to get a nice, clear shot of the other boy's face. "Hope you like it," he said cheerfully, grinning mischeviously as he brought the camera up. Line up the shot.. wait for iiiiiit..

Angelo got the box open and discovered what was on the top of its contents - a pair of furry handcuffs. Shinobi wasn't disappointed by the look on his face, and got off a couple of good shots with the camera. "Ha. Very funny", Angelo said with a chuckle.

"Thought you might get some use out of them," he replied innocently, quite pleased to have gotten a few snaps. "Little souvenir from Brighton."

Angelo laughed. "They're the same ones? Wondered what'd happened to them when you two left..."

Shinobi beamed. "Well, now you know. Keep digging, now," he encouraged, waving a hand at the box. "You aren't done yet."

Angelo grinned back at him, turning back to the box and coming up with... leather? Leather pants. Heh. Looked like the right size, too. Well, he hadshared a room with Shinobi, for a while...

"Welcome to the club," Shinobi grinned, inclining his head. "It seemed like you were awfully overdue. When Doug has leather trousers before you do, mate, something is amiss."

Angelo turned back to him, laughing. "Hah. True. Paige'll be pleased..." he couldn't resist adding.

Nodding sagely, he pointed to the box again. "That's what that last one is for," Shinobi observed, smiling lopsidedly. "Sarah and I want to see her and Jono's reactions, and I thought that after Brighton, it would only be fair if I gave you the tools necessary to get back at me."

Angelo glanced back into the box, having not realized there was anything left in there. Dipping one hand in, he came up with what appeared to be a phone similar to Shinobi's. "A... phone is gonna let you see their reactions?"

Shinobi shook his head, managing not to laugh. "It's got a camera, you putz," he grinned, tucking his own back into his pocket to free up his hands, leaving him free to step over and show Angelo how to work it.

Angelo blinked, a lot of things suddenly becoming clear. "That'd be how you got those photos from the club without us noticin', then?" he asked, one eyebrow raised questioningly. "We weren't drunk enough not t'notice you gettin' out a normal camera..."

"Mine's in my lighter," Shinobi confirms, smiling innocently. "But since Paige doesn't fancy it when you smoke, as I recall.. I thought this might be a little less telling."

Angelo laughed. "Just a little bit, yeah. Does it work as a phone?"

Shinobi nodded. "It does, handily enough. Toys are more fun when they can multi-task. Gives one an excuse to do bad James Bond impressions."

Angelo grinned. "Cool - makes things a bit easier if I can just tell her it's a phone. Can "forget" it's a camera too, that way."

"True enough." Shinobi grinned, and tapped the bottom of the phone. "Has a little USB port there, next to the plug for the charger, so you can move the pictures onto your laptop. If you need help getting the hang of it, I can show you how to do it."

Angelo nodded. "Looks pretty simple, but now I've said that, I'll probably be mailin' you for help this time tomorrow."

Chuckling, Shinobi nodded, casting a quick look to his watch. "Well, barring any unexpected crisis rearing its ugly head, this time tomorrow should be fine."

Angelo grinned broadly. "All works, then. Thanks for all this, man."

"All works," Shinobi agreed, mirroring the grin. "Oh, my pleasure. I like having the chance to give friends presents. Especially when I get amusing pictures out of the deal."

Angelo raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, you do like your amusin' pictures, don't you? I don't s'pose for a minute you'd've happened t'lose the ones from England in your travels?"

Shinobi shook his head, smiling sweetly. "Heavens, no. Paige and Sarah both have copies. I'm sure either or both of them would be happy to share, if you asked really nicely."

Angelo looked mischievous at that thought. "Oh, I'm sure I can get Paige to give me her copy, yeah."

Shinobi, meanwhile, looked like he approved wholeheartedly. "You're a smart fellow. I have faith in you."