[open] chestnuts roasting on the open fire

[hadeir]

WHO: Celine, everyone, anyone
WHERE: various
WHEN: first two weeks of December
WHAT: dog walking, bat catching, and maybe some bikini posing in the middle of winter Also, generic catch-all
WARNINGS: tiny gold bikinis?



I. Dog-walking
[ One of the chores in the list she got with Yukiko was to walk some dogs. And that's fine, because she already walks Mr. Edgeworth's dogs from time to time. Francisca, the white and gray husky, is a proud and gentle creature. Phoenix, the tan poodle, is energetic but sensible.

And Persephone, the black and messy mongrel is pulling forward, excited to spot a tiny wild animal scurrying about in the middle of winter. She seems to be the baby of the bunch, spoiled by the older dogs who oblige her by goading Celine to give chase. ]

No! Stop! Scruffy!

II. Catching bats
[ Celine can give or take a kiss. It's just a kiss. But she's more interested in the bats that have been hovering around mistletoes lately. What do they feed on? Are they somehow immune to the toxins of mistletoe? She has to know.

So Celine stands on the top rung of a step ladder, with a bug net in hand. She swings it down and whoosh!

She catches someone's head. Also maybe a bat. But mostly some unfortunate passerby's head. ]

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[closed : Yukiko]

[hadeir]

[ It isn't cold in the studio, what with all the bright lights and reflectors. It's still not a warm enough place for Celine to walk around dressed in just a golden bikini for the summer page of their calendar, but her confidence keeps her strong. ]

Yukiko! Come on! Just a few photos left!

[burningblossoms]

[No amount of prodding is going to get Yukiko into one of those bikinis. When she'd agreed to this, she was not informed of that. She's still dressed in the winter Santa outfit]

No. I'm not putting that on.

[Celine may be confident, but she is just not that kind of person or that level of comfortable with herself.]

You go right ahead but I'm sitting these shots out.

[hadeir]

But it's more fun if we do it together. They even have one in red. Come on.

[ Please? For friendship? For doubling the appeal emanating from what's sure to be a very empowering photo? Maybe? ]

[burningblossoms]

No.

[She shakes her head rather emphatically.]

I agreed to be in the calendar, but I'm not dressing up like that. I'm sorry. I don't like wearing things like that, and it'd also look bad for my parent's image.

[closed: Lalli]

[hadeir]

[ She feels silly, walking to his home with a box of assorted teas, wearing that black ratty hoodie that she bought with his gift check that does not fit her aesthetic at all.

But attempts at friendship calls. She has her pride. She doesn't want the strange boy to realize that she might be as friendless as he is. ]

Lalli? [ knock knock knock, 3 in the afternoon is an okay time to visit right? ] Are you home?

[lalliho]

[Three in the afternoon is the perfect time to visit! Lalli's always awake these days, but during any normal time, He would have been up for a few hours and relatively alive enough for company, should it show up... As it is, his scratchy, dead voice comes from inside the apartment.]

Door's open.

[Whoever it is... A girl? Does he even really know any girls that he's not related to? Whatever. If she's coming to murder him, that's honestly fine. Also: this is a lie. The door is locked. Sorry.]

[hadeir]

[ It doesn't sound like a good time to visit. It sounds like he hasn't even woken up completely yet. Or fallen asleep. Celine expects a mess when she opens a door, maybe an old pizza box on the floor and a half-empty soda can on the couch.

Her expectations are dashed, because she can't open the door. ]

It's locked. [ She looks around. ] Should I go through the window?

[ Breaking into someone's home through the window is in her bucket list. ]

II

[imaginex]

[Well... Sakura figures she's been in stranger positions than this one, but finding a net suddenly over her head (along with one of her eleven bats) is a Surprise.

Under normal circumstances she'd probably freeze in place, but her mistletoe entourage instead go ballistic at the presence of this new person.]

U-um--!

[hadeir]

Caught one!

[ Well, eleven bats and one person, but she can't really count them all from where she is. Celine scrambles down the ladder to inspect her catch.

Hi Sakura. ]

Hold still, I'm just going to get one.

[ Celine will now proceed to wiggle her hand inside the net to drag a bat out by the wing. ]

[imaginex]

[Whelp, guess she's standing still! - and also starting to giggle from not only the mistletoe wings tickling her neck and face, but Celine's casual attitude over this situation.]

Did you want one of your own, Celine-san...?

