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CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY!
Who: Everyone including you! And Maria.
What: Christmas/NYE party
Where: Wherever the Pole's designed party area is
When: December 26th, December 31nd/January 1st, or early January in general depending on the prompt you choose
Warnings/Notes:
- WARNING for alcohol, profanity, holiday induced depression (it's not in the prompts but I know it's coming lmao), and a NSFW friendly prompt that can be kept wholesome.
- NOTE: In order to keep things a bit tidier with Maria's NPCing I'm mostly gonna do mingle posts like this that involve her and only intervene in normal ones if requested (though it's safe to assume that she's always trying to spy). This serves as Maria's January post. You can opt out of interactions with her and just play with others.
CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY
The best thing to at the North Pole when you may not have made the most stellar first impressions? Throw a party to make everyone feel good! Maria has offered to help the locals organize some fun activities. Specifically, fun activities to do on Christmas Eve until midnight, and similarly on New Year's Eve.
Energetic and propositive, Maria has been preparing and decorating for days. If you ask, she claims that that sweet girl Jennifer gave her the idea. Those who interacted with Jennifer often might notice that she has been gone for a few days, but would you look at that, Maria can somehow make sure to have her pop up every now and then, shapeshift as her or Brown when she sees fit - anyone else who vanishes has the potential to have a similar fate, become an inconspicuous free addition to Maria's toolset for a new little game to get information for Kuk.
Either way, it's not like bad guys don't need to party as well - some party harder! -, and that alone is a good enough premise to get this charade going. So let's sip some eggnog by the fireplace and celebrate already, right?
1. Christmas party
Gingerbread cookies, lights, and stockings everywhere. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey blaring so loudly that retail workers within the radius of an entire galaxy have an immediate knee jerk reaction and flashbacks. The ugliest sweaters you will ever see (Maria herself was going to do the horrific reindeer nipple "sexy" sweater but she settled for this ) . Gifts everywhere. Basically, this party is perfect. There is a lot that you can do.
The tree could honestly use less decorations. It looks like if you put another ornament, it is going to explode. That doesn't stop the festive spirit, though. In fact there is a table with sharpies and a whole box full of ornaments that you can customize. Write your name or do a cool drawing and then put it on the tree!
An old but gold game: the grab things using your mouth game. With only a candy cane in your mouth, you have to pick up as many candy canes in the bowl as you can. You have one minute. Whoever picks up more wins!
This is actually a job masked as a Christmas themed game. There are so many gifts that aren't wrapped yet and need to be delivered by the morning (for those who strategically avoid people whose birthday is close to Christmas and want to give only one, late gift). How about we turn this into a game then? Here is how it works.
Divide your group into two or more teams.
Let them know that each member of the team will need to go from the Start line to the table where each player must wrap a gift, hand it to the gift inspector (you'll need one per team) to confirm it is wrapped properly – thumbs up, and the player returns to the start line to tag the next member of the team to wrap a gift. If the gift is wrapped poorly, thumbs down and they must re-wrap or adjust the wrapping on the gift until the Gift Inspector gives them the thumbs up. The first team to have everyone on their team to wrap a gift wins!
Christmas is not just about kids out there, it's for the guardians too! Perhaps this could be a good occasion to exchange gifts with your friends.
2. New Year's Eve
It's almost time. Does this have any meaning when you keep travelling through time, space, and whole universes? Probably not, then again if Christmas makes sense then so will this. There are balloons everywhere, some with a clock design which mirrors a huge clock wall decoration, with wooden clock needles to be moved around - some of the more chaotic drunkards might want to steal them in a fit boastfulness - manually as the hours pass. Wreaths, hats, and crowns are on display, and booze is everywhere. Have fun!
Resolutions can be a touchy subject for some people, but it can also bring great joy and positivity for others. Let's discuss them and write them down, collect them in mason jars and then see if we can fulfill them!
Since the Christmas party was a little bit more wholesome, it seemed fit to transfer all the due Christmas related more mischievous shenanigans to New Year's Eve. So, drinking game time it is. Watching a movie while there is a Santa hat on the corner of the TV and then one of the characters "wears" the hat? Have a drink! Made a whole customized drinking game based on your friend group? Uncouth. Rude, even. Which means it's an even more fun drinking game. Have a drink whenever Jake gives someone a nickname just to be an asshole, two when others fight back and call him Tinkles. You can literally make a drinking game about anything!
3...2...1...Happy new year! Some people raise their glass, some kiss whoever is closest to them, others immediately rush outside to set off fireworks and sparklers. Let's enjoy the beautiful night sky together and think about the future.
