Christmas Shenanigans~

[water_meebo]

Who: Sorey, Mikleo, Lailah, Edna & Open!
Where: All Over Crystallis
When: Month of December
What: Team Zestiria is playing Sanata this year and they're all going around on a sleigh with two powerful chocobos (in courtesy of Rukia) helping them deliver gifts. When you have a maxed out Santa Job and you're a nerd! Sorey and Mikleo trying to learn how to ride a Chocobo prier to Christmas Deliveries to the twosome making their way to the smaller areas that can't pull sleighs. Shenanigans ensue!

{P R E P - T I M E (how to ride a chocobo 101)

[ He's got to admit, Zack the Chocobo was a little more mellow than this Chocobo. However, Mikleo couldn't be rude about because Chrom had graciously lent them his Chocobo for the day and it would help the two of them learn more about the birds here and what they can do. Mikleo is looking at the Chocobo curiously as he examines its wings and its feathers. The color was all very interesting too. Honestly, he's never seen such a large bird before-- even more so one that they could openly ride.

He had some Chocobo treats for the bird to help coax it into letting learn a thing or two from them. ]

a. {C H R I S T M A S E V E | 1 2 . 2 4 (let the gift giving begin!)

[ After the whole game with Chrom's Chocobo, Mikleo sported a good number of scratches and maybe some bruises. Yet, neither of these were going to stay long since healing happened to be one of his specialties here. Good thing he kept the White Mage Job with the Santa Job. He lets out a large sigh as he looks back at his companion, giving the other a frown. ]

You alright?

[ He'd offer to heal them if they were hurt anywhere but gee was that a ride. He'll never ask to use Crackers again-- at least not until he learned to advert its attention from Chrom. He couldn't say chasing it all over Aqures Ixen while it tried to find Chrom was fun. He's so out of breath right now. ]

I think we should try taking these to the smaller areas on foot, rather than with any animal. I'd feel bad for the Chocobos if we made them run through narrow corners. Perhaps they can just help us carry these bags?

[ Mikleo sighs a little. ]

b. {C H R I S T M A S E V E | 1 2 . 2 4 (who's a reindeer?!!!)

[ Mikleo is lugging a large amount of things into bags of presents all ready for the npc residents of Crystallis. If any Heroes of Light asked him to bring gifts to them, he surely would have agreed as well. What a generous guy right? Of course, he's still having some trouble gathering everything together. He's glancing around searching through the crowd for his group of friends if he could find them. Hopefully they were by the sleigh preparing it.

He'd hate to be the one that has to do all the work again but that was typical right? He's always working more than he should anyhow. Eventually, he makes it to the sleigh and hands the bag to one of them. ]

There's a few more before we head out.

[ He pats Yuki the Chocobo briefly since Rukia mentioned that the Chocobo liked a lot of attention and she would be a lot easier to handle if she was agreeable. Mikleo made sure to give her extra attention. The other one was pretty respectful and friendly from what he knew. ]

{W I L D C A R D

[ this is where anyone wants to do whatever that isn't listed above! make your own adventures hahah <3. ]

[ ooc: To Everyone: tagging will probably get all four of the Zestiria characters replying to them or a few. I'll try to clarify before replying or let us know which one you want~ ]

Comments

Lailah | Open to anyone who's cool.

[ranoutofbugs]

[ a | how to r i d e a chocobo ]
[Lailah had ridden on Chocobos before, but there was something so festive about this that she was enjoying it as if it were her first time.]

I read this name in a book! Let's name you Vixen!

[Somebody stop her.]

[ b | let the g i f t giving begin ]
[Lailah wrapped toys for all the boys... and girls! Well, the ones she likes, anyway. She's not Sorey, after all. In any case, Lailah is happy with this tradition from another world and knocks on her friends' doors to deliver presents.]

[ c | who's a r e i n d e e r ? ! ! ! ]]
[... well. Lailah's drunk. Have fun with that. Bloody eggnog.]

[ D | w i l d card ]

c.

[water_meebo]

[ LAILAH WHY ARE YOU DRUNK?! ]

L-Lailah?

[ What did you do to yourself when he left you for a few minutes?! ]

What's going on? Are you unwell?

im joining this gongshow just try and stop me

[terrorfirma]

( edna on the other hand, who knows exactly what's going on here, just smiles. from behind mikleo, she has a glass that she hands to him. )

I think she needs some of this.

( surprise: it's more spiked eggnog. )

[ranoutofbugs]

Wow, Edna, are you an alchemist?!

[Lailah grabs the mug from Mikleo and guzzles it down]

This is some great potion!

[water_meebo]

[ Mikleo glances at Edna suspiciously as she hands the glass to him. ]

What is th-- Edna!!!

[ He could smell the wafting alcohol content as he looked at the glass closely. He didn't even get a chance to toss it out, Lailah took it from him. ]

Lailah you can't drink that!

