Monthly Mingle Log

[thalassino]

Is it that time of the month already?

...No, today is not the start of shark week.

The Station Master's taken precautions to make this month's mingle party nice and laid back, after that rather magnetic week. Today, locals are all over the Plaza starting to put up the decorations for this strange holiday known as "Christmas", and they're more than happy to cheerfully rope any foreigner who doesn't look too busy into helping them.

The food tables are back, albeit with more drink than food. Hot chocolate, gluhwein mulled wine, a huge bowl of fruit punch, you name it, it's there. Foodwise, there's snowflake shaped crackers with cheese and meats, shrimp cocktails, cups filled with green or red jelly, and plenty of cookies to go around.

Near the food tables are the two usual booths, one belonging to the Welcoming Committee, armed with all the information a newbie would want to know, and the other belonging to the Host Club, manned by all the male eyecandy you could ever need. Have they done something special for their booths this festive season? Better sashay their way and find out!

Walking around all the tables and booths is what looks to be a giant lobster(???) in a Santa suit handing out candy to anyone and everyone nearby. It seems the locals don't understand that it's "Santa Claus", not "Sandy Claws."

Finally, it looks like there's been a new addition to the plaza. Was that ice skating rink over there last night?? It certainly fits the theme, and the locals don't seem to be surprised. They'll even help you lace up those skates and take them for a spin. Bundle up and try not to fall too much!

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FOOD & DRINK

[thalassino]

[ugly_soldier_dude]

[Food is something Zack hasn't enjoyed in a long time. Being dead and all, the taste of food in his mouth again has been a foreign one. His appetite has slowly been coming back, and he finds himself unable to resist all those cookies and shrimp. So he's got a little plate with them all stacked up in a little pile, sipping on a hot chocolate all the while. Mmmmm.]

[rubber_pistol]

[Someone's going to want to physically pry Luffy off of the food booth.

He's cramming so much food into his mouth that it's literally distended a foot away from his head. Chewing and swallowing in one inhuman gulp, Luffy decides he'll go for the punch, too...]

Re: FOOD & DRINK

[blessedbyfarore]

[Come for the chocolate, stay for the mulled wine. Link's already downed two hot chocolates in the time he's been there, but the smell of the spices in the mulled wine has caught his attention.]

[And it's hot and sweet! So he sips at it carefully, wondering if the slight burn is only due to its warmth...]

[This could end badly.]

WELCOMING COMMITTEE

[thalassino]

HOST CLUB

[thalassino]

HOST CLUB

[chokmahemperor]

[It's all been decked out in holiday-fitting colours, with little envelopes with tiny silver bells attached to red and green bows on the front scattered attractively over the otherwise clean surface. Inside the envelopes are cards with eloquent, slanted script flirting playfully at their lady readers--little well-wishes in the spirit of things, though they are. And maybe some of these cards are a little goofier than others, but hey~ It's alright, isn't it? Some girls love that!

At the booth lounges Peony, dressed up in similar colours offset by a little more silver and white, and with a grin for any who approach. Someone's gotta do it while Zelos is unable, after all.]

[bufudine]

[When Peony needs to take a break, Serph takes over the booth for a while. Unlike Peony, Serph isn't dressed up any different from usual. What is holiday spirit when he doesn't even know anything about this holiday at all?

He'll be giving out those little envelopes containing cards, though. Some of the messages written in them are genuine well-wishes, some of them are goofy, and the rest are downright flirtatious.]

SANTA CLAWS? CLAUSE?

[thalassino]

ho ho ho

[littlederedevil]

[ Rin had come to the welcome gathering, but she really hadn't expected the lobster santa. She's staring at it from around a corner like it's something truly bizarre.

She'll just avoid that terrifying thing. That seems like the best plan for sure. ]

[formerabyssinian]

[Aya isn't too sure of what he's seeing right now, but he could safely deduce that he doesn't want to come closer than needed.]

Why is it giving out candy? [Aya thought this over to himself, crossing his arms. He's not going to budge until he figures it out.]

[lawesome]

[A little ways away from the lobster!Santa stands an obviously very alien woman, eyeing the creature's shenanigans with a raised eyebrow. Her hands are resting on the head a dragon-headed cane. Normally Redglare is the kinda person who knows exactly what is going down.

Right now?

Not so much. Seriously. What was that... thing?]