Hats, crowns, reindeer antlers, even basic ones like fake glasses or lips or moustaches, there are physical props for pictures of any kind. Not to mention of course, your typical instagram filters. It might be silly, but it will pay off to make some good memories.
3. Post NYE/January
You ate, you drank, you played, you partied with your friends. Glad you had fun, but who is going to clean up now?
Maria is so charitably going around in a sexy nurse outfit looking for anyone who might have exaggerated last night. She doesn't know how to provide actual nurse services, mind you, but she is here to tell you "Aww, poor baby" and give a little kissy to the boo boo to make it go away. Does it sound like a good idea? Well, you can join in and provide this service as well to a friend of choice.
4. Wildcard!
For a combination of above prompts or a whole new scenario :D
What: Christmas/NYE party
Where: Wherever the Pole's designed party area is
When: December 26th, December 31nd/January 1st, or early January in general depending on the prompt you choose
Warnings/Notes:
- WARNING for alcohol, profanity, holiday induced depression (it's not in the prompts but I know it's coming lmao), and a NSFW friendly prompt that can be kept wholesome.
- NOTE: In order to keep things a bit tidier with Maria's NPCing I'm mostly gonna do mingle posts like this that involve her and only intervene in normal ones if requested (though it's safe to assume that she's always trying to spy). This serves as Maria's January post. You can opt out of interactions with her and just play with others.
CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY
The best thing to at the North Pole when you may not have made the most stellar first impressions? Throw a party to make everyone feel good! Maria has offered to help the locals organize some fun activities. Specifically, fun activities to do on Christmas Eve until midnight, and similarly on New Year's Eve.
Energetic and propositive, Maria has been preparing and decorating for days. If you ask, she claims that that sweet girl Jennifer gave her the idea. Those who interacted with Jennifer often might notice that she has been gone for a few days, but would you look at that, Maria can somehow make sure to have her pop up every now and then, shapeshift as her or Brown when she sees fit - anyone else who vanishes has the potential to have a similar fate, become an inconspicuous free addition to Maria's toolset for a new little game to get information for Kuk.
Either way, it's not like bad guys don't need to party as well - some party harder! -, and that alone is a good enough premise to get this charade going. So let's sip some eggnog by the fireplace and celebrate already, right?
1. Christmas party
Gingerbread cookies, lights, and stockings everywhere. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey blaring so loudly that retail workers within the radius of an entire galaxy have an immediate knee jerk reaction and flashbacks. The ugliest sweaters you will ever see (Maria herself was going to do the horrific reindeer nipple "sexy" sweater but she settled for this ) . Gifts everywhere. Basically, this party is perfect. There is a lot that you can do.
A) Customized ornaments
The tree could honestly use less decorations. It looks like if you put another ornament, it is going to explode. That doesn't stop the festive spirit, though. In fact there is a table with sharpies and a whole box full of ornaments that you can customize. Write your name or do a cool drawing and then put it on the tree!
B) Candy cane relay
An old but gold game: the grab things using your mouth game. With only a candy cane in your mouth, you have to pick up as many candy canes in the bowl as you can. You have one minute. Whoever picks up more wins!
C) Gift wrap relay
This is actually a job masked as a Christmas themed game. There are so many gifts that aren't wrapped yet and need to be delivered by the morning (for those who strategically avoid people whose birthday is close to Christmas and want to give only one, late gift). How about we turn this into a game then? Here is how it works.
Divide your group into two or more teams.
Let them know that each member of the team will need to go from the Start line to the table where each player must wrap a gift, hand it to the gift inspector (you'll need one per team) to confirm it is wrapped properly – thumbs up, and the player returns to the start line to tag the next member of the team to wrap a gift. If the gift is wrapped poorly, thumbs down and they must re-wrap or adjust the wrapping on the gift until the Gift Inspector gives them the thumbs up. The first team to have everyone on their team to wrap a gift wins!
D) Special presents
Christmas is not just about kids out there, it's for the guardians too! Perhaps this could be a good occasion to exchange gifts with your friends.
2. New Year's Eve
It's almost time. Does this have any meaning when you keep travelling through time, space, and whole universes? Probably not, then again if Christmas makes sense then so will this. There are balloons everywhere, some with a clock design which mirrors a huge clock wall decoration, with wooden clock needles to be moved around - some of the more chaotic drunkards might want to steal them in a fit boastfulness - manually as the hours pass. Wreaths, hats, and crowns are on display, and booze is everywhere. Have fun!
A) Resolutions
Resolutions can be a touchy subject for some people, but it can also bring great joy and positivity for others. Let's discuss them and write them down, collect them in mason jars and then see if we can fulfill them!
