It's the season of GIFTS GIFTS GIFTS

[indigo_league]

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!

Comments

[vrdantwind]

Claude didn't have a lot of money to go around after that whole-ass Prism Scale the gifts he got his traveling companions, but there are a few people he went out of his way for nonetheless!

First and foremost is obviously Jaskier, who Claude has only been heavily flirting with since his arrival at this point. The Pidgey Post will drop off a very carefully wrapped box. Inside the box, carefully cushioned, is a bottle of absinthe, along with written instructions for how to best drink absinthe, written from memory based on the instructions of the store owner who sold Claude the bottle. Ah, but what's this? Around the neck of the bottle hangs a chain! The chain is for a necklace, as it turns out, which contains a familiar pressed flower. Threaded on the chain is also a ring, displaying the same flower. Neither are perhaps overly fancy, but when you're browsing thrift stores on a budget, finding two pieces of inexpensive, specifically buttercup-themed jewelry is still doing exceptionally well!

But one further surprise! Underneath the note about the absinthe is another piece of paper, this of heavier and somewhat higher quality. Written on it, in Claude's fanciest and most formal writing, is this:

Drinking from a golden cup
Of sweetest nectar we will sup
I pray with glee you will erupt
At this poem I just made up.

On the opposite side of the paper, in less floral writing, is a proper note: The poem's a little silly, but honestly I figured you'd like that. And it's not like I'm going to be able to compete with a professional, amateur that I am! Sorry none of the gifts are too fancy; a man of your caliber should be accustomed to stars plucked from the fabric of the sky, threaded on golden sunbeams. But, well, I'm poor. Maybe my company can make it up to you, if we share a glass of this sometime. Here's hoping that chance comes soon.
Happy holidays,
Claude

Kazuki receives a bundle from the Pidgey Post that contains a whole bunch of assorted berries for his pokémon! Claude really went all out on foraging for a few days, especially after the network gave him a glimpse at how many pokémon Kazuki has to give treats to. There's also a nice container of pokémon treats, and a handwritten note saying one (1) voucher for a day's volunteer work from Claude von Riegan! (This is in addition to the help I'll be giving you already while we're staying at your inn, by the way.) Happy holidays!

Jane and Malleus both receive a small bundle containing 3 Antidotes, and a note: I know it's not much, but consider it my thanks. I'm sure you remember what for. Happy holidays!

[rollstoseduce]

He can't stop giggling at the poem, Claude is adorable! The necklace he'll wear depending on his outfit but you can definitely expect him to have the ring on 24/7.