the_plateau | 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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[ Will add TLs for each recipient as I can... ]

- a set of charcoal pencils for drawing
- a new sketchbook with a picture of a Ninetails on the cover
- birdseed for all his bird Pokemon
- berries for all his non-bird Pokemon

- a quill-style fountain pen made with a feather from her own Talonflame
- a set of different colored inks to use with the pen
- a ring light that will attach to his gear so his Staryutube performances will have better lighting

- a miniature toy hot air balloon decorated to look like a Drifblim (just... don't think of it as a ghost...?)
- a new wallet, so she can keep her earnings organized (and if there's some extra cash left in there, well... whoops!)

- a pocket-sized grappling hook (something every good rogue needs!)
- an RFID-blocking wallet (just in case)

- a winter hat
- a gift box of chocolates from a chocolatier in Goldenrod

- a collection of scary ghost stories from the Johto region, with illustrations of various ghost Pokemon
- a men's manicure set (just because your fingers don't have an extra knuckle, doesn't mean you can't take good care of them!)