A few weeks ago, matching day arrived. I was excited to see who I'd get to be a Secret Santa/Elf for, and wondered who would get me. At some point during the day, this message arrived.

*"So, who is this random person who is sending me some sort of lunchbox-type gift?" you might be asking yourself.

Well, I already knew quite a bit about you before this exchange began!

"Wait... What? This is weird..." you might be thinking.

Don't worry, it'll make sense once you find out who I am. xD

Anyway, I'll make sure to get something for you that you'll enjoy!"*

So I was puzzled, a little.. but not terribly - I don't keep my Reddit username a secret from anyone else in my life. Most of what I talk about is school and work, anyway. There were, what, over 2000 people in this exchange? The probability seemed relatively low that I'd actually know this person. So I figured it might've been someone I knew, or perhaps I'd left a comment on someone's post somewhere and they'd looked me up. I'd find out eventually.

When a package arrived on my doorstep today, I instantly recognized the name on the return address as someone I'd had a comment conversation with in /r/elves a number of weeks ago - Rgriffin1991. We had (well, have!) a lot in common, so much that I'd added him to /r/friends awhile back so that I could follow along and get to know him a little better. He'd even said, "If I knew you, I think we would be best friends." Could it be that the Reddit randomizer matching gods could want us to be actual friends? After all, what are the odds that we'd be paired up in an exchange?

I opened the package, and it seems that I've received a cooler with an organ for transplant. Could it be a lung? A heart? A black market kidney? I opened the cooler, and it seems that it's not, in fact, an organ. ;) Rgriffin1991 also included some of my favorite sweets (Sour Patch Kids and Starburst) and a package of Archer Farms Red Velvet coffee, the latter of which I will happily brew up in the morning.

Thank you, R! :)