[closed] ho ho ho

[psycholawgy]

Who: Athena Cykes (psycholawgy), Ryuko Matoi (dishonorstudent), Ai Thao Kha (emotive), and Simon Blackquill (shacklebreaker)
When: 24-25 December
Where: Athena + Ryuko's apartment
What: The girls dress up Simon in fancy princess clothing. Different logs happening in various top levels!
Rating/Warning: Will put any warnings here when necessary

Comments

i can't word today pls bear with me

[psycholawgy]

[ Athena will be out and about the whole day, having presents sent through the post office, running around to do some last minute errands and shopping, and working!

It's only about 5PM that she gets back to the apartment, with some presents in a bag, as well as a box of cake and wine. The presents are from her coworkers at the cafe and the gym, which she immediately dumps by the Christmas tree she put up. She puts the cake in the fridge for now, and the wine goes in the cupboard.

There's still a lot of things she has to do, so she'll be in and out of her room, checking on the kitchen since Simon is cooking??? (WHAT A GREAT HELPER).

(I don't know what happens over dinner FILL ME IN)

When the clock ticks midnight, Athena will be dragging everyone close to the tree so she can give out her presents!

Ai's present is in a small box wrapped in pink and yellow gift wrapper. Inside are two necklaces because she couldn't decide which ones to get. . .

In an attempt to help Ryuko be more girly (she probably needs it... right???? RIGHT???), big sis Athena got her a dress. (She likely snooped around in Ryuko's room to get her sizes while the latter was in school :'D)

Simon gets a black daily planner, and a sign pen that has Simon Blackquill engraved in script by the pen's head. The planner's already been opened, so no plastic covers or anything...! He'll find a bunch of dates already have plans, written in colourful markers. Stuff like "Go shopping with Athena", "Visit Athena!", "Treat Athena to some cake and tea!" planned out in various dates over the course of the coming year. Each date also has a motivational/inspirational quote, also written in colourful ink. Some might be personalised, with "You better do this, Simon!" comments written in smaller size.

These are all rather simple gifts and Athena even apologises for them, but she has a rather suspect smile on her face. What could she be planning...? ]

(( I DON'T KNOW LET'S JUST MAKE TOP LEVELS AND TAG AROUND #yolo ))

[emotive]

» a: Gift Giving

[After dinner and receiving her gifts, Ai herself has a present to give to Ryuko, Athena, and yes, even Simon! Athena may have told her that she didn't need to bring anything, but Ai felt the need to do so anyways.

Her gift? Glass jar charms with tiny and colorful paper stars stored within.]

Merry Christmas! Think of this as a good luck charm!

» b: Late Night Conversation??

[It's late, past midnight even. Is anyone even still awake? Ai is at least and she's wrapped up in a quilt and is seated on the sofa with a cup of hot cocoa in her hands and a plate of cookies. And chips. Well, that's just her...

She looks lost in thought though and not all really there. Although it's likely that someone is hearing her hum, "White Christmas."]

made a top-level just for the song tbh

[dishonorstudent]

[ Between the laughs and cheers, Ryuko finds a quiet moment to herself in the corner of their apartment. It's her first real Christmas party with people she may as well consider family here at this point, but the celebration has also prompted her to reflect back on her old life in her world. There's a modern day record player in front of her which also serves as a digital radio, depending on what the listener prefers! In tonight's case, it's simply playing old Christmas records, and when the needle stops, Ryuko replaces the record with another song. ]

(( Senketsu: You're thinking about the Mankanshoku's aren't you? ))

Yeah... among other things, but... I wonder if their Christmas parties were anything like this...

(( Senketsu: Well, why don't you ask them when we see them again? ))

...Hm. [ Curiously silent at that, she turns to her guests and speaks louder this time. This is no time to be conversing with her clothes, after all. ] So, I'm guessin' we're all goin' to the ball in a few days?

[shacklebreaker]

[Simon arrives well in advance to start the cooking, looking rather disgruntled in the white Santa hat Athena gave him. He's not especially happy about her talking him into wearing it, and will probably take it off within half an hour of arriving, but she did say he'd need to wear it to get in. He's sure she'd take that claim seriously.

He sets to work straight away with cooking: glazed ham (no self-respecting bird lover would cook a turkey, sorry guys), roast vegetables, dressing, potatoes, and other side dishes to accompany the main meal. Being seven years out of practice on cooking, he's still relearning how to go through the motions, but he's studiously following a collection of recipes and hoping for the best. It's hard work and keeps him busy for hours, but by the end of it, he's more or less satisfied with the results.

After dinner when presents are exchanged, he has a gift for Athena. He thought it might go well with her prized earring, but more than that, she might even find it interesting, since the stars and nebulae shown are as viewed from Tellus, and not their own solar system. Enclosed, too, are some dark blue ribbons for her hair to match the scarf.]