B) Drinking game
Since the Christmas party was a little bit more wholesome, it seemed fit to transfer all the due Christmas related more mischievous shenanigans to New Year's Eve. So, drinking game time it is. Watching a movie while there is a Santa hat on the corner of the TV and then one of the characters "wears" the hat? Have a drink! Made a whole customized drinking game based on your friend group? Uncouth. Rude, even. Which means it's an even more fun drinking game. Have a drink whenever Jake gives someone a nickname just to be an asshole, two when others fight back and call him Tinkles. You can literally make a drinking game about anything!
C) Fireworks & Sparklers
3...2...1...Happy new year! Some people raise their glass, some kiss whoever is closest to them, others immediately rush outside to set off fireworks and sparklers. Let's enjoy the beautiful night sky together and think about the future.
D) Photobooth
Hats, crowns, reindeer antlers, even basic ones like fake glasses or lips or moustaches, there are physical props for pictures of any kind. Not to mention of course, your typical instagram filters. It might be silly, but it will pay off to make some good memories.
3. Post NYE/January
A) Clean-up
You ate, you drank, you played, you partied with your friends. Glad you had fun, but who is going to clean up now?
B) Post booze & bruise intervention (for your NSFW friendly needs to be explored on your journals)
Maria is so charitably going around in a sexy nurse outfit looking for anyone who might have exaggerated last night. She doesn't know how to provide actual nurse services, mind you, but she is here to tell you "Aww, poor baby" and give a little kissy to the boo boo to make it go away. Does it sound like a good idea? Well, you can join in and provide this service as well to a friend of choice.
4. Wildcard!
For a combination of above prompts or a whole new scenario :D
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Note: Jennifer was my own character hence why I decided to have Maria shapeshift as her. In theory she can shapeshift as anyone while interacting with others, present or not, in practice I won't do that without your permission so let's discuss that as well.
Henry Townshend | Silent Hill 4: The Room
Henry might be a man of few words, and it's near impossible to tell what is on his mind on any given moment, but he has a good memory. This is good for his ability to draw maps of large areas as he explores them and also to pick up on aesthetically pleasing details, occasionally.
On a blank ornament, he draws a stylized view of the lake, the one in the picture that Sunderland gave him. The one by the Wish House, where he met Jasper...There, now he got distracted and also added the figure of a man who is on fire to his drawings. Not gonna have a great time explaining that one.
2c) Fireworks and sparklers
What a nice view. Eileen would like it, Henry thinks. Who knows, one day he might be able to actually talk to her, as in: actually talk to her, in real life. She's pretty, and nice, and she kind of smells good too from what he experienced in his weird trips to Silent Hill. He wishes he could check out on her...
Jake Muller | Resident Evil 6
"What, we're doing kids' games now?"
Jake laughs.
"Alright, bring it on! Show me what you got."
1c) Gift wrap relay
Gift wrap relay. During the holidays. RIGHT. Jake knows what's going on. Or at least, he thinks so.
"Uhhh. Nu-uh, elf dude. No way I'm doing work without getting paid. Unless, what do I win?"
He keeps on annoying the elves and trying to discuss the terms, delaying the start of the activity. How is that affecting the vibes for you?
Counselor Aiden Price | Red vs Blue
"Greetings."
Ah yes, the typical friendship greeting. Price is doing great at loosening up.
"Happy holidays. I...I wanted to make you a gift, but the staff of the library did not want to give away anything. So I looked into book binding and made this."
He hands to Aziraphale a neatly handmade book. It doesn't look ancient, but it's a pleasant sight at least.
"It is a formal essay I wrote about the usage of armour in our daily life in my own universe. Through diligent observation, our agency was able to find out that our simulation troopers were not likely to take off their armour even during downtime and relaxing scenarios. It's particularly interesting to observe it a specific group of simulation troopers which goes by The Reds and Blues, who were aware they were in a simulated scenario and did not care about their objectives or those of their respective teams, and yet happened to strongly identify with their armour colour."
A moment of silence follows.
"It is not as strictly property of Project Freelancer, but I also have a great deal of respect for our simulation troopers." then he remembers Walter Henderson whom he illegally imprisoned and had killed because he saw too much "Well, for the Reds and Blues, at least."
To bring the point home, he wants to appreciate the dandy vibes that Aziraphale gives off.
"I believe it was Oscar Wilde who said that man is the least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask and he will tell you the truth. I believe we could see this principle in full display in these subjects, especially as they are renowned underdogs. There are many interesting aspects to examine, not only psychological but also cultural. I figured you could find it interesting."
3a) Clean-up
It's a good thing that Price is the servile type. He's patient, and he doesn't mind helping with tasks. Sure, it's different without Jennifer. She's been...Not as present lately, and she seems different. Oh well, he can manage it alone. Besides, he likes to be of help.
