Much as I hate to admit to such things, this is how I would imagine myself after several year's relationship with Saara. In the coloured version (never scanned) the tunic is deep yellow and black, the mantle around my shoulders a rich tan sort of colour. In the background you can see one corner of Homefall, the old mansion Saara and I bought and fixed up in Willow Run. A bit of the town itself can be seen as well, nestled among the surrounding hills of Calumet County. One of the flyers from Saaras ship is parked to the right. The tunic is skimpy but for Kjola the 28F temperature is pleasantly balmy. (As is -100F or +300F)

The "gifts in question" are a scanner (a little large by modern standards, but this was 1994 when it seemed almost unrealistically futuristic), a pair of roller blades, a remote control Messerschmidt 410 Hornet night fighter (a real plane), a CD player, a set of teflon kitchen ware (I like to cook), a box of 200 Laurentian colour pencils (which I exclusively used in those days before Photoshop), and what looks like a Chaparral 2E slot car (a fantastic CanAm cup racing car of the 60's).

Gawddamn it, but this is awakening old neurotic fantasies! Sigh.