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consultmybooks[The downside of having the one girlfriend in all the world with similar sleeping habits as his is that it's damn hard to plan any sort of surprise before she wakes up.
But, Giles is nobody if not someone willing to try. At least Helios hasn't developed a pathological phobia of sleeping in.
House 44 is hardly extravagent, although Helios' magic adds a charm probably not likely to be found elsewhere in the village. But it's nice, and it's warm.Christmas has definitely come, and Giles takes a while that morning to just bask in the fact that he's made it.
So his girlfriend and his best friend will wake up to breakfast already made and a few wrapped gifts underneath the modestly decorated Christmas tree. Giles will be on the couch in the living room, journal in hand, writing out some well wishing messages.
When you walk in and get his attention, both of you are getting hugs and "Happy Christmas" wishes. Helios gets plenty of warning before his hug, and he sounds a little subdued with Ginia given the events of yesterday. But they're both here with him, and he wants this to be a good day.]
[After spending late into Christmas morning with his housemates, Giles leaves to wander the village. Practically, he's searching for someone - someone who should be back today, someone he prays will be back today, as unscathed as its possible to be after an ordeal like he's suffered. Oh, Seto, where are you? Giles is giftless while searching for the boy, and anyone who approaches will find him evidently distracted and subdued.
Once Seto has been found and bundled somewhere warm, by the afternoon at least, Giles is in a much better mood and understandably so. A stop back off at the house is made to retrieve what he owes, and then Giles is back out and about in the village to see his friends and give out some gifts. He will be wearing a Santa hat, which he will blame Helios or Ginia for forcing on him. Whether this is really true is anyone's guess.
If Giles can't find you or doesn't know where you live, he'll ask over the journals. A few of the gifts have had some secondhand repairs made - the shops aren't always kind - but he hopes that you'll find everything useful to use in future.
Happy Christmas, Luceti. Giles hopes it's a merry one for you, whoever you are, because it certainly is for him and you deserve this cheer far more than he does.]
((ooc: People who can expect gifts besides Helios and Ginia:
Buffy - a small bag of meditation crystals to round out her attempts, along with a pair of new gloves that shouldn't restrict her hands.
Grune - a small silver pocket watch
Robert - a camera
Link - a proper guitar case
Seto - a comic book of some 1960s Mickey Mouse comics
Selphie - A book of word and writing puzzles
Little Mac - A pair of trainers that will hopefully hold up to long term training
Paprika - a hopefully fetching pair of earrings, left on a side table by a picture in the hallway.
Jilly - artist's clay
Aerith - a Japanese Lucky cat statue, because it seems like your house isn't terribly lucky
Fuuko - a book on the habits and habitats of Pacific starfish
Frederic - an electric blanket
Poland - A pair of boots that, given Buffy's influence, shouldn't be terribly hideous
Ami - A snowglobe containing a theme park scene, along with a copy of the book club's book from the Horoscope experiment week for her own.
Usagi - a stuffed white cat
Foot - a small catnip pillow and a visit from Edna
Derek - a silver knife
Jay - a parry dagger
Xion - the novel The Borrowers
Okita [whatever size he currently is] - a cat toy that should probably hold up even to Saizo's rough treatment.
Links will be added in the morning, or possibly just in the thread. I am, however, perfectly cool with handwaving if you're too busy festiving it up or still unable/unwilling to look at LJ to tag in. Or whatever reasons you have. That is why links to gifts will be added in the morning. His giftiness can be explained by the fact that Giles still feels horrible missing Christmas by a couple of weeks last year, and is stupidly glad to have made it this far. To other CR not listed, he has a few little gifts on hand for you - mostly crackers, or sweets. Good sweets, of course - Helios won't let him have anything less.))
But, Giles is nobody if not someone willing to try. At least Helios hasn't developed a pathological phobia of sleeping in.
House 44 is hardly extravagent, although Helios' magic adds a charm probably not likely to be found elsewhere in the village. But it's nice, and it's warm.Christmas has definitely come, and Giles takes a while that morning to just bask in the fact that he's made it.
So his girlfriend and his best friend will wake up to breakfast already made and a few wrapped gifts underneath the modestly decorated Christmas tree. Giles will be on the couch in the living room, journal in hand, writing out some well wishing messages.
