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Cosima Niehaus ([personal profile] doubleblind) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2016-12-22 12:38 pm

[closed] maybe christmas doesn't come from a store

WHO: Cosima and Clone Club and assorted friends!
WHERE: Clara and Cosima's house in De Chima!
WHEN: December 21st-ish
WHAT: A day of gingerbread house decorating and holiday cheer!
WARNINGS: Nothing except for excessive holiday festivities!!



[If you're a friend or family of Cosima, or a friend of a friend of family of Cosima, you may have received an enthusiastic invitation to a gingerbread house decorating party at the Niehaus-Oswald home! The invitation is short but sweet, promising gingerbread and more festive desserts than anyone could eat and fun conversation! It also encourages people to bring a plus one! Or a plus ten, though maybe give her a heads up if that's your plan. She also requests everyone brings their favorite candy to decorate with! There's also an address, to a small and cosy home in one of the nicer neighborhoods of De Chima.

If your character decides to show up at said address during the scheduled party time they will be treated to an explosion of holiday cheer. The Niehaus-Oswald home is all ready for the holidays! Lights have been strung up outside, framing all the windows and there's a giant wreath on the front door. Inside, is even more elaborately decorated, with a fresh tree Cosima made sure was the biggest they could possible fit in their home, practically falling over under the weight of too many ornaments. (If you look closely you'll notice some of said ornaments are very untraditional, hope you like wooden molecular structures and plastic dinosaurs!). A bird in a festive sweater who can be found flying about and settled on a perch near the tree completes the festive scene!

But the kitchen is the main attraction! There are boxes from a local bakery filled with gingerbread pieces to build your own houses, along with gingerbread people and animals to decorate. She didn't bake the gingerbread herself because no one wants her baking anything, but several candles (gingerbread, sugar cookie, and vanilla) she has lit make make it smell like she's spent the day baking. There's also a full spread of all the candy you could possible want to decorate the houses with: gum drops, candy canes, sprinkles, M&Ms, marshmallows, shredded coconut, peppermint bark, chocolate chips... If you can think of wanting it, Cosima probably provided it along with frosting and an array of food coloring choices. It's the perfect setup to make some epic gingerbread houses!

There's also a hot chocolate and hot cider station setup (with alcoholic options for the adults (aka almost everyone) at the gathering. Several trays of festive desserts that highlight the specialties of popular bakeries in each of the imPort cities, just so that everyone can enjoy dessert without destroying their masterpieces!]


((Gingerbread house making holiday party is a go! If you think your character should've gotten an invite and I totally spaced it pp me or let me know via plurk! Or if you're just super interested in crashing the party!))
notsheepish: (Dang you got a sexy booty.)

[personal profile] notsheepish 2016-12-29 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[In a conspiratorial stage whisper:] I didn't want to say anything, but I kind of suspected that too.
coppelganger: (senses)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2016-12-30 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
What do you think we should do about it?
notsheepish: (How perverse and abnormal!)

[personal profile] notsheepish 2016-12-30 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, we could always try stealing hers. Fair's fair, right?
coppelganger: (remote control)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-01-01 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sarah runs a fingertip down Ruby's arm and across the top of one hand, smiling conspiratorially. ]

I like the way you think.
notsheepish: (Coming to an airport near you.)

[personal profile] notsheepish 2017-01-02 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, that certainly gets a smile out of her.]

Maybe I should be vindictive more often.
coppelganger: (disco infiltrator)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-01-03 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe you should.
notsheepish: (May be the vodka talking but Вы горячей.)

[personal profile] notsheepish 2017-01-03 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Any suggestions?
coppelganger: (rebel waltz)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-01-04 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Huh.

[ She pretends to think it over for a few seconds. ] You got a sworn enemy or something? We could go egg their hovercar.
notsheepish: (So hip I'm practically a pelvis.)

[personal profile] notsheepish 2017-01-04 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Sworn enemy? Hmm...

[Sarah is right. This deserves some serious consideration...]

Would an old landlord count? Because I've got one of those here.
coppelganger: (reputation)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-01-04 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure, that counts. Your old landlord's here?

[ That's. Really random. ]
notsheepish: (Whatever color I damn well please.)

[personal profile] notsheepish 2017-01-04 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, he's um-- [Man, how do you explain Rumpelstiltskin in just a few words?] Well, he's a huge asshole with magic powers. But sometimes he's less of an ass than he could be, I guess, and at least one person a lot smarter than me thinks he's okay, so...

[Shrug!]

I just avoid him usually, but the egg thing doesn't sound half-bad.
coppelganger: (48 hours)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-01-05 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
Okay. [ Sarah smiles in a devious way she hasn't been able to much in the past year or so. ] Let's do it.
notsheepish: (Mentally she's with the crown.)

[personal profile] notsheepish 2017-01-05 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
[She laughs, but honestly there may be a hint of nervousness to it.]

Seriously? Because by "not half-bad" I meant it sounds satisfying, not that it's a good idea, probably.
coppelganger: (police & thieves)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-01-06 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
No? Why, are you scared he might find out it was you?
notsheepish: (Should soothe that burning sensation.)

[personal profile] notsheepish 2017-01-07 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
Kinda, yeah. Did you hear the part about magic powers?
coppelganger: (someone great)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-01-07 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, but we have magic powers, too.
notsheepish: (An Egyptian goddess and/or queen?)

[personal profile] notsheepish 2017-01-07 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Not like his. [She chuckles again and shakes her head.] He's, like, hundreds of years old and maybe the most powerful person I've ever met.
coppelganger: (senses)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-01-08 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah. Okay, forget it, then.

[ There's no way she's going to push Ruby into pissing off someone she clearly doesn't want to mess with. ]
notsheepish: (This soup tastes TERRIBLE.)

[personal profile] notsheepish 2017-01-08 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry...

[Maaan, now she feels kinda bad for not egging the Dark One. Why you gotta pull this crap?]

How about this? I'll let you know the next time somebody really pisses me off, and we can get them instead.
coppelganger: (cool under heat)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-01-09 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay. You got a deal.
notsheepish: (It's all where it's supposed to be.)

[personal profile] notsheepish 2017-01-09 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Good.

[She's silent for a little bit, thinking about Gold and all the complicated backstory there while idly toying with a crumbled gingerbread corner.]

I still haven't told you much about the world me and that guy come from, have I?
Edited 2017-01-09 21:09 (UTC)
coppelganger: (curdled)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-01-11 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ She shakes her head. She hasn't wanted to push for information. She knows about coming from a crazy situation. ]

Not really.
notsheepish: (Sure Batman. Let's go.)

[personal profile] notsheepish 2017-01-11 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
[She nods and thinks about it for a second, mostly just trying to figure out how to word it, but maybe also a little bit hesitant because she knows how crazy some of this is going to sound. Still, she's got to try if she wants to keep up this whole... honesty in a relationship thing.]

Well, I mentioned before that I've been to more than one world before this one, and I spent most of my life in a pretty normal place, as far as the standard here goes. New England, USA, bad 90s fashion, all that jazz.

But that's not where I was actually born and raised. That world was more... medieval fantasy novel, with swords and sorcery and werewolves and all that good stuff.
coppelganger: (curdled)

[personal profile] coppelganger 2017-01-13 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
Uh...

[ Sarah's not sure she's following, honestly. ] Okay. How's that work?
notsheepish: (An Egyptian goddess and/or queen?)

[personal profile] notsheepish 2017-01-13 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
Which part? That I've been to more than one world before? Because if you think that porter thing here is the only way to travel between them, you are way off. I can name at least four more, just off the top of my head.