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Ignis Scientia ([personal profile] faithfulsupport) wrote in [community profile] aterat2021-12-14 04:02 pm

Winter log

Who: Everyone!
What: Open Log
When: December
Where: The Hunter's Lodge
Warnings: N/A
Notes: This is a mingle log, so people are free to set up their own TLs under it. So tag in and tag around!


Snow has fallen outside and while it's not heavy it's set just enough down to gently cover the wooden benches and ground outside. The chairs have been removed but the lanterns are still out and lit (as well as the little lights that have been replaced with more festive ones) if people want to walk around outside and have private chats among the snow, the trees and the lighting.


Potluck - Food is all around. Got a story about how the food you brought is part of a long standing family tradition? So much the better! But Ignis for his part has been researching and working on bringing the foods he's heard about. So here you'll find an appetizer platter along with a cream cheese tree, turkey, ham, his version of the Crown City roast, stuffing balls, roasted potatoes and roasted vegetables, and of course a few different desserts.

So you can find him making sure the table is decked out in christmas colours and full of food. But as he sets the last appetizer tree down on the table, he nods. "Quite glad to see that you could make it."


Trim a tree A small group of freshly cut green trees are sitting in a corner with room to go around the back. Simple lights are already in place, but there are ornaments with hooks sitting in silent invitation to decorate the tree and gather around as well as different coloured garland too.

But there's plenty of supplies and being able to decorate a tree with Nida last year was all sorts of fun as it will be again this year. So the advisor is definitely happy that nature can come inside at least temporarily.

Ignis stands back and takes a look at the trees with a satisfied sort of nod. "I suppose after the holiday, I will see about replanting it outside." Turning to his guest, there's an easy smile. "It won't do to simply throw it away do you think?"


Gift exchange - Gifts aren't required, but people are free to do so. This can be as private or as public as wished! The royal strategist is busy arranging gifts under the tree, trying to make some sense as to how they should be grouped, so he's on his knees trying to keep the order straight. As soon as someone approaches, he acknowledges their presence with a smile. "Would you mind handing me that blue wrapped gift sitting on the chair right next to you?"


Wild card- Dancing? Snowball fights outside? Feel free to make up a thing here!
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[personal profile] brotherofagod 2022-02-01 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Jacob was a little competitive but he wouldn't randomly turn everyday actions, like eating, into a competition. That was a good way to get sick and ruin everyone's day.

"Oh. The cookies. Cookies are the best around Christmas." He glanced over and spotted his plate of uneatable cookies. "Oh, don't eat those. I made them and I think they taste like carboard." But he had brought them to the party anyway.

"Mmm." Jacob hummed. "So you want to try a tiny bit of everything too. Maybe we should share a plate so we don't get too full?"
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[personal profile] areasontohope 2022-02-02 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
"You brought cookies?" Yuki asked, somehow surprised that Jacob did such a thing. And even if they weren't the best, he was going to have one later anyhow because of who made them. Besides, everyone was their own worst critic, right? And Shigure complained about his cooking who knew how many times.

But he did look over the other ones, ones with weird pointy candies in them and ones he was told were peanut butter. There were mint ones, and star shaped ones that had appeared at the October wedding along with the ginger cookies. He recognized chocolate sugar cookies and christmas 'kiss' cookies.

Turning back to Jacob now, he nodded. "Maybe we can both get different things and try them too."
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Are you cool with handwaving from here?

[personal profile] brotherofagod 2022-02-13 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
A low warm chuckle rumbled through Jacob's chest. "Sounds perfect."

He leaned towards Yuki with a smile before pilling a few different cookies onto his plate. They'd be able to eat more if they split them in half however, even with that thought in mind, he took way too many cookies and would likely take a few of them home to eat later. There was no point in overeating and making himself sick.

He wanted the night to be special because he was out with Yuki.