Sure, there might be some...Questionable finds. He's putting everything in a few baskets, making sure to separate things that might not be child appropriate from those that are. Are you here to claim something? Or you could extent help, Price could use some.
slams in here late but with so much love
He's just doing it in a starry-eyed, looking back down at the book very reverently every few seconds sort of way. A visibly touched and delighted sort of way.
A hand-bound book and an Oscar Wilde quote? Just for him?
Madness.
He holds it to his chest like an absolute nerd.
"It sounds fascinating, Counselor. And, and you've done such lovely work with the binding, you really have. I'll keep it with all the care it deserves. Oh, I don't think I can thank you enough. This is... well, this is wonderful." If anyone tries to touch this book and they're not Aziraphale himself, Price himself, or Crowley (who generally gets a free pass), he can't be held responsible for what might happen to them. "I'm afraid what I've gotten you might pale in comparison."
brb crying bc they have no business being so goddamn cute
"I am glad you like it. Hopefully it will be an entertaining read, our red and blue soldiers have a lot of personality. For a brief period, before the Wilderlands, we had the pleasure to have our private Lavernius Tucker with us. He recently became a captain, I am very proud of him."
And also envious because Tucker gets to have a friendly relationship with the Alpha while he and the Director never seem to mesh that way.
"Oh. You...You got something for me?"
Now he's the starry-eyed one.
they're just little guys... who are both technically war criminals
It's bound to be fascinating. New information, new perspective. New little something for his collection. Price can be so thoughtful.
"And I have, yes. A little something to-- to show my appreciation for you." His list had all of two people on it and Price was one of them. Aziraphale thinks it might be a bit presumptuous to say they're a bit like, like friends, right now, he thinks, on the off-chance that the Counselor would only feel obligated to indulge him.
He ~miraculously~ pulls a ribbon-piled tartan gift bag from the inside lining of his coat, because the laws of physics shouldn't interfere with a bit of Christmas fun, and offers it with one hand. It's not especially large or especially heavy.
"Now if it's not to your taste, um. Just say the word, of course, I'd be happy to figure out an improvement. And by the time we get to your birthday, I'll be thoroughly studied up."
It's very serious business. To him. He likes getting to fuss over things like that.
Contained within is a very soft (probably a bit oversized) dark green cardigan. Someone seems to have hand-embroidered moon phases around the cuffs of the sleeves in silver thread, with a dedicated but... clearly less-than-practiced level of skill.
There's also a small rectangular box containing a simple quill and ink gift set that he thought looked appropriately practical for using or appropriately pretty in the event that Price wouldn't have much use for writing with it. Sometimes the aesthetic is something that can be so personal.
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"Oh...!"
He doesn't know what to say, he's not used to...Whatever this is.
"This...This is amazing, thank you so much."
Part of him wants to feel that closeness by using those gifts but he also feels this compulsion to keep everything pristine so that he doesn't ruin them
just like he always ruins everything good.He wants to hug Aziraphale...Can he? Maybe he shouldn't. He should ask, but that would make it awkward and also sets him up for rejection when he just needs that hug. Screw it, if Aziraphale gets uncomfortable he will at least be able to enjoy their one and only hug. Although reluctantly, he goes for it.
"Thank you."
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It's a quiet thing. Surprised, mostly, a little bit flustered.
Aziraphale can't really remember the last time someone did this. Must have happened to him at some point, surely, in the grand span of thousands of years on Earth. Not that those circumstances would have been anything near the same. Anywhere near so-- well, personal.
"Of course. You're very welcome."
Let the record show: he does hug back (after a minor processing delay). It's a little awkward, but that's largely down to lack of experience.
There are far worse ways to hear that you've gotten a good grade in Christmas gifts, something normal to want and possible to achieve.
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"Heh. It's good to see that holidays can boost the overall morale of the team."
Back to formal, impersonal speak. A honestly underrated way to have feelings. He is bad at having feelings in any way that is intimate. Not that will ever stop him from trying to get inside of other people's worlds.
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And also to ask when his birthday is? Or when he'd like it to be? Humans can be funny about that.
"It is nice, isn't it? A little reprieve now and then does wonders." And that can be so important. "I was worried living in the North Pole year-round might put a damper on the spirit of things when the time came. People do tend to like a bit of change in aesthetic once in a while, don't they?"
Can't relate.
wrap!
Heh. This is awkward.
"Well...Thank you so much, once again. I should go back to the infirmary. It's been a pleasure attending this party with you. I will see you later."
And while there has been some awkwardness, Price can't help but feel joy for the first time in forever.