[audio] @eleven; Santa's Secret Game [open]

[savingthrows]

[ Eleven's voice is tired. Drained - her earlier foray into the Void has come back to haunt her during Beacon's Defense with dire consequence, and she feels faint these days, unable to tap into the powers she so violently overused to defend the sleeping inhabitants of Beacon. ]

Home... back home. My... uhm. Mike... told me.

[ She stops talking for a moment. The sound of a quiet breath; she's gathering her thoughts. If you've been here a while you know that she struggles with her words when she's exhausted, when she's upset, when she's emotional. ]

I had one, back home. Christmas... [ She says the word slowly, unsure. ] Mike and me and a few friends, we... played a... game, maybe? Santa's Secret Game... I think. You put your name in a... hat, and then when it's full, you draw one. A name. And you get a gift for that person. But... you can't tell anyone. It's a secret, until they get the gift.

[ The sound of something crinkling. Paper, maybe. ]

I asked Rastus for... paper. For presents. And... ribbons and... bags. I wanted...

I thought...

[ She goes quiet for another moment, then: ]

Presents are... nice. Can we.

Can we just... have something... nice?

Just be nice.

I think, maybe... we could play the game? And give gifts. And be nice.

I... it's. It's from home...

[ooc: Feel free to respond to El, but in the wake of this network post, in the following week she'll go around approaching Beaconites with a large gift bag to collect sign ups for Secret Santa (even if she mislabels the 'game' slightly.

Sign-up can be handwaved through THIS OOC Post, that also includes further information on how this is gonna shake out. ]

Comments

[dadandgone]

That's a good point. They say it's the thought that counts, but it's always a little sad when you see someone open a gift they didn't really want.

Oh and I guess maybe allergies could be a concern for some.

[Not that he thought many would go the food route after the whole feast thing.]

[savingthrows]

[ Slow squint at the tablet. ]

What is... all largies?

[ Her voice has gone reluctant on the question - she wants to know, but she also dislikes having to ask a little bit. Too many adults start babying her when they realize she doesn't know much. ]

[dadandgone]

It's...hmm. [He's not exactly an expert, nor does he have any, but he thinks about how to explain this.]

Well, it's kind of a way some people get sick when exposed to certain things. Some people just don't process it the right way. For example, some people start sneezing a lot and get itchy eyes around spring time because there is too much pollen. That's not really the problem here, we should just concern ourselves with food allergies. Some people can't eat certain things that everyone else can or they'll get sick.