Panda Christmas

[bamboozler]

Who: Panda, Pilouette Bonheur, Shinji Ikaria, and everyone on the Secret Santa sign-ups!
What: It's the first Panda Christmas! Feel free to start your own mingle threads!
When: December 18th at around 2:00 PM
Where: Rec Center
Summary: Well, somehow Panda managed to throw together a Christmas party. This won't end too poorly, will it?
Rating: PG for safety?

NOTE: If you signed up for the Secret Santa, there is a thread for dropping off gifts! Put the name of the person the gift is for in your subject line in a reply to that thread and explain what the gift is, whether it's signed, etc. Any details you want!


For a while, it didn't look like it would pan out. Despite Shinji and Pilouette's presence and ties to the project that was Panda Christmas, Panda seemed to have no interest in the party whatsoever. His interest was even lower when he was caught trying to get everyone to bring a gift to him instead. So, while everyone went to sleep that night...

...Panda transformed the rec center. He brought in stalks of bamboo! He laid out all of the Panda themed candy! He "made" fresh panda bread! He even displayed traditional Christmas decorations like candy canes and mistletoe...but also some not so traditional decorations.

The biggest draw is probably the Christmas tree he's set up in the very center of the rec room for people to drop off their gifts! There are a few boxes underneath it already when the party starts, but the amount will only grow as more people come to drop off their gift.

But why let it end there? There's punch, baked goods, plates of bamboo...a little of everything thanks to Panda and Pilouette and Shinji. Why not stay a while and celebrate Christmas...Panda style!

Comments

[savarin]

Can't say I have. It's not a thing we have back home... we don't really have the winters or the religion for it. I think the Anjalists might celebrate somethin' close, but I ain't really religious anyway, so don't take my word for it.

[happyends]

Ah.. even back home it's not really always religious though. I think it did start out that way, but even in Japan a lot of people celebrate it now even though a lot of people have a different kind of religion.. it's just for fun!

[savarin]

Huh, alright. Didn't know that either.

[It's definitely sounding more interesting, Red thinks. If he remembers any of this back home, he might try to bring Christmas there.]

What about winter stuff? Christmas is supposed to be about snow and cold and those kinda trees, right? [He points to the big Christmas tree.]

[happyends]

Yes! I think that came from somewhere else.. [ Some other tradition, probably? She doesn't know though, so she ends up frowning. ] I-I mean, I'm sorry that I'm not sure how it started, but I do know that a lot of people get Christmas trees and decorate them all nicely!

[savarin]

Alright, so maybe the weather doesn't really matter. I'm guessin' it can be any tree too, otherwise some people couldn't get the right kind. This is soundin' pretty good!

[He's looking over the tree now, admiring its decorations.]

It definitely looks nice.

[happyends]

Hehe, I think so too. It really brings some sort of nice atmosphere with all the lights.. [ She's still looking at him at first, but she can't help but glance over towards the tree at the end as well, really. It is pretty, after all. ]

[savarin]

[Red doesn't really notice. He's still admiring everything; even though it's all unfamiliar, the spirit of the holiday shines through. He feels... happy.]

Hey, merry Christmas, Madoka. I hope the rest of it's as nice as this is.

[happyends]

[ Well, at least he's kind. It's nice, and.. it makes her smile a little. She's glad she got to make a present someone that nice liked, honestly. ]

Hmm, the same goes to you! I hope the entire upcoming year for you afterwards will be good too.