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Giftmas!

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 and for those that don't celebrate, just kind of a Cool Weekend.

As mods, we'd like to thank you all for all your effort and joy, for every badge you've submitted, every prom that was ruined, and just all the various crimes committed by our dedicated (and some not so) rockets. A new year approaches, and with it, new opportunities, new plots and CR, but hopefully still and forever, the same amount of fun!

Once more, A Happy Christmas, a delightful Saturday, and a wonderful 2022.

~~Seriously, 2022, the bar is super low here, don't disappoint us.~~

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Looking at the writing, Riz gets the feeling that he is shopping for a small child. Does Riz know what to get small children? Absolutely not. But he tries.

- One (1) beginner’s lock picking set. Cause it is never too early to start building valuable skills. There are some see-through locks for practising with and a short, how-to guide.
- A crocheted pidove keychain.
- A big bag of gummy caterpies.

Jumped the gun a smidge and posted here already, but Allura got Senjuro an inflatable mat for his sleeping bag. She remembers how uncomfortable it was camping the first few days with just the sleeping bag, and that was before it started snowing, so hopefully this'll help him stay a little comfier.

An old (close to antique) illustrated book of collected poetry from the Sinnoh region. The book is hardcover, and quite nicely bound. It looks like the sort of book you’d find at a more upscale secondhand book store. The poems within vary in subject matter but focus on the Sinnoh region, its history and pokemon. There is a fancy leather bookmark to go with it.

For Fluttershy, Legosi has for her two presents in one. The first being a blanket which the main gift is very carefully cradled in (pretend those butterflies are Pokemon instead okay).

The blanket is cushioning a Pokemon egg, and with it a note:

From the picture your card, I assume you like bugs as much as I do...particularly butterflies. So, I bred an egg for you from one of my butterfly Pokemon. It is a Pokemon called Vivillon, which comes in dozens of different patterns. The pattern inside this egg is the Ocean Pattern.

[So Mikasa had no idea what ~ * THE NINJA DETECTIVE * ~ actually meant. But she had done her research as much as she could and done her best. So in a small cardboard box was

- An hand-knitted Accelgor plushie? Wearing glasses? It was a bit lumpy, but she'd done her best. She'd only made people dolls before. And it was a ninja that needed to look at things?
- A box of raisin cookies.]

Edited 2021-12-23 00:22 (UTC)

Cassandra is somewhat hampered by the fact that she has no idea who Yuzu is. So she hedges a bit and gets her a set of Apricorn Pokeballs and a number of Pokemon toys of various types, plus a set of homegrown Lum Berries and a packet of seeds, as well as a couple of substantially generous gift cards to be used in Goldenrod City (for herself, because Cassandra didn't want to leave Yuzu out of her own gift but also knows nothing about her, and Cassandra is nothing if not practical). She did her best.

Edited 2021-12-23 00:31 (UTC)

A very nice miniature folding screen, painted with a series of nature scenes of assorted Pokémon. If he's familiar with such things, Shinobu may recognize the style as what one would find from some of the nicer artisan shops in Ecruteak.

~~Which probably means it wasn't cheap but that's not important here.~~

Sandalphon’s received a random request to gift something to a person named Cassandra, and he’s more than lost as to what to even do with the information. He had a sneaking suspicion that his Milcery and Ditto put him to this… but there was no backing out now. He would have liked at least a little guiding information, but the angel decides a practical gift would do, even if he doesn't understand the fact that it was meant to be a surprise.

Azrael the ditto tried her best to explain, she promises.

Sandalphon’s gift includes a pretty large thermos meant for food, as well as some candy canes and peppermint bark. It’s all neatly wrapped in a cellophane bag with a bow on the top.

Edited (i can add pictures now!) 2021-12-23 05:15 (UTC)

Based on the lyrics that Lance left on his slip, Fluttershy assumes that he likes donkeys. So Lance will receive a dark green, hand-knit egg cozy with a Pokemon egg inside, and a note that reads:

I got this egg for you because the breeder said that it would be a Mudbray. I hope you two become great friends!

