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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: 2012-01-02 05:33 am (UTC)Y-You mean Ginia is...is she alright? Are you alright? [ He sounds mildly concerned and might be making for getting up out of his seat to go check up on you, Giles. What are you getting at bro? ]