*ARMED WITH KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, BLANKETS, AND A PROJECTOR PLAYING A CHRISTMAS MOVIE ON THE WALL KAITO'S HAPPILY ENJOYING THE "LONELY MAN'S" VERSION OF A JAPANESE CHRISTMAS. FEEL FREE TO JOIN HIM IF YA WANT, HE'S GOT EXTRA BLANKETS AND FOOD IN CASE HE NEEDS TO SHARE*

((OOC: I READ BEFORE THAT IN JAPAN CHRISTMAS IS THE NUMBER ONE MOST ROMANTIC TIME OF YEAR--EVEN MORE THAN VALENTINE'S DAY. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LOVER, CLOSE FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER TO SPEND THE DAY SNUGGLED UP AGAINST THE FIRE THEN THE UNOFFICIAL OFFICIAL TRADITION IS TO EAT KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN IN YOUR PAJAMAS AND WATCH CHRISTMAS MOVIES))

*SOMETHING SEEMS OFF. THIS DRESSING ROOM NEEDS MORE SPARKLE...MORE ZAZZ.*

*BEHOLD! A FABULOUS GAY BAR HAS MATERIALIZED, FULL OF STROBE LIGHTS, GO-GO DANCERS, AND QUESTIONABLY ROOFIE-LADEN BEVERAGES. AND AS REQUIRED BY ALL NIGHTCLUB STANDARDS, MUSIC IS THUMPING FROM EVERY SPEAKER IN THE BUILDING:

*

*AND AS FOR RAPHAEL, HE'S MORTIFIED TO SUDDENLY FIND HIMSELF UP ON THE STAGE, CLAD IN ONLY A HOT PINK SPEEDO AND SPIKED SHOULDER PADS*

((OOC: INTERACTION POST. LET'S GET SOME LIFE UP IN HURR.))

i_hope_that
For many of us, the holidays can be kind of rough. If you're searching for a network of understanding friends, this ultra-nurturing community encourages you to express your heartfelt wishes and offer other members encouragement and acceptance. Not for the terminally snarky or emotionally-challenged, this is a good-spirited place to lend comfort and support.

diygifts
Feeling crafty? If you've got a few last folks on your holiday gift list, this is a great place to seed your creativity and generosity. You'll also discover wonderful DIY tips to decorate your home and entertain guests. Offering a no-frills-no-skills attitude that welcomes the cash-challenged and arts-phobic, you're sure to get ideas and make friends in the process.

cooking_club
A fun and friendly community dedicated to those who love to cook, whether you're a meat-and-potatoes type, an aspiring gourmand, and/or a vegan. In search of a brilliant dish to use up those weekly leftovers? Post your ingredients and you'll be whipping up a feast by dinner. You can also share favorite recipes. For Type A chefs, you can spice up your culinary repertoire with exciting cooking challenges.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU IDIOTS EVEN DOING RIGHT NOW? THE FUCK'S WITH THE GAY SPARKLES. AREN'T YOU IDIOTS TIRED OF THAT YET? REALLY? SPARKLY SHOUTING? REALLY??

stepstomarrow
When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

[HEY CLDR, IS THAT PLEINAIR? WITH A MASSIVE PILE OF SNOWBALLS BEHIND HER, WITH A FEW IN HER HANDS AS WELL? WHY YES, IT IS, AND SHE'S PULLING BACK, ABOUT TO THROW THEM AT YOU, RIGHT THE FUCK NOW.

AND WITH HER ABSURD HIT STAT, IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE THAN DIFFICULT—ALTHOUGH DEFINITELY NOT OUTRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE—TO AVOID.

WHAT DO YOU DO?]

*ALL AROUND THE NEXUS, THE CEILINGS ARE LINED WITH MISTLETOE.
ANYONE CAUGHT UNDER THIS MISTLETOE WILL BE TRAPPED WITHIN INVISIBLE WALLS, AND UNABLE TO ESCAPE UNTIL THEY KISS SOMEONE.
AND DON'T ASK HOW YOU CAN BREATHE IN SUCH A TIGHTLY CLOSED SPACE.*

((OOC: INTERACTION POST.))

LOOK, WHAT'S THIS? A GIANT

FIELD OF CHRISTMAS TREES HAS APPEARED!


