DECEMBER EVENT LOG

[recollecters]

MINI-EVENT

Ho Ho Oh No... The city of Recollé...is far too busy with the hustle and bustle of the holiday season for a strangely foreshadowing forward. Let's see what the city is up to today, shall we? I. Are you ready for holiday cheer, Recollé? On December 3rd there will be a giant commotion in Tribunal Terrace that marks the start of a big ReVA sponsored event. This holiday charity drive has one simple mission: spread goodwill around the city by doing various acts of kindness for strangers! Whether you've been raring to go since November or are just dropping by to see what people are up to, you'll be given the spiel by a ReVA volunteer lingering nearby. • Participants will have a partner to complete chores with. • The ReVA coordinators will be making the list of chores, and the participants will be checking it twice-- to make sure they finished all of them, that is! • Each team member will earn one ticket that can be entered into a grand prize drawing. Teams can come back for more chores, which means they can earn more tickets to try and win higher tiered prizes. The front of the ReVA office building is the hub for these chore teams to check in with. If you missed the sign up date, don't worry, you can still do your part! ReVA volunteers will be selling baked goods and hot cocoa. For those who might want to do some Christmas shopping, ReVA is also selling donated craft items from the various clubs at the community center, which include anything and everything to hats and scarves from the knitting club, whittled statuettes from the woodwork club, candles from the DIY home decor club, and on and on. All the proceeds will go to the local children's hospital. So stop by for a midday pick me up, or just to say hello! II. All across the city patrons begin decorating for the holiday season and as an ever-growing melting pot it's easy to spot decor recognizing several holidays. While you may find menorahs in the windows of some shops in Tisse and inflatable Santas on the lawns in Viea Village, Retrospec users will also find themselves surrounded by a few other things. No matter where you are, garland appears to be draped on the walls and ledges, dangling down just enough to ensnare you and intertwine you with anyone nearby to become a part of the holiday display. Though it's several feet of colorful plastic, the binds are fairly easy to escape with some teamwork. December is also the season of flavors, and who doesn't love peppermint? Stores in Chata and Tisse have discounted prices on candy canes in all sorts of flavors including new red and green striped patterns. Tempting, aren't they? You may wish to be careful with them. They taste fine (probably, but with taste being ineffective it's hard to say) and they're great for decorating, but these candy canes have the unfortunate side-effect of stickiness. Like superglue, the candies will stick to your hands and you will find your hands sticking to everything else (doors, vehicles, people, you name it.) While the stickiness isn't permanent and citizens will only stick to any given surface for ten minutes at a time, the effect will continue all the way until the candy canes are eaten. Maybe they should just be used for decoration instead... III. It might be your imagination at first. After all, when you turn your head to pinpoint the sound of the fluttering wings you will find that you're all alone. You go about your day as normal, hearing the shifts and swishes of wings beating together and just when you think you're safe you hear a squeak. Looking up, it becomes quite clear that the source is...a bat? Maybe it is a few bats, but the longer you look the easier it is to see that the head of the bat is made of a tiny red bow and the wings are leaves. Some bats are decorated with little white berries, but upon closer inspection, everyone will come to the same conclusion: it's mistletoe. Mistletoe bats soar through the air like any other bird and seem to happily follow citizens and hover overhead. The bats won't be satisfied until their job is done, and only when a kiss is shared will they take flight to spread cheer to someone else. Most of the bats aren't too picky what kind of a kiss takes place (a kiss to the cheek, hand, or even an exchange of a Hershey's kiss or some other creative loophole will do), but some bats are more persistent than others. The longer the bats are ignored, however, the louder they will squeak until their squeaks begin to sound... melodic? But that's okay. They are pretty harmless otherwise. IV. The first day of winter isn't officially until December 21st, but that doesn't stop the weather from changing the atmosphere of the city. The sun shines weakly and it's nearly impossible to step outside without a jacket and some boots, sky grey and snow and ice frosting the windows and sidewalks. The trees have all lost their leaves and birds have seemingly flown south for the season. Seems stereotypical, doesn't it? Every now and then though at various points throughout the month, citizens will suddenly feel the earth move like an earthquake rattling the city as snow swirls around in little cyclones and flurries in all districts. It falls quickly and a fresh coat of snow graces all surfaces in Recollé as the sky above seemingly switches from blue to gray almost too-quick to notice. There is no pattern to be found in these little tremors and though they aren't necessarily dangerous you may wish to hold onto the nearest steady surface. But the minor earthquakes aren't the only reason the ground may be unstable. Patches of ice seem to pop up in different locations on the sidewalks and streets, and perhaps they may even appear right under your feet! Watch your step, or you may slide right into the arms (or back, or legs...) of a stranger. BONUS. With the failure of phone calls and emails to people outside of the city, it seems as though things are bound to get worse as the mail system begins slowing down as well. Online outfitters will refuse to deliver to the city and mail from other places will be lost or arrive at a glacial pace. But what about sending mail out? Well, the post office is still up and running, but while you may be trying to mail that nice fluffy afghan to your grandmother, the package will get redirected and delivered to someone else in the city. Holiday packages and regular mail continues to be misdelivered all through the month of December and you may end up with more than one surprise. Meanwhile over at the Retrospec mailbox a large, beautifully decorated Christmas tree sits near the mail slot and several boxes and bags sit under it. Check it out if you'd like. There's probably a package with your name and corresponding ticket number on it. Welcome to recolle's December's mini-event! Please remember that you may claim any 10-20 point item as a freebie for the month of December (and this must be claimed before December's over!) New characters are also eligible for this freebie! Special thanks to Rayne & AJ for providing the write-up for the first prompt! The prompts are simply loose guidelines for you guys to play with and make up your own fun adventures for the entire month of December! You may also create your own logs or inbox threads based on these prompts. Any questions you have regarding this event may be directed to the mod comment here.

