Miracle on Luceti Street.

[lucetimods]

Who: Everybody! (Mostly.)
What: IT'S CHRISTMAS OR SOMETHING.
When: The 19th through the 25th. Feel free to backdate and forwarddate and everydate as you please.
Where: All over the village!
Summary: It's a wintertime jamboree. Go ice skating. Hand out gifts to those you love. (Or want to prank, as the case may be.) Deal with meddling, creepy elves. Kiss a lot of people. It'll be good. Except for the parts where it'll be awkward. But that's what we're here for, isn't it?
Rating: Anywhere from PG to R, I imagine. If you need to play out sexytimes, please either fade to black and take it elsewhere or CLEARLY mark the thread in the subject line. (The former is preferable, but not strictly necessary.)


This is your event catch-all log! Sorry it's a bit late in going up. All you really need to do is mention in your subject line what date(s) it is, so folks know if they're dealing with mistletoe or not. Feel free to set up multiple scenarios, of course. Also, as always, tag your characters!

Here is your event info, and feel free to continue asking questions there if necessary. Now go and make merry!

Comments

[immamartillo]

...Right.

[He smiles; that's basically what he said!]

Yeah, exactly. It's like a different world, almost.

[Except they are from a different world, Firo means more of a different culture.]

[contaeoro]

British gents, that's what they were right?

[foundafamily]

Yeah, I think so. Don't think I ever met a real one of those back home.

[contaeoro]

I can't say I've met any in the last few years either. I guess it comes with the job; unless we're helping the poor tourists from getting mugged by thugs, we won't really associate with them will we?

[foundafamily]

Yeah. And it's not like you can find too much tea in a speakeasy.

[He doesn't even know about Layton's personal love of tea, he's just going off stereotypes.]

[contaeoro]

Well there's certainly no need to go to a speako to get tea. It's not like anyone's boycottin' it anymore, after all.

[foundafamily]

Wait, people boycotted tea? When was that?

[American history isn't well covered in Firo's knowledge or Szilard's; even though Szilard was alive during the American Revolution he didn't pay too much attention to the acts of protests people made.]

[contaeoro]

Aah, a century or two before your time, give or take a few decades. You wouldn't remember it.

[foundafamily]

Really? But... why? Not like it's my favorite, but the stuff isn't that terrible.

[contaeoro]

It was a protest against unfair tax laws, actually. Anyway, if you really wanna know I can tell you in length sometime.

[foundafamily]

Taxes?

[He can't shake his head quickly enough.]

No thanks, I think I'm fine.

[contaeoro]

Hahaha! [It's a good natured laugh that he accompanies with a pat to Firo's shoulder.] Don't let the professor know that you declined a history lesson.

[foundafamily]

[Firo has a feeling he narrowly escaped a bad headache, but he laughs with Maiza anyway.]

Come on, you know I can't handle stuff like that. Is skippin' out on history some sorta capital offense in professorland?

[contaeoro]

Well, he is a professor of history. It's sorta like someone brushing you off saying your job for the Martillos isn't any of their interest.

[foundafamily]

But--

[But gambling is actually interesting!

He frowns, realizing that Maiza has a point.]

...Yeah, I guess. But different strokes for different folks, right? He can have his history and all that, and I'll stick to my job. It's more interesting. ...To me.

[He feels the last sentence isn't strictly necessary, but Maiza would probably scold him if he left it out.]

[contaeoro]

Now you're talking! You get what I mean, now, don't you? We'll let the professor do what he wants, and you and I can do what we do.

... We could invite him out or a drink one day though. 'S not like the man goes to sleep before sundown or anything, and Czes and Luke can invite themselves if they wanna.

[foundafamily]

[He laughs and nods.]

Yeah, I get it. Don't worry, I won't bother him about it.

[When isn't Firo up for a drink with Maiza?]

I'd like that. I need to get to know him sometime, don't I? We'll just keep the conversation off work and on stuff like, um. ...We'll think of something.

[By which he means Maiza will think of something.]

[contaeoro]

[... Firo.]

Telling a professor about our job isn't the right recipe for polite conversation, of course we'll talk about something else.

[foundafamily]

Right.

...I should probably bring him somethin' for Christmas, shouldn't I?

[It looks like Layton's a part of their family, now, and Firo doesn't want to leave him out.]

[contaeoro]

Sounds like a good way to greet a guy if you ask me. He likes reading and tea, it seems like.

[foundafamily]

Books and tea, huh?

Thanks. That gives me some ideas... Don't really know anything about tea, but I bet I could find a good book.

[He's lucky he hangs out with so many nerds who've lent him books. And if all else fails, he'll find something thick and smart looking.]

[contaeoro]

Probably. But if it's tea, you might be able to get recommendations from someone at the bar, yeah?

[foundafamily]

[A pause. But... well, this is Maiza. Firo can be honest about his worries with him.]

...I think I'd look like a pansy if I went into the bar and started askin' about tea.

[contaeoro]

[He just smiles a little more.]

Why? Just be honest and explain it's for a friend of yours and they don't drink much. If you want, you can order a drink for yourself so they know you can handle your liquor, yeah?

[foundafamily]

[He sighs and slouches more.]

You don't understand! They'd never believe that!

[He folds his arms over his chest, pouting slightly.]

...I'd hafta order a lot of drinks to make up for that.