Children sing and clap their hands and Dominick starts to dance
They talk Italian to him and he even understands
Cummares' and Cumpare's
Do the dance a tarentell'
When Santa Nicola comes to town and brings il ciucciariello

Fluttershy bought the egg from Kiri at the Christmas market, so it will have the moves Mud Slap and Rock smash when it hatches. It will also have the Hidden Ability, Inner Focus.

Hopefully Greg likes candy and snacks! Because... That's pretty much what he's getting. This includes:

- A small tin of fruit-flavored hard candies shaped vaguely like various berries
- A box of Pokémon-shaped crackers
- A bag of Gummy Beartics
- A package of lightly-flavored mixed seeds and nuts
- A modest-size package of peppermint bark

Now in the right place whoopsie

Since his giftee left their card blank, Izuku tried to go in a relatively safe route as far as gift giving goes. He wanted it to be nice and nothing cheap and generic though, he did his best! Ash will receive-

-A box of pokemon shaped christmas cookies
-A knit winter scarf with a pattern of winter coat deerling
-A pair of fur-lined gloves that match the color scheme of the scarf
-A box of fancy donuts from Mille's Bakery with frosting depicting various pokeball patterns

Edited 2021-12-23 01:06 (UTC)

Yuzu has been staring baffled at the writing for a good long while. She's not even sure who this is going to, it's just... presumably a Wobuffet who wrote this.

Presumably though, that Wobuffet has a trainer... but regardless this is also all the information she has.

- A box of donuts from Mille's Bakery... and another box of Poffins. Both have blue frosting depicting that of a Wobuffet.

- A bouncy blue ball with a face depicting that of a Wobuffet.

This is what happens when you let your Pokemon sign you up for these things.

All Peridot had to go on was Riz's name, a paw print, and no prior knowledge of what Christmas is. She's spoken to Riz before, but if she ever got his real name out of him, she sure doesn't remember that part. So, what she's done is play to what she'd call her strengths, by creating ~~meep morp~~ art.

She went shopping for a ton of small figurines of Pokemon at toy stores, all canine or feline ones, and these have been heavy-duty glued to a piece of cardboard to spell out Riz's name. As is the case on the card she received, the "z" in Riz is inverted.

She asked for something home made, so he made a hair accesory with Altaria feathers, many hours spent in front of a staryutube tutorial with a glass of wine. There's also a postcard, and on the other side, written with Jaskier's fancy penmanship and red ink:

The winter solstice marks the shortest day,
with the promise of more light on the way.
There is an enchantment, a powerful source,
that keeps the wheel of nature on course.
Embrace the winter, so magic and cool,
And may you have a most blessed Yule!

~Your Secret Santa

Angel thought long and hard about what a "reminder of home" might look like. She has to go out on a limb, based off of the information from old network posts and what she might have picked up from Razor, Angel settles on a hand-crocheted pair of paw slippers, mittens, and a... probably slightly less than perfect hat with ears on it.

Hopefully his identity as a wolf isn't something he's sensitive about. Otherwise Angel is going to feel real weird about it.

This package contains three things:

- A super soft and super warm blanket, the coziest blanket you will likely ever find. It features a cute Mimikyu print along the bottom edge.
- A book of ghost stories and the spookier variety of legends curated from around Johto, Kanto, and other known regions as well.
- A box of round sugar cookies, courtesy of a certain Yamask. They're iced to look like the full moon on a clear night. (So, like, a circle of white icing surrounded by a circle of dark blueish-purple icing sprinkled with tiny bits of sugar.)

(An attempt at spooky was made.)

Rainer jumped the gun a bit, but she got Hawks a Torchic egg from Kiri's brood at the Christmas market!

To Mister or Miss Sandalphon,

With things left blank and not knowing you, I wasn't certain what to get you. Please accept these gifts.