When you walk in and get his attention, both of you are getting hugs and "Happy Christmas" wishes. Helios gets plenty of warning before his hug, and he sounds a little subdued with Ginia given the events of yesterday. But they're both here with him, and he wants this to be a good day.]
[After spending late into Christmas morning with his housemates, Giles leaves to wander the village. Practically, he's searching for someone - someone who should be back today, someone he prays will be back today, as unscathed as its possible to be after an ordeal like he's suffered. Oh, Seto, where are you? Giles is giftless while searching for the boy, and anyone who approaches will find him evidently distracted and subdued.
Once Seto has been found and bundled somewhere warm, by the afternoon at least, Giles is in a much better mood and understandably so. A stop back off at the house is made to retrieve what he owes, and then Giles is back out and about in the village to see his friends and give out some gifts. He will be wearing a Santa hat, which he will blame Helios or Ginia for forcing on him. Whether this is really true is anyone's guess.
If Giles can't find you or doesn't know where you live, he'll ask over the journals. A few of the gifts have had some secondhand repairs made - the shops aren't always kind - but he hopes that you'll find everything useful to use in future.
Happy Christmas, Luceti. Giles hopes it's a merry one for you, whoever you are, because it certainly is for him and you deserve this cheer far more than he does.]
((ooc: People who can expect gifts besides Helios and Ginia:
Buffy - a small bag of meditation crystals to round out her attempts, along with a pair of new gloves that shouldn't restrict her hands.
Grune - a small silver pocket watch
Robert - a camera
Link - a proper guitar case
Seto - a comic book of some 1960s Mickey Mouse comics
Selphie - A book of word and writing puzzles
Little Mac - A pair of trainers that will hopefully hold up to long term training
Paprika - a hopefully fetching pair of earrings, left on a side table by a picture in the hallway.
Jilly - artist's clay
Aerith - a Japanese Lucky cat statue, because it seems like your house isn't terribly lucky
Fuuko - a book on the habits and habitats of Pacific starfish
Frederic - an electric blanket
Poland - A pair of boots that, given Buffy's influence, shouldn't be terribly hideous
Ami - A snowglobe containing a theme park scene, along with a copy of the book club's book from the Horoscope experiment week for her own.
Usagi - a stuffed white cat
Foot - a small catnip pillow and a visit from Edna
Derek - a silver knife
Jay - a parry dagger
Xion - the novel The Borrowers
Okita [whatever size he currently is] - a cat toy that should probably hold up even to Saizo's rough treatment.
Links will be added in the morning, or possibly just in the thread. I am, however, perfectly cool with handwaving if you're too busy festiving it up or still unable/unwilling to look at LJ to tag in. Or whatever reasons you have. That is why links to gifts will be added in the morning. His giftiness can be explained by the fact that Giles still feels horrible missing Christmas by a couple of weeks last year, and is stupidly glad to have made it this far. To other CR not listed, he has a few little gifts on hand for you - mostly crackers, or sweets. Good sweets, of course - Helios won't let him have anything less.))
Tags:
- actually feeling all right for once,
- because we needed some fluff dammit,
- civic responsibility,
- event (christmas),
- he really does love you all,
- is anyone surprised?,
- it's happy christmas dammit,
- life is good for the moment,
- making amends,
- not in sunnydale anymore,
- patrol,
- productive insomnia,
- shiny happy people
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Date: 2011-12-25 05:19 am (UTC)The warmth will be savored for a bit before Ginia properly gets out of bed and heads to the bathroom to wash up, then to her room to change. It's Christmas. There are presents to place under the tree, and oh, does she have presents to give them. To give everyone really.
It's Christmas. She's not working, she has loved ones to celebrate with, there's gifts to give everyone. It's a really nice day.
With Odin following behind her, she heads downstairs with a big bag of presents, stopping when she sees Giles sitting at the couch. Setting the bag down by the stairs, she heads over and drops down next to him, placing a kiss on his cheek.]
/Merry Christmas./
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Date: 2011-12-25 09:16 pm (UTC)Happy Christmas.
[...and, have a hug.]
[Action] Re: the three-way thread, I'm good with either too! Just let me know what to do.
Date: 2011-12-25 09:20 pm (UTC)Re: [Action] Hrm. Maybe one in Ginia's post? Later action, I mean. Or this.
From:[Action] Maybe later action somehere once the three begin exchanging presents?
From:Re: [Action] All righty! Since Ginia slept in, let's have Levy jump in here in a bit.
