The illustration is far too personal for Benjiro to even consider passing it to someone else, let alone sell it. At the most, it might spend time with Sadie in her room on loan.

Benjiro watches when Walter opens the gift only to snap the box closed with a grin, and he chuckles at the expression, “I figured you could have some fun with the bugs.” They may only be Indie games, but such titles have been gaining steam in recent years with the gaming audience. It had simply been a matter of calling in some favors to get the early access from some of his favored programmers.

As Russell takes his gift and walks away with it still wrapped, Benjiro is left blushing faintly with one hand rubbing at his neck. He honestly doesn’t think that his gifts can compete either, but he has no intention of badgering his cousin and accepts waiting the extra day and a half. On Christmas, that gift from Russell will inspire similar appreciation to the gift from Walter. The cards are nice certainly, but the picture in the frame is placed along with his other family photos right by his bedside. Things might continue to evolve, yet his life has changed for the better in the time that he has been in Mossgate. He has connected with extended family he barely knew prior, and now can’t imagine not having ever known them. Russell in particular.

The gifts from their aunts wait in the chair while Russell is absent.