Comments

[evidentiary]

[ as of now kyouko will constantly be wearing the gloves featured prominently in all her icons! and since her hair and eyes are also purple and have been for a month, she is now Fully Recognizable as the girl in her icons. success!

she will not be explaining the new affectation of gloves to most people, however. oops. ]

ii. garlanded

[ ...a pickle. kirigiri doesn't seem overly bothered by being bound into a christmas display, but she's testing the bonds lightly and considering the knots. ]

Here - if you'll loop under my arm, I think we can undo this part... [ TIME TO PLAY UNDO THE FUCKING KNOT, SHE GUESSES. ]

ii. i DO NOT wanna hold your hand, but fuck me

[ if there was any chance of someone not paying attention to the gloves, it's maybe ruined when the whole sticky thing kicks in just as your character's hand brushes against one of kirigiri's gloved hands as she examines the candy cane display.

logically she could remove a glove to get out of this, but she...won't...

she'll just stare @ you for a bit, eyebrows raised, because tugging her hand back isn't working. excuse? ]

iii. bats

[ ...

kirigiri is so tired. she looks at the bats circling overhead, she looks at you, and she sighs. ]

No. [ obviously straight out refusal will aid her here. ]

iv. flickers

[ the first time she sees the sky flicker between gray and blue she stops dead in her tracks, arms crossed and nearly loses her balance in the tremor, but - ]

Did you see that? [ as always demanding answers comes first. ]

wildcard

[ alternately throw something at me! i'm also happy to write you a specialized prompt or plot something with you if you hit me up at lucylovespluto or over pms! ]

ii

[cattack]

[... how did that even happen, kirigiri

Cleo approaches, sword at her side as she looks her over, following her instructions.]

Would it not be easier to simply cut you loose?

[evidentiary]

[ well those instructions were for someone trapped with her, so! ]

Ah, I didn't see you there. Yes, please, that would be very useful.

[cattack]

[she's turning to get a closer look, then... Just how many people are trapped in here? And then she's drawing her sword.]

Please hold very, very still.

wildcard

[nachetanya]

Ah, you know, we've worked together before, haven't we?

[ Not extensively, but... well... a bit of class crossover! Still, they just got the assignment for the team, the chores they're meant to do, and Natalia is... smiling? She's smiling at Kyouko. Her one not prosthetic arm is holding the list as she examines it a little. Hmmm.

... She totally came up with the team name. ]

[evidentiary]

[ for reference and:

1. Serve soup at a local soup kitchen.
2. Spread holiday cheer through the magic of song! (Go caroling in another character’s inbox!)
3. Help decorate a local school or business for the holidays! Hang up those snowflakes! ]

...We have. In this case...we should form a plan of attack. I think that decorating, soup, and then caroling may be the most effective? There's a shop in the options list pretty much next door.

[nachetanya]

Do you know if the shops have pre-approved us decorating or not? I actually didn't think to ask... but yes, that sounds about right to me too.

[ A beat ]

Ah, wait, Kyouko - can you even sing?

ii! garland hell

[sharplydressed]

[AH YES, HIS FAVORITE GAME. Kashuu's looking quite festive over here, but he probably ruins the effect by also looking like he's | | this close to having a temper tantrum.]

This is stupid.

[Thank you, captain obvious. He'll do as instructed, though! Carefully, considering he's got so many odds and ends of garland and bows on him that it'd be easy for him to accidentally make things worse.]

