it's the most wonderful time of the year

[innocentloveholic]

[ Today's invitations are stupidly glittery. Like, there is an obscene amount of glitter? It is going to get everywhere and also on you and there is almost nothing you can do, so enjoy it. They are also obnoxiously colored, because Aligula has missed having the option of adding colors to all of her creations, and she has decided to rectify this.

Anyway, the message itself is blessedly simple, and written in her usual curly-cute script:

Christmas party in the ballroom at 5pm!!
Don't be late!!!
Lots of treats!!!!
also bring whatever you don't want from whatever you got out of that crappy vending machine because we're doing a
~SUPER SANTA SWAP MEET~
and a super special contest!!!

~ Aligula ♥

...The ballroom is likewise obnoxiously decorated, with cut-out Christmas trees and ornaments and chains of colorful streamers and... and look, we got an art studio. Aligula's determined to make up for lost time here. Her treats are all sorts of sweets, like cookies and cakes and a small parfait bar, but she actually does have some other things available: peanut butter and jelly finger sandwiches, an attempt at curry that's pretty bland, salad. The usual refreshments are there too—water, hot chocolate, milk with various syrups so you can make your own, some tea that's been steeped way too long sorry tea drinkers!!!

The swap meet is more or less relegated to the space by the piano; go dump your unwanted things and trade with other people, or just take it off their hands. Or, if you want to be more Santa-like, go gift someone something you don't want!!! Either to get it off your hands or because you think they'd actually like it, whatever. As for the contest...

There's a table marked "COORDY-J CONTEST" off to the side, with plenty of paper and supplies from the art storage—the rules are there too and also very simple: Draw what you think Jericho looks like, and the winner gets to throw the first doll into the fire. ]

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[bloodbiter]

[She has no idea what Christmas is, of course, but she comes to the ballroom regardless. Even if she isn't in a pleasant mood after this morning, she makes it a point to come. Of course, right as she arrives, before participating at all, she'll ask someone close to her:]

My apologies, but what precisely are we having a party for?

[She does have a small collection of items that she brings to the swap meet, curiously looking over what everyone else has brought. It's still strange to her, everything that comes out of the vending machine, but she supposes it isn't the strangest thing that's happened here.

Later on, she heads to the contest area. After looking over the rules for a moment, there's a hint of a smirk that comes to her face, before she takes some of the art supplies and starts drawing... what looks like a troll, after a while. A fairly ugly troll that is not at all petite, to be specific. She is #bitter.]

[chessturner]

You don't know about Christmas either? It's a winter celebration. Usually it involves exchanging gifts and deepening bonds with other people.

[bloodbiter]

I see. That would explain the item exchange, I suppose. How did this celebration come about?

[chessturner]

That's a bit of a specific thing. It has to do a lot with religion. You see, it's said Christmas is the day a very important figure was born. December 25th, to be exact [Kyrie tilts her head] Does that...sound familiar to you?

[When was Christmas born, exactly? Can't have been in the year 2 AC, it sure must be a more modern invention]