THERE ARE TREES OF EVERY SIZE AND SHAPE; PINK ONES, BLUE ONES, ONES WITH BLINKING LIGHTS, ONES THAT PLAY MUSIC, EVEN ONES ALREADY DECORATED. THE AREA LOOKS HUGE, THOUGH, SO IT WOULD BE BEST TO AVOID GETTING LOST...

((HAVE FUN, EVERYONE! SHOP FOR A CHRISTMAS TREE/PLAY HIDE AND SEEK/SET THEM ON FIRE/WHATEVER))

THIS IS ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE. THERE IS FAR TOO MUCH SPARKLES IN THIS ONE AREA OVER HERE...
ACTUALLY ALL THE SPARKLES EVERYWHERE IS TOO MUCH, BUT THIS ONE SPOT IS BOTHERING ME.

ALSO I DEMAND AND EXPLANATION AS TO JUST WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND HERE. IF THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF HIS JOKES HE'LL SORELY REGRET IT. THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE AND I CAN'T WASTE IT AROUND ALL THIS SPAM OF...EVERYTHING.

taste_buds
Holidays provide a built-in excuse for indulgent entertaining. This all-purpose foodie community covers everything from homemade hangover cures to dinner party menus. Need quick advice? Get five-minute snack suggestions, low-fat ingredient substitutes, and even measurement conversions. Delicious recipes garnished with humorous advice. Yum.

naturesbeauty
Always on the lookout for compelling images, we were delighted to discover this flourishing community of artists who share a love of nature. Honoring the subject with photographs, paintings, sketches, prose, poetry, and other creative works, you'll be simultaneously riveted to your monitor and inspired to run helter skelter towards the nearest wooded dale.

ANUB'ARAK, YOU COCK

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE WOKEN UP AFTER ONE OF YOUR PARTIES UNDERNEATH A CHEVY LAROCCO AND WEARING NOTHING BUT LEATHER PANTS

WHERE THE HELL AM I?

AND ON TOP OF THAT, MY DAD IS STILL BITCHING AT ME THROUGH THIS FUCKING SWORD - "ARTHAS, YOU NEVER CALL ANY MORE. ARTHAS, WHEN AM I GETTING SOME GRANDKIDS? ARTHAS, WHY DID YOU COMMIT GENOCIDE ON YOUR OWN KINGDOM'S PEOPLE?"

JESUS, DAD, I AM LIKE 32. STOP LECTURING ME. I THOUGHT WE WERE DONE WITH THIS WHEN I GOT MY OWN PLACE IN A HORRIFYING CITADEL OF ICY DEATH. THE EMPTY NEST BULLSHIT IS STARTING TO GET REALLY OLD.

SO, YEAH. LET THEM COME. FROSTMOURNE HUNGERS.

*VYERS HAS SET UP SHOP YET AGAIN, THIS TIME WEARING A SANTA SUIT AND FAKE WHITE BEARD BOTH SEVERAL SIZES TOO BIG FOR HIM. AT THE MOMENT, HE'S SITTING IN A CHAIR IN THE MIDST OF A RELATIVELY FESTIVE DISPLAY*

OH HO HO! WHO WANTS TO SIT ON SANTA'S LAP?

AH... A WONDERFUL SNOWY EVENING IN THE RAINBOW CAPITAL OF ANYWHERE~ THE ONLY THING THAT COULD POSSIBLY IMPROVE UPON THIS MARVELOUS MADNESS IS IF IT WERE HAPPENING AT SUPER JAIL! OH, FATE...

*AND SUDDENLY SPARKLE RAINBOW SNOW!*

OH! MY WORD-! RAINBOW SNOW! IF ONLY I COULD SHARE IT WITH MY FAIR LADY ALICE...

[[OOC: YES FAGGOT SNOW. GET SOME ON YOU, BE IT SNOWBALL, MAKING SNOW ANGELS OR JUST NOT WEARING A COAT YA DUMBASS, SUFFER FAGGOTY STYLE EFFECTS- GO GAY, GO STRAIGHT, GET INCREDIBLY WEAK, SWITCH GENDERS, SHRINK, GROW HUGE, OR ANOTHER ZANY EFFECT YOU CAN THINK OF.]]