[evidentiary]

[ even if he doesn't the garland itself sure isn't helping! this is! stupid! ]

...I don't disagree. I should have known better than to leave the apartment after I spotted some of those absurd bats...

[ spare her christmas spirit :/ ]

[sharplydressed]

Even those little guys haven't caused me as much trouble as this stupid... stuff!

[SHAKING A FISTFUL OF GARLAND. As if in retaliation, the strands wrapped around his feet pull him closer toward a nearby giant ball of garland like it's threatening to drag him into the depths of true garland hell. He sputters indignantly.]

Ugh-- Okay, is that good?

iv

[kabloom]

[ mimori was also looking up at the sky when it happens. at first, she thinks she might have just imagined it, until kirigiri says something. ]

The sky... did something just now, right?

[evidentiary]

...I believe so. What do you think you saw?

[ TO CONFIRM ]

[kabloom]

It flickered for a moment, didn't it? Around when the snow started falling.

[ it could mean nothing. after all, it's not like they're strangers to losing colors here, but... ]

I don't want to seem paranoid...

ii

[thesettingsun]

[Getting stuck in a garland is not Shuji's idea of a fun time.]

If I can get my arm free, I could just cut us out.

[Scythe! Except he's not currently holding the scythe, but Kirigiri's seen the book that's in his fanny pack transform before, so he doesn't have to explain.]

[evidentiary]

[ he and kirigiri have the same idea of a fun time, i.e. NOT THIS. ]

Ah...and transforming it now would be a bit dangerous even if the size displacement might free you. For now, untangling ourselves to the point you can get at it might be easier than going for a full untangle?

[thesettingsun]

I was thinking I have to be able to touch the book to transform it, and I can't quite reach right now.

[No touching = no scythe.]

Getting one arm free should take less time than getting both of us completely free, and then we can all go on with our lives.

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[servileness]

[ Time for charity and chores:

1. Help to paint a Holiday Mural in the Tribunal Terrace
2. Help decorate a local business or school for the holidays! Hang up those snowflakes!
3. Build a snowman somewhere around town!

What wall can they paint a mural on? Somewhere around the Community Center, probably. Clover isn't great at art, but enough dissection labs means she has the dexterity to paint where instructed, at least. Still, though.... ]

That doesn't look much like a reindeer, does it?

[ She sighs, resigned. ]

[evidentiary]

I'm not certain my Santa Claus looks proper, either.

[ directions? kyouko can follow those. but she's not exactly artistic, either... ]

We might have been better use doing backgrounds or filling in outlines...

[servileness]

We could ask to switch. If we want the mural looking its best...

[ They're not shirking their duty, just trying to optimize their skills. It should be okay.... ? ]

ii what if i want to hold your hand

[compendiem]

[ Minato stares right back, neglecting to do anything for a few long moment before he raises his arm, pulling both their hands up in front of their faces and more or less danging Kirigiri's gloved hand in front of her. Please... Nothing happens with a little shake, and gravity isn't strong enough either, so he drops their hands rather quickly with resignation. ]

Guess we'll have to stay like this forever.

too bad!!!

[evidentiary]

[ she's not taking off her glove, so... ]

...I think you accepted this a little too easily for comfort.

ii

[akatatai]

[Glove, meet bare hand. Izumi wasn't even reaching out for the candy canes, but as tries to walk away from the display, Kyouko's hand comes with him.

So he looks down and gives a small tug before realizing exactly what's happening, and then.... just slowly turns and gives her the most "I'm completely terrified for my life" face. Don't look at him like that!!]

I-I'm not holding on to your hand, I swear! [THAT MUCH IS OBVIOUS, THOUGH?!]

[evidentiary]

[ TERRIFYING LOOKS ARE HER CALLING CARD, SORRY IZUMI!! ]

...And yet it doesn't seem like either of us can let go...

ii hand holding but actually depressing

[optimistical]

[ naegi has been doing that really terrible thing where he's looking down at his phone while walking so he didn't even notice that kyouko was nearby when he accidentally brushed his hand against her. he looks up, trying to say an apology for the accident but then he realizes that... he's stuck? ]

Huh? What's-- Kyouko?

[ he first notices who he's stuck to as he looked up but then he looks back down at their suddenly stuck hands and when he sees the gloves... he freezes ]

Kyouko, your...

i like that you specify it's depressing

[evidentiary]

[ naegi that's absolutely dangerous? kirigiri at least registers who it is and the "WELL. FIX IT" stare lessens to something more neutral, since naegi at least isn't the worst option for someone to be stuck to.

she assumes immediately he's not holding on with any sense of purpose, because > naegi. ]

...I got the gloves back some time ago. [ that answers nothing, but she knows they both remember what is underneath them now. ]