worldhop | Community Event 3: Happy Holidays!

Okay, okay, she got volunteers this time. She kind of had to in order to get the lights, tinsel, and various decorations up and around the room. Yes, that massive tree and all the ornaments were not possible to get up by the small dog alone. Not only that, but she asked everyone in Future Foundation, Hope's Army, and other friends to contribute an ornament to this tree.

"It looks great! Now, get that table over there! Oh, make sure the presents are under the tree... not that under! That table goes next to the tree for the Secret Santa gifts. Perfect!"

Bells jingling, she walked over to inspect the food. Looked great with turkey with stuffing, ham, and cinnamon baked apples, but she encouraged people to bring food from home too. For her, she paused at the fruitcake, tail wagging. This was her contribution after learning humans didn't like fruitcake for some reason; she was determined to make one everyone would like. Drinks of coffee, hot chocolate, non-alcoholic cider, and eggnog, she was going to keep this family-friendly... mostly. Again, she tried to accommodate for everyone.

Music? Check. Tables? Check. Laptop to contact Kalos? Check check. Looking up and at several areas in the room, mistletoe was a check. With a smile and nod, she hopped over to the doors and opened them.

"Happy Holidays everyone! Enjoy yourselves!"

[OOC: As said, have fun! Gonna post a few optional thread, but feel free to make your own.]

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[That green and red mixed with long pink hair is a difficult combination to ignore. Duster waves from his seat right back and stands up to give Haruka a hug. It's been a month since they last saw each other.]

Isabelle's the best at throwing living parties. [Ghost parties are also fun, but the world is a lot less colorful and it's kind of sad.] Even if we don't call it Christmas where I'm from, we're still celebrating the same thing, right?

[Hug!] Yeah, Isa-chan can do anything! I heard you're supposed to get presents for everyone in some countries, so I didn't want to disappoint anybody, but it was hard finding people stuff...

Um. [Looks around the room.] There'a lot of people we'd have to buy presents for. [What would he give to the FF members who he didn't know well? More ribbons?]

...I got a present for you, of course. [He pulls out a flat package wrapped in brown paper. Colorful wrapping is hard to come by in a post-apocalyptic world.]

Whoa, thanks! [She sets Meringue down, opens up her bag, and pulls out a little package, exchanging it for Duster's. Haruka opens her present; what's there?]

[It's another shirt. This time, it's small enough to fit Haruka with "DCMC" written on it in flashy yellow and black letters in front of a pinkish-red backdrop. There's also a pamphlet, a cap, and an armband with that same logo.]

It's all stuff from Club Titiboo. I thought I could give you some of the exclusive merchandise for free. [He won't be surprised if Haruka wears it during the party. It perfectly mismatches with the rest of her getup.

In the meantime, he unwraps his present. What's in this one?]

Whoa, it's "cool!" [She hugs it and puts it all back in her bag.] I'll wear it later! I hope you like your stuff, even if it's not as nice.

[Duster does indeed get that tie clip, along with a small bag of candy.]

Sorry, I didn't really have a lot of options and I didn't know if you'd like it...

[He's quiet when he first sees the pin. Duster gave Haruka a lot of things, but this...is something worth more that that.]

It's perfect! [He smiles and picks it up with his thumb and forefinger, bringing it closer to his eyes.] I'm wearing this to the New Year concert!

[The candy is great, too, but that might not last as long.]

[Slowly, Haruka starts to light up.] Really? You like it? I thought I hadn't given you enough, I mean, you gave me a ton of stuff, and...

[Duster worries when Haruka acts so surprised when he likes her gifts. She's come a long way since he first met her, but when he thinks about it, does he still have issues with trusting himself?

So he nods and holds the tie pin close to his chest.] It means a lot to me, and that's more important. [What a day not to come in his suit and tie.] I need to step up my game and get a shirt saying "best little sister" next time!

[The box with the bag of candy goes under his arm, but he'll work that pin onto the fold of his shirt.]

I'm really glad! And here I was worried about whether you'd like it. Your presents are awesome, though! I want to do this kind of Christmas every year.

[Thumbs up!] We really should! There's a lot of things from my world I have to show you!

Did you find something fun for us to explore again?

Mm-hm. I found another cave in the mountains to the north. I'm sure we'll run into wildlife, but there's bound to be something interesting in there. [It wouldn't be an RPG without treasure inside a dungeon.]

...We should bring more food next time. Just in case we need to heal up and we aren't lucky enough to have Lucas follow us into an ambush.

Sure! Just give me a list of what all we need. I can bring a whole picnic basket along! That'll be good for everyone. Who all's coming?

[He holds up a hand and counts on his fingers with his head tilted upward as he thinks.] Let's see...Harvey wanted to visit Tazmily again, so I should ask him. Rufioh, Dave, and Allie want to come, and Futo's interested in training again.

[They got some fighters on their team. They should be good.] I'll ask around one more time, but expect seven of us.

Sure, sure! That sounds like fun. I like having all of you around, and I bet we can work well together.

[It's a good balance of strengths, with a picnic basket to replace the party healer.]

You said this was a Western Christmas? What's the difference between that and an Easter Christmas?

I guess it depends on the country. Where I come from, only kids get presents, and just from Santa-san, who's not real and is actually your parents. People go out on dates a lot, and there's cake and chicken.

...That sounds nice enough. [It's kind of the same thing they're doing now? Food and presents and kissing.] Who's Santa, anyway?

This old guy who's made up, but apparently gives presents to kids every year if they're good.

So...a spirit that only exists in myths and fairy tales. I get it. But why only kids?

I dunno. If Santa-san were real, maybe he'd give presents to adults, too. I never actually thought about it before.

I guess it's because adults need more than presents to remind them to be good.

Community Event 3: Happy Holidays!

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