4: True sages are those who give what they have, without meanness and without secret.

[nos_servabit]

Who: Jacob and EVERYONE EVER.
Location: Anywhere and everywhere.
Time: Backdated to Christmas Day- all day, from morning to midnight
Style: I'll follow!
Status: OPEN LIKE YOUR PRESENTS ON CHRISTMAS

[The man going around the city isn't wearing a red suit or hat. He isn't fat, and there is no white beard on his face. His nose isn't as round as a cherry, and his cheeks aren't rosy. However, his blue eyes do twinkle as he goes around, carrying a large burlap sack...]

[And he seems to be giving everyone he meets a blue or white wooden amulet, carved in the shape of a scarab with holiday greetings etched on the bottom in Egyptian hieroglyphics. He doesn't seem to single out anyone for the gifts, either- the homeless man in the alley receives the same gift and warm words that is given to the rich woman dining outside a lavish restaurant.]

[Even though he may not look like it, Jacob seems to be taking on the job of being Santa Claus incredibly well.]

[And if you are one of the select few who Jacob knows very well, you're receiving a very unique scarab made especially for you.]

[Care to greet this man as he makes his rounds? Because you're getting a gift too, whether you like it or not.]

[ooc: Jacob is giving out scarabs to everyone! Check the list to see if your character is getting a unique one. Also, for all you new people who don't have CR with Jacob yet, please fill out Jacob's permission post before commenting. Thank you!]

Comments

[beautifies]

You celebrate with this?

[Uhh. Staring at this. It's...not cute. But he's starting to feel...bubbly. Oh man, is he blushing? Why is he blushing? Only getting more annoyed internally.]

I'll keep it. [That is his way of saying thank you.]

[nos_servabit]

Well, people usually give gifts. And these are my gifts. They're amulets that were often used in Egyptian culture as a means of protection from evil and a reminder of the wonder of life.

[His smile just widens.]

You're welcome.

[beautifies]

I suppose I at least owe you my name. It's Hajime Tounomine.

[He awkwardly pockets it. Okay, maybe not at first look. He appears cool and unaffected but for some reason he just feels...friendlier. What is small chat.]

Are you from Egypt?

[nos_servabit]

A pleasure to meet you, Hajime. You may call me Jacob.

[A slight shake of the head.] No, I'm not. But I've been researching the Egyptians for a very long time and find their culture rather fascinating, to say the least.

[beautifies]

[He nods. That's recognition, okay. Consider the name committed to his memory.]

I see. I'm Japanese. What field do you research?

[nos_servabit]

Japanese? How nice. I visited the country a few times, so I have fond memories relating to it.

[A shrug.] Mostly mythology, though it's more a hobby than actually studying it for a living.

[beautifies]

It seems you're a fan of outlandish tales. Of course, they're just legends. I'm more familiar with my country's mythology. You've visited Japan so you must be vaguely acquainted.

[nos_servabit]

They weren't outlandish tales to the people who believed in them. And who knows, perhaps they're more real than you think.

[He lives on an island that has a place which turned his brother into a smoke monster, legends aren't exactly too unbelievable for him.]

I am. Any legends you like?

[beautifies]

[Maybe it sounds more likely when this guy says it but...he's still not convinced.]

Not particularly. They're important to know but I don't believe in any of those old stories.

[nos_servabit]

Why not? Is it because you don't see what happens in them in real life?

[beautifies]

At best, they're only vague metaphors. Nothing more.

[nos_servabit]

I don't know. Even if they have magic and creatures that you don't and will never see, I think many of them speak beautifully about the state of the human condition and the relationships between people.

[beautifies]

You say that as if such creatures truly exist.

[nos_servabit]

Not necessarily. The people who act in those stories exist in some fashion in real life.

[beautifies]

Such as?

[nos_servabit]

Such as the hero who sacrifices everything to save the people around him. The man who kidnaps others and manipulates from the shadows to get power. The woman who takes it on her own hands to save the one she loves.

And there are many more.

[beautifies]

[Why is this convincing? This is not how he logics!!]

You might not be entirely wrong.

[nos_servabit]

[Jacob is always convincing, it is the way he rolls. :)c ]

Because I can see that you know it to be true Therefore I'm not wrong.

[beautifies]

You don't know what I'm thinking!

[All the defensive. He might be Derejime but YOU DON'T KNOW MY LIFE!!]

[nos_servabit]

No, I don't. But really, it's my job to figure out who people are.

[beautifies]

I thought you said you were a researcher.

[Adjusting his glasses.]

[nos_servabit]

Well, I do research a lot of things for what I do. So that was the truth.

But I'm not entirely a researcher.

[beautifies]

Then what on earth are you?

[nos_servabit]

...

I'm a guardian.