Community Event 3: Happy Holidays!

[itsabelle]

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.]

Comments

[mopocalypse]

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.

[mindofathief]

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

[mopocalypse]

Did you find something fun for us to explore again?

[mindofathief]

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.

[mopocalypse]

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?

[mindofathief]

[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.

[mopocalypse]

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

[mindofathief]

[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?

[mopocalypse]

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.

[mindofathief]

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

[mopocalypse]

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

[mindofathief]

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

[mopocalypse]

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

[mindofathief]

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