the_plateau | It's the season of GIFTS GIFTS GIFTS

With Christmas scooting ever closer, it's time to start thinking about the real reason for the season and that is gifts. Yes, yes, joy to all, peace on earth etc etc, but deep down what we all want to do is tear some wrapping paper off boxes and be dazzled by the contents.

In order to keep things a bit organised, we'll be putting this up as a central gift-giving post, and it will feature three things.

★★ Arceus' gift

As many of you long term players might already know, Arceus tends to drop a few gifts on the people he has brought here on Christmas day. And this year is no different! These gifts will be revealed on December the 25th, so please check back then to see what your character will be receiving. And yes, these gifts will go out to all. Arceus doesn't judge. Maybe he should, but he doesn't.

★★ Secret Santa

Though these gifts won't officially be delivered until the 25th, this post will also feature a thread where you can post up the gifts your character has gotten their Secret Santa recipient. Feel free to start posting these up as soon as this post goes up (we are not going to make you wait)

★★ Your gifts

And finally, your gifts! If your character is the kind to get their friends a bunch of things, feel free to use this post to distribute the offerings. Much easier than hitting up a bunch of inboxes! If you would rather distribute your characters' gifts individually in various inboxes, feel free to do so! This post is merely an option for people who'd like to keep things in one central location.

Now with that all out of the way, let us take a moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas (or, at the very least, a nicely adequate Thursday if you don't celebrate). 2020 has been Quite the year, and I don't think any of us could've predicted it turning out this way. (Turns out none of us had 20-20 vision). But we've made it through and while the times are still somewhat uncertain and unforeseen, we nevertheless hope it will all be looking up from here on out for all of us.

We want to thank you all for being such lovely players and for having contributed to the game as you did! Thank you for ruining baseball, for coming to Sinnoh with us, for Prom being Prom yet again, for submitting so many badge requests and for slipping in every app that you did.

And onwards to 2021, another year for pokemon shenanigans and nonsense!

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The gifts he partnered up with Angel on can be found here. His secret Santa gift can be found here.

Angel will be receiving

★ A lovely, very soft sweater. It’s oversized, perfect for getting comfy in.

★ It’s a box of socks!! Armin knows Angel’s feet get cold sometimes, so this box is here to try and make sure that won’t happen again — it includes all sorts of socks, from soft and fluffy ones, ones that look like cute kitty feet, thick ones that look like a Wooloo, and even ones that go up over her knees. If her feet are still cold after this, he tried ok!

★ Finally, in a small box, Angel will find a delicate silver necklace. It’s of a bird taking flight from an open cage. Along with the necklace, a card has been tucked into the box, reading the phrase “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being, with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you”; on the back of the card it reads “Never doubt that you deserve your freedom and that you can and will have it. No matter what.” Both lines are written in Armin’s handwriting.

Kazuki will be receiving

★ A special book on Pokemon relaxation and massage techniques! Perhaps it will be something he can teach people about while they stay at his little rest home.

★ Along with the book are also several different incense bundles, some very soft scented, some more flowery, because Armin has read that can also help Pokemon (and people) relax.

Ford Pines will be receiving

★ a mystery.

In an unmarked envelope, he’ll be receiving a coded set of coordinates. This set of coordinates will lead to a hidden capsule along with another set of encoded coordinates. This set of coordinates will lead to yet another capsule and an encoded set of coordinates and so on until Ford will have four capsules. (The capsules have been hidden in the area around his gym) Inside of the capsules are fragments of encoded text which, when deciphered and properly put together, read `Happy Hannukah` as well as a request to please tell Armin the proper dates of Hannukah next year so he can get Ford’s gift to him at the right time.

Every set of coordinates, as well as every fragment of text has a different cipher or puzzle associated with it. Armin poured over all the code books Dipper left him, but he is still a novice so it won’t take a super computer to crack. Still he hopes Ford will enjoy the mystery and sense of accomplishment at the end.

It's the season of GIFTS GIFTS GIFTS

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