[Nexus] Thanksmasnewyearskwanzakkah 5: Now with Mall Santas!

[Lord Magtok]

Magtok & Libby

"Well...no. Not anymore I don't."

Mag seems a little peeved with himself. Damn, he probably had some really awesome justifications and explanations for this present, but then he had to go and mindwipe himself, didn't he?

"It is true, though. Discworld's Death has much lamer pets, the Horseman's videogame is kinda repetitive, Hades had to steal the voice of James Woods to get anyone to care about him, Osiris still hasn't figured out where Set left his left buttcheek, Neil Gaiman's is clearly some sort of zebra or a lazy excuse to pay his coloring guy less, and I've met Charon in person when he went to visit Riss in the MagCave, so I know him better than any of those other people, and well enough to be sure he's nowhere near as nice or interesting or just generally wonderful as you."

Oh hey, there's a nifty justification! Still doesn't explain why you didn't get the world's best death something a little more impressive, though.

"...Shoot, I really haven't got a clue what past-me was thinking. Are you sure that's the whole present? There's no mystical energy field around it or something that I can't see? A secret compartment that shoots laser beams? Tickets to some sort of magical ice cream convention somewhere?"

Nope, none of those things! Just a mug, and a coupon that Magtok still hasn't noticed yet!

[Chaotic Bob]

[Magtok & Libby]

"Mm, unfortunate. You might have a gem there."
Libby hasn't failed the notice the coupon.
One of her fingers slid across it not a moment ago, leading up to a subtle investigation while she let Magtok try to produce some reason or another.

Letting him stew seems entertaining.

"Very normal, no magic that I can see..."
Still smiling, so she doesn't seem upset by the choice. At least not in any normal fashion...
"I wonder if it would be out of line for me to withhold my own until you figure it out."

[Lord Magtok]

Magtok & Libby

"How am I supposed to figure it out? How would either of us know if I did? Where are you going with-"

The cyborg stops, taking a moment or two to really think about what the answer might be.

"Past-me, figuring he would no longer exist due to the memory-wipe, felt like having a chronologically displaced laugh at his future self's expense? Is coffee associated with death? Were coffee seeds part of your domain at one point as a former earth goddess, as the internet claims you were?"

Hey, cheating! You're not allowed to use the internet to find the answers to this!

"Is there something hidden inside the cup? Maybe I thought that as a death deity, there's nothing I could get you that you couldn't get yourself, so sentiment is the only real value that could be assigned to-wait, you got something for me?"

That's a surprise. Magtok wasn't even sure Libby even knew what Thanksmas was up until these last few minutes!

[Chaotic Bob]

[Magtok & Libby]

Guesses, guesses, and more guesses.

That isn't the key to success, Magtok! You should know better.
How have you gotten this far?

Libby shakes her head just a little, denying his guesswork.
"Well, so far, I have potentially gotten you something, yes."

Try a little harder cyborg.

[Lord Magtok]

Mag & Libby (Really Ought to Get Out of Here Soon, So This Thread Isn't Just Them)

Magtok frowns. This is his last attempt, and then he's giving up.

"I got you a thing because I wanted to get you a thing. Our last misadventure was actually pretty fun, and now I'm not doomed to go somewhere terrible after I die. You're not the intolerably persistent and emotionally numb robot I originally took you for; but an interesting, exciting goddess with a perplexing and alien perspective on life. You're patient, kind, thoughtful, and a whole bunch of other things I'm not."

The cyborg shakes his head.

"I have absolutely no ****ing clue why I got you a coffee mug of all things, though. Do you? Is it the coffee innuend-ohmygod please tell me it's not past-me doing a garish coffee innuendo."

Oh gods, let it not be that. Anything at all but that.

[Zefir]

The wolf cub nods and starts walking in her earlier direction. Mr. C and her soon find out that her siblings are wandering around and her parents are sitting by Dipsnig, who is himself sitting in a chair and drinking Thanksmas brandy.

Mr C points at the person near the parents.
*bark*

"Who's that?"

