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"Greetings, you've reached Ekkehardt Gehring. If you're listening to this, I'm probably busy. Try again later, or leave a message."

EKKEHARDT GEHRING
UN: HEMLOCK

STATUS: Graduate/TA. School nurse assistant.

ACCOLADES: I graduated from this academy 22 years ago. I've been rather boring otherwise.

BIO: I'm here to help treat whatever injuries you children can't just bounce back from. Try not to get into trouble.

© TESSISAMESS

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[The delivery shows up right on time: Ekkehardt's yearly birthday bouquet of mourning lilies.

Only this time there's a card. A simple thing. A generic birthday card, blank on the inside save for Avery's hastily written signature. There's a gift card as well, though it's worth only 5 euros at the nearest big box store.]

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[ Lilies again, because if there's anything Atchison is punctual with it's being a nuisance, but the card is...new.

The monetary value isn't much, but Ekkehardt has never been one to care about amassing funds.

The sentimental value, though, is much higher than that.

He can't help but smile, genuinely, just a little. It's begrudging and faint, but he is touched. ]

[ Later that day, Avery will find a nondescript box on his desk with a perfect replica of a very familiar mask inside.

The only discrepancy is that the copy is made for an adult, rather than a child. If he decides to wear it, it will fit perfectly, and offer the same enchantments Ekkehardt put on the original.

There's a note:

"I was asked for a favour. Don't think too hard about it." ]