Gift Exchange

[genpcs_a]

[OOC: So this here post can be used for quick 'Character X got Character Y a new pair of _______________ for the holidays' lists, or play out the giving, or whatever. You can RP it out, just make note of it, or even post your own thing outside of this list if you prefer! HOORAY FOR PRESENTS!]

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[no_love_potions]

Harry Dresden

Raye Hino: A smooth obsidian stone carved with tiny, delicate-looking runes. When it's moved it looks as though liquid fire is moving just below the surface. It comes with a note that says "For meditation" and the word Ignus which will cause the stone to ignite with a cool-burning fire whereupon it will dim for twenty-four hours until it recharges.
Ruby Rose: A copy of Elementary Magic and a book of old folklore and legends.
Cherise Thompson: A slender chain bracelet interwoven with silver charms. Good for delicate workings.
Dean Winchester: Are they on gift-giving terms? Whatever, have a case of beer. Everybody else is trying to get him drunk for the holidays so why not?
Jaune Arc: His very own Everglade Guardian Office coffee mug and a gift certificate to the video game store in the mall.
Marceline: A mug of her own and a pair of sunglasses (it's funny because vampire)

All of his fellow Guardians get a nice gift basket with some food and wine and stuff and a small charm to call in the cavalry if trouble comes up (even you, Frollo.)

Blake Belladonna

Ruby Rose: A tune-up kit for Crescent Rose, and a big book of fantasy stories. Some of them have dragons.
Yang Xiao Long: A fluffy sweater and a pair of black and yellow grappling gloves.
Weiss Schnee: What the heck do you even get her? Chocolate and jewelry are both taken, so here's a nice scarf.
Jaune Arc: A copy of that game with the elf guy in the green hat. The one on a boat. He likes these things, right?
Nora Valkyrie: A gallon of maple syrup.
Sun Wukong: Some warm winter clothes to go with the coat Ruby got him.
Sofia Sinclair: A few of her personal favorite books (since she doesn't know what she actually likes) and a thank-you note of her own.


Jim Moriarty

Lust: A more expensive bottle of perfume he likes.
Ruby Rose: A hot water bottle.
Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long, Jaune Arc and Sofia Sinclair: A gold star.
Dean Winchester: A mysterious box without a label.
Albert Wily: Some information on a special kind of circuit shielding. Figure it out for yourself, Mr. Smart Guy.
M. Bison: A neat little formula meant to turn anybody into a hulking super strong beast of a person. Both physical and mental side effects can be severe.
All City Guardians: A gold watch.

Kamina

What the heck is Christmas? This shirt is kinda cool but it looks like somebody left the fingers off these gloves.

Skeletor

He doesn't blast Janos with the Havoc Staff today. But he might have just been busy.

[evil_chin]

Bison was sooo fed up with the holidays that it took him a minute to realize that he had a gift from a certain benefactor. "Heh heh heh! Looks like my Christmas shall be merry indeed!"

[baconandsnausages]

[The mysterious package is.... mysterious, that's for sure, but he picks it up to investigate. Sniffing it doesn't reveal much about it, so a faint frown crosses his forehead as he turns it over, trying to find a name.

No label at all.

He puts it on the table, pondering, before he decided what the hell. He can open it carefully, and if it's for one of the girls, he can just re-wrap it and give it to them on behalf of.... whoever the hell left it.

But he shouldn't open it if it's not for him. He turns the box over a few times in his hands to see if anything can be figured out about the package.]

[jim_fixes_it]

[Oh, there's nothing at all suspicious about this package, with its green wrapping paper and purple ribbon.

Except maybe on closer inspection he might notice that there seems to be some brain hairs woven into the bow on top. Anything ringing a bell, Dean?]

[baconandsnausages]

[As soon as he spots those hairs, he gets a bad feeling about this. And yet, there's that morbid curiosity there that means he can't just put it down and leave it alone. He goes back to it, taps impatiently, walks away, tries to do something else, and so on. For a good couple of hours.

It gives him such a bad feeling.

But he can't help but think what if it's something important?

It's going to sit on the table as he goes back and forth, trying to ignore it. But he finds himself staring back at it. It's a while later, finding himself staring at it again - though at the moment there's no-one in here for him to go to and be distracted more than he is now - before he sighs in frustration and grabs his jacket.

He needs some distance from it. A walk might help him decide to be not stupid about this, like he just knows he's being and just can't help it. ]

[jim_fixes_it]

[A walk is a really good idea and his timing is even better. He'll make it down to the end of the walkway, maybe even to the street before time finally runs out.

Now it's just a question of whether the sound of the massive charge, or the blast wave reaches him first as his house is consumed in a rolling ball of smoke and fire.]

OOC: And just to round it off and link the two together, that's all the link is here

[baconandsnausages]

[The sound. It reaches him first, and he hits the deck, covering his ears. Not that it helps, his ears are ringing and then the blast wave rocks across his skin and he feels it as rubble reigns down on the street. Even through the ringing he hears the sound of brick and wood hitting metal and the smashing of glass.

When the few seconds that stretch forever are over, he slowly uncovers his ears and turns to stare at what's left of the house. It doesn't matter what he's been through, apparently he's still not immune to that unfortunate tendency of the human brain to turn to fucking shit when the really world-rocking stuff goes down.

It's a short while before he can function enough to reach for the comm. But it's one of those habits that hasn't broken from home (Phone always on him, comm always on him), and he's pretty sure he should be glad. You know, when his world has stopped falling away and he can feel anything but numbness again.]

[whos_this_bitch]

She picks up and opens the package that has found it's way to her. Now she feels a little bad about doing candy for everyone... she's going to have to find out who sent her this at some point. It's very nice. She grins at it as she slips it on.

[solar_flare]

Ooo, nice!

[She dons the scarf immediately, then pushes the gloves onto her hands. She's starting to look like an eight-year-old superhero, given the sunglasses and blanket caps she's also wearing.]

Thanks, Blake!

[flamescout]

[Raye loves her gift, and even hugs Harry for it. It's just a coincidence that he picked something fire-related, right? Or maybe he just knows she misses her Sacred Flame. Nonetheless, she's delighted, and makes him show her how it works.]

[combatskirts]

[you know, her neck does get cold even with her high collar. it just isnt that suited for warm weather, and the scarf is genuinely accepted. like everything else she got, she puts it on right away. if you were to walk into the room, you would see weiss schnee: absolute fashionista.]