What everyone got Io-chan (the New Princess of Cute) as a Welcoming Gift:
Alaemon: A little diary with a huge retinal-scan lock on it.
Andreaphlus: A twenty-buck gift certificate. No, not money. (The earliest that she can cash it in is on her 21st birthday. The Princess of Nitpicking was quite clear on that…)
Asmodeus: The Spanish Inquisition pop-up book.
Baal: A cute little set of full plate mail with the most adorable batwing helmet.
Beleth: A signed copy of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Unabridged and uncensored.
Belial: They wouldn't let him bring a gift, but he's doing the fireworks. Wear safety goggles and a radiation suit.
Fleurity: Nothing for Io-Chan, but after looking at the rest of these gifts, the parents might be amenable to a present from him.
Furfur: Thrash Metal Barbie and Trainspotting Ken dolls.
Haagenti: 16 tons of chocolate-banana pudding.
Kobal: Five drums, four types of whistles, three cases of industrial-strength chili, two harmonicas and a set of bagpipes sized for a one year old.
Kronos: The grumpy bugger never showed up, but there's a pocket watch here without a tag on it.
Lilith: an IOU, made out SPECIFICALLY to Io-chan.
Malphas: A My Little Eris costume, complete with ceremonial hot dog rolls and a real Golden Apple. After some argument, he agreed to remove the Ethereal Song of Attraction laid upon said apple…
Mammon: The complete set of Pokemon dolls, accessories and trading cards. "NO! Don't take them out of the box!"
Nybbas: The entire Barney, Teletubbies and Blues Clues videotape collection, plus a really sweet contract for modeling baby clothes.
Saminga: A little guillotine set, which was originally sharp … (Some of these guys you really have to watch, you know?)
Valefor: The baby rattle of Napoleon III, in a battered box with scorched wrapping paper.
Vapula: A copy of SimCity Ultimate: just like the corporeal version, except that you can call up real cities and then toss in monsters, plagues and disasters! Strange … the people and buildings are very realistic…
And, well, she's sucked the other side into her little web, too…
Blandine: A set of lullabies on CD. Written by Gilbert & Sullivan, guitar music by Buddy Holley, harp music by O'Carolan, and vocals by Elvis Presley, Jenny Lind, Perry Como and a certain Archangel that absolutely insisted that his name not be on the cover, as he had no time for fans, what with all the delicate experiments going on…
Christopher: one of those personalized books ("Io-chan's Playtime Day"). However, it was written by Lewis Carroll and illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
David: Lego's. In the industrial size, with motors and wheels and pipes and electrical wiring and everything. You could build anything with this set: cars, houses, oil refineries, nuclear power plants (needs the special kit for the plutonium and graphite rods, though), a functional FTL Radio … anything.
Dominic: He was going to get the "Spanish Inquisition Pop-up Book", but somebody beat him to the last copy. So he gave the parents a home security kit for watching the baby… in a box with the tasteful "CIA property: authorized personnel ONLY" logo still on it.
Eli: We're still not sure what it is. All we know is that it's green (usually), makes weird noises, and everybody else was instantly filled with jealousy because they never had one when they were kids…
Gabriel: A burning sword nightlight. Keep those goggles and radiation suits on.
Janus: The baby rattle of Napoleon III, in a battered box with scorched wrapping paper.
Jean: A sweater. (He doesn't get out much.)
Jordi: It is not a stuffed animal, OK? The materials are completely synthetic and it certainly isn't anatomically correct. It's a learning tool: you push the belly and appropriate sayings come out. "Save the whales if you know what's good for you". "Don't even think about not protecting the rain forests". "Meat isn't murder, but just throwing away the rest of the animal that you've killed is grounds for justifiable homicide if I catch you at it". Things like that.
Khalid: A copy of the Qu'ran … and a set of instructional tapes for learning Arabic, geared for a small child. Khalid gets out more than Jean, but it’s hard to tell with Elohites, sometimes.
Laurence: A My Little Ronin Forge, with all the materials you need to make your very own matching katana and wakizashi!
Litheroy: A very nice telescope. Unfortunately, he insisted on leaving the price tag on. Keeping him from spoiling the surprise party was a real pain, too.
Marc: A bunch of brightly-colored, perfectly safe plush toys and dolls for the cradle. (What, you thought it would be stock options, or her very own numbered Swiss Bank account? He's a Mercurian, guys: in other words, he's got a clue.)
Michael: A cute little war axe: oddly enough, it looks like it came from the same shop as Baal's gift.
Novalis: A "Young Miss Gardening Set". Included are seeds for daisies, violets, corn, wheat, flax, potatoes, grapes, birch, oak, rubber trees, sequoias and redwoods. She's also included a bottle of her famous "Novy's Natural Goodness Plant Helper", so the additional land deed to 1000 acres of Kansas real estate may come in handy, here.
Yves: a industrial-strength file, a trenchcoat, a map of Fresno, CA and a complete disguise kit, all sized for an 18 year old human. When asked why, Yves just smiles.
Zadkiel: A baby's car seat. Of course, it's a relic/6 with the all three Songs of Shields and the Celestial Song of Motion, as well as a talisman/6 (Dodge and Escape), but at least she didn't go for the "living artifact" upgrade.