[Sakura admittedly has PLENTY to spare]

II

[cheetahsenpai]

[Kuramochi has been ignoring the bats flying around his head for awhile. He finally managed to get out of that annoying garland just for these bats to mess with him. When he turns around to finally swat the bat away he gets caught in a bug net.

Well, he didn't expect this today.

Kuramochi looks around to see who did it when he sees Celine.]

Oh! I think you got this one.

[Since the bat has continued to be even more irritating now that it can't get out.]

[hadeir]

Yes!

[ She would jump off the ladder if it were safe, but it's not, so she hurries down as fast as she can. ]

Can you get it from under the net for me?

[cheetahsenpai]

Sure, one sec.

[Kuramochi reaches up to grab the bat that hasn't stopped making noise since it ended up caught under the net with him. He manages to grab it and keep it in his hands even if it's moving around. He tries to get a better look at it, it looks like it's made up of leaves, but he can't get a better look with it flying around in his hands. He uses one hand to take the net off his head as he walks over to Celine.]

Here it is. Why did you want to catch one?

[Kuramochi is trying to calm it down the best way he can even if it's attempting to get out of his hands.]

I

[burningblossoms]

[Well, dogs are different than calendar shoots, and Yukiko has zero issues taking them out for a walk. She loves dogs, absolutely adores them, and while she's left her own at home, this is totally okay.

The dog she's got on a leash strains a little to try and get loose but no. She holds fast.]

Uh-uh, girl. I don't think so. You need to slow down and take it easy...

[hadeir]

[ Celine has never had her own puppy, but she dotes on these dogs. Except for Persephone, partially for being a mongrel. Mostly because she's forcing her to walk faster as it pulls her towards a rustling bush. ]

Scruffy! If you don't behave, I'll tell your master to give you less treats. [ Oh what a threat. is she doing this right, Yukiko? ]

[burningblossoms]

[Yukiko's pupper manages to be reined in, but all Celine manages to get is a laugh.]

That won't work on them. They don't understand things like that. You have to just give them a firm voice without shouting. Also dig in your heels, don't let them pull you.

II

[wordcarvings]

[ There is a lot of flapping against the top of his head.

Which was just as unexpected as the net.

Koutarou looks up, but has to close his eyes to avoid getting a wing in them.

Though he did manage to catch sight of who had trapped his head in a net. ]

Hello, Celine-san. What are you doing?

[ Taking this oh so calmly. ]

[hadeir]

Hello.

[ If he's going to be that calm, then there's no need for her to rush. He doesn't seem like the type to run off with her bat. ]

Could you get that bat for me?

[wordcarvings]

[ There's not really anything to be distressed over, is there? ]

Oh..! Oh, it's a bat. Yeah, I can try to.

[ Maybe if he fries to trap it in the net while he gets his head ot of it by closing a hand around the net. ]

II

[scarlet_devil]

[ Well, that was rude. Here she was, trying to get a little shopping done when suddenly a net comes down on her head, along with one of those little monstrosities. ]

What. Are you doing?

[hadeir]

I'm catching bats. [ Isn't it obvious? ] Drop your shopping bags for a second and get that one for me.

[scarlet_devil]

Do I look like a bat to you? [ The annoyed French woman might have helped if she didn't end up with a net on her head and then ordered around. ]

No.

ii

[vitis]

[ whack. understanably, john hadn't expected anyone to swing a net over his head on what's meant to be a bat-free beeline to the store. no such luck, however. bat squeaking about his ears, he looks up, fire in his eyes as to however the heck that happened - ]

[ ah. ]

Celine!

[ agh. no, no more formalities there. he's going to try to aggressively push the net off. ]

What the hell??

[hadeir]

I was trying to catch bats but I caught a Beckett instead.

[ And because annoying Beckett is fun as long as younger siblings aren't involved she'll take her time going down the ladder. Slowly. Safely. Keeping his head inside the net with his chiropteran friend. ]

Could you get that for me?

[vitis]

[ john GLOWERS!! but at least stops flailing around with the net as she begins her descent. listen, she did give him dresses to send to his sisters. so, even with as much as he cherishes that, he's also sort of annoyed to remember he should Be Nicer. ]

[ after another moment of glaring, john better lifts his arm into the net and snatches the distressed bat. then he crushes the life from it keeps it trapped in his fist without yet handing it over. ]

... Why're you tryin' to catch 'em? I get that it's probably to do weird stuff, but all they do is sing and irritate people.