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kromer "how bigs that dick sinclair" limbuscompany ([personal profile] gripper) wrote in [community profile] citynet2023-12-01 10:12 am

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( ugh the fact that girl made her host this.... dorothea burn in hell or wherever it is you've gone. well, she's got a reputation to uphold, so she'll just use a different username for today... )

~*~*~*~*~*~*~ HAPPY HOLIDAYS ~*~*~*~*~*~*~

It's the twelfth month of the year, which only means one thing: Christmas. For those who don't know (poor things!), Christmas is a wonderful time of year where you come together with your family or other loved ones and exchange gifts, eat warm home-cooked food, and have a grand old merry time.

Since we're lacking in a couple of those things, we can do another fun little tradition that's pretty popular back home. People sign up, say what they like or dislike or whatever, and then someone else will get them a gift! Everyone's randomly assigned, so maybe you'll even end up making a new friend or two. Isn't that nice?

And maybe if you're all good little boys and girls and anything in-between, Santa himself will be the one to gift you your present this year. Hohoho.

Christmas is traditionally on the 25th day of the twelfth month, so that's when we'll be starting our gifting! There'll be a nice little place set up around and in City Hall for you to swing by and hand them or drop them off if you end up getting someone you don't know, or if you really don't want them to know you were their secret Santa... Let's make this a merry little month, shall we? It's been a whole half year since the first of those unlucky louts showed up, after all! Poor guys.

If there's any fun little winter activities any of you do during this time too, why not share them? Could be fun to have a few extra things to stave off the boredom between the day-changing occurrences that happen every few weeks in this city.


( and attached to this post is a form. go ahead and look at the info post, sign up if you want, and have fun. )
limbical: (who knows where its at)

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[personal profile] limbical 2023-12-01 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
This sounds weirdly wholesome. It isn't a holiday attributed to a deity or anything? No secret sacrifice or something? Or symbolism of it?
limbical: (a long-haired gig or stuff like that)

[personal profile] limbical 2023-12-02 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Nah, I'm not really that into holidays. Never celebrated any of them by choice.

But people are free to go and enjoy themselves.
limbical: (makes you wish you weren't born)

[personal profile] limbical 2023-12-02 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha. All right, that's pretty convincing.

You got me, then. Doesn't hurt just to show up.
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[personal profile] fauned 2023-12-01 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
( hohoho.. wow, a day for gifts? sign her UP. )

I was hoping I misunderstood the calendar or something, but if it's actually winter, I was really hoping for more snow rather than ice?

( it kind of removes a lot of the fun snow activities out of the question.. unless they really want to be pelting bits of ice at each other.









which some of them might,
)

Like, what can you even do when it's just cold and wet?
scowlish: (explanation)

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[personal profile] scowlish 2023-12-01 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
It sounds similar to something we have where I come from.

I'll participate.
scowlish: (worry)

[personal profile] scowlish 2023-12-02 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. It's called joulu and we celebrate with a traditional meal, and a visit to the sauna.
scowlish: (avoidance)

[personal profile] scowlish 2023-12-31 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, they are. They're very integral in my culture. Do you like them?

Oh, yes, no one likes someone stinking up the sauna.
coolerjunpei: (ok!!!! it's not blue!!!)

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[personal profile] coolerjunpei 2023-12-01 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[wow, something normal... here in cityville...]

sure, sounds good. i've done something like this before. i'll sign up.

as for winter stuff to do... smores?
Edited 2023-12-01 18:42 (UTC)
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[personal profile] coolerjunpei 2023-12-02 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[kromer's secret wholesome side?? couldn't be...]

yeah, those! you really never had any? you're missing out. they're not that hard to make.
coolerjunpei: (aliens)

[personal profile] coolerjunpei 2023-12-03 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[rude??? if only he knew his smores were being slandered like this.]

yeah! i mean a lot of it is making them, that's the fun part. if you don't make a mess, you're doing it wrong.
coolerjunpei: (nice neck)

[personal profile] coolerjunpei 2023-12-12 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[to be fair, he would expect her to do this without bullying him in secret online.]

you're on. i'll even get the cinnamon graham crackers if you want to go extra wild.
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[personal profile] abit_ofboth 2023-12-01 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Secretly giving people gifts? Any kind of gift? For possibly a random stranger? What could possibly go wrong! I can see the fun in this. Why not, sign me up. This could make for quite some amusement.
Edited 2023-12-01 19:42 (UTC)
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[personal profile] abit_ofboth 2023-12-02 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I don’t know if I would go so far as to call you all friends, but I take your meaning. And yes, what a better opportunity to cause mischief than this?
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[personal profile] abit_ofboth 2023-12-12 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Good to know, though I currently have no plans to kill anyone, so I should be safe there.
excaliburden: (We dance whene'er we're able)

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[personal profile] excaliburden 2023-12-01 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Whoaaaa there is so much she doesn't understand about this post, but what she does understand is: giving gifts! To other people!]

that sounds really really really fun! we dont have to have celebrated christmas to sign up, right?
excaliburden: (We've brains that are quite a-ble)

[personal profile] excaliburden 2023-12-03 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
im one of the ones who has never heard of it before. it sounds really fun though!! is santa magical? is his entire job to give out gifts?

what a nice man!
excaliburden: (Although we live a fable)

[personal profile] excaliburden 2023-12-12 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[... H... huh?]

judging? krampus? what? i thought this was just about nice presents
excaliburden: (And try romance)

[personal profile] excaliburden 2023-12-13 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
but... how does he decide whos good and bad. what makes him the authority on what misbehaving means??
excaliburden: (You're a knight who really)

[personal profile] excaliburden 2023-12-15 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[...!! Asked so directly...!]

i dont think so??? well maybe a little bit but it wasnt on purpose


wait this wasnt about me!! it was about santa!
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[personal profile] foreversmudgy 2023-12-02 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
oh!! this is such a nice idea
ive never been able to do something like this before so count me in
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[personal profile] foreversmudgy 2023-12-03 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
oh ive heard of it before
but it wasnt something my friends did so i never participated, but i like being able to do nice things for people
ive never done anything for valentines day before, either
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[personal profile] foreversmudgy 2023-12-13 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
i think my school did stuff like that, too
and same :(