Singleplayer RPG

Chapter 7 - Trading Inventory

Today was the day of the exchange. The team had been buzzing about it the entire week: some bragging about the gifts they had bought, others being more reserved about it. Everyone gathered in the clubroom and sat down on the floor, placing wrapped presents of various shapes and sizes in front of themselves. Kuroo was the last to sit down. He placed his present in front of him, but for some reason he had a strong sense of excitement about him.

"Alright, lets start!" He adjusted his posture a little before speaking again. "I'm glad to see that everyone decided to participate." He then paused, looking over at Yaku with a somewhat unsure expression. "Uhm, does anyone want to go first?" Yamamoto enthusiastically thrusted his arm into the air, causing the people sat either side of him, Shibayama and Fukunaga, to instinctively lean away from him. Kuroo granted him permission to go first, so he picked up his gift, then dramatically turned to Fukunaga.

"Fukunaga, this is for you!" Yamamoto smiled at Fukunaga as he took the gift. Fukunaga turned it around in his hands to inspect it, then began to carefully unwrap it. Inside was a nicely folded shirt. He held it by the shoulders, then lifted it, revealing a shirt with a squid graphic on it. Fukunaga stared at it quietly for a moment, then spoke. "Ink-redible." He then chuckled to himself as the team sat there and watched. Yamamoto grinned at Fukunaga, satisfied with his reaction

"Yamamoto, choose someone to go next!" Kuroo said hoping to move things alone. Yamamoto scanned the room, trying to figure out who may have his gift.

"I choose...Teshiro!" Yamamoto shouted, which caused Teshiro to flinch out of shock. He then quietly picked up his gift, then handed it to Kai politely.

"Sorry if this isn't what you wanted. I wasn't really prepared to get a gift for you." Kai smiled kindly, unwrapping the present. "Oh, be careful by the way," Teshiro warned. Kai finished unwrapping to reveal a small cactus plant.

"Ohh, I really like it! Thank you, Teshiro!" Kai said softly with a genuine tone of gratitude. Teshiro bowed a little in response.

"Okay Teshiro, your turn to choose!" Teshiro scanned the room anxiously.

"How about...Haiba?" Lev smiled cheerily, then picked up his present and enthusiastically handed it to Kenma, who paused a little in surprise at how forcefully the present was given to him. He unwrapped the present with precision, barely damaging the wrapping paper. He was taken aback by what he held in his hands.

"I heard you really like the characters in these games, so I thought you might like this!" he said nervously. Kenma stared at the gift – a figurine of a dragon from a game series he really enjoyed. He then smiled warmly at Lev.

"Thank you, Lev. I really like it." The whole team fell silent in bewilderment. It was rare to see Kenma so tranquil and happy. Yaku smiled proudly.

"Alright Kenma, you know the drill," Kuroo said after composing himself. Kenma smiled cunningly.

"Yaku, why not show what you got?" Kuroo perked up expectantly.

"Sorry, senpai. This isn't for you," Yaku said to Kuroo teasingly, then handed the gift to Lev, who's eyes lit up. He very hastily ripped the paper off, revealing a knitted sweater with a cat's face on it. He lifted it up smiling, then smirked at Yaku.

"Hey senpai, how did you know my size?" Yaku jabbed him in the side in response.

"I helped Kuroo sort out the uniforms, idiot." He sighed, then looked around the room. "Kai, I want you to go next."

Kai handed Yamamoto a gift, which was revealed to be a biker jacket with a tiger sewn on the back. Yamamoto excitedly put it on, modelling it for the team and earning a few claps from the team. Kai chose Shibayama next, who nervously handed a gift to Yaku. He carefully unwrapped it and held up the gift, which was a black cat beanie. He then excitedly put it on his head.