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Okay, so.

( Hello everybody, it's Vash the Stampede currently sitting on the floor in his room surrounded by an absolutely mammoth pile of plushies. It's fine, don't worry about it. ) I may not be the guy with all the Christmas knowledge, we don't really have it where I'm from, but I do know the whole point is gift-giving, right? And what do kids need in the gift-giving season? Toys. Now I've done my best at the arcade, won whatever I can, but I think the guy running the place is super out for my hide -. ( A laugh, bright and uncomplicated. It's fine. ) - which means I need help. Because the Orphanage has a whole range of ages, right? And maybe some of them don't want cuddly toys - who am I to judge?

( He is judging a teensy tiny bit, because he thinks cuddly animals are great. )

So toys. I was wondering if anyone had anything they wanted to donate. We had that whole thing with the fake guns, right? ( He pulls a face, but he's going to soldier on. ) And there were those little figures that one time. If anyone's got anything they don't want anymore that we could fix up to give to those in need that would be really great. Or if anyone wants to try their hand at the other machines, I guess as long as it's not me the owner can't be too pissed. Anything would be super appreciated. They deserve something nice too, you know?

( And while he's aware that some people here are angrier about the Transylvanian orphans than others, he's hoping everyone secretly has a good heart down deep. )

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Ah, this is an area where I can certainly help, and an unexpected one at that! The young master owns a toy company which I also assist in managing, so I have good experience with what toys are popular and how to manufacture them. Well, children of 1889, at least, but surely children do not change that much at their core? A fun toy is a fun toy.

You are onto something with the plush, for example. Funtom Company's most popular item by far was the Bitter Rabbit--a charming line of plush rabbits with different clothing and accessories that you could customize them with.

(Additionally, I hope you do not mind my replying with text to your video. I find it a bit easier to use the voice-to-text function while I am working.)

I spend a lot of time looking around the junk shops and second hand stores for things for Okinawa. I do often see toys. A little cleaning and tune up, and a lot of them could be good as new. Next time I'm out, I'll see what I can find.

I don't really have any toys... but I do have a bunch of trading cards of a ton of cats that I somehow ended up with last year? They look like they're part of a game that can be played with them that kids might like...

[Namely, these cards.]

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