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From:Re: [Action] Maybe give it a couple of tags after they're in the kitchen and bring in Helios?
From:[Action] Sounds good!
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From:[Action] Helios can come in!
From:[Action] Heeere's Helios!
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Date: 2011-12-25 01:24 pm (UTC)I guess not, huh? [ she giggles. ] Merry Christmas, though!
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Date: 2011-12-25 06:19 pm (UTC)H-Hello, Usagi. Happy Christmas to you, as well.
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Date: 2011-12-25 08:49 pm (UTC)It's a lot of fun, isn't it? I thought Christmas would be different here in Luceti, but it's actually a lot of fun too!
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From:[action] idk if you wanted to do a 3-way thread
Date: 2011-12-25 08:33 pm (UTC)Re: [action] IDK. I'm good with either!
Date: 2011-12-25 09:11 pm (UTC)[Honestly, Luceti and its translators.
And you left him without much to do with the decorations, bro, so breakfast was the least he could do. And presents, well, you can't have Christmas without presents.]
[action] Okay good!
Date: 2011-12-26 05:42 am (UTC)[ Honestly bro why did you do this all by yourself? ] But thank you.
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Date: 2011-12-26 03:05 am (UTC)Thank you very much, Giles. I have something for you as well. Would it be alright if I brought it over? [She can't ask him to go out of his way for his own gift, after all.]
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Date: 2011-12-26 03:17 am (UTC)...I-I don't mind stopping by, honestly. Or, um, we could meet in the middle?
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Date: 2011-12-26 03:24 am (UTC)I don't mind, at all. Wherever you'd like to meet.
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Date: 2011-12-26 05:40 am (UTC)To: Giles
I know you have likely read every book in existence by now, but I may as well give you one anyway. It's called "Journey to the West" and is a favorite of mine.
From: Paprika
PS: Thanks for the earrings. They look nice. I'll be sure to wear them next time I see you.
Later on...
Date: 2011-12-26 06:34 am (UTC)And yes, he has read it, and several times, but he doesn't have his own copy here and he'd be lying if he said this wasn't one of his favorite pieces of research.
With a smile and a murmured "Merry Christmas", just in case she's near enough to hear, he takes the book and settles down in the living room for a reread. The chocolate is saved for later. Books, especially books like this, deserve some care after all.]
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Date: 2011-12-26 07:44 pm (UTC)His smile is thin and strained and a little sad - he doesn't want Don to be gone after such a significant day.]
... Hello, Giles...
... Merry Christmas. [The phrase sounds foreign to him when he says it. He's still not used to it entirely...]
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Date: 2011-12-28 11:55 pm (UTC)...everything all right?
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Date: 2011-12-29 07:45 am (UTC)... D-Don is... being called off for a mission...
... The Malnosso did not even i-inform us what it was. Just... just that he needs to go... t-tomorrow.
[He shivers a little.] I had... hoped to spend time with him...
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Date: 2011-12-27 04:26 am (UTC)Merry Christmas! I like your hat. [Link has one too, actually - his usual green one switched out for Goron red, silver-white tinsel wrapped around the brim.]
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Date: 2011-12-29 01:20 am (UTC)[The obviously guitar-shaped present is held out for Link to take.] Mind if I come in?
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Date: 2011-12-29 03:50 am (UTC)[Taking the guitar-shaped present, he steps back with a smile.]
Your present is upstairs, d'you want to sit down while I get it? The fire is lit.
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Date: 2011-12-28 05:03 am (UTC)When she spots Giles? She'll just beam.] Giles! Happy Christmas!
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Date: 2011-12-28 11:53 pm (UTC)Her words do get a blink - really? Where did she pick up "Happy Christmas", he was starting to feel odd being the only one in the village saying that. But all of that is secondary. As soon as he's sure that doing so won't cause her to lose her sack, Grune is getting a hug.]
Happy Christmas, Grune.
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Date: 2011-12-30 05:00 am (UTC)She hugs back delightedly, even cuddling up a little.] I brought you a present!
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Date: 2011-12-28 05:23 pm (UTC)Mr. Giles! Merry Christmas!
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Date: 2011-12-29 12:08 am (UTC)Her costume gets a blink and a few seconds of staring before Giles remembers how impolite it is. He shakes himself off and waves.]
Happy Christmas, Pao-Lin. You, um, you look...v-very festive.
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