THE CHRISTMAS MINGLE YOUR PARENTS WARNED YOU ABOUT

[carpevinum]

At some point in the night, taking advantage of the perma-silence, Lucifer and a few others sneak about to decorate the dormitory for the holidays. The morning of 12/25, you'll wake up to the smell of Christmas cookies wafting from the dorm kitchen, and upon actually leaving your room, there are string lights and decorations thrown up in the hallways and the common room proper.

The decorating is, of course, courtesy of Nene, who has been working hard to ensure that there's something more beautiful than those ghoulish paintings on the walls here. You can thank Helena, Sidney, and Lucifer for both the cookies and other, more substantial food which will periodically be presented throughout the day — Lucifer practically lives in the kitchen for the duration of the party and can sometimes be seen shooing the other two out to go have fun. That said, the table housing all of these dishes, ranging from traditional Christmas meals (as best they can do with limited resources, anyway) to more ostentatious treats will never be empty, so please eat to your heart's content!

Thanks to Amami, there's a large, undecorated Christmas tree in the middle of the common room that looks to be very well taken care of. Next to it is a table full of art supplies for making colourful paper ornaments, and a small card lying nearby that instructs those participating to write down a wish on the ornament proper before hanging it on the tree. It may not come true, but you know it'll be safe since no mysterious forces set this up — wish away!

Should you come to spend time at the party and fraternize, you'll find that you're being waited on by a number of small little imps except they're all wearing tiny Santa hats — they'll bring you food and drinks and candy should you request it, and they're on their Best Behaviour, so please be nice to them! They are simply underpaid service workers. They're absolutely thrilled to talk to you in chirps and weird demonic chittering, and they understand what you're saying at least.

In the back corner of the room, there's a minute-to-win-it type game set up: two chairs are tied by the backs together by two ribbons, about two feet apart from one another. Nearby, there's a table of candycanes for use in this game. The goal of the game is to toss a candycane while standing on one of the chairs and get said candycane to catch on the ribbons, or to see who can get the most candycanes on a ribbon in a minute. The instructions are explained on a little card sitting nearby, with further note to not eat all of the candycanes (there are more set out on the food table, you see) so people can play, and another smaller note banning the use of magic against an opponent who doesn't have it. Let's keep the game fair, people. And let's thank Hikaru for running out to get an obnoxious amount of candycanes for everyone.

Lucifer will intermittently come join the festivities from time to time when he's not cooking, wearing this, please feel free to bully the demon for celebrating the holiday from the religion he hates. He can take it, it's okay.

Last but certainly not least, Noah is roaming about the party using his magic to try and liven the place up. Little stars hang from the ceiling around him in a ten-foot radius, and should you frown at all, he will come up to you and put cat ears formed of magic shadows on you until you laugh. On occasion, he can be seen slipping out of the party with cookies and stacking them on a plate in front of Komaeda's door. The stars go with him, but the good news is that Natsume is also helping with their little lightshow, so the twinkling indoor galaxies will not be absent for long. It's a joint effort between Clamor's apprentices, and their hard work really shows through, magic training is difficult after all. Feel free to bother either of them to do magic tricks for you, if you'd like, or just lie down under a curtain of stars.

The night promises to be magical (semi-literally), even if we're all stuck in purgatory, so relax, put your feet up, and sing Christmas carols to your heart's content. And don't worry about the cleanup — just try not to pass out on the floors.

[OOC: Merr Crimmus try not to kill each other, that is my only request, otherwise go buck wild]

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Take a Cookie,
Leave a Cookie

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noah has been leaving cookies, will you too leave a cookie? or take a cookie? a plate sits outside of star four. there's a stack of sticky notes that komaeda has slid underneath the slit of his door, because maybe the person who is leaving cookies is trying to get his attention? he's unsure, but he's placed most of the cookies he's gained so far on add's bed. anymore cookies? who is leaving cookies? wh

[heroicpolonaise]

[...! cookies.

she probably shouldn't take a cookie. these belong to someone. they're on a plate, and they're being set here for a reason. she thought she saw someone sneaking cookies out, too... there's sticky notes here too.

well. kaede will write a simple message and slide it under. she is sort of curious if something else will come out, so she'll squat like a kid looking at ants.]

