Hmm, well, for an EDC, get them a leatherman wave, a sewing kit, a pocket sized fak, a refillable butane lighter, some duct tape, a book of stamps, a pre-paid telco card, a prepaid credit card with about $500 on it, a pocket LED flashlight, a metro card if they are in a public transit area and the indefinite use by option is available, with about a month's worth of trips prepaid on it, a 1 gig thumb drive, and instructions that all the prepaids are for "emergency use" only, and will be renewed periodically if not abused.