[ Ah so much exasperation from him right now. ]

A. Maybe practicing this whole shepherd thing

[shepherd_prince]

[Chrom rides up on his chocobo, doing his best to try to tame the crazy thing before loaning it to Mikleo for his sleigh. Even just looking at the bird, anyone can tell there's just something off about it. The eyes are just a little too widely set apart, and it's hard to tell where it's looking it's so wall-eyed.]

What book do you mean?

[ranoutofbugs]

Something to do with this "Christmas" thing everyone keeps talking about.

[She pets the chocobo Chrom is riding on.]

And you must be Prancer!

[shepherd_prince]

waAaaAAaaAaaAAArRk

[The chocobo stares both left and right at the same time with its strange gurgling response. Chrom sighs.]

Allow me to introduce Crackers.

[He only wishes he had a prancing chocobo instead of...well. Instead of this.]

[ranoutofbugs]

His holiday name is Blitzen!

[Lailah pointed at it, very adamant... despite choosing a different name just seconds before.]

He can be Crackers after we're done delivering presents all over!

edna | merry christmas to-- i mean, OPEN to one and all

[terrorfirma]

A. CHRISTMAS EVE ( gift giving )

Here you go. ( she's handing you another bag, mikleo. since you don't think it's nice to make the chocobos carry both them and the load of gifts, surely you're willing to pony up on carrying your own weight, and maybe an earth seraph's too, right?

have a smile. )

C. SHEPHERD'S LITTLE HELPER.

( okay, okay fine. having sorey back with them did feel sort of nice, and maybe even a reason to celebrate. so edna had risen to the occasion and appropriately bossed some of the house's moogles into following the recipes she barked at them.

she'd been at this baking boot camp for more than a day and the results showed it... there were treats galore that lined the intricate little packages she had also politely convinced them into making for her, which she chose to pack herself. they were lined to the brim with treats, and when she heard someone approaching, she didn't even look up from her task. )

Well? Aren't you going to take one?

WILDCARD.

( feel free to run into elfna being forced to play nice anywhere else! )

A.

[water_meebo]

[ The bag lands in his hands of course because he doesn't want anything to break or get disfigured if he drops it. So much for doing things to the best of their abilities. He's being pushed around again as he sighs a moment. ]

Edna...I'm not your grocery bag.

[terrorfirma]

But you seem so keen on getting things done. The tighter areas on foot, right? If you don't get going now, night time doesn't last forever and you don't want to be late, do you?

( smile smile. someone has to keep an eye on the sled, right? and she looks so comfortable already... )

[water_meebo]

That doesn't mean dump everything on me Edna. You should be helping too.

[ He refrained from the her being the strongest comment because he'd probably get jabbed in the gut by that god awful umbrella of hers. ]

Of course not, but it's going to take more than just me to get everything there. At least grab the smaller things.

[terrorfirma]

Of course I'm helping. ( and how dare you imply otherwise, okay? ) I mean, someone has to keep the sleigh warm, don't they? You didn't think you could just... hey!

( well, meebo. it seems like you're in luck today. the chocobos are apparently also on your side, as one seems to have craned its neck around and is actively making an attempt to push edna out from her seat. ) He said he could handle it, didn't he? You don't need me to... woah!

( in trying to fight for her right to laze around, she is now being effectively evicted from her spot. and straight into you, mikleo, as she tumbles out. )

Wildcard because snowball fights need to happen - ota

[boomchucka]

[Snow!

Selphie had practically been bouncing around in excitement when the snow started falling in Aqures Ixen because it meant a whole new level of mischief. She's been pretty well behaved so far when she was waiting for the perfect packing snow for the perfect snowball.

That snow had fallen last night and the perky was up at the crack of dawn preparing a tactical defensive line in front of her house. A sturdy snowfort was needed for the rest of the winter as she peeked over the top of her defensive wall and waited eagerly for any door to open.

Watch out, Mikleo and friends. There's mayhem brewing in front of the hijinks house.]

[water_meebo]

[ Mikleo is mighty tired since he spent the whole day packing and gathering things. With his abilities as a "Santa Claus" Class, he managed to get pretty far with his goals. It was already exhausting as the doors were pushed open. Of course, no one could really see the other since he was buried in two large bags that appeared way too much for his small figure.

Fortunately, though-- he's much stronger than he looks. He obviously hadn't caught sight of Selphie yet. ]

[boomchucka]

[If Mikleo looks closely enough, he might notice an object that doesn't quite look like snow. Rather, it's a pom pom of his very plucky boss who isn't up to any good on this cold, wintry day. Selphie notices that Mikleo looks a little tired and maybe even a little tense. She knows that he's going to be mad about this and she'll weather his anger like she has with every other person who's ever gotten mad at her.

At least in this respect, when she throws the snowball in Mikleo's direction, she aims solely for the bags that he's carrying. She launches the snowball in a high arch before ducking below her fort with victorious giggle.]

[water_meebo]

[ Why was that even there? Were they lost? Did something happen? He started toward it as soon as he spotted that pom pom. Sadly enough the pom pom distracted him from the real culprit until he turned around when he felt something whipping at him.

