NATTENS-GIFTING MEME [AND RECEIVING MEME]

[seacub]

NATTENSFEST GIFT EXCHANGING MEME

AND YOU GET COOKIES AND YOU GET COOKIES-

The Holidays are here, and for many of us, it's literal! With all the hustle and bustle of the Real Live Holidays, it can get pretty stressful though- and for that matter way too draining to put the same kind of focus on hitting inboxes one by one, or making lists.

Which is exactly what this meme is for! How it Works is simple- all you do is make a comment. It could have a list of goodies planned out for your monster's CR. It could be a simple statement of who should've got something, without specifics. Maybe a comment that just says, 'So and so made cookies for everyone', or 'So and so is a huge Scrooge, and got you nothing!' You can even leave it blank- a spot where people can drop gifts off to you instead, rather than seeking out the inbox. The world is your oyster! ....Tree. Oystree.

At any rate, happy Nattensfest, happy holidays, and stay toasty out there!

Comments

Ronstadt | Horatio | Norman | Not Andrew

[ronstadt]

Gonna be belatedly hitting up my guys' Secret Santas personally, but everything else is going in here!
Ronstadt
☞ Everyone @ The 38-8 gets a little gift bag of a few packets of nice hot cocoa mix, some peppermint spoons to stir it with, and a little cellphane bag of kettle corn. Any monsters he knows with muzzles or beaks also get a hot straw.
☞ Dee, Beetlejuice, Hawkeye, Klinger, Sparkling, Rev, Phil, Artemis and Maya all get a Tiki Mug in their favorite color(s).
☞ Isabela gets a record of music that's as close to Columbian as he can find so she has something to dance to at home whenver she wants.

Norman
▶ Everyone at Hill House gets a massive pancake breakfast... and there are stockings in the living room with everyone's name on one in puffy paint. It is not an artistic masterpiece but hey, he tried. There is an assortment of sweets and nuts inside, along with any small things monsters might need for cold weather - lip balm, salve for scales, caps for claws on ice or something to keep foot pads warm. There's also a small wooden puzzle in each stocking.
▶ Volunteers to the Soup Kitchen receive a pouch of fifty (50) solars and a a personalized thank-you note, telling them how much their time and effort have meant over the past year.
▶ Fiddleford and Marco get an envelope with vouchers for one of the local farm and yard supply shops, for when warm weather comes ... and enough solars for them to take each other out for A Nice Dinner.
▶ Quentin Beck gets a dark green winter jacket tailored to allow for his wings.
▶ Emily Gray gets this mug and a lab coat tailored to her monster form with her name embroidered on the breast.
▶ Chiaki Nanami gets a homemade Ryslig version of one of those "Learn To Code" kits and enough supplies to allow for mistakes or new projects, and money tucked into a pouch with the name and number of a good tailor - "for the next time you change <3"
▶ Beat gets a squirrel-sized skateboard and custom-made protective gear.
▶ Joshua gets some nice, upscale shirts in bright colors, because don't think Norman hasn't noticed how fashion forward he is.
▶ Hajime will receive a nice leather planner and a pen engraved with his name, since he's always so busy, and a watch. Engraved on the back? "Remember to always take time for yourself."
▶ Bruno, Otto, Peter, Sonic, and Reira are getting their gifts privately so there.

Horatio
♦ Lucky 38 Employees all get the holiday off, as well as a hefty bonus and a pair of silver cufflinks = one inlaid with red, the other with black - in the shape of card suits.
♦ Lighthouse Volunteers all receive one of the Lighthouse's new branded, dark purple hoodies. They are super super fuzzy and come in styles that allow for all monster types. He likely had help from Saint-Germain in knowing everyone's size.
♦ Reasonably Close CR will all be sent a Very Nice Edition of a book in a genre he thinks they might enjoy, as well as a recipe card and mix for a beverage personally designed for and named after them (underage characters' drinks are of course, non-alcoholic). The latter two are tucked into highball glasses which read "I Survived Another Year In Ryslig And All I Got Was This Stupid Drink". If he has known you at least a year and you aren't actively trying to kill each other, you got one.

Andrew didn't get anyone anything because he's more Scrooge than Ebeneezer. Except maybe Abigail, Seras, Korra, and Beetlejuice, who got boxes of Russian tea cakes - little round cookies dusted in powdered sugar and full of vanilla and chopped pecans. And little nips of good brandy.