fandomhigh | Debate, Wednesday, December 7, 2016

"It's time for getting people gifts, at least for most of us," Steve said with a little smile. "And I know when I was a student, money wasn't exactly laying around for extras."

Tony did not shuffle awkwardly behind him at all. Don't be silly. "Not that a gift has to cost a lot to mean something," he chimed in.

Steve nodded. "When I was a kid, it was a big deal to get an orange. Don't laugh, Tony."

"I would never. Scurvy is a dangerous disease," Tony replied with the utmost sincerity. He was the least helpful person ever right now. "I think my most prized Christmas gift as a kid was a Captain America doll."

Yep, still not helpful.

Steve turned a delightful shade of pink at that. "So our debate today centers around buying gifts on a limited budget and whether gift cards are a good idea or not."

Tony beamed at the class, kindly ignoring the blush. "Many people consider gift cards to be the lazy man's gift giving. Other think it's genius to allow people to buy what they want for themselves. A gift card, if you're unfamiliar, is a monetary value to be used at specific locations or businesses."

"It's lazy," Steve said. "It says, 'I don't know you well enough to get something you like. Here, have money.'"

"That would explain so many gifts from my parents," Tony said dryly before carrying right on with the subject at hand."Or you're concerned someone else might get them this gift, so you hedge your bets. Like getting a gift receipt."

Steve tilted his head. "Gift receipt?"

"In case something doesn't fit or just plain isn't what you wanted, you can return it," Tony replied, both for the class and teacher. "They don't say how much the gift costs. You only find out in case you return it. They're nice, I hear."

"We didn't have them when I was a kid," Steve said, then gave a little grin. "Took too long to chip into the stones we used for paper, I guess. So, your thoughts, kids? Would you rather have a real gift that someone took time to pick out for you or a gift card that says, 'hi, you're worth 25 bucks.'"

Tony threw his hands up in the air and mouthed 'oh my god', pacing away before he harmed someone.

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Isabela

Ada Miller

Anders

Kaylin Neya

Would it make a difference if they were Amazon gift cards?

"Why not just give them money?" And if they didn't want it, Isabela would be happy to take it off their hands.

"You could, but some people think it's weird." Said the former billionaire.

"Less weird than some trinket that has more to do with your taste than what they actually like," said the former trophy bride.

Not that Luis had had bad taste, exactly, but it was pretty obvious after a while he was just playing dress-ups with her, and not in the fun way.

"That always tends to be a risk when getting a gift," Tony replied with a grin. "So you are pro-money then?"

"I don't have a problem with gift cards," Anders announced. "They let you buy something you might not want to tell people you needed."

"Another good reason for them," Tony agreed, trying very hard not to look amused by that. "I assume it wouldn't make you think someone doesn't know you well enough."

Anders looked puzzled, shaking his head. "I don't know about you, but I don't usually announce to my friends when I need socks or cat litter."

"Well, no. But some people believe that a personalized gift is better," Tony replied. "Like, say, giving them something they didn't ask for, but you knew they wanted because you know them well enough."

"That's best," Anders nodded. "But if someone doesn't know me well enough to say for sure, I'd rather they give me the gift card then guess and get it wrong."

"Even with a gift receipt?" Because then you were forced to realize how terrible your friend was. Who the hell wanted that sweater anyway? No one, that's who.

"I've never been quite sure what that is," Anders admitted, with a light shrug.

"Give 'em somethin' from another world," Ada said, shooting a grin Isabela's way because someone had once given her a 'flower' charm, and it wasn't like Ada was ever going to get that as a gift from anyone else. "Or make it yourself."

It was one of the reasons she loved the armband that Hya had made her so much.

"I always prefer to make them myself," Steve said with a grin.

"I don't know. I've never gotten a gift before," Kaylin said, looking a bit befuddled. She hadn't ever given anyone a gift either. To whom? For what?

She also didn't understand what this gift card business was. Monetary value? She understood the value part of that, but... Yeah, the whole thing confused her.

"...you've never gotten a gift?" Oh god, Tony was going to end up giving his class gifts now.

She shrugged. "I grew up in the fiefs. Nobody had enough money for food half the time. And we don't have days when you just give away things to people - at least not in the fiefs."

And no pretend crazy fat man who broke into people's houses and left things.

One was full of judgement.

Tony was going through a mental database of potential gifts for the people in his life right now. And wondering why so many were for crime fighting.

Hmmm...

It was Steve. Steve was full of judgement. Pretty much all the time, actually.

Ooo, or Starbucks gift cards. Shut it, I love their cold brew.

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