SKATING RINK

[thalassino]

[beauchevalier]

[Angelo skipped work at the Host Club to go skating. Anyone passing by might see him being a bit clumsy, yet he still gets back up to try again. This was something he had been looking forward to and he's not one to back down from a challenge.]

[sorcery_fledgling]

[Rinoa could count on one hand the number of times she's gone ice skating, and it didn't take very many fingers. But when she saw the rink, she had to try it out. So if you'd like, you can see her lacing up her skates as she tentatively stares at the rink. Come join her? Or talk and watch?]

[overbiterestart]

[Jane hasn't been ice skating since she was a little girl. So tying the laces on the skates and stepping onto the ice was a huge deal. Not to mention that she's already fallen a couple of times.

Someone should join her, they could hold one another up.]

[fulmination]

_{[Kimblee would be lying if he said he remembered how to skate. As such, he's taken to holding onto the railing, having decided to go without the skates as he makes his way around the edges of the rink. He makes it halfway across before the ice decides to kick his pride, ending with the alchemist clinging to the fence for dear life as he focuses on regaining his balance.]}

Oh for pete's sake, it's just ice--you've walked on this plenty of times back home, Kimblee.

_{[...Yeah, he sure was talking to himself.]}

[socryptidshescryptic]

[Skating isn't something a cryptid girl in New York city who doesn't like being around huge crowds for fun has too much experience with, although she's sure her cousin Verity would be a whiz. Still, the crowds in Vatheon never seem to be unreasonably large, and it's a good experience to try.

She's clumsy, at least a little, and has opted against using her psychic powers to make herself seem less so in favor of hoping that someone might give her some tips.]

Re: SKATING RINK

[crackpotcrocker]

[Before heading back to be alone. Denzel can't help but notice the skating rink that just magically appearing and does a double take and stare] FAIRIES!

[Which by mistake found himself on the ice with no skates. Help? Make fun of?]

[theredrose]

[She still wasn't sure about this place. There'd been the pamphlet which had explained things well enough...but it all seemed pretty weird. Of course, she hadn't been chased by any art pieces yet, so that was already an improvement.

Ib didn't really know what she was going to do now, but at least she was dry and she'd found cookies, which helped since she was starving.

She'd wandered around for a little while, rose still tightly held in her hand, but the sight of an ice rink had caught her attention. She wasn't really certain about going out onto the ice itself, but watching was good enough for now.

So, Vatheon, there's a little girl with cookies and a rose watching the skaters skate, what will you do?

>Approach
>Stare back]

Re: SKATING RINK

[crabbygenius]

[At the sight of the ice rink, Washu just can't help herself. As soon as the skates are on, she's off doing lazy circles and figure eights. It looks like she's enjoying herself~.]

[of_the_lake]

[Berserker, in a turle-neck body-suit might have looked like a figure-skater, but he was feeling anything but at the moment. Instead, he sat on a bench, dreamily watching everyone else skate. Though it was pleasantly cold, he didn't move, simply keeping quiet and letting everyone go about their business.

He should have maybe asked someone where the hell he was and what was going on, but there didn't seem to be a problem with him sitting still and enjoying the moment.]

[faiofmisfortune]

[Coming from a world of perpetual winter means that one of the few things Fai is comfortable doing is ice skating. He can't do any sort of fancy tricks, but here's one person who won't be wobbling at all past the first go around.]

[420]

[Actually, Gamzee has never gone ice-skating. Never bothered to last year when this thing was here. Never at home either. He grew up in a hive near the sea. A sea that didn't freeze over.

For a little while he just stands there, happily transfixed by the shimmering lights and the happy people and the noises, before he moves to find one of the little gates to let people onto the ice, intending to make his way on there too.

Someone should probably stop him. I mean, he isn't even wearing skates or anything.]

SKATING RINK

[detectiveprincess]

[Naoto had only recently learned how to skate. She had never really been one to go out on the ice since she hadn't been taught until this past winter. That had also been during the time that she had learned how to ski, but that was a different story.

As of right now she was trying not to fall all over herself on the ice. For the most part she seemed to have gotten the hang of it again - it had been at minimal a few months since the last time. Her strides were shaky and small, but she was slowly getting better. Of course it didn't help that she had a puffy blue plaid-designed jacket and a white hat. But then it was padding in case the small detective fell... Right?]