You may contact me at any time you want to speak with me about your egg. The offer will never expire. I've found it very beneficial to raise Pokémon from a young age, but also rewarding to raise Pokémon from the wild. I wonder what your preference will be and your feelings on it.

Merry Christmas.
- Shoto

Shoto has no clue who on God's green Earth this is, but it's not going to stop him:

- His gear number, which isn't the present he's not that vain. It's to do with the note that says they can pick any egg from the MooMoo Farm and Shoto will pay for it, whatever the price ends up being. If the egg needs to be sent over somewhere if they're too far, Shoto will handle that as well through his Talonflame and Mimikyu. If they've already gone to the Farm, he'll be glad to foot the bill for any available egg from any breeder selling that they want.
- TM Iron Tail from Olivine City for future use at their discretion.
- Seasonal TM Metronome for future use at their discretion.
- An assortment of chocolates in a basket in varying levels of chocolate from white to dark, orange to mint. Mostly in shapes of pokemon.
- A Mimikyu Plushie with a Santa Hat that dances when someone walks by it.

Although Senjuro isn't familiar with Rainer, he did explore shops in Goldenrod in search of skull and candle related memorabilia, and managed to procure...

-a Cubone kigurumi. It looks a little goofy in the proportions, as it's likely on the cheaper end of design quality, but nonetheless it is very soft and warm!
-a set of three small, Litwick themed pillar candles, two regular color and one shiny. They are marshmallow scented. Maybe they were on discount after Halloween?
-a box of assorted flavor instant hot cocoa. A few each of plain, marshmallow, and peppermint.

A note accompanies the parcel, naturally.

Your artwork is lovely!
I'm very sorry that I could not afford higher quality gifts. Still, I hope these keep you warm on your candle nights.
Senjuro Rengoku

Thace will receive... quite a few things, actually! A set of high quality cooking knives, steel pokemon-specific brushes and polishes, an elaborate set of sweet pokepuffs- all baked from scratch- and... a carefully wrapped canvas. The painting itself features three familiar characters performing an ancient dance together, as accurate to the story Thace and his friends wrote as she could get with input from a certain somebody. The back is signed with F. Morais rather than Jinx, however.

Edited 2021-12-23 04:59 (UTC)

Allura will be visited at Voltron HQ by a Hawlucha, who will give her the following:

- A silver circlet with a Water Gem embedded in it; as a result, she can either wear it herself or let one of her Pokemon wear it to boost their Water moves
- A Shinx egg, bred from Alexandre (Felix's Luxray) and Failnaught (his Raichu), with the following moves: Leer, Tackle, Double Team, Light Screen, Thunder, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt
- A note written in what's maybe surprisingly elegant handwriting that reads:

Allura,

I'm told that in your world, you possess a circlet something like this one that comes from your home. The egg is a Shinx egg; if you haven't yet seen the species, they are blue lions. As a Blue Lion myself, it seemed an appropriate addition.

-Felix

The card didn't specify much about what Erina might want, so Narancia winged it and got the following:

-A box of storebought shortbread cookies, dipped in chocolate like this.
-A scarf with snowflake patterns on it. Also storebought.

Hopefully this person doesn't mind warm clothing. Shiro tried his best with:

- A hat, scarf and gloves
- there's also a box of these treats. One layer for humans, one layer for pokemon
- A gift card for the Celedon Department Store

"She likes rocks" - so, naturally...

- A pumice stone, you know, for self-care
- Charcoal body scrub ... look, he tried, charcoal looks like a rock.
- last, but not least, a hard stone

... sorry, Peridot. He tried.

Secret Santa

For Kiri

For Senjuro

For Jaskier

For Fluttershy

For Shadowmaru

For Yuzu Hiiragi

For Shinobu Tsukuyomi

For Cassandra

For Lance

For Greg Universe

For Captain Ash

For Vinegar Doppio

For Riz

For Angel

no subject

For Steven Durante

for Hawks

For Sandalphon

For Rainer

For Thace

For Allura

For Erina

For Shrike

For Peridot