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So I met up with a good friend of mine today and she surprised me with a wonderful gift, my first Pilot Capless. :) I've had this pen on my wishlist for next year. I'm so happy that I can cross it off now. i'm not sure what color this is, though. I inked it with Sailor Miruai because the colors match. :) Is this dark teal? I'm sure it's not blue because she let me pick the color that I like (brought a box of VPs with her) and there was a blue pen in the box, the color is very different from this one. Anyway, I'm loving this pen a lot! ^_^ Happy, happy Christmas!

 

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Great pen. I can see the pictures fine.

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Wow, that is a wonderful gift!

 

Hope you enjoy it for years to come.

 

If you do not mind me asking, how did you react when you saw the gift?

 

I would have been ecstatic, wanting to use the pen right then! If it came with a cartridge I would have popped it in right there!

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As I recall from trying one, the Pilot nibs are wonderful (I just can't get past the clip). What a great gift! Handsome color, too, right up my alley.

My latest ebook.   And not just for Halloween!
 

My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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Wow, that is a wonderful gift!

 

Hope you enjoy it for years to come.

 

If you do not mind me asking, how did you react when you saw the gift?

 

I would have been ecstatic, wanting to use the pen right then! If it came with a cartridge I would have popped it in right there!

 

Actually the person who gave the gift was my mom's best friend. I only got to know her when my mom passed away and we've grown very close since then. She's like a second mother to me. The pen came with a very heartfelt letter. I wanted to cry when I got it, I was very touched. I hugged her and thanked her for her kindness. :) I wanted to ink the pen right away, but I knew it would pair well with Miruai so I waited until I got home. i have this thing (I'm sure many of us do) where I want my ink to complement the pen's color as much as possible. hahaha.

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I can see the pics now. Odd. I wonder if one of my cats had knocked out the ethernet wire which goes into the Netgear Homeplug? Often happens.

 

That's a great pen and a wonderful friend you have there.

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