He didn't get enough time to react before the snow splatters on his face, and he's staring at the owner in that general direction with an almost incredulous look on his face? Really?!!!!!! ]

[boomchucka]

[Oh Mikleo, what is Selphie going to do with you? Well other than, apologize profusely for missing horribly but that's a minor detail. She looks up over the edge of her fort and realizes that she missed the bag entirely.

However, she's a little too amused by the incredulous look on his face as he comes marching over but will have gotten most of the giggles out of her system as she looks up at Mikleo with the sunniest smile she can muster.]

Hi Mikleo!

B - Christmas Eve

[damn_juicebox]

[To say Yuki had warmed up to Mikleo would be an exaggeration, since she's hardly affectionate with any creature besides Kokuyo. But she's thawed somewhat, accepting attention and treats and pats, all the while standing majestically in her place in the sleigh's trappings. She took especially well to the jingle bells of her harness, pleased at the tinkling silver things that make such pretty sounds every time she moves.]

[Rukia climbs over the edge of the sleigh, dragging one of the large sacks with her. It looks heavier than it is, since the Toy Bag can hold just about everything they need. She was only too happy to answer the letters she received from discreet parents, as that makes her job significantly easier. But she's also used her own earnings to purchase multiple toys just in case there were any kids (or adults for that matter) who hadn't thought to write a letter to any of the Santa-job-bearing Heroes of Light.]

[Most of them are rabbit plushies.]

Ready?

[Using the Jingle Bell skill, Rukia SOMEHOW becomes even smaller than she already is...the perfect size for her Moogle to scoop up and carry to the chimney, dropping her inside. ...Was that a tiny shriek of alarm? Nahhhhhhhhhhh.]

[water_meebo]

[ Mikleo was rather warmed by the fact that Yuki had grown on him. He was very content to know that the hard to pleas chocobo was giving him a chance to spoil her rotten. Mikleo continues to gently pets her for a moment longer and then getting started on getting things into the sleigh that she will be pulling. He doesn't notice Rukia right away but he definitely appreciates that she finally managed to climb to the edge of the sleigh.

The last of the items are done with so he gets ready to get on it as well. ]

Yeah I think so. I don't think we're missing anything.

[ He finally speaks as he notices she's mostly situated. ]

Thanks for doing this again Rukia and your Chochobos.

[damn_juicebox]

[It takes Rukia a while, and heaven only know what's holding her up inside the house they're sneaking into. But eventually she unlocks and opens the front door, looking only mildly soot-stained and disheveled. She straightens the hat on her head and gives a little jerk of her chin to the house's interior. Time to get to work.]

[Silently she pulls gifts from her bag and sets them under the tree, leaving the filling of the stockings to Mikleo.]

[But as she works, her gaze strays more and more frequently toward the plate of cookies and glass of milk left out on the side table. The longing on her face is embarrassingly obvious. Must be the side effect of the job kicking in, because holy shit she wants those cookies.]

[Creak. There's a floorboard being stepped on overhead, and Rukia stiffens, head jerking up. Damn! She works faster, flinging the presents out more recklessly. A light goes on, dimly reflected at the top of the stairs.]

[water_meebo]

[ Whatever it my be, Mikleo was happy for the fact that she was helping him with this evening. It'd be too much work on his own and no one was quite as enthusiastic as Rukia in these given situations. Even Lailah couldn't possibly beat that right now.

He was doing his job as well, stuffing the stockings with treats that he had made himself. Most of which were baked Christmas cookies. As for anything frozen, he'd probably leave in the fridge if he found it. What a fun time to be living in. Eventually, he turns to look around and see where Rukia is. He sees her staring at the cookies and the milk. Somehow he seems to be intrigued by the appearance of them as well. It must be a side effect!

Mikleo stopped staring as he started to hear something shifting. He moved towards the exit quickly and ushered Rukia quietly over to him after he finished his quick rounds. It'd be hard for most people to see him anyway, given he was in his Water Seraphim Job supplementing the Santa Claus. ]

[gorgeous_sin]

[At some point when Mikleo returns from his rounds, he'll find a sack of books cinched shut with a green ribbon, and a tag with his name on it. Naturally, being the do-gooder he is, he's going to read the tag before opening the sack, right? If so, he'll find the message is simple but elegant.]

I don't need these anymore.

-L

[Inside the bag are all of the alchemy books that Lust picked up while she was pursuing her study of this world's Philosopher's Stone.]

[water_meebo]

[ Mikleo stares at the stacks of book on his door step as he cranes his neck to the side. He takes a moment before looking at the tag with his name on it. Who could have sent him something like this?

He slowly slid down dropping the small sack of left over Christmas presents to open the name tag and reading what was inside of it. He almost seemed a bit embarrassed. ]

...

[ So it was Lust. He almost couldn't help but smile at the alchemy books that were left to him. He wondered what exactly was the reason for her to leave them with him. Of course aside the fact that he's going to dive into the books and bury his face in the knowledge of alchemy and Philospher's Stone etc. ]