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Secret Santa
On Saturday, the 11th of December, everybody in Victory Road is going to receive a special visit. That's right, whether you are out on the road, tucked away in your cosy little home, out on an island somewhere, or even slogging up Victory Road, at some point during the day, you will turn around and find a Delibird there, staring at you.
A very, very determined Delibird, wearing a little Santa hat and coat, who will reach deep into its tail before presenting characters with a very nicely calligraphed card with the text:
'I, [NAME], will be someone's Secret Santa this year.'
Underneath this is a blank area. Are you meant to leave this pristine? Write down some likes and dislikes? Sign in blood? The Delibirds, if asked, will simply stare. I guess... you decide what to do with that?
Event FAQ
How exactly will this event work?
ICly, what happens is that your characters sign the little card if they want to participate, at which point Delibird will leave. Then, a week from now, Delibird will reappear with the name of the character your character is supposed to provide a gift for. The Delibirds will take care of ensuring the gifts get to the right person, so all your character has to do is make/buy a gift and hand it over to the Delibirds.
OOCLy, this post will serve as the sign-up post for the event. You enter your character, making sure to have an individual comment for each individual character (so, if you are entering two of your characters, you would need to comment twice). Sign-up will close one week from now on noon of the 18th of December.
Depending on how many people sign up, we hope to have everybody matched either late on the 18th itself, or on the 19th. You will receive a comment on your screened sign-up comment with the character that your character should shop for.
To make sure there will be as many CR opportunities as possible, the character yours will buy a gift FOR will not necessarily be the same person they receive a gift FROM.
The gifts will be distributed by the Delibirds on the 25th. We'll probably put up an OOC gift exchange post around the 23rd where people can post all their IC gifts, but it's also fine to personally comment to another character's inbox. Whatever works best for you.
My character doesn't know what a Secret Santa is. Can they still participate?
Luckily, they can! There is a short explanation of what a secret Santa is all about on the back of the sign-up card, which the Delibirds will point out to characters.
So, how secret should this all be kept?
It honestly is up to you. We will keep the sign-up and name match-ups secret for all of those who really want to surprise folks, but you are free to discuss your results if you want.
ICly, characters can also discuss what and who they've gotten with other characters, with one major exception. If they try to reveal themselves to the person they've been matched up with, a Delibird will teleport in out of nowhere and slap them across the face.
The Delibirds are very serious about this.
E-exactly how serious are the Delibirds?
Very.
They don't like to take no for an answer, so if your character declines to sign their card, they will be very disappointed. They will try to convince your character to participate. This mostly involves doggedly pursuing the character with the card and trying to stare them into submission.
Please note that you can absolutely opt out of this event if you want! You don't have to participate, and eventually, if turned down often enough, the Delibirds will leave. But for all of those who have characters who might need… a little persuasion to sign up, please consider these birds very persuasive.
Is it possible for a friend/pokemon to sign up my character
Out of character, players can only sign up their own characters. However, if you want to participate, but your character isn't the sort to, you are absolutely free to have them be signed up by a friend or one of their pokemon in character. The delibirds just want as many people as possible to participate, so they will absolutely look the other way.
What about that blank area?
Essentially, feel free to do with that what you want. Would your character leave it blank? Write down some likes and dislikes? Leave a message (or demand?) to their Secret Santa? Draw that cool S we all drew in middle school? There are no wrong answers!
What if my character tries to fight/catch the Delibird?
The Delibirds will not engage in battle, and seem to have an uncanny ability to dodge attacks. The same goes for pokeballs. If your character does manage to corner them and use a pokeball on them, it will return an error, indicating this bird already belongs to someone.
Who do these Delibirds even belong to?
That is classified information.
Are they Santa's Delibirds??
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A very, very determined Delibird, wearing a little Santa hat and coat, who will reach deep into its tail before presenting characters with a very nicely calligraphed card with the text:
Underneath this is a blank area. Are you meant to leave this pristine? Write down some likes and dislikes? Sign in blood? The Delibirds, if asked, will simply stare. I guess... you decide what to do with that?
Event FAQ
How exactly will this event work?
OOCLy, this post will serve as the sign-up post for the event. You enter your character, making sure to have an individual comment for each individual character (so, if you are entering two of your characters, you would need to comment twice). Sign-up will close one week from now on noon of the 18th of December.
Depending on how many people sign up, we hope to have everybody matched either late on the 18th itself, or on the 19th. You will receive a comment on your screened sign-up comment with the character that your character should shop for.
To make sure there will be as many CR opportunities as possible, the character yours will buy a gift FOR will not necessarily be the same person they receive a gift FROM.
The gifts will be distributed by the Delibirds on the 25th. We'll probably put up an OOC gift exchange post around the 23rd where people can post all their IC gifts, but it's also fine to personally comment to another character's inbox. Whatever works best for you.
My character doesn't know what a Secret Santa is. Can they still participate?
So, how secret should this all be kept?
ICly, characters can also discuss what and who they've gotten with other characters, with one major exception. If they try to reveal themselves to the person they've been matched up with, a Delibird will teleport in out of nowhere and slap them across the face.
The Delibirds are very serious about this.
E-exactly how serious are the Delibirds?
They don't like to take no for an answer, so if your character declines to sign their card, they will be very disappointed. They will try to convince your character to participate. This mostly involves doggedly pursuing the character with the card and trying to stare them into submission.
Please note that you can absolutely opt out of this event if you want! You don't have to participate, and eventually, if turned down often enough, the Delibirds will leave. But for all of those who have characters who might need… a little persuasion to sign up, please consider these birds very persuasive.
Is it possible for a friend/pokemon to sign up my character
What about that blank area?
What if my character tries to fight/catch the Delibird?
Who do these Delibirds even belong to?
Are they Santa's Delibirds??