As they sat on the train heading home, Sidereae suddenly remembered the gift she had for Mathieu. She rummaged through her bag with a small smile and produced a neatly wrapped package. "Hey, Mathy," she said casually, "It's a bit late, but here's a little something for your belated birthday. Better late than never, right?" Sid handed over the package, revealing the latest volume of Initializing...2132, accompanied by a handwritten note expressing her gratitude and warm birthday wishes.
Mathieu's eyes widened with surprise as Sidereae presented him with the carefully wrapped package. He couldn't help but grin at her playful forgetfulness. "Well, look at you, Sid, bringing me a belated birthday surprise," he chuckled, accepting the gift.