[Murkus]

Entrance

A pair of fey arrive here in some sort've flying sleigh, likely just before the thread's started to wither. The sleigh is drawn by - of course - a team of deer. White-tailed, mostly, with a single reindeer stag at the front, his fur a silvery white.

Adir Frescot steps down from the sleigh, offering his hands to the other passenger. "Careful, Sakura. I think there's some ice."

[Gullara]

[Entrance]

Sakura takes his hand and steps carefully out of the sleigh. "Thanks, honey. Let's hurry inside. You need to see the decorations. They have the fountain shooting out snow. It's awesome." She says eagerly.

[Thankmas Throne]

"Hey, Irena. I need to go to the bathroom. Handle anyone that comes while I'm gone, kay?" Nadia gets out of the throne and puts the Santa hat on Irena's head. She chuckles and gives the naiad a peck on the cheek before departing.

[Chaotic Bob]

[Mag & Libby, Now With Secret Messages]

Well. She is somewhat emotionally numb.
But that happens when you're around nothing but death for the majority of your existence.

Nice thought though.

Ignore the mean smirk she's acquired by the end of this.
It's totally uncalled for.
"Well now, don't you think about interesting things when desperate."
That probably was too.

"I have a suspicion. You should think more broadly. Confidently.
But we'll pause there. I had a better idea. As punishment for being so secretive that not even you can remember your secret, you'll have to work for your present."
Not as punishment for the other thing?
"Number game, or word game?

They can probably be walking out shortly/now...

[Murkus]

[Entrance]

Sakura takes his hand and steps carefully out of the sleigh. "Thanks, honey. Let's hurry inside. You need to see the decorations. They have the fountain shooting out snow. It's awesome." She says eagerly.

"Awright," Adir is careful not to slip himself as they head toward the throne. He suddenly wishes he'd chosen hooves over dress shoes, as his wife could hardly care less about how his clothes look. "Wow... they do all this just for the kids?" The stag says, eyes widening at the arrangement. You'd think he was a big kid himself.

[Gullara]

[Heading Toward the Throne]

Sakura laughs at his expression. "It's pretty great, huh? It's really amazing what they can do." The dryad points at the throne and starts to guide him in that direction. "There's where we go for presents. I think anyone can sit there and be Santa. The bag they pull the presents is magic, and well, you'll see."

[Ashen Lilies]

Anyone can be a Santa, eh?

[Thanksmas Throne]

Anyone sitting in the big Santa chair currently may find themselves unceremoniously yanked up over the back of the chair and tied and bound in a comical fashion by a pair of large, burly devils as Kal attempts to rapidly take their place on the throne, grabbing the Santa hat and placing it on his own head. Other than the hat, and big bushy white fake Santa beard, he's dressed in... um... pretty much nothing else, really, except for a ludicrously large red ribbon bow, placed in a rather strategic position as he lounges casually on the Thanksmas throne, leg thrown over the chair arm and arm thrown over the chair back.
"Hohoho! Santa's here to make all your wishes come true!*"
Um...
"*Offer intended only for those aged [legal] and above, standard terms and conditions may apply."
Yes, he just said a footnote. Somehow.

((This post is intended to be all the silly and no lasting harm but maybe quite a bit of lasting humiliation is intended to whichever poor soul finds themselves being yoinked by Kal's diabolical henchmen.))

Nope.

[Murkus]

By the Thanksmas Throne

Adir finishes his visual tour at the throne, having glanced over at it briefly when they came in. "Hey, wasn't there somebody... less creepy there a second ago?" The super-hawt devil would fit better at an adult-themed Thanksmas party. He doesn't wanna think about little kids hopping on that guy's lap.

[Shadowcaller]

By the Thanksmas Throne

Irena makes a face in return, exaggerating her feelings about thankmas somewhat. "Fiiine." She replies before sitting down at the throne.

She then peers down at the sack left unattended by Nadia, didn't she deserve a payment for helping out like this? She thought she did at least. So without even looking around she reaches down into the bag and retrieves something, she get a quick glance at the object and panics when she notices Sakura and Adir approach.

The two will see Irena quickly hide something behind her back as she looks up at them. "Uh... um... hi, you're here for the gifts right?"You won this round Christmas bag!

[Murkus]

[The Throne!]

"Um, yeah," Adir says, looking Mrs. Claus up and down. What was she doing behind her back... "Do we get to sit on your lap?" He grins like an idiot.

[Gullara]

[The Throne!]

Sakura looks curiously at Irena, wondering what's got her all panicky. She's quickly distracted by Adir's dreadful joke, however. She rolls her eyes dramatically. "I think you can use the chair, sweetie." She says amusedly as she tries to guide him toward the chair next to the throne. Provided he sits, she'll stand next to him and put her arm across his shoulders.

[Shadowcaller]

[The Throne!]

Deciding the best thing to do here is to simply sit on the thing that bag had given her, she could bother about that later.

"Hey, I wouldn't mind him in my lap." Irena jokes with a smile at Adir, hoping that Nadia didn't hear that. She didn't mean anything but Nadia was so silly sometimes. Besides, this guy was pretty hot.

[Murkus]

[The Throne!]

"I'd oblige you, Santa, but I'd still like her to be in my lap later tonight," Adir gives Sakura a squeeze and then goes to sit in the chair. He grins giddily, this being entirely new to him.

[Gullara]

[The Throne!]

Sakura's glad that it's not noticeable when she's blushing, because she's certainly doing that right now. "You know, I think there's supposed to be a naughty and nice list, and only the latter gets presents." She warns jokingly.

[Shadowcaller]

[The Throne!]

"Yeah, but the nice Santa is taking a break so it's just me Krampus left. I just give gifts to naughty people." I'm pretty sure that's not what Krampus do Irena.

I know that player person, but this is much funnier.

The witch grins at the two, "So have any of you been particularly naughty this year huh?"

[Murkus]

[The Throne!]

"She's the naughty one, I swear," Adir says, forking a thumb at his wife and smirking as he does it.

[Gullara]

[The Throne!]

"Adir!" Sakura giggles and gives his arm a little swat. "Don't believe a word he says. You could probably empty that bag out for him and still not have enough to cover how naughty he is."

[Shadowcaller]

[The Throne!]

What a silly couple. Irena liked them. "Okaay, but one have to go first. Can't give you both gifts at the same time. Plus, I give naughty gifts only."

[Murkus]

[The Throne!]

"Oooh, me first," Adir says. Sakura was here for a bit already, after all. The stag wants some goodies. He quirks one silly brow. "What sorta naughty gifts were you thinkin'? Cuz I kinda liked Sakura's idea..." Y'know, just hand him the whole bag.

[Shadowcaller]

[The Throne!]

"Nah, just one gift per person. That's the rules." Irena replies as she reaches into the bag, hoping for something else then what she pulled up from it.

It's actually something quite different. "Huh, that's not really what I was expecting." Irena comments as she looks at the odd costume.

[Gullara]

[The Throne!]

Sakura looks curiously at the costume. "Is that a panda costume? That's kinda weird." Yes, weird. Definitely doesn't remind Sakura of anything. Nope.

[Murkus]

[The Throne!]

"Oh, Gods," Adir has a good laugh at that. "I knew some Fey back home who turned into pandas. I bet they'd laugh their asses off if I came to visit in that."

[Shadowcaller]

[The Throne!]

"Not all that naughty though." Irena observes, somewhat disappointed at the lame gift. "So I'm guessing your partner here have been the naughty one." She says while turning to look at Sakura, the dryad would look hotter if not for her pregnancy, but she wasn't complaining. Nadia looked pretty hot while pregnant too after all.

[Gullara]

[The Throne!]

Sakura laughs a little bit at that. "Apparently I am. Let's see what the bag says about that." She leans against Adir a little bit and waits expectantly. This ought to be interesting.

[Murkus]

[The Throne!]

"See? Called it," Adir says, glancing up at his wife with a straight face. He grins and returns his attention to the bag, wondering what sort've gift she's got in store.