[commences]

( there's a shiver that goes down his spine when he sees what's written, but the "merry christmas" is the cherry on top that makes komaeda stare down at the note. merry christmas, to him? not what he expected, but it's enough to make him smile behind the door where he's sitting. from his own sticky note, kaede will hear komaeda writing on the opposing side of the door, and he slides one out himself.

his hands are shaky. )

[heroicpolonaise]

[oh

so we are conversing through sticky notes, okay. she'll turn her squat into a more suited criss-cross applesauce style, smoothing her skirt briefly before she leans over the next sticky note to write a reply.]

for him

[sisters]

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( knocks on the door.

sticky... )

[sisters]

( knocks back twice... )

[notsosou]

[He's kind of neutral on sweet things after living for a year with a guy who had an extreme sweet tooth and tended to pick what was on the menu when they went anywhere, so... he'll leave one instead since they're clearly here for someone who's not the party type. Add? Hinata? Anyway, enjoy a:]

[commences]

( here's the soft clink of something on the plate.

...

...

what's going on out there?

...

...

the next time shin walks back through, the cookie has disappeared...? and left on the plate is... )

[notsosou]

[That gets a weird huff of a laugh. Well, he can get that at least... he can't fault that it's traditional. He does his usual vanishing trick and then there's the clink as a mug of milk from the dorm kitchen appears on the plate. There's a post it stuck to it because Shin knows there's no way that's going to fit under the door.]

[rearranger]

[ There's a sticky note slid under the door with a cute cat kaomoji drawn on it - ]

/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ✿\

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( scribble, scribble. )

/ᐠ｡௰｡ᐟ♢\

( he sends back what happens to be a modification of the old one, giving it a swirly "w", and a nice, little diamond ear piece. )

[rearranger]

[ [ Oh there are two cats now.... He should have done a star.... But he's committed to this cute little flower now.

He slides a cat paw drawn on the next one, complete with little claws sticking out, clearing meant to mimic a cat sticking their pat under the door.

Give it a little few seconds for that one to process and then - ]

/☆ᐠ. ｡.ᐟ\ᵐᵉᵒʷˎˊ˗

[ Just kidding, the flower is now a star. Unlike the flower, it's only outlined, since the sticky note is already yellow. ]

cookies for hyung

[silentabyss]

[The cookie tower grows more imposing.........]

gift for hyung

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( it's intimidating, actually, when he looks out there to see cookies.

...

he's looking in his room, searching for something since he's already played santa, there's a few items that he still has. he places these on the plate, and the cookies are gone if noah makes his next round anytime soon.

the tower is now on add's bed instead, it grows even more imposing.... )

[silentabyss]

[Holy SHIT the offer is immediately taken even though these will now require Noah to do more math and not skimp out on math exams by killing people

Another cookie is delicately placed upon the plate...]

[carpevinum]

[Someone bring this guy something of sustenance hello?]

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( he knows this elegant handwriting anywhere, komaeda's brain remembers the most important of important things. his fingers brush against the sticky note, head tilting to the side as he thinks of "real food," and after the (he looks behind him at add's bed to see the 30 cookies), that doesn't sound do bad. )

[carpevinum]

[Like it's not really "party" food but it sure is Christmas party food.]

[adsum]

[ Kaede, seeing cookies on a plate: oh these must be for someone
npckun, seeing cookies on a plate: mine now

The hallway is a public space and so they go ahead and sit down with their back against the door, dunking the longer cookies in hot chocolate and nibbling at the other ones, scritch-scratching on a sticky note that has its sticky edge folded back onto itself so it doesn't get caught as they slide the note underneath the door: ]

[commences]

( when komaeda sees familiar handwriting so he picks it up, sticks it to the wall of the door which is covered in so, so, so many sticky notes that he has to keep that familiar presence here to add to the cluster he already has.

if he's being thanked, there's only one reason why. )

[adsum]

[ IT'S CHRISTMAS WHY ARE YOU MAKING THEM WORK FOR THEIR COOKIES he can still hear munching on the other side of the door ]

[crystallomancy]

( ....................

he hates sweets but he's gathered komaeda apparently, literally cannot stomach them, so natsume will write a quick message on the sticky note and slide it under. )



( komaeda knows his handwriting, it's fine )

[commences]

( he does know natsume's handwriting, and he knows that he doesn't like sweets... is he becoming his personal santa clause, today?

might as well ask... )

[crystallomancy]

( instead of sliding another sticky note, natsume knocks as a reply for what to do, and then he's going to leave. that's the thread )