(december catch-all) LEGGY KRAMPUS IS COMING TO TOWN

[vestigemods]

DECEMBER CATCH-ALL

► YOU WANT SNOW? WE GOT SNOW

To all who've endured the last couple of dismal months, congratulations - you've broken through the windy rains of October and damp, depressing ones of November to an inexplicable peace falling over the containment zone. Untouched snow covers the ground, a veritable winter wonderland. It's almost idyllic, even if not quite in the same way that the early weeks of summer may have been. The air is brisk and chilly, but at least you can see the sun again. In fact, the heat of it on your skin is almost enough to make up for the chill, at least when the sun is at its peak.

Make snowmen! Have a snowball fight! Perhaps even skate on the frozen lake - Foodland seems to be stocking brand new sets of ice skates in various sizes, their colors obtuse enough to make sure you'll be spotted even if it starts to snow. And... consider showing a little pity on the local wildlife if they come a-scritching at your door? If you're cold, they're cold, et cetera.

BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

But December has a little bit more misfortune in store than just a little bit of nippy weather. On the 16th + 17th, you might start to feel... a little strange. Maybe you've come inside from a rousing snowball war to park by the fire, but instead of warming up, you just... keep getting colder. In fact, your temperature keeps on dropping no matter what you try - blankets, a hot bath, none of it seems to do more than slow down the speed at which you're cooling.

Or maybe you're not cold at all... but oh, you're starting to wish you were. Because your temperature only keeps rising, like a hot flash from hell no matter what you do to cool down, with sweat beading on your forehead and dripping down your neck. You may even find yourself desperate enough to strip down to your underclothes and lie in the snow, if only for some sort of relief. Don't worry, though - whether you're too hot or too cold, it'll go away on its own eventually. Let's hope it's before the hypothermia gets too bad or you go delirious with fever.


Then, throughout the couple of days before Christmas, the snow kicks up to a flurry. According to the children's books in Foodland, this is a telltale sign that a magical gift-bearing man called Santa Claus is on his way. But kids' books never do tell the full story, do they?

True to form, there's a pitter-patter up on the rooftop. Is it reindeer paws? Since when do reindeer have paws, anyway? Then the fire in your fireplace, if lit, goes out with a magical puff of air... but what comes down your chimney is quite a bit worse than the stories. His Naughty List is filled with those who have yet to satisfy the elder gods with their horrible death, and rather than bringing gifts and cheer, this particular Santa has come to collect.

Two clawed hands wrap around each side of the fireplace, eyes pale as the snow, the beard around his gaping mouth tinged with the red of blood. But there are more hands now, so many hands, so many too-long arms, peeling himself from your fireplace to attack. He moves quickly, almost uncannily so, with an agility one might not expect from one with such gangly arm-legs. His hands are sharply clawed, perfect for swiping and drawing blood - but that's not what he's trying to do. No, his goal is to drag those who've been Naughty back up the chimney from whence he came, hauling them off through the flurry of snow and disappearing from sight if you try to pursue. But it's fine. Being choked to death by Leggy Krampus's obscenely long prehensile tongue isn't... the worst death, at least?

► MOD NOTES

• This is the December Catch-All Log, for any action top-levels throughout the month. Large gatherings (parties, meetings, etc) are still encouraged to post their own logs for organizational purposes!
  
• Refer to the bottom half of the November + December Bulletin for any December-specific info to potentially include in your prompt, as well as more specifics regarding the events.
  
• Because this is a catch-all for everywhere + all month, try to remember to label your top-levels with identifying information like the IC date and location of each prompt (whether in the subject or in the prompt title within the comment). Also consider mentioning if any of your prompts are event prompts!
  
• December's specific resources can be found in the Not-Bulletin.
  
• Any questions can be directed to this top-level or, for a quicker response, to Trace on discord/plurk.

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Nie Huaisang | OTA

[porndealer]

LET IT SNOW: DEC 1ST

[Waking up to snowfall is wonderful, beautiful even. While Qinghe is very mountainous, there's not much for any weather beyond rain and sun. It's not like he's never seen snow, maybe once... when he was very young, he can't remember for sure.

Don't mind him standing with the door to the Chinese Wizard Frat Cabin wide open, just outside, fan held up to keep snow off his head as he watches the snow fall.]


MERRY SHITSCRAM: DEC 20TH

[Another exciting morning for one Nie Huaisang as he wakes up, cold as hell, but that's not the most important thing right now. He rolls over tugging the blankets around himself tighter, while also brushing hair from his face-- wait.

One hand... two-?

AH! Sorry for anyone who was still sleeping, but there's a surprised shout from Huaisang's room as he scrambles out of bed. The cold is the last thing he's thinking about as he bursts from his room, in just his under things, excitedly yammering on about how his arm is back.]

Look look look!

[Whoever is unfortunate enough to come see what's got him up in arms, haha, will be shown his right arm, very much attached to him again and looking. Like an arm.]


YOU BETTER WATCH OUT: DEC 23RD

[Still on a high after getting his arm back, Huaisang is up late sitting in the living room on the couch, legs crossed under a blanket as he undoes his braids for the evening. Mostly he's in the living room as the fireplace is there and it helps take the bite off the unrelenting cold just a wee bit. Enough that it's better than hiding away in his room. With each braid he undoes he'll gently comb through the hair with his fingers, humming to himself.

His humming comes to an uncertain pause as the fireplace suddenly goes out. Almost like a candle someone snuffed out.]

... hm?

[He hadn't heard the scuttering of feet on the roof before, but he hears something now. Something coming down the chimney as smoke curls up ominously. At most he figures it's some animal, but what actually peers out at him is anything but. A hideous face and hands. So many hands. At this point when he shouts in shock the rest of the cabin probably thinks it's him being excited over something again.

Not until he's attempting to scramble over the couch and hide, but that thing is too quick. It's gets his robe first, trying to yank him back but he manages to get free long enough to make a run for it.]

W-Wei-xiong!! Monster, demon! Help me!

[Anyone can help, but it's Wuxian's name that comes to the forefront first. His friend was an amazing fighter after all, who else would he trust to save him? Huaisang barely gets the words out before he's snatched roughly by multiple hands this time, grabbing and pulling him towards the chimney and he tries to grab onto anything to keep from being taken.]

No no, let go! I don't want to die! Help!


(OOC: After typing these up I realize only the first starter is really OTA, but please come pelt him with a snowball or something. Anything.)