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Since folks have Shion on the brain, here's a little sneak peek of things to come.
>You set down the bags on the kitchenette countertop and start fishing out the contents to be deposited in the refrigerator, freezer and cupboard. A pound of lean ground beef. An assortment of fresh vegetables. A couple cloves of garlic. Some vodka to replace the bottle that you polished off the previous night. One by one, the fruits of your errand are stowed away in their proper place, until the bags are all but empty. At last, you pull out the last of your purchases. The most important one of them all.
>A plain white paraffin candle.
>As you turn the wax cylinder in your hand, a grin spreads across your face. Truth be told, this was the only thing you actually planned on buying when you left the house. But midway to the store you decided to pick up a few things while you were there. Just to give her a bit more time to sweat it out.
>“I’m baaack,” you announce in a singsong voice as you retrieve a box of matches from one of the drawers and turn away from the kitchenette to address the bound girl